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| US10299419B2 |
Tape feeder
A cassette type tape feeder including a tape feeding device that feeds a component supply tape to a component pickup position from a reel; a cover tape drawing-in device that peels off a cover tape from the component supply tape forward of the component suction position in accordance with a feeding operation of the component supply tape, and draws in the cover tape in a direction opposite to a feeding direction of the component supply tape; and a cover tape collection case that collects the cover tape drawn in by the cover tape drawing-in device. The cover tape collection case is configured of a fixing case section fixed to a cassette case, and a movable case section which expands capacity of the cover tape collection case by being displaced in a direction of the vacant space in the reel corresponding to an increase in collection amount of the cover tape. The movable case section is biased in a reducing direction by a torsion coil spring. |
| US10299407B2 |
Differently oriented layered thermal conduit
A thermal conduit configured to conduct heat from a heat source to a heat sink and method of forming said conduit are disclosed herein. The thermal conduit may comprise a plurality of stacked sheets formed of an anisotropically thermally conductive material, a non-limiting example of which is graphite, each sheet with a respective orientation of thermal conduction. The orientations of thermal conduction of the plurality of sheets may change stepwise in a stacking direction to form a curved thermal flow path. |
| US10299403B2 |
Modular thermal solution for high-performance processors
Various modular thermal management systems for a computing device and methods of using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of providing thermal management for a heat generating component is provided. The method includes placing a heat sink in thermal contact with the heat generating component and coupling a shroud to the heat sink. The shroud has a first opening to direct air in a first direction past the heat sink and a second opening to direct air in a second direction past the heat sink. Air is moved through the first opening or the second opening. |
| US10299399B2 |
Waterproof case
The waterproof case includes a case body, which defines an inner space for accommodating an electrically functional component. The waterproof case includes at least one opening, and at least one plug, which is mounted in the opening to form a part of a wall of the inner space. The plug includes at least one terminal conduit forming a feedthrough for a terminal. The plug is arranged in the opening to form with the case body an external space, and the external space is filled with an electrically insulating material for sealing the waterproof case. |
| US10299392B2 |
Integrally bonded and installed protective enclosure
A protective enclosure for an electrically-conductive element disposed along a component surface includes a base, a first side with an electrical connector, and a second side with an aperture for receiving a potting material. The base, the first side, and the second side at least partially define an internal void, and the internal void communicates with an external environment via the aperture. |
| US10299382B2 |
Connection body and connection body manufacturing method
Ensure conduction between an electronic component and a circuit substrate having reduced pitches in wiring of the circuit substrate or electrodes of the electronic component and prevent short circuits between electrode terminals of the electronic component. A connection body has an electronic component connected to a circuit substrate via an anisotropic conductive adhesive agent; the anisotropic conductive adhesive agent contains a binder resin layer in which conductive particles are regularly arranged; an inter-particle distance among the conductive particles in a space between connection electrodes formed on the electronic component being greater than the inter-particle distance among the conductive particles trapped between the connection electrodes and substrate electrodes formed on the circuit substrate. |
| US10299375B2 |
Flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability
The present invention provides a flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability. The flexible circuit board comprises: a first board part; a second board part which extends from one side of the first board part and is thinner than the first board part so as to be bendable; and a third board part which extends from one side of the second board part and is thinner than the second board part so as to be bendable. |
| US10299372B2 |
Vented tamper-respondent assemblies
Tamper-respondent assemblies and methods of fabrication are provided which include a multilayer circuit board, a tamper-detection sensor, and a vent structure. The tamper-detection sensor is embedded within the multilayer circuit board, and defines, at least in part, a secure volume associated with the multilayer circuit board. The vent structure is incorporated into the multilayer circuit board, and includes at least one vent channel. The vent channel(s) is in fluid communication with a space within the secure volume to facilitate venting the space of the secure volume. The space within the secure volume may accommodate, for instance, one or more electronic components to be protected, and the at least one vent channel may, for instance, allow air pressure within the space of the secure volume to equalize with air pressure external to the tamper-respondent assembly. |
| US10299367B2 |
Circuit board having conductive polymer
A circuit board includes a flexible board, a composite film, and a copper layer. The composite film is formed on the flexible board and defines at least one through hole. The composite film includes a base layer having an active surface, and a conductive layer formed by coated a conductive polymer on the active surface. The conductive polymer is made by a mixture comprising liquid crystal monomers, a silver complex, an initiator, and a catalytic agent, and a solvent, the mixture is heated to undergo atom transfer radical polymerization. The copper layer covers the conductive layer and an inner wall of each of the at least one through hole. The copper layer is electrically connected to the flexible substrate by the through hole. |
| US10299364B2 |
Emitter for dissociating gas molecules using non-linear quantum dissonance
This disclosure relates generally to an emitter for dissociating exhaust gases on a molecular level into their respective elemental constituents. The emitter includes a palladium plated anode and a cathode, at least a portion of which is palladium plated. When properly powered, the emitters create a non-linear quantum dissonance field to dissociate molecules in exhaust. |
| US10299351B2 |
LED lighting incorporating DMX communication
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a lamp having a tube with at least one LED lamp positioned therein and operatively connected with external electrical contacts. The lamp has at least one communication protocol address associated therewith. A communication protocol converter is associated with the lamp and is configured to receive an instruction from a communication protocol controller, determine if the instruction is intended for the associated at least one communication protocol address, and if so, control the at least one LED lamp based on the instruction. |
| US10299348B2 |
Occupancy sensor with integral emergency interface
A system and method provide fail-safe operation of a lighting system. A lighting level detector is used to obtain a baseline lighting level for a low-intensity light. If the detector measures less than the baseline level when an occupancy sensor determines the space is unoccupied, a high-intensity light is energized and an indication is provided to a user that the low-intensity light has failed. A method provides daylighting operation of a lighting system. An occupancy sensor can have Wi-Fi functionality to enable remote configuration of the sensor. A line voltage occupancy sensor can include an interface with low voltage devices. An occupancy sensor can include an integral interface to enable an external control system to override the sensor's normal logic under emergency conditions. An occupancy sensor can include an active temperature compensation feature. An occupancy sensor can also incorporate an automatically adjustable coverage area. |
| US10299338B2 |
Sensor device and illumination system
A sensor device according to an example of the embodiment is connected, on an input side rather than an illumination apparatus, to a main power source line of an illumination system to which a DC voltage is applied and to which the illumination apparatus is connected through a branch wire. The sensor device includes: a sensing unit that detects an object and outputs a detection signal; and a switch that is provided in the main power source line and connects or disconnects the main power source line by an on-off operation on the input side rather than the illumination apparatus. The switch is controlled to be turned on or off based on the detection signal of the sensing unit. |
| US10299337B1 |
Systems to control dimming operations of a light-emitting diode light fixture using multiple dimming modes
Certain aspects involve lighting systems relating to control of light fixture dimming. For instance, a lighting system may include a first light source that outputs a first light color and a second light source that outputs a second light color. The lighting system also includes a switching device that couples and decouples the second light source in parallel with the first light source. The switching device includes a first setting that couples the second light source in parallel with the first light source and enables a variable color dimming operation. The switching device also includes a second setting that decouples the second light source from the first light source and enables a static color dimming operation. |
| US10299321B1 |
Multi-channel white light tuning
A driver of a lighting fixture includes a power circuitry configured to provide a first current to a first string of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a second current to a second string of LEDs, and a third current to a third string of LEDs that emit a third white light. The driver further includes a controller that controls the power circuitry to change an amount of the first current, an amount of the second current, and an amount of the third current to adjust a CCT of an output light provided by a lighting fixture. The output light includes two white lights from among the first white light, the second white light, and the third white light, where the first current, the second current, and the third current are adjustable independent of each other. |
| US10299307B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data
A wireless media player and a related system and methodology. One feature of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. The media player device can employ the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another feature of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player. |
| US10299304B1 |
Securely communicating a status of a wireless technology device to a non-paired device
A wireless technology device and method for securely communicating a status of a wireless technology device to a non-paired device, includes detecting a status changing event of the wireless technology device, locking the wireless technology device from an unauthorized pairing with another device, in response to detecting the status changing event, sending an encrypted data regarding the status changing event to at least one non-paired device, which is received in a buffer of the at least one non-paired device, wherein, in response to receiving the encrypted data, the at least one non-paired device automatically communicates the encrypted data to a centralized computing network for decrypting the encrypted data, and unlocking the wireless technology device when an authorized pairing attempt is successful. |
| US10299296B2 |
Data sending method, resource measurement method, apparatus, and device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data sending method, a resource measurement method, an apparatus, and a device. The method includes: generating, by user equipment, communication service data; obtaining competitive resource configuration information used for sending the communication service data; determining, according to the competitive resource configuration information, a competitive resource configured for the user equipment; and sending the communication service data on the competitive resource. Compared with a scenario in which all user equipments simultaneously use a same resource, in the present invention, competitive resources are respectively and flexibly configured for multiple user equipments that perform communication services. |
| US10299294B2 |
Mobile communications system, infrastructure equipment, mobile communications terminal and method to communicate user data within an uplink random access channel
A mobile communications system for communicating data to/from mobile communications terminals, the system including: one or more base stations configured to provide a radio interface to communicate data with mobile communications terminals; and one or more mobile communications terminals configured to communicate data with the one or more base stations via the radio interface, and wherein a mobile communication terminal is arranged to use an uplink random access channel to transmit random access messages to the one or more base stations. A first mobile communications terminal is configured to communicate user data via the uplink random access channel by transmitting one or more of the random access messages at a selected timing within the uplink random access channel, the timing being selected by the first mobile communications terminal to represent at least part of the user data. |
| US10299290B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of radar detection
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of radar detection. For example, an apparatus may include a first detector component to detect energy over a wireless communication channel; a second detector component to detect a signal over the wireless communication channel, and to determine at least a classification of the signal as a radar-type or a non-radar type; a storage component to store radar detection information corresponding to signals detected by the second detector component, the radar detection information including at least the classification of the signal and one or more characteristics of the signal; and a controller to activate the second detector component upon detection of the energy by the first detector component, the controller configured to cause a radar-detection analysis of the radar detection information corresponding to a predefined time period. |
| US10299288B2 |
Multi-carrier grant design
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate assigning resources for an anchor carrier and an additional carrier with a grant message. The grant message communicated with an anchor carrier can include resource information a plurality of carriers. Moreover, the systems and methodologies that facilitate identifying control information for an anchor carrier and/or an additional carrier based upon an operating mode, wherein the operating mode is a legacy mode or an extended mode. Based on the operating mode, particular resources associated with control regions are monitored for control information for respective anchor carrier(s) or additional carrier(s). |
| US10299287B2 |
Radio resources configuration signaling in a wireless network
A base station may transmit, and a wireless device may receive, configuration parameters for a control channel used for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device. The configuration parameters may indicate various aspects of the control channel, such as applicable subframes, starting symbols for control and/or data channels, frequency resource parameters, etc. |
| US10299284B2 |
Inter-access terminal unblocking and enhanced contention for co-existence on a shared communication medium
Techniques for managing access to a shared communication medium are disclosed. Scheduling grants may be sent to different access terminals for different sets of resources for uplink transmission on the communication medium. A series of re-contention gaps may be scheduled for access terminal contention within or between the different sets of resources. Uplink and downlink transmission on the communication medium may be silenced during each of the series of re-contention gaps. Moreover, an access terminal may receive a scheduling grant that allocates a set of resources to the access terminal for uplink transmission on a communication medium and contend for access to the communication medium based on the scheduling grant. The access terminal may then selectively transmit uplink traffic over the allocated set of resources based on the contending. |
| US10299283B2 |
System and method for coexistence of grant-free and grant-based uplink traffic
Systems and methods of scheduling grant-based traffic and mapping resources for grant-free traffic are provided. Grant-based traffic is scheduled in a first frequency partition, and grant-free traffic is mapped in a second frequency partition. In a first option, grant-based traffic is also scheduled in part of the first partition, but in a limited manner that ensures a given device's transmission and retransmissions do not all experience interference with the grant-based traffic. In another option, some grant-free traffic is mapped to part of the second partition and is spread in frequency across the second partition. |
| US10299274B2 |
Inserting virtual carrier in conventional OFDM host carrier in communications system
A network element for use in a mobile communications system and a method of using a network element for communicating data to/from mobile communications devices in a mobile communications system. The network element can provide a wireless access interface for communicating data to/from the mobile communications devices, the wireless access interface including: on a downlink a host carrier, the host carrier providing plural resource elements across a first frequency range; transmit data for a first group of mobile communications devices, wherein the data is distributed within the plural resource elements across the first frequency range; a virtual carrier via the wireless access interface, the virtual carrier providing one or more resource elements within a second frequency range which is within and smaller than the first frequency range; and transmit data for a second group of mobile communications devices via the virtual carrier. |
| US10299273B2 |
Network device, terminal, and method for determining availability of communication spectrum
A first network device includes: a transceiver, configured to send control information to a terminal, to instruct the terminal to access a second network device and query whether the second network device allows the first network device to use a first spectrum; and a processor, configured to: determine a query result of the terminal, and determine, according to the query result, whether the first spectrum is available, where the first spectrum is an unlicensed spectrum for the first network device. |
| US10299270B2 |
Radio transmission apparatus, radio reception apparatus, and communication method
Provided are a radio transmission apparatus, a radio reception apparatus, and a communication method capable of realizing a radio LAN system in which user throughput is improved by using OFDMA while suppressing overhead. A radio transmission apparatus of the invention selects any one group from a plurality of groups each indicating a combination of a plurality of radio reception apparatuses, notifies at least a plurality of radio reception apparatuses belonging to the selected group of an identification number assigned in advance to the selected group, and allocates transmission data addressed to the radio reception apparatuses belonging to the selected group to each of a plurality of frequency resources on the basis of order of the radio reception apparatuses, which is determined in advance in the selected group. |
| US10299269B2 |
Flexible multicarrier NB-IoT operation in a network
A base station device may include a processor configured to select one or more anchor Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) channels in a frequency band based on frequencies consistent with a user equipment (UE) device raster scan and assign a plurality of supplementary NB-IoT channels in the frequency band based on frequencies aligned with Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) of the frequency band. The base station may further include a transceiver configured to broadcast information identifying the one or more NB-IoT channels and the plurality of supplementary NB-IoT channels in a system information block (SIB). |
| US10299267B2 |
Data transmission method and user equipment
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and user equipment. The method includes: obtaining, by first user equipment, time resource grouping information, where the time resource grouping information includes time resource numbers in N time resource groups, and N is a positive integer; sending, by the first user equipment, an indication signal, where the indication signal indicates one or more time resource numbers; determining, by the first user equipment according to the time resource grouping information and the one or more time resource numbers indicated by the indication signal, time resources occupied by a data signal in the N time resource groups; and sending, by the first user equipment, the data signal by using the time resources occupied by the data signal in the N time resource groups. In the embodiments of the present invention, energy consumption of a receive end can be reduced. |
| US10299257B2 |
Transmitter management under transmitter uncertainty
Management of transmitters is disclosed for conditions of transmission uncertainty that arises in operating over non-guaranteed transmission carriers that are required to perform listen-before-talk (LBT) processes and guaranteed transmission carriers that are LBT-exempt. Due to the hardware and software constraints, techniques are described to pre-prepare data and control transmissions or provide the transmitters additional time to prepare for such data and control transmissions based on the results of clear channel assessment (CCA) checks of the non-guaranteed transmission carriers. |
| US10299253B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving control information in a wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving signaling information in a digital broadcasting system. First signaling information for a physical layer is encoded to generate a first coded block. Second signaling information is encoded to generate a second coded block. A frame including the first coded block, the second coded block and at least one physical layer pipe (PLP) data is transmitted. The first signaling information has a fixed number of bits. The second signaling information has a variable number of bits. The first signaling information includes information indicating a forward error correction (FEC) type of the second signaling information for receiving the second information. The second signaling information includes information indicating an FEC type used for a related PLP data. |
| US10299252B2 |
Control information, channel or signal transmission method and corresponding sending end
A method for transmitting control information, a channel or signal, and a corresponding sending end are provided. The method includes: after performing low bit rate coding and/or low order modulation on data containing the control information, carrying the data on partial physical resources of a reference signal for transmission, herein the coding rate is lower than the highest coding rate set by the system and the modulation order is lower than the highest modulation order set by the system. The method further includes: selecting one transmission mode from multiple transmission modes configured for the channel or signal; transmitting known data; transmitting non-known data and being subject to a coding limitation and/or modulation limitation; and transmitting the non-known data and not being subject to the modulation limitation and the coding limitation; and sending transmission mode configuration information to a receiving end to indicate the selected transmission mode. |
| US10299247B2 |
Paging method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a paging method, apparatus, and system, so as to implement paging of an apparatus in an area with relatively poor signal coverage. The apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a broadcast message having a radio frame parameter; and a processor configured to a start paging frame (PF) and a start paging occasion (PO) according to the radio frame parameter; and the receiver is further configured to receive a paging message according to the start PF, the start PO, and a first subframe set. The first subframe set includes M first subframes in which the paging message can be received and the first subframe set follows the start PO of the start PF, where M is a quantity of times that the paging message needs to be repeatedly received. |
| US10299246B2 |
Message pushing method, client, server and programmable device
The present invention discloses a message pushing method, client, server, and programmable device. The method comprises: sending a message list request to a server, and acquiring a target message list correspondingly returned by the server; when the local status is monitored as meeting a pushing trigger condition for a target message, generating, according to the target message, a message display interface that fits the local application environment for pushing the target message. According to the present invention, the timing to push messages is more accurate and the message display efficiency is improved. |
| US10299234B2 |
Synchronization method, base station, and user equipment
Embodiments of the present invention provide a synchronization method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: completing, by an unlicensed-spectrum base station, preemption of a radio channel of an unlicensed spectrum at a first time point; determining, by the unlicensed-spectrum base station, a second time point, where the second time point is a subframe boundary at which the base station starts to send an effective subframe; intensively sending, by the unlicensed-spectrum base station, synchronization signals in a first time period between the first time point and the second time point, so that user equipment UE completes uplink synchronization in the first time period; and starting, by the base station, to send the effective subframe at the second time point. |
| US10299227B2 |
Power control for closed loop transmit diversity and MIMO in uplink
A method for dynamically controlling the transmit power of transmission streams transmitted via multiple antennas is disclosed. A transmit power level for multiple streams is determined based on a first reference channel. The difference of signal to interface ratios (SIRs) between two reference channels may represent a power offset. The power offset may be used to determine gain factors used to transmit data channels on the secondary stream with reference to the gain factor of the first reference channel. The power offset may be used to determine other parameters, such a serving grant or transport block sizes of channels carried on the secondary stream. The power offset may allow transmission parameters of channels on the secondary stream to be determined based on the transmit power level of the primary stream and a gain factor for a reference channel transmitted via the primary stream. |
| US10299224B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting power headroom report by terminal in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a terminal which is set to be dually connected to at least two heterogeneous base stations through uplink wireless connection. A method for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a user equipment performing wireless communication based on dual connectivity. The method may include triggering the PHR based on at least one of a path loss change and a periodic timer; and transmitting at least one PHR to at least one base station according to the dual connectivity. |
| US10299222B2 |
Method, apparatus and storing media for power control
A method for power control includes: setting a transmission power for a small cell; determining periodically, when the small cell is operated with a low transmission power, whether a Reference Signal Receiving Quality RSRQ value corresponding to a User Equipment UE with worst channel quality in a serving cell is less than a preset RSRQ threshold; and augmenting the transmission power by a step value when the RSRQ value is less than the preset RSRQ threshold. |
| US10299214B2 |
Method and apparatus for triggering detach or power saving mode based on proximity with device in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for performing an attach/detach procedure or activating/deactivating a power saving mode (PSM) based on proximity with a device in a wireless communication system is provided. According to an embodient, a user equipment (UE) performs a detach procedure or activates a PSM, upon detecting proximity with another device. According to another embodiment, a UE performs an attach procedure or deactivates a PSM, upon detecting non-proximity with another device. |
| US10299210B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of electronic device
A method, an apparatus, and a system are disclosed, which can reduce power consumption of an electronic device by allowing a communication relay device, to which the electronic device is connected, to perform an operation of the electronic device corresponding to waking up from a sleep mode according to a system timer cycle to identify paging and performing channel monitoring on behalf of the electronic device. A method of reducing power consumption of an electronic device may include: making a connection between the electronic device and a communication relay device; transmitting forwarding information to the communication relay device in response to the connection with the communication relay device by the electronic device; notifying of entry into a sleep mode to the communication relay device and entering the sleep mode by the electronic device; performing channel monitoring for the electronic device in response to the notification of the entry of the electronic device into the sleep mode by the communication relay device; waking up the electronic device when detecting paging corresponding to the electronic device by the communication relay device; and processing the paging in response to the waking-up of the communication relay device by the electronic device. |
| US10299202B2 |
Elastic wireless control plane
One or more implementations can include methods, systems and computer readable media for elastic wireless control planes. In some implementations, the method can include evaluating one or more elastic wireless control plane mode factors, and partitioning each of a plurality of access points into one of an active mode group and a sleep mode group based on the evaluating. The method can also include determining a number of wireless control plane instances needed based on the partitioning. The method can further include activating the number of wireless control plane instances and shutting down any excess wireless control plane instances beyond the number. |
| US10299201B2 |
Methods and systems relating to ultra wideband broadcasting
Within many applications impulse radio based ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmission offers significant benefits for very short range high data rate communications when compared with existing standards and protocols. In many of these applications the main design goals are very low power consumption and very low complexity design for easy integration and cost reduction. Digitally programmable IR-UWB transmitters using an on-off keying modulation scheme on a 0.13 microns CMOS process operating on 1.2V supply and yielding power consumption as low as 0.9 mW at a 10 Mbps data rate with dynamic power control are enabled. The IR-UWB transmitters support new frequency hopping techniques providing more efficient spectrum usage and dynamic allocation of the spectrum when transmitting in highly congested frequency bands. Biphasic scrambling is also introduced for spectral line reduction. Additionally, an energy detection receiver for IR-UWB is presented to similarly meet these design goals while being adaptable to address IR-UWB transmitter specificity. |
| US10299200B2 |
Method for accessing access point by station device, device, and system
Embodiments provide a method for accessing an access point by a station device, a device, and a system. A station device selects a master access point from multiple access points according to channel quality and accesses the master access point, and sends information about remaining access points to the master access point, so that the master access point selects a slave access point according to the information about the remaining access points. In this way, the master access point coordinates with the slave access point to perform data transmission with the station device. |
| US10299199B2 |
Method and control node for selection of a network partition and corresponding routing of a received message
A method implemented in a control node includes receiving a message from a first node. The method further includes determining whether the received message corresponds to one or more network partitions based at least in part on the partition selection information. The method further includes selecting, in response to determining that the message corresponds to the one or more network partitions, a particular network partition from the one or more network partitions using the partition selection information, and routing the message to a second node associated with the selected particular network partition. |
| US10299191B2 |
Method and device for establishing wireless connection
The present application is to provide a method and device for sharing a wireless access point. The method includes obtaining a wireless access point sharing request submitted by a user equipment, the sharing request comprising wireless access point related information of the wireless access point, and the wireless access point related information comprising sharing mode information corresponding to the wireless access point; performing related information verification on the sharing request, and storing the wireless access point related information of the wireless access point, which is corresponding to the sharing request passing the related information verification. |
| US10299189B2 |
Location-based task execution for enhanced data access
Systems and methods are provided for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices. A first user device associated with an access right to a resource can be identified. The location of the first user device can be determined at a time before a defined time period. Further, a protocol execution condition can be detected. Upon detecting the protocol execution condition, executing a protocol. Executing the protocol can include determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location. Whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period can be determined. In response to determining that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range, accessing a plurality of tasks, selecting a task, and executing the task. |
| US10299181B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring disconnected TCP connection in communication system, handover support method and apparatus therefor
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that is provided so as to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for configuring a disconnected TCP connection in a communication system, and a handover support method and apparatus therefor. The method for a TCP proxy configuring a TCP connection in a communication system according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: configuring a tunnel for receiving/transmitting data with a base station; and according to a TCP connection request by a terminal, configuring a first TCP connection between the terminal and the TCP proxy, and configuring a second TCP connection between the TCP proxy and a service server of an IP network. |
| US10299171B2 |
First service network node, a second service network node and methods relating to handling of a service session
A method in a first service network node for handling a service session associated with user equipment served by a first base station. The first service network node detects a handover signal, indicating a request to prepare for handover of the user equipment from the first base station to a second base station. |
| US10299169B2 |
Throughput for inter-radio access technology handover
Aspects describe renegotiation of quality of service parameters to resolve maximum bit rate mismatches and/or other quality of service parameter mismatching issues that might arise during an inter-radio access technology handover. At about the same time as a mobile device moves from a source network to a target network, the target network dynamically initiates a quality of service modification procedure. The quality of service modification procedure can help resolve the maximum bit rate mismatches and/or the other quality of service parameter mismatching issues. |
| US10299162B2 |
Robust header compression (RoHC) techniques for a dynamically changing extension bit
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Different robust header compression (RoHC) schemes may be used when a change in a header extension flag between packets of a communication session is determined. For example, a transmitting device may determine a value of a header extension flag in a packet has changed with respect to header extension flags in preceding packets. Upon detecting the change in the header extension flag, the device may compress the header using different RoHC schemes. For instance, the device may compress the header by reverting to an initialization and refresh (IR) state. Additionally or alternatively, the device may compress the header using a compression profile that refrains from compressing a certain portion of the header. In some cases, the RoHC scheme used for compressing the header may be based on how frequently the value of the extension flag changes between packets. |
| US10299147B2 |
Techniques for filtering candidate cells
A method includes receiving a composite signal (R(k)) comprising transmissions from a plurality of cells, and identifying a plurality of candidate cells (Nm) based on a first detection metric (Λm) with respect to the composite signal (R(k)). The method also includes filtering the plurality of candidate cells (Nm) with respect to cell identifiers (m) of the plurality of candidate cells to obtain a plurality of filtered candidate cells (Nm′), and selecting from the plurality of filtered candidate cells (Nm′) a plurality of selected cells according to a selection criterion. |
| US10299144B2 |
Base station apparatus and control method therefor
A base station apparatus in a point-to-multi point radio communication system includes a directional antenna, a terminal station apparatus direction calculator, an antenna direction calculator, and an antenna direction adjuster. The directional antenna has directivity. The terminal station apparatus direction calculator calculates directions of the plurality of terminal station apparatuses relative to a position of the base station apparatus based on positions of the plurality of terminal station apparatuses and the position of the base station apparatus. The antenna direction calculator calculates a direction toward which the directional antenna should be oriented based on the directions of the plurality of terminal station apparatuses, channel quality of each of the plurality of terminal station apparatuses, necessary channel quality indicating the channel quality required by each of the plurality of terminal station apparatuses, and a directional pattern of the directional antenna. The antenna direction adjuster orients the directional antenna toward the direction. |
| US10299136B2 |
Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, and communication system
A transmission apparatus includes: a data-symbol generation unit that generates data symbols for one block in each block; a storage and processing unit that stores therein a data symbol at a first position, among the data symbols for one block, as a copied symbol; a symbol insertion unit that generates a block symbol by putting the data symbols and the copied symbol such that the copied symbol stored in the storage and processing unit are inserted at a second position of the data symbols for one block; a time/frequency conversion unit that converts the block signal into a frequency domain signal; an interpolation unit that performs interpolation processing on the frequency domain symbol; and a CP insertion unit that generates the block signal by inserting a Cyclic Prefix into a signal on which the interpolation processing has been performed. |
| US10299133B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method of selectively applying security mode according to exceptional condition in mobile device
A mobile device includes a display unit having a panel, an interface to wirelessly communicate with an external network, and a control unit configured to set a security check process, to set an exceptional condition including a wireless communication condition and an area condition, and to selectively apply the security check process to change the mobile device from a power saving mode to a normal mode according to the exceptional condition. |
| US10299132B2 |
Web-based wireless hotspot creation and management
A computer implemented technique includes receiving, at a server, a request to utilize an intermediary device to establish a wireless hotspot for a mobile computing device to access a private computing network via a network device. The technique includes receiving, at the server, access information from a first user having control of the private computing network and the network device, the access information specifying users and their corresponding levels of access to the private computing network via the wireless hotspot. The technique includes receiving, at the server, identification information for a second user associated with the mobile computing device. The technique also includes transmitting, from the server and to the intermediary device, a level of access to the private computing network via the wireless hotspot causing the intermediary device to grant the mobile computing device the level of access to the private computing network via the network device. |
| US10299129B2 |
Method for authorization in a wireless vehicle network
A method for authorization in a wireless vehicle network is disclosed. In particular, the method is for authorizing communication between a mobile communications unit and a vehicle-based communications unit assigned to a control unit in a vehicle, wherein there is an unauthorized connection between the mobile communications unit and the vehicle-based communications unit. In the method, the mobile unit sends to the vehicle-based unit a request to authorize communication. Thereupon, the vehicle-based unit sends to the mobile unit from which the request came, an instruction to perform an action on the vehicle. An operator who has access to the mobile unit and to the vehicle performs the action. The control unit detects the performed action. The vehicle-based unit authorizes communication with the mobile unit. |
| US10299128B1 |
Securing communications for roaming user equipment (UE) using a native blockchain platform
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain registration procedure based on the authentication data, exchanges authentication messages with a Blockchain Roaming Broker (BRB) entity over a blockchain network interface, receives a blockchain authentication confirmation from the BRB entity, and registers the UE with the core network based on the blockchain authentication confirmation. |
| US10299127B2 |
Autonomous, non-interactive, context-based services for cellular phone
Examples include autonomously authenticating a financial transaction, on behalf of the user, without interacting with the user, via wireless communication link. In various embodiments, the user's cellular phone may be configured to process a message that provides at least partial service context and autonomously authenticate the financial transaction. |
| US10299124B2 |
Method and device for providing data service in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. Disclosed is a method for providing a data service in a global virtual network provider of a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: determining a wireless network for providing a data service on the basis of at least one of a service type, service quality, and price information required by a user; and transmitting, to a terminal, wireless network information including the determined wireless network, wherein the terminal and the determined wireless network are temporarily connected before the wireless network is determined. |
| US10299114B1 |
External crypto modernization of legacy radios
An apparatus and method for providing external bump-in-the-wire cryptographic capability to a legacy radio (which may or may not include embedded cryptography) includes an appliqué couplable to the legacy radio and to an intercom, handset, or other user device. The appliqué extracts and stores in memory radio status information from the legacy radio (channel information, cryptographic instructions, alarm conditions) by intercepting control signals, polling the legacy radio, or listening in on channels used by the legacy radio. If TSVCIS 2.1 or CMI-compatible encryption is required, the appliqué may encrypt or decrypt a message with the appropriate cryptographic keys based on the extracted radio status information. The appliqué may include a bump-in-the-wire device or a bump-in-the-connector device directly couplable to an intercom port of a vehicular mounted SINCGARS legacy radio. |
| US10299092B2 |
Systems and methods for machine to machine device control and triggering
Systems and methods for control and triggering of machine to machine (M2M) devices (e.g., smart meters). More specifically how to allow an M2M service provider (e.g., utility company) to use an operator's network to communicate with the M2M device connected with a UE/GW associated with the operator's network. The M2M service provider may receive identification of the UE/GW, but not for the M2M device. By transmitting an identifier for the M2M device along with an identifier for the UE/GW, the network operator may define establish and maintain a communication path specific to M2M devices. Similar techniques may be incorporated to allow the M2M service provider to locate and trigger the M2M device. |
| US10299085B2 |
Method, device, and system for optimizing short message signaling
The present invention provides a method which includes: receiving a message, where the message carries a parameter indicating a validity period of a short message sent to a user or indication information indicating whether a record needs to be added to MWD of a user when a short message cannot be transmitted or fails to be transmitted; determining that the short message cannot be transmitted or the short message fails to be transmitted, and a value of the parameter is 0 or the indication information indicates that the record does not need to be added to the MWD of the user when the short message cannot be transmitted or fails to be transmitted; and skipping adding the record to the MWD of the user, where the record includes an identifier of a service center for short message service serving the user. According to the method, additional signaling interaction is reduced. |
| US10299081B1 |
Gesture profiles and location correlation
In aspects of gesture profiles and location correlation, a mobile device includes a wireless radio system to scan for location data from wireless-enabled devices within communication range of the mobile device. The mobile device implements a profile module to initiate the scan for the location data responsive to motion of the mobile device, and can determine from the location data, location coordinates corresponding to locations of the mobile device before and after the scan. The profile module can determine gesture profiles of gestures corresponding to a location of the mobile device, identify the gestures that occur at the location of the mobile device based on the determined gesture profiles, and correlate the identified gestures of the gesture profiles with the location of the mobile device. |
| US10299080B2 |
System and method for maximizing mobile device power using intelligent attribute selection
A mobile application tracks a user's behavior and activities and, in particular, a geo-location. The mobile application may then produce a profile of the user's behaviors and locations. This may be used to optimize mobile device power and may also be used as a data aggregator to collect and gather user information for other purposes, such as data marketing and modeling. In an embodiment, the mobile application is continuously monitoring the mobile device's battery level and power usage and determining the most power-efficient approach for tracking the device's location. One-hundred percent location accuracy is not always required when profiling a user's behavior. It may be more critical to simply determine the general location of the device and the associated user. The application may continuously function in the background while expending the least amount of power possible. |
| US10299075B2 |
Position information processing method and electronic device
An embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a wireless communication unit; and a processor operatively coupled to the wireless communication unit; and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to: scan and acquire wireless device signal data; determine, based on the wireless device signal data, that the electronic device is within a preset range of a wireless device; and determine a geographic position of the electronic device based on the electronic device being within the preset range. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10299073B2 |
Dynamic geofence
Systems, methods and tools for modifying existing geofence notifications using a plurality of overlapping geofences and geo-fencing rules to alter the notification messages as a function of triggering multiple overlapped geofences simultaneously. Triggering the two overlapping geofences may display notifications tied to a special event, marketing campaign or promotion designated by the subsequent geofence overlaying a pre-existing, first geofence. While the second geofence is active, a modified message may be displayed featuring the special event or marketing campaign. Subsequently, after the second geofence has changed locations, deactivated or deleted, the previously existing geofence may revert back to the originally displayed notification prior to mapping the second geofence targeting the special event or promotion. |
| US10299069B2 |
Systems and methods for location tracking notification
Systems and methods for location tracking notification are provided. Location sharing involves a mobile device sending location information to another device. This can allow another device to track the geographic location of the mobile device. Even though permissions can restrict access of the location information to only authorized users, the user of the mobile device might nonetheless wish to be informed of when another user is tracking their location. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, if the location of the mobile device is being tracked, then the mobile device executes a user notification indicating that the location of the mobile device is being tracked. This can inform the user that their location is being tracked. |
| US10299053B2 |
Acoustic sealing analysis system
A device or a method using the device includes a balloon configured to seal a user's orifice, where the balloon is configured to produce an acoustic seal between a first side and a second side of the balloon in an ear canal. At least a second side of the balloon is fitted into the ear canal. Audio processing circuitry produces an audio signal for driving a speaker in the device and to measure sound level using output from the microphone in the device while the speaker is being driven by the audio signal. The device or method further includes control circuitry to evaluate a seal quality of the device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10299047B2 |
Transparent hearing aid and method for fitting same
The hearing aid includes a signal processor having a level-dependent filter section and a level-independent filter section. The level-dependent filter section provides level-dependent gain wherein sound is attenuated or amplified depending on the level of the incoming sound. The level-independent filter section provides substantially constant gain wherein sound that passes through the filter section is not changed in level, and provides transparency in that it corrects for insertion loss caused by the earpiece of the hearing aid when worn by the user. The level dependent and level independent filter sections, when fitted to the user, greatly improve the user's perception of sound. |
| US10299041B2 |
Method and apparatus to evaluate audio equipment for dynamic distortions and or differential phase and or frequency modulation effects
A system is provided to analyze cross-modulation distortion in audio devices, which may include testing with audio frequencies. One or more distortion signals from the audio device may be measured for an amplitude, phase, and or frequency modulation effect. In another embodiment a musical signal may be used as a test signal. Providing additional test signals to the audio device can induce a time varying cross-modulation distortion signal from an output of the audio device. Also utilizing at least one additional filter, filter bank, demodulator and or frequency converter and or frequency multiplier provides extra examination of distortion. Also frequency and or phase response can be measured with the presence of a de-sensing signal and or another signal that induce near slew rate limiting or near overload condition of the device under test. |
| US10299038B2 |
Capturing wide-band audio using microphone arrays and passive directional acoustic elements
The technology described in this document can be embodied in an apparatus that includes an array of multiple microphones, and a passive directional acoustic element disposed between at least two of the multiple microphones. The passive directional acoustic element includes a pipe having an elongated opening along at least a portion of the length of the pipe, and an acoustically resistive material covering at least a portion of the elongated opening. One or more structural characteristics of the passive acoustic element is configured for capturing a target frequency range in accordance with a target beam pattern associated with the array. |
| US10299035B2 |
Acoustic lens system for loudspeakers
An acoustic lens may improve the directional audio performance of a loudspeaker. Application of the improved directional audio performance to a sound system in a listening area may improve the performance of the audio system. The acoustic lens (or phase plug) may be acoustically opaque and partially fill the cavity formed by the loudspeaker cone. The acoustic lens may provide an improved frequency response and directivity. The improved loudspeaker may provide an improved listening location, for example, in a vehicle, a room or a concert hall. |
| US10299034B2 |
Electronic device and input/output method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of microphones, a memory configured to store a first specified time set to form a beam in a first direction using the plurality of microphones, and a processor connected to the plurality of microphones and configured to receive a sound using the plurality of microphones, determine a direction corresponding to the received sound, and if the direction is equivalent to a second direction, associate a second specified time to the received sound as if a beam is formed in the second direction using the plurality of microphones. |
| US10299021B2 |
Optical signal amplification
A method for optical signal amplification in an optical communication system is presented. The optical communication system comprises an optical line terminal, a plurality of optical network units, an optical splitter and a plurality of circulators. The optical network units comprise each an optical amplifier. A first optical signal is sent in a downstream direction from the optical line terminal to a first circulator from the plurality of circulators. The first optical signal is further sent from the first circulator to a first optical network unit from the plurality of optical network units and it bypasses the optical splitter. The first optical signal is amplified in the optical amplifier of the first optical network unit to generate an amplified optical signal. The amplified optical signal is sent from the first optical network unit to the first circulator through the optical splitter and is further sent from the first circulator to a further of the plurality of optical network units. |
| US10299007B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying video
Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for displaying video. One method includes receiving a video input at a first port of an electronic device. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an indication to switch a video output between a first mode and a second mode. The first mode includes the video input occupying a full display screen, and the second mode includes the video input occupying less than the full display screen. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, information corresponding to the video input. In the second mode, the information occupies a portion of the full display screen. The method includes transmitting, from a second port of the electronic device, the video output for displaying the video output on a display external to the electronic device. |
| US10298996B2 |
Satellite TV user community smart device monitoring and management
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes collecting operational data from a plurality of premises devices over a satellite service provider network for subscribers of the satellite provider network, wherein the operational data includes premises device data for each premises device of a subscriber, detecting an error indication in premises device data of one of the plurality of premises devices, determining a mitigation action to the error indication in the premises device data for the one of the plurality of premises devices, determining if the error indication in the operational data is indicative of a system wide problem for a type of equipment of the one of the plurality of premises devices, and updating the type of equipment across the satellite provider network with the mitigation action responsive to determining that the error is indicative of the system wide problem. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10298995B1 |
Predictive pre-buffering
Described herein are systems and methods for predictive pre-buffering of content for a user. Embodiments include a prediction system that can receive trending information from social media sources and other streaming video sources. The prediction system can also receive user viewing history to identify the programs the user has viewed, the genres of the programs the user has viewed, and amount of programming the user consumes. Based on the user's viewing history, the prediction system can identify preferred genres for the user and other preferred content information. Based on the trending programs and the user's preferred genres, the prediction system can predict which of the trending programs that the user may watch. Based on the prediction, the system can pre-buffer some portion of the programs that the system predicted the user may watch in a cache of the device on which the user watches programming. |
| US10298982B2 |
Methods and apparatus to estimate demographics of a household
Methods and apparatus to estimate demographics of a household are disclosed. An example method to determine demographics for non-panelist households includes calculating a first demographic constraint average and a second demographic constraint average based on a first demographic distribution of a first tuning event of a household and a second demographic distribution of a second tuning event of the household. The household is a non-panelist household. The example method also includes, based on the first demographic constraint average, determining a first likelihood of the household being associated with a first demographic constraint. The example method also includes, based on the second demographic constraint average, determining a second likelihood of the household being associated with a second demographic constraint. The example method also includes estimating a household characteristic of the household based on the first likelihood and the second likelihood. |
| US10298979B2 |
Interest prediction
System and methods for providing access to particular media content. First media content may be output for presentation by a display device. Second media content other than the first media content may be monitored. A determination may be made as to whether the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content. Access to the second media content for presentation by the display device may be provided. |
| US10298973B2 |
Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording
An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded. |
| US10298972B2 |
Source device, content providing method using source device, sink device and controlling method of the sink device
A source device for transmitting content to a sink device is provided. The source device may include an interface configured to perform high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) authentication with the sink device, and a controller configured to determine an HDCP version supported by the sink device, convert the content so as to be encrypted in the HDCP version supported by the sink device in response to a determination that another HDCP version applied to the content is not supported by the sink device, encrypt the converted content in the HDCP version supported by the sink device, and control the interface to transmit the content to the sink device. |
| US10298968B2 |
Distributed multi-datacenter video packaging system
A content streaming system and methodology for facilitating the management of content streaming. A video packaging and origination service receives streaming content that is organized according to content segments. Individual content segments will be encoded according to a plurality of encoding profiles and received at different ingress nodes within video packaging and origination service. The video packaging and origination service receives requests for streaming content from requesting entities. Sets of encoded content segments are transmitted by egress nodes. |
| US10298963B2 |
Method and apparatus for sample adaptive offset without sign coding
A method and apparatus for sample adaptive offset without sign coding. The method includes selecting an edge offset type for at least a portion of an image, classifying at least one pixel of at least the portion of the image into edge shape category, calculating an offset of the pixel, determining the offset is larger or smaller than a predetermined threshold, changing a sign of the offset based on the threshold determination; and performing entropy coding accounting for the sign of the offset and the value of the offset. |
| US10298961B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for de-blocking a block of video samples
A method of de-blocking an edge of a block of samples of video data is disclosed. A first prediction mode is decoded for a first block of two adjacent blocks of video data, each of the blocks of video data including a primary color channel and at least one secondary color channel. A second prediction mode is decoded for a second block of the two adjacent blocks of video data. A boundary strength value is determined for a block of samples along an edge corresponding to a boundary between said first block of video data and said second block of video data. A weak de-blocking filter is applied to the block of data along said edge if the determined boundary strength value indicates that the first prediction mode is intra prediction and the second prediction mode is intra-block copy prediction. The weak de-blocking filter is different to a filter applied to a block determined to have two, adjacently located, intra prediction mode blocks. |
| US10298949B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing a video stream
A method of processing a stream of images comprises obtaining an image of a scene with a relatively short exposure time (SET) and obtaining an image of the same scene with a relatively longer exposure time (LET). Motion blur characteristics for the SET image corresponding to motion within the LET image are determined and the motion blur characteristics are applied to the SET image. The blurred SET image and the LET image are blended to provide a HDR image. The process is repeated for successive pairs of images in the stream to provide a sequence of HDR images which can be encoded in a video stream. |
| US10298939B2 |
Quantization in video coding
In an example, aspects of this disclosure relate to a method of coding video data that includes identifying a plurality of quantization parameter (QP) values associated with a plurality of reference blocks of video data. The method also includes generating a reference QP for the plurality of reference blocks based on the plurality of QPs. The method also includes storing the reference QP, and coding a block of video data based on the stored reference QP. |
| US10298936B2 |
Method and apparatus for SSIM-based bit allocation
An embodiment includes a method and an encoder for SSIM-based bits allocation. The encoder includes a memory and a processor utilized for allocating bits based on SSIM, wherein the processor estimates the model parameter of SSIM-based distortion model for the current picture and determines allocates bits based on the SSIM estimation. |
| US10298935B2 |
Method of managing network bandwidth by control of image compression rate and frame generation and image transmission system using the same
A method of managing a network bandwidth by controlling of an image compression rate and controlling of a frame generation, and an image transmission system using the same are provided. The method includes approving generation of an intra-frame (I-frame) for one among a plurality of image compression hardware (H/W) units, storing compressed image data compressed by the plurality of image compression H/W units in a plurality of buffers corresponding to the plurality of image compression H/W units, controlling a data storage level of the plurality of buffers, and encapsulating the compressed image data stored in each of the plurality of buffers into a network packet and transmitting the encapsulated image data to the outside through an external network. |
| US10298932B1 |
Compression encoding of images
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving color resolution in YUV subsampled image signals. Chrominance data may be subsampled using two different techniques and the two different outputs may be interlaced to improve a resulting color resolution as perceived by a viewer. Luminance data may be adjusted in paired frames to improve the perceived color resolution without affecting the perceived luminance values. High edge areas, including high frequency variations in luminance values, may be adaptively desaturated to improve the perceived color resolution of the resulting output. |
| US10298928B2 |
Image processing system and image processing method
An ROI coefficient and a non-ROI coefficient in first wavelet coefficient data corresponding to a first target image are determined on the basis of mask data which is developed for the first wavelet coefficient data. The ROI coefficient in the first wavelet coefficient data and a coefficient in second wavelet coefficient data corresponding to a second target image are synthesized. Synthesized coefficient data are thereby generated. Inverse wavelet transformation is performed on the synthesized coefficient data until a decomposition level becomes a predetermined end level. Synthetic image data are thereby generated. |
| US10298924B2 |
Moving picture coding method, moving picture decoding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding apparatus, and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus
A moving picture coding method includes: performing context adaptive binary arithmetic coding in which a variable probability value is used, on first information among multiple types of sample adaptive offset (SAO) information used for SAO that is a process of assigning an offset value to a pixel value of a pixel included in an image generated by coding the input image; and continuously performing bypass arithmetic coding in which a fixed probability value is used, on second information and third information among the multiple types of the SAO information, wherein the coded second and third information are placed after the coded first information in the bit stream. |
| US10298923B2 |
Efficient architecture for layered VDR coding
In layered Visual Dynamic range (VDR) coding, inter-layer prediction requires several color-format transformations between the input VDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) signals. Coding and decoding architectures are presented wherein inter-layer prediction is performed in the SDR-based color format, thus reducing computational complexity in both the encoder and the decoder, without compromising coding efficiency or coding quality. |
| US10298922B2 |
Picture coding device, picture coding method and picture coding program as well as picture decoding device, picture decoding method, and picture decoding program
A prediction direction difference calculating unit derives a prediction direction difference in intra prediction modes of a plurality of reference blocks used for an intra prediction processing of a block to be coded. A most probable mode determining unit and a coding tree selecting unit determine a most probable mode as an intra prediction mode candidate of the block to be coded based on the intra prediction modes of the reference blocks used for deriving the prediction direction difference and the prediction direction difference, and creates a coding tree assigned with a bit stream having a shorter code length than other prediction modes for the determined most probable mode. A variable length coding unit codes information for specifying an intra prediction mode of the block to be coded according to the coding tree. |
| US10298919B2 |
Large-scale polarizing 3D electronic display system having two individual electronic pixels in each physical pixel and method for manufacturing the same
A manufacturing method for a polarizing stereo electronic large screen display system, including disposing a plurality of physical pixels a display screen; disposing two individual pixels each including three primary colors inside one physical pixel for respectively emitting light for the left eye and the right eye; and disposing a plurality of polarizing films on the plurality of physical pixels. The method results in a display system having high resolution. |
| US10298917B2 |
Three-dimensional display device and three-dimensional display method
A three-dimensional display device includes: a display region candidate deciding unit that decides a candidate region of an additional image which shields part of a main image of a three-dimensional image on a screen; a depth suitability determination unit that determines whether a difference in depth between the main image and the additional image is within a tolerance range; an image compositing unit that superimposes the additional image upon the candidate region on the main image, and displays the composited image; and a possibly-unsuitable region deciding unit that decides, in the main image, a first region that may protrude to a near side beyond a predetermined depth range, and a second region that may recess to a far side beyond a predetermined depth range. The display region candidate deciding unit further decides a candidate region to shield the first and second regions. |
| US10298915B2 |
Light field display device and method of manufacturing the same
A light field display device according to example embodiments includes a lower substrate, a back plane structure on the lower substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to the back plane structure, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode and covering the organic light emitting layer, an encapsulation layer covering the second electrode, a lower alignment layer directly on the encapsulation layer, a liquid crystal layer on the lower alignment layer, the liquid crystal layer including a plurality of micro liquid crystal lenses to constitute a microlens array, a lens electrode on the liquid crystal layer to form an electric field with the second electrode, and an upper substrate on the lens electrode. |
| US10298910B1 |
Infrastructure free intrinsic calibration
This disclosure is directed to calibrating sensors mounted on an autonomous vehicle. First image data and second image data representing an environment can be captured by first and second cameras, respectively (and or a single camera at different points in time). Point pairs comprising a first point in the first image data and a second point in the second image data can be determined and projection errors associated with the points can be determined. A subset of point pairs can be determined, e.g., by excluding point pairs with the highest projection error. Calibration data associated with the subset of points can be determined and used to calibrate the cameras without the need for calibration infrastructure. |
| US10298902B1 |
Previewing and playing media items based on scenes
A user input indicating a request to preview a media item at a particular point in time in the media item is received from a client device and it is determined whether a length of a scene covering the particular point in time corresponds to a single preview or multiple previews. Responsive to the length of the scene corresponding to the single preview, the single preview is provided for display on the client device. Responsive to the length of the scene corresponding to the multiple previews, a portion of the scene covering the particular point in time is identified, and a preview associated with the identified portion of the scene is provided for display on the client device. |
| US10298887B2 |
Multi-chromatic imaging system and method
An imaging system for and method of imaging product in a product flow (F), the system comprising: an illumination unit for illuminating product in the product flow with illumination at first and second, different wavelengths or ranges of different wavelengths; a detector unit (15) for detecting reflected illumination from product in the product flow, wherein the detector unit comprises first and second line array detectors, the line array detectors (17a, 17b) each comprising a plurality of pixel elements and extending as lines across a width of the product flow, one line downstream of the other, whereby product passing a pixel element of the first line array detector passes a corresponding pixel element of the second line array detector; a control unit for triggering the first and second illumination sources to flash sequentially at a scan rate corresponding to the flow rate of the product flow; and an image processing unit for successively reading the pixel lines of the first and second line array detectors and constructing images of the product at each of the illumination wavelengths or ranges of illumination wavelengths. |
| US10298878B2 |
Terminal, communication method, and recording medium storing program
A communication terminal, a method of communication, and a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method. The communication terminal and the method includes outputting terminal identification information identifying a communication terminal, receiving external terminal identification information identifying an external communication terminal, the external terminal identification information being sent from the external communication terminal through a communication management system to a destination address of the communication terminal indicated by the terminal identification information, and transmitting, when requesting to start communication with a counterpart communication terminal, the received external terminal identification information to the communication management system, instead of the terminal identification information of the communication terminal. |
| US10298874B1 |
Automatically playing partially visible videos
A user device receives a plurality of content items that include a plurality of videos for presentation to a user of the user device, and renders a user interface on the user device. The user interface includes a first video of the plurality of content items that is being played concurrently with a second video of the plurality of videos. The second video is playing while being partially visible in the user interface. |
| US10298865B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, method for controlling image processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for correcting image corresponding to change in state of an optical member
An image processing apparatus comprising, a circuitry configured to perform operations of, setting a target value in a case of correcting degradation in image quality of an image caused by an optical member, based on a characteristic of the optical member, the image being generated by an image sensor by photoelectrically converting an optical image of a subject that has passed through the optical member, acquiring information regarding a state of the optical member, setting first correction values for correcting the degradation in image quality of the image caused by the optical member, based on the target value and the information regarding the state, and correcting the image based on the first correction values. |
| US10298863B2 |
Automatic compensation of lens flare
Systems and methods for automatic lens flare compensation may include a non-uniformity detector configured to operate on pixel data for an image in an image sensor color pattern. The non-uniformity detector may detect a non-uniformity in the pixel data in a color channel of the image sensor color pattern. The non-uniformity detector may generate output including location and magnitude values of the non-uniformity. A lens flare detector may determine, based at least on the location and magnitude values, whether the output of the non-uniformity detector corresponds to a lens flare in the image. In some embodiments, the lens flare detector may generate, in response to determining that the output corresponds to the lens flare, a representative map of the lens flare. A lens flare corrector may determine one or more pixel data correction values corresponding to the lens flare and apply the pixel data correction values to the pixel data. |
| US10298861B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, electronic apparatus, and AD converter
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, an electronic apparatus, and an AD converter that are capable of suppressing the occurrence of an error in AD conversion results.The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel section having a plurality of pixels, a comparator for comparing a pixel signal outputted from the pixels with a reference signal, and a counter for counting the time of comparison made by the comparator. The comparator includes a first amplifier for comparing the pixel signal with the reference signal, a second amplifier that has a first transistor and amplifies an output signal of the first amplifier, and a second transistor having the same polarity as the first transistor. A gate of the second transistor is connected to an output end of the first amplifier, and a source and a drain of the second transistor are connected to the same fixed potential as a source of the first transistor. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a CMOS image sensor. |
| US10298852B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method and program thereof
An image capturing apparatus that performs intermittent image capturing to acquire a moving image composed of combined plural images includes an imaging means, a luminance value acquisition means configured to acquire a luminance value of a subject of which image is to be captured, an exposure control means configured to control exposure according to the acquired luminance value, and a range setting means configured to set a predetermined range in which changing the exposure according to a change of the luminance value is not executed. The range setting means sets the predetermined range based on information related to time when intermittent image capturing is performed. |
| US10298843B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and electronic apparatus for motion detection in image
The present technology relates to an image processing device, image processing method, electronic apparatus, and program, capable of performing motion detection allowing the effects by periodic noise such as flicker to be reduced. An image processing device includes an intensity ratio calculation unit configured to calculate a ratio relating to an intensity of a signal value at a predetermined position in an image captured under different exposure conditions, and a contribution calculation unit configured to calculate a contribution indicating whether an intensity ratio calculated by the intensity ratio calculation unit is derived from a periodic noise component or is derived from motion. The periodic noise is, for example, flicker. The intensity ratio calculation unit calculates the intensity ratio from one image captured using an image sensor in which pixels for which the different exposure conditions are set exist together. The present technology is applicable to an imaging device. |
| US10298837B2 |
Systems and methods for presenting content based on unstructured visual data
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a plurality of content items. Tag information is generated for each content item of the plurality of content items. The tag information comprises one or more tags, and at least one tag for each content item is generated based on a machine learning technique. Query information is received from a first user. One or more content items of the plurality of content items is identified based on the query information and the tag information. |
| US10298831B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and method of controlling same with notification whether to stop moving image recording
An image capturing apparatus capable of being remotely controlled from an external apparatus, comprises an image capturing unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with the external apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a control instruction from the external apparatus via the communication unit, and a control unit configured to control the image capturing apparatus based on the received control instruction, wherein, when a connection with the external apparatus by the communication unit is disconnected during moving image recording in accordance with remote control from the external apparatus, the control unit continues the moving image recording and notifies a user whether to stop the moving image recording. |
| US10298830B2 |
Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, communication system, and recording medium
A transmission apparatus configured to transmit image data to a reception apparatus through a network, in which a setting value for generating captured data and a setting value for generating image data by an encoding unit are updated according to reception of a command that sets the setting value for generating the captured data by the image capturing unit. When the setting value for generating the captured data is updated according to the received command, notification is performed through the network regardless of a restart process is performed. |
| US10298822B1 |
Image capturing device and method of manufacturing the same
An image capturing device includes a substrate, a black matrix layer, an anti-reflection layer, a counter substrate, a sealant, a plurality of spacers and a photo-sensitive component. The black matrix layer is disposed on the substrate. The black matrix layer has a via exposing a portion of the substrate. The anti-reflection layer covers the via of the black matrix layer. The counter substrate is disposed opposite to the substrate. The counter substrate has an opening, and a orthographic projection of the opening onto the black matrix layer is overlapped with the anti-reflection layer and a portion of the black matrix layer surrounding the via. The sealant is disposed between the counter substrate and the substrate. The spacers are disposed over the portion of the black matrix layer surrounding the via. The photo-sensitive component is disposed at the opening of the counter substrate. |
| US10298818B2 |
Vehicle camera with enhanced imager and PCB assembly
A camera for a vision system for a vehicle includes an imager chip having an at least partially light transmitting substrate having a photosensor array disposed at a second surface of the at least partially light transmitting substrate so as to sense light that passes through the at least partially light transmitting substrate. The imager chip includes electrically conductive pads disposed at the second surface of the at least partially light transmitting substrate. A circuit element includes circuitry disposed at least at a third surface thereof. The imager chip is mounted at the circuit element with the second surface of the at least partially light transmitting substrate opposing the third surface of the circuit element. Electrical connection between the electrically conductive pads and the circuitry of the circuit element is made when mounting the imager chip at the circuit element. |
| US10298808B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes a definer for defining pixel areas in image data acquired on a per-line basis, each pixel area being. used for calculating a pixel value of an interpolation pixel for interpolating a missing pixel; a read out controller for accessing, in a memory storing the image data of one line, a leading address among addresses corresponding to pixels in an Nth pixel area, and reading out pixel values of the pixels in the Nth pixel area; and a calculator for calculating a pixel value of an Nth interpolation pixel by using the pixel values of the Nth pixel area. The read out controller accesses a leading address among addresses corresponding to pixels in an (N+1)th pixel area, and reads out pixel values of the pixels in the (N+1)th pixel area, after the pixel value of the Nth interpolation pixel is calculated. |
| US10298789B2 |
System and method for field customization of multifunction peripherals
A system and method provides for automated selection and installation of device interfaces based a location of a device or a time of day at the location of the device. A current space-time state of a digital device is determined and used to select image data corresponding to at least one of a plurality of alternative user interface images or interface sets. |
| US10298786B2 |
Method for performing job by using widget, and image forming apparatus for performing the same
Provided is a method of performing a job by using a widget. The method includes, in a widget including a button for a start of a predetermined job, receiving an input of selection of the button, displaying a progress of the job on the widget if the job is started in response to the input, and changing a state of the widget to an initial state if the job is completed. |
| US10298782B2 |
Electronic device and method for processing data using first and second processors
An electronic device and data processing method thereof is provided. The electronic device of the present disclosure includes a first processor which acquires image data from a camera and generates a data frame based on the image data and a second processor which receives the data frame from the first processor, checks attribute information of the data frame, and supplies information on the data frame to at least one of a plurality of applications corresponding to the attribute information. |
| US10298780B2 |
Long range image calibration
A digital image is captured. The captured digital image includes a calibration pattern. The calibration pattern includes displayed information about the calibration pattern. The displayed information is read to obtain calibration information about the captured digital image. |
| US10298777B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine a telecommunications account status
Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine a telecommunications account status. An example apparatus includes a data collector associated with a measurement entity, the data collector including a processor and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the processor to: send a credit transfer request to a crediting system associated with a mobile communications service provider, the request associated with a device identifier corresponding to a mobile communication device; receive a response associated with the credit transfer request, the response including an error message; and determine an account status of the device identifier based on the error message. |
| US10298770B1 |
Template-based configuration and management of telecommunications services
Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to template-based configuration and management of telecommunications services. According to a specific example, a VoIP server is provided comprising one or more computer processor circuits configured to interface with a remotely-situated client entity using a first programming language. The VoIP server includes a provisioning engine and a call control engine. The provisioning engine is configured to identify a provisioning template for at least one extension for a client entity, and configure the extension for one or more call processing functions. The call control engine is configured identify at least one call control template written in a second programming language. The call control engine is further configured to control call routing for VoIP telephone calls by executing the call control template, and to implement one or more call processing functions specified by the call control template as being conditional upon retrieved data. |
| US10298769B2 |
Call transfer between devices
One embodiment provides a method, including: employing a first device for a call; automatically detecting a transfer requirement between the first device and a second device; and transferring, from the first device to the second device, the call in response to the detecting. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10298766B2 |
Workload distribution with resource awareness
A method for workload distribution for a contact center includes identifying a work item for distribution based on an assigned distribution criteria; identifying a target for routing the work item; determining availability of the target; in response to determining that the target is available, transmitting a routing request for the work item to a routing server, and in response to the request, the routing server is configured to independently determine availability of the work item for routing the work item to the target; and in response to determining that the target is not available, refraining from transmitting the routing request for the work item to the routing server. |
| US10298758B1 |
Agent application and integrated call processing platform
Agents operating at call centers or other customer support service networks may assist large numbers of customers consecutively and in a dynamic manner. One example may include populating a portion of a first agent user interface of a first agent device with a first customer profile, identifying a second agent device currently assigned a second customer call with second customer call information related to the first customer call information, comparing the first customer call information to the second customer call information, determining the second customer call information exceeds a relevancy threshold when compared to first customer call information, populating a portion of a second agent user interface of the second agent device with the portion of the first agent user interface, and updating the first agent user interface by removing the first customer call information and providing another customer call to the first user agent device. |
| US10298754B2 |
Consumer preference and maintenance interface
Methods, systems, and devices for consumer contact are described. In some aspects, an example method may include receiving an indication to notify a consumer and identifying a text-capable contact number associated with the consumer. The example method may also include determining a disconnect date at which the text-capable contact number was disconnected and comparing the disconnect date with a notification date associated with receiving the indication to notify the consumer. Additionally, the example method may include determining whether to notify the consumer via the text-capable contact number based on the comparison of the disconnect date with the notification date. In some aspects, the example method may include identifying whether a primary contact number for which to notify the consumer is a text-capable phone number. In other aspects, the example method may include soliciting the consumer to obtain a substitute contact number that can be used as a text-capable contact number. |
| US10298738B2 |
Multimedia messaging service communication using a two way push connection
Systems and methods for generating and transmitting multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages are disclosed. In some implementations, a mobile device presents, at a touchscreen, a visual user interface. The visual user interface includes multiple thumbnails and multiple contact blocks. Each thumbnail identifies a file. Each contact block identifies a contact having a messaging address. The mobile device receives, via the touchscreen, a selection of a first thumbnail from the multiple thumbnails. The mobile device receives, via the touchscreen, an indication of dragging the first thumbnail across the visual user interface to a first contact block. The mobile device transmits, responsive to the dragging of the first thumbnail to the first contact block, the file identified in the thumbnail to the messaging address of the contact identified in the first contact block. |
| US10298737B2 |
Portable terminal apparatus
A portable terminal apparatus includes a display unit displaying an image, an operation input unit inputting a user operation, and a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication by a wireless LAN, and at a time of startup from a sleep state, a remote control button is displayed on the display unit when a mutual communication with a predetermined access point can be performed in the wireless communication unit, and when the remote control button is selected, a remote control signal corresponding to the selected remote control button is transmitted. |
| US10298735B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic configuration of a multiprocessor health data system
A health monitoring system which can collect data generated from multiple health, fitness, and environmental data generating devices by a health application running on a portable smart device, or a computing device that is connected to a wireless Bluetooth Network using Secure Simple Pairing. The generated data is collected by the health application that identifies the device and selectively connects, so that data transfer can be authenticated and securely transmitted. |
| US10298734B2 |
Mobile device and method of controlling the same
The present disclosure discloses a mobile device and a method of controlling the same. In this case, the mobile device according to the present invention includes a sensor unit configured to detect a first action and a second action of a user to fold the mobile device, a control unit configured to control a folding indicator to be outputted on a screen according to the detected first action of the user, configured to control a function corresponding to the detected second action to be executed, configured to control data resulted from executing the function to be outputted on the screen, configured to control the mobile device based on the outputted data, and a display configured to output the folding indicator and the data resulted from executing the function. |
| US10298731B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing communications
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to detect a selection of an image from a graphical user interface, identify an entry in a contact book responsive to the detected selection of the image, and retrieve one or more communication identifiers associated with the party from the entry of the contact book for initiating a communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10298730B2 |
Multi-function handle for electronic device
Disclosed is a handle for an electronic device that consists of a ring mounted on a hinge that slides over a user's finger to aid in holding the electronic device. The hinge allows the handle to either be stored in a recessed area of the exterior face of the electronic device when not in use, or rotated perpendicular to the exterior face of the electronic device when in use. The handle also features standardized contact patches that mate with clips that can be used to mount the electronic device on a vehicle dashboard or similar. The handle can be integrated into the electronic device itself, or into a separate, protective case placed around the electronic device. |
| US10298724B2 |
Communication device and method for transmitting data within an industrial automation system
A communication device and method for transmit data within an industrial automation system which includes at least one subnetwork having a group of communication devices and a subnetwork control device, wherein a name or configuration service component assigned to the subnetwork control device acquires IPv4 addresses and associated device names for the group of communication devices, an IPv6 address is respectively calculated for the group of communication devices from an IPv6 prefix assigned to the subnetwork and the IPv4 addresses of the communication devices, address translation rules are determined from the IPv4 addresses of the communication devices and the calculated IPv6 addresses and are used for address translation between IPv4 addresses and IPv6 addresses by an address translation unit assigned to the subnetwork control device, and the calculated IPv6 addresses and the associated device names are stored in a superordinate name service server. |
| US10298720B1 |
Client-defined rules in provider network environments
Methods and apparatus that allow clients to specify custom network rules for their resource instances or network constructs in a provider network environment. Services and interfaces may be provided that allow a client to provide an executable module that implements custom rules for their resources, or alternatively to specify or select custom rules for their resources. The module may be installed on a host device, and may apply the custom rules to packets to and from the client's resources. Alternatively, the client-defined rules may be applied to packet flows according to the custom rules specified by the client and applied by a client rules service implemented on the provider network external to the host device or on a client resource instance on the host device. The custom network rules may, for example, extend or modify standard network rules for the client's resources on the host device. |
| US10298714B2 |
Mapping service for local content redirection
A mapping service in the mobile core network located after a packet data network gateway examines content requests from user equipment across a first PDN connection to determine if content associated with the content request is cached at an edge server outside of the packet data network. If the content from the packet data network is cached at the edge server, the mapping service redirects the user equipment to request the content from the edge server across a second PDN connection. By using a mapping service located after the packet data network gateway, the content requests may have already passed restrictions such as parental controls. |
| US10298710B2 |
Assigning data agent proxies for executing virtual-machine secondary copy operations including streaming backup jobs
A comprehensive approach to streaming backups for virtual machines (“VMs”) in a storage management system comprises improvements to the assignment of data agent proxies for VM secondary copy operations. New considerations in performing a VM streaming backup job include without limitation: determining and enforcing a system-wide per-proxy limit of concurrent data streams; generating an ordered priority list of the VMs to be backed up as a basis for choosing which proxies will back up the respective VM, though the illustrative system may not strictly adhere to the priority list based on further considerations; identifying a next available proxy based on data stream utilization at the proxy; and dynamically re-generating the priority list and re-evaluating considerations if some VMs become “stranded” due to a failure to be backed up. Secondary copy operations are distributed to proxies in ways that improve the chances of successfully completing VM streaming backups. |
| US10298693B2 |
Virtual-machine dynamic allocation system and server
A slave server with an optimal response time with respect to a program can be selected from slave servers located near a client. A virtual-machine dynamic allocation system according to the present invention in which a master server dynamically allocates a virtual machine that is to execute a requested program to any one of slave servers, includes: a response-measurement-time-information measuring unit configured to measure response-time information about a period between transmission of a request signal from each slave server to each of programs operating in the master server and reception of a response signal from each program in the master server; a response-time-information storage unit configured to store the measured response-time information of each program for each slave server; and a slave-server determining unit configured to refer to the response-time-information storage unit so as to determine a slave server that is to execute the requested program. |
| US10298691B2 |
Systems and methods for managing the storage and dropping of data in a network of moving things
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). More specifically, systems and methods for managing the storage and dropping of data in a network of moving things. |
| US10298681B1 |
Systems and methods for rerouting data sent between application containers and storage containers
The disclosed computer-implemented method for rerouting data sent between application containers and storage containers may include (1) identifying an application container, a storage container that stores data for the application container, and a host that hosts both the application container and the storage container, (2) configuring the application container and the storage container to share a namespace on the host, (3) creating, within the shared namespace on the host, a resource that enables the application container and the storage container to share data, and (4) rerouting at least one item of data sent between the application container and the storage container to pass through the resource in the shared namespace rather than through a kernel of the host. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10298669B2 |
Server load management for data migration
A system and method for controlling a migration of data items in a data directory from a source system to a destination system by setting one or more target properties for implementing the migration are disclosed. A migration controller can be employed to obtain statistical information regarding the migration. The statistical information can then be used to compute the one or more target properties. For example, a target number of network connections for achieving an optimal total throughput and concurrency can be computed based on an average throughput per network connection. The target number of network connections may be determined by a migration monitor, which may set the determined target number of network connections as a policy to be enforced by the migration controller. |
| US10298665B2 |
Cloud federation as a service
A Cloud federator may be used to allow seamless and transparent access by a Cloud Client to Cloud services. Federation may be provided on various terms, including as a subscription based real-time online service to Cloud Clients. The Cloud federator may automatically and transparently effect communication between the Cloud Client and Clouds and desired services of the Clouds, and automatically perform identity federation. A Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) may be implemented to simplify Client communication, and Clouds/Cloud services may elect to support the SAL to facilitate federation of their services. |
| US10298651B2 |
Encoding device, decoding device, computer program product, and streaming system
According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes a storage controller, a difference generator, and a communication controller. The storage controller is configured to store a base stream in a storage. The base stream serves as basis for encoding and decoding and is shared with a decoding device. The difference generator is configured to generate a difference bit stream that represents difference between an input bit stream that has been input and the base stream. The communication controller is configured to control a communicating unit to transmit the difference bit stream. |
| US10298648B1 |
Managing a distributed system processing a publisher's streaming data
A distributed system processing a publisher's streaming data. The distributed system comprises multiple workers and publisher data stores, each publisher data store dedicated to a worker and a publisher. A sampling ratio (the fraction of data items for storage in the publisher's data store) is selected by a publisher data store's worker based on historical information. At least two workers select different sampling ratios. Data items representing an interaction between an entity and the publisher are received. Each data item is assigned to a worker for processing. A hash function is applied to the data item's identifier, resulting in a key value falling within the hash function's range. The scope of the publisher's data store is equal to the hash function's range multiplied by the sampling ratio of the publisher's data store. A data item with a key value within the scope of the publisher's data store is stored therein. |
| US10298637B2 |
Method for transmitting broadcasting contents in real-time and device for same
A real-time broadcasting contents transmission method and device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device stores a streaming list which is information about one or more streaming contents received from a contents providing server. When a request being transmitted to the contents providing server is received from a terminal device through the communication unit, the device determines whether the requested streaming content is registered in the streaming list. If the requested streaming content is registered in the streaming list, the device branches the streaming content received from the contents providing server and then, after delay for a predetermined time, transmits the streaming content to the terminal device. |
| US10298631B2 |
Social listening and filter rule modification
Listening rules and/or filter rules are generated or modified for use by a social analysis tool to capture and/or filter social mentions from social networking services for moderation purposes. The text and metadata of social mentions that have previously been moderated may be analyzed to identify common text and/or common metadata amongst those social mentions. The new listening and/or filter rules may be generated by selecting criteria for the rules based on the identified common text and/or common metadata. The new listening rules and/or filter rules may then be applied to capture and/or filter new social data. |
| US10298629B2 |
Intercepting and decrypting media paths in real time communications
This disclosure pertains to establishing or reestablishing media streams for interception and decryption of media traffic in a service using fingerprint to protected against man in the middle attacks. |
| US10298617B2 |
Trust policy for telecommunications device
Systems and processes that may be implemented to manage access by software applications to various resources of a user telecommunications device are disclosed. The systems and processes may implement a trust policy which reflects privacy criteria selected by a user of the user telecommunications device, wherein the trust policy overrides registered permissions of the software applications. The user telecommunication device may include a memory that stores a software application has been granted registered permissions to access a input and/or output component of the user telecommunications device as well as a trust policy has been set by the user to proscribe access by that particular software application to the input and/or output component. In implementing the trust policy, the software application may be prevented from accessing the input and/or output component notwithstanding the software application having registered permissions to access the input and/or output component. |
| US10298616B2 |
Apparatus and method of securing network communications
An apparatus and/or method secures session communications between a first network (having a first encryption device configured to encrypt at least some session communications from the first network to the second network) and a second network. The apparatus and/or method receive, at the first network, given session packets of a given session between the first and second networks, and determine that at least one of the received given session packets is encrypted (“encrypted given session packet”). The given session involves a Layer 7 application that encrypted the at least one encrypted given session packet. Next, the apparatus and/or method controls, in response to determining that the given session packet is encrypted, the first encryption device to permit communication of the given session with the second network without further encrypting a plurality of the encrypted given session packets. Preferably, the first encryption device encrypts none of the given session packets. |
| US10298612B2 |
System and method for time based anomaly detection in an in-vehicle communication network
A system and method for providing security to a network may include maintaining, by a processor, a model of an expected behavior of data communications over the in-vehicle communication network; receiving, by the processor, a message sent over the network; determining, by the processor, based on the model and based on a timing attribute of the message, whether or not the message complies with the model; and if the message does not comply with the model then performing, by the processor, at least one action related to the message. |
| US10298607B2 |
Constructing graph models of event correlation in enterprise security systems
Methods and systems for detecting anomalous events include detecting anomalous events in monitored system data. An event correlation graph is generated by determining a tendency for a first process to access a system target, including an innate tendency of the first process to access the system target, an influence of previous events from the first process, and an influence of processes other than the first process. Kill chains are generated from the event correlation graph that characterize events in an attack path over time. A security management action is performed based on the kill chains. |
| US10298603B2 |
Supervisory control and data acquisition
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to computer system security. A machine accesses a set of records corresponding to a set of users having access to a computer system. The machine stores, for each user in the set of users, a baseline profile representing baseline activity of the user with respect to a set of data sources of the computer system. The machine monitors activity of the set of users with respect to the set of data sources. The machine determines, based on monitoring the activity of the set of users, that a user action of a specified user, with respect to one or more data sources from the set of data sources, is anomalous relative to the baseline profile of the specified user. The machine provides a digital transmission representing the anomalous user action. |
| US10298601B2 |
Embedding information or information identifier in an IPv6 address
A network address includes a predefined portion that identifies a hostname, where the predefined portion is less than all of the network address. A request is received for a secure session at the network address. The hostname is identified from the predefined portion of the network address and a secure session negotiation is made including returning a digital certificate for the identified hostname. |
| US10298600B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for cooperative defense on network
The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, and a system for cooperative defense on a network. Alarm information sent by a security device of a first subnet that is being attacked is received by a controller; the controller generates flow table information according to the alarm information, and forwards the flow table information to a switching device of the first subnet and a switching device of at least one second subnet, which is equivalent to that, after detecting an attack, a security device of a subnet generates alarm information, and shares, by using the controller, the alarm information with a switching device of the subnet and a switching device of another subnet that is not being attacked, to form networkwide cooperative defense, thereby enhancing network security. |
| US10298599B1 |
Systems for detecting a headless browser executing on a client computer
In an embodiment, a computer system is configured to improve security of server computers interacting with client computers through an intermediary computer, and comprising: a memory comprising processor logic; one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the processor logic, which causes the one or more processors to: intercept, from a server computer, one or more original instructions to be sent to a browser being executed on a client computer; inject, into the one or more original instructions, one or more browser detection instructions, which when executed cause one or more operations to be performed by an execution environment on the client computer and send a result that represents an internal state of the execution environment after performing the one or more operations to the intermediary computer; send the one or more original instructions with the one or more browser detection instructions to the browser; receive the result and determine whether the browser is a legitimate browser, or a headless browser, based, at least in part, on the result. |
| US10298590B2 |
Application-based service providing method, apparatus, and system
The present disclosure discloses an application-based service providing method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: acquiring an application identifier of a currently running application; and searching a preset application-service relationship table for a service list corresponding to the application identifier, so as to provide a user of the application with a service in the service list, where the application-service relationship table includes a correspondence between an application identifier and a service list, and the service list includes at least one service. The service providing method in the embodiments decouples a third-party service from an application, and even if the application needs version update, the third-party service also does not need to depend on the version update of the application. |
| US10298589B2 |
User abstracted RBAC in a multi tenant environment
Role based access control (RBAC) identity management tools, computing systems, computer products and methods of abstracting individual users from the role assignment and revalidation process of traditional RBAC. The RBAC tools, products and systems of the present disclosure organize and manage multi-tenanted networks and cloud computing environments by organizing individual users by service providers having a single or unified identity, which are separately managed by the service provider owners. The service provider identities are treated as a single service provider entity applying for one or more roles in the multi-tenant system, allowing for a simplified role revalidation that no longer requires managers of tenants in a multi-tenant network to approve the role assignment of each individual user, because the tenants and tenant managers are unaware of the users identities that make up the service provider identity. |
| US10298580B2 |
Admission of an individual session in a network
An aspect of the disclosure provides a method for session admission at a node in an infrastructure provider network. The method includes receiving a connection request from a user equipment not associated with a network with which the infrastructure provider network is associated and obtaining from the user equipment, an identification of a service provider with which the infrastructure provider network is associated. Access authorization is then requested from the identified service provider. Embodiments allow such a process to provide government mandated free access, or for some other service provider to pay for the service. |
| US10298553B2 |
Hardware trusted data communications over system-on-chip (SOC) architectures
A System-On-Chip (SOC) exchanges hardware trusted data communications. A Central Processing Unit (CPU) executes an internal application. A transceiver receives a data message from an external data application for the internal data application. The message has encrypted user data and an encrypted hardware trust certificate for the external data application. The transceiver decrypts the hardware trust certificate for the external data application and transfers the decrypted hardware trust certificate to a SOC kernel. The transceiver decrypts the user data. The SOC kernel validates the decrypted hardware trust certificate for the external data application and notifies the transceiver. The transceiver transfers the decrypted user data to the CPU for delivery to the internal data application responsive to the notification from the SOC kernel. |
| US10298542B2 |
Localized connectivity management for isolation networks
In one embodiment, a networking device in a local area network (LAN) establishes a virtual network overlay in the LAN to redirect traffic associated with a particular node in the LAN to a server for analysis. The networking device receives an indication from the server that at least a portion of the traffic associated with the particular node is trusted for local sending within the LAN and adjusts the virtual network overlay to locally send the trusted portion of the traffic associated with the particular node to one or more other nodes in the LAN without redirection to the server. The networking device collects characteristic information regarding the trusted portion of the traffic sent locally within the LAN via the adjusted virtual network overlay and sends the collected characteristic information to the server for analysis. |
| US10298536B2 |
Building or enhancing a relationship between users of a communications network
A method for building or enhancing a relationship between user A and user C may include receiving an identification of user C of a communications network with whom user A of the communications network wants to build or enhance a relationship. The method may also include receiving an identification of an existing relationship that user A wants to use as a model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C. The method may additionally include developing the model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C based on the existing relationship. The method may further include using the model for building or enhancing the relationship between user A and user C. |
| US10298533B2 |
Intelligent presence based messaging
A method, performed by a computer device, may include receiving a request to send a message from a sender to a recipient. The method may further include obtaining a recipient status associated with the recipient, wherein in the recipient status includes an indication that the recipient is in motion; identifying a sender rule associated with the sender; selecting a notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule; and applying the selected notification type to the message. |
| US10298527B1 |
Peer-to-peer location-based messaging
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for peer-to-peer location-based messaging. In some implementations, a mobile device selectively displays displayable messages associated with beacons corresponding to specific locations that the mobile device visits. The mobile device can extract identifiers from wireless messages from beacons and determine whether to display a message corresponding to a beacon based on filter parameters of a user and data indicating characteristics of a property where a beacon is located. The displayable messages corresponding to beacons can be messages users who associated with the beacons have previously designated for presentation upon detection of the beacons. The mobile device can display the displayable message for a beacon while the mobile device is a detection range to receive the wireless message from the beacon. |
| US10298525B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method to exchange messages
An information processing apparatus includes a message registering unit and a message reproducing unit. The message registering unit is configured to register a first message with video of a first user, the first message being a notification from the first user to a second user who is not in the same space with the first user at the same time. The message reproducing unit is configured to reproduce a second message with video in which the first user and the second user are present at the same time, the second message being a response to the first message from the second user. |
| US10298522B2 |
Messaging including custom characters with tags localized to language of user receiving message
Embodiments of the present technology enable messages including one or more custom characters (and potentially also one or more standard characters) to be communicated between client devices, wherein each of the custom characters includes at least one tag word that enables a meaning of the custom character to be better understood, and wherein such tag words can be translated from one language to another to enable users that understand different languages to better be able to communicate with one another using the custom characters. Beneficially, embodiments described herein overcome many of the drawbacks associated with electronic messages being limited to including only standard characters, such as standard emoji. Embodiments described herein also enable users that speak different languages to more easily and readily communicate with one another using a messaging application. |
| US10298521B2 |
Systems and methods for connecting legacy products via an analog telephone adapter (ATA)
An apparatus and method for computer telephony communications, specifically for interconnecting legacy modem devices using an analog telephone adapter (ATA). A modem connection link is established from a PSTN modem device having an ATA device that may be connected to a IP transport medium (internet), where the IP transport medium is connected to a media interface and where the media server is also connected to a PSTN modem device with full data integrity, so that there is a successful data delivery via the PSTN modem. |
| US10298519B2 |
Virtual network
A SDN controller receives a forwarding request message including a header portion of a layer-2 packet. The SDN controller determines whether a source host and a destination host of the layer-2 packet are in the same virtual network according to a virtual network table. |
| US10298509B2 |
Managing a sequence number range for radio link control entities in a radio access network during an on-going connection
It is presented a method for managing a sequence number (SN) range for radio link control (RLC) entities in a radio access network (5) during an on-going connection. The method is performed in a transmitting node (4) of the radio access network and comprises the steps of: monitoring (60) send state variables for a transmission window; determining (61) to change the SN range based on the send state variables; and transmitting (62) a control message when the SN range is determined to change. It is also presented a transmitting node, a receiving node, a method performed in a receiving node, a computer program and a computer program product. |
| US10298508B2 |
Communication system, receiving-side apparatus and transmission-side apparatus
A communication system includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit each of a plurality of measurement packets at a predetermined transmission interval; a reception unit configured to receive the plurality of measurement packets which have passed through a predetermined network for a predetermined number of times; and an available bandwidth estimation unit configured to calculate a cumulative value of a queuing delay by using reception time information indicating temporal information about reception of the measurement packets and transmission time information indicating temporal information about transmission of the measurement packets, and estimate an available bandwidth of the network by using the calculated cumulative value of the queuing delay. |
| US10298497B2 |
Context-aware content publication and resolution
The present application is directed to a computer-implemented method of updating context information of content in a router. The method includes the step of receiving a pseudo-content publication (PCP) message from a server including updated content and a Bloom filter. The method also includes the step of determining whether the content on the router is a member of the bloom filter. The method also includes the step of revising the context information of the content on the router being a member of the bloom filter with context information of the updated content received in the PCP message. The application is also directed to a computer-implemented method forwarding a content request from a client to a server. Further the present application is directed to a context-aware router including a non-transitory memory and a processor operably configured to the memory configured to execute one or more of the above-mentioned methods. |
| US10298484B2 |
MSDC scaling through on-demand path update
In one embodiment, a copy of an original packet of a traffic flow is created at an ingress leaf node of a cloud switch. The ingress leaf node forwards the original packet along a less-specific path through the cloud switch, the less-specific path based on a domain index of an egress domain for the original packet. The copy of the original packet is modified to create a more specific path learn request packet. The ingress leaf node forwards the more specific path learn request packet along the less-specific path through the cloud switch. The ingress leaf node received back a more specific path learn request reply packet that includes an indication of a fabric system port. The ingress leaf node then programs a forwarding table based on the indication of the fabric system port, to have subsequent packets of the traffic flow forwarded along a more-specific path. |
| US10298473B2 |
Anonymization of traffic patterns over communication networks
A computer-implemented method of obfuscating communication traffic patterns may include detecting, at a first communications device, data communication sessions with a second communications device via the computer server using a network protocol. At the first device, a first traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a first predefined time period. At the first communications device, a second traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a second predefined time period that occurs after the first predefined time period. At the first communications device, based on a randomization process, a dummy data communication pattern is generated for transmission to the second communication devices, whereby the dummy data communication pattern is appended to the second traffic pattern for obfuscating a traffic pattern change between the first and the second traffic pattern at the computer server used to establish the communication sessions. |
| US10298471B2 |
Systems and methods for providing device usage data
Included are embodiments of a system for monitoring device usage. The system may include a handheld device for performing an action, where the handheld device includes an engagement sensor and a computer that includes a processor and a memory component. The memory component stores logic that causes the computer to determine a minimum device engagement time of the handheld device. In some embodiments, the logic causes the computer to receive output data from the engagement sensor, where the output data includes an actual device engagement time, determine if the actual device engagement time is at least as long as the minimum device engagement time, and in response to determining that the actual device engagement time is at least as long as the minimum device engagement time, determine the action taken by the handheld device. |
| US10298470B2 |
Tracing message transmissions between communicating network devices
A packet of data and a packet-identification value are transmitted to a network device having an identifier. The stored packet-identification value and the identifier are recorded. The stored packet-identification value is then increased and the process repeats. To receive data, an expected identification value is stored in association with the identifier. A packet and a packet-identification value are received from the network device. The identifier and an indication of receipt are stored. If the received value does not match the expected value for the identifier, the received value is stored. If the values match, the stored packet-identification value and identifier are recorded. If the received value exceeds the expected value, the stored packet-identification value, the identifier and the received identifier are recorded. Subsequently, the stored expected value is increased. The process repeats. Network devices and systems are described. |
| US10298469B2 |
Automatic asynchronous handoff identification
Asynchronous handoffs between threads and other software components may be automatically detected, and the corresponding working objects may be tracked. The system may report monitoring information for an overall transaction that includes the original request and corresponding asynchronous requests. Automatically detecting asynchronous requests may include instrumenting a virtual machine, such as a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), to detect the creation of thread handoff objects and the object and/or thread execution. Thread handoff objects may automatically tracked, tracked based on data learned over time, tracked based on user input, and otherwise configured. In some embodiments, after detecting the creation of a thread handoff object, an identification of the object of the call may be identified as being tracked in another server or application. |
| US10298462B2 |
Network facsimile apparatus
A network facsimile apparatus includes a transmission job accepting portion, a gateway data acquiring portion, a geographical correspondence data acquiring portion, a closest region identifying portion, and a FAX transmission requesting portion. The closest region identifying portion identifies closest geographical information from among a plurality of pieces of geographical information in geographical correspondence data corresponding to area codes of a plurality of gateway line numbers. The closest geographical information indicates a region closest to a region indicated by a piece of geographical information that corresponds to an area code of the destination line number set in the FAX transmission data. The FAX transmission requesting portion transmits the FAX transmission data, via the network, to a FAX gateway to which a gateway address corresponding to the closest geographical information has been assigned, and requests a FAX transmission to be performed via the public line based on the FAX transmission data. |
| US10298449B2 |
Automatically generated virtual network elements for virtualized packet networks
A computer system establishes data communications for a virtual machine that is configured with an enhanced Media Access Control (MAC) address. A management computer instantiates the virtual machine responsive to the enhanced MAC address. The management computer automatically instantiates a virtual Local Area Network (vLAN) and a virtual Switch (vSW) on the vLAN to serve the virtual machine using the enhanced MAC address. The management computer allocates an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the virtual machine and automatically instantiates a virtual Router (vRTR) to serve the vSW using the IP address. A network computer executes the virtual machine, the vLAN, the vSW, and the vRTR to exchange user data between the virtual machine and a data communication network over the vSW, vLAN, and vRTR using the enhanced MAC address and the IP address. |
| US10298448B2 |
Method and apparatus for extending service capabilities in a communication network
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including selecting a solution set of devices from a set of candidate devices connected to a network to provide a service via a virtual device, generating a virtual finite state machine to control execution of the required functions of the virtual device via selected capabilities of each device of the solution set of devices transmitting, to a controller device of the solution set of devices, the virtual finite state machine, wherein execution of the virtual finite state machine by the controller device causes the controller device to control the required functions of the virtual device via the selected capabilities of each device of the solution set of devices, and transmitting, to non-controller devices of the solution set of devices, software data and configuration data, wherein execution of the software data at the non-controller devices according to the configuration data causes the non-controller devices to perform the selected capabilities according to signals sent by the controller device. |
| US10298447B2 |
System and method for accessing real sensors for virtual service processor stack
Certain aspects direct to systems and methods for device or vendor independent network switch management on a management controller. The management controller is communicatively connected to a network switch through a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface. The management controller receives parsed information of a management information base (MIB) file corresponding to the network switch, and establishes a communication between the management controller and the network switch through the SNMP interface based on the parsed information of the MIB file, in which the management controller functions as a client and the network switch functions as a server of the communication. Then the management controller receives an input to manage and configure the network switch, and manages and configures the network switch via the communication through the SNMP interface based on the input and the parsed information of the MIB file. |
| US10298445B2 |
Method for dynamic adjustment of a level of verbosity of a component of a communications network
A method for dynamic management of a first level of verbosity of a component defined in a data network, the data network having a control center, each component allowing the execution of tasks and including a security management configuration associating a status message, forming a log, with the execution of a task of the component, each log associated with a task indicating an event and having a local level, the control center allowing the collection of a set of logs to supervise the network, the method including: detecting a stimulus by a control center; determining a component associated with the stimulus detected by the control center; modifying the first level of verbosity of the component to a second level of verbosity during a first given period, the modification being launched by generating a supervision command by the control center, the second level of verbosity being defined according to the stimulus. |
| US10298442B2 |
Error recovery process
Method, system and computer program product are disclosed for error recovery process. The method comprises: detecting an event of error in a computer system having a plurality of components; obtaining a QoS requirement for the event; determining a strategy for error recovery process based on the obtained QoS requirement; and executing an error recovery process for the event based on the determined strategy for error recovery process. |
| US10298439B2 |
Network functions virtualization network system and data processing method, and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a network functions virtualization network system, method, and an apparatus. An NSO node is connected to a first network node by using an operation support-network service orchestration interface, the NSO node is connected to an RO node by using a network service orchestration-resource management orchestration interface, and the NSO node is connected to a catalog; the RO node is connected to a first network node by using an operation support-resource management orchestration interface, the RO node is connected to a VNFM node, the RO node is connected to a VIM node, and the RO node is separately connected to the catalog, a network functions virtualization instance, and a network functions virtualization infrastructure resource. The system, method, and the apparatus are used to deploy the network service orchestration function and the resource management orchestration function. |
| US10298438B2 |
Resource state monitoring method, device and communication network
A resource state monitoring method, device and communication network are provided. The method includes: acquiring network event state information of a node in a network running process, detecting a data plane resource state of the node and a control plane resource state of the node when it determines that the network event state information of the node meets a resource state detection triggering condition, and reporting a detection result to a management plane of the node. The device includes an acquiring unit, a checking unit, a triggering unit, a detecting unit and a reporting unit. The network includes several nodes, a communication control device and a resource state monitoring device. |
| US10298433B2 |
Transmitter time adjustments for groups of receivers
A method and system for achieving a link budget improvement in a diverse OFDM radio system by addressing the timing misalignment issue that can occur due to the differences in propagation time in signals between mobile stations and Radio Access Nodes. Timing misalignment is shared or split between the primary path to a primary Radio Access Node and a diverse path to a diverse Radio Access Node. The relative timing offsets between mobile stations are adjusted, the mobile stations are grouped into zones using a variety of different grouping techniques, and the transmission for each mobile station is scheduled, using one or more of a variety of scheduling techniques. |
| US10298432B2 |
Apparatus and method for filter bank multi-carrier signal modulation with low PAPR in multiple antenna system
An apparatus and method for filter bank multi-carrier signal modulation with a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) in a multiple antenna system are disclosed. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, in a multiple antenna transmission method, after a plurality of transmission candidate signals, which are modulated for each antenna using discrete Fourier transform (DFT) spread filter bank multi-carrier and offset quadrature amplitude modulation (FBMC/OQAM) techniques and are capable of obtaining a single carrier effect, are generated, a transmission candidate signal with a low PAPR can be selected and transmitted, and thus peak-to-average power ratio performance can be effectively improved, and interference between subcarriers can be eliminated by applying an Alamouti coding manner. |
| US10298426B2 |
Communication cable module and transmission loss compensation circuit
There is disclosed a communication cable module including: a conductive cable; a linear amplifier connected to the conductive cable; a detector for detecting presence or absence of an input signal of the conductive cable; a first circuit having a variable-current function; and a second circuit having a common-mode voltage regulating function, wherein when the input signal is not present, the variable-current function of the first circuit reduces an output current of the linear amplifier and the common-mode voltage regulating function of the second circuit regulates an output common-mode voltage of the linear amplifier. |
| US10298423B2 |
Wireless SC-FDMA communications system
A device includes circuitry configured to determine feedforward and feedback coefficients for an adaptive frequency-domain decision feedback equalizer (AFD-DFE) based on previously received signals. The equalizer output is determined by applying the feedforward and feedback coefficients of the AFD-DFE to a received signal, and the feedforward and feedback coefficients of the AFD-DFE are updated based on the equalizer output. |
| US10298421B2 |
Power aware receiver/transmitter adaptation for high speed serial interfaces
A receiver includes first and second equalization modules adapted to provide first and second compensations to a data signal, and a control module including a list that identifies the first equalization module as being less efficient than the second. The control module provides first and second compensation levels of the first and second compensations, such that the first and second compensations operate on the data signal to meet a bit error rate (BER) target, lowers the first compensation to reduce the power consumption of the receiver based on the list, and determines whether, in response to an increase in the level of the second compensation the BER target is met. |
| US10298414B2 |
Intelligent transducers for transforming signals in complex computing networks
This disclosure is directed to an intelligent transducer for transforming a first event signal received from an input signal system into a second event signal transmitted to an output signal system by using a first event signal-specific transformation signal received from one or more disparate application signal systems and sensing an attribute of the first event signal-specific transformation signal. |
| US10298396B1 |
Identity management service via virtual passport
A method includes verifying the identity of an individual. A virtual passport for the individual is created upon verifying the identity of the individual. The virtual passport uniquely identifies the individual. A public/private key pair associated with the individual is generated. The virtual passport is signed with the private key. The signed virtual passport is entered in a public block chain. The signed virtual passport may be retrieved from the public block chain. The authenticity of the signed virtual passport may be determined via the public key. |
| US10298393B1 |
Method and apparatus for factoring large integers
This patent describes a method, apparatus and computer program which factor a large integer N0 in a time of the order of p2·logp4 N0, where p denotes a prime. |
| US10298388B2 |
Workload encryption key
A workload server computing device receives a workload encryption key from a workload client computing device over a network. The workload encryption key is encrypted with a public encryption key of the workload server computing device. The workload server computing device decrypts the workload encryption key using a private encryption key of the workload server computing device corresponding to the public encryption key. The workload server computing device receives a workload from the workload client computing device over the network. The workload is encrypted with the workload encryption key. The workload server computing device decrypts the workload using the workload encryption key, and executes the decrypted workload for the workload client computing device. |
| US10298387B1 |
Media stream interception and simulcast
A method includes detecting, at an interceptor device, a transmission of an encrypted media stream from a first device to a second device. The method also includes intercepting the encrypted media stream, during the transmission, for a simulcast operation associated with the encrypted media stream. The transmission of the encrypted media stream from the first device to the second device is substantially unaffected by the interception. The method further includes simulcasting a version of the encrypted media stream to at least a third device in response to intercepting the encrypted media stream. |
| US10298363B2 |
Buffer management method for D2D communication, and wireless device
One embodiment of the present specification provides a method by which a wireless device manages a buffer for performing soft combining. The method can comprise the steps of: decoding data received through device-to-device (D2D) communication; determining whether an error exists in the decoded data; determining whether a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station is established or/and a carrier aggregation is configured and activated if the error exists; taking at least one from among an instantaneous buffer to be used when the carrier aggregation is activated and a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer to be used when the RRC connection is established, on the basis of whether the RRC connection with the base station is established and whether the carrier aggregation is activated; and storing, in the taken one or more buffers, a soft bit for performing soft combining. |
| US10298360B2 |
Method and device for determining toggle sequence and error pattern based on soft decision
Provided is a method of determining a toggle sequence for error detection based on a soft decision value and a method and apparatus for determining an error pattern, and more particularly, to a method of determining an optimum toggle sequence and error pattern based on a soft decision value in order to allow for faster error (pattern) detection and correction. It is an object of the invention to implement low redundancy, less delay, and a receive-side error correction capability by combining advantages of the conventional ARQ scheme and the conventional FEC scheme using a soft decision reliability. For this purpose, according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in order to optimize the toggle sequence speed, there is provided a method of determining a toggle sequence such that bits are toggled sequentially in the order of a smaller sum of soft decision reliabilities to be toggled. |
| US10298358B2 |
Change indicator for system information in a cellular internet of things (CIoT) network
A radio access network node (e.g., base station subsystem) and method are described herein for indicating to a mobile station (e.g., CIoT device) which system information (SI) message(s) (if any) has changed relative to the mobile station's last reading. In addition, a mobile station (e.g., CIoT device) and method are described herein for receiving an indication that indicates which system information (SI) message(s) (if any) has changed relative to the mobile station's last reading. |
| US10298349B2 |
Receive supervision method and radio unit
A TDD radio unit and a real-time RX supervision method used therein are provided. The method comprises steps of: setting the radio unit into an RX supervision status in a TX timeslot, wherein the setting comprises: connecting a TX observation module in the radio unit to a termination port of a Transmit/Receive (TR) switch in the radio unit; and setting all components in the RX path in a power-on status; detecting a gain of the TX observation module by means of a signal from the TR switch passing through the TX observation module and a gain of the RX path by means of a TX leakage signal passing through the RX path; calculating a gain difference between the TX observation module and the RX path; and comparing the calculated gain difference with a preset gain difference to determine a state of the RX path. With the TDD radio unit and RX supervision method, the TX leakage signal is used, and thus no extra simulation source is need. Furthermore, a real time supervision is performed. |
| US10298342B2 |
Communication method based on time division multiple access communication system, and terminal
Disclosed are a communication method based on a time division multiple access communication system, and a terminal. The method comprises: receiving, by a communication terminal, an embedded signalling frame, conducting embedded type information parsing on the embedded signalling frame to obtain an embedded signalling and control information; in accordance with the control information, caching, by the communication terminal, the embedded signalling to corresponding caching regions; and when each corresponding caching region has already been cached with the embedded signalling, conducting embedded type signalling decoding, by the communication terminal, on the embedded signalling in all the caching regions so as to obtain a control signalling. The technical solution of the present invention can shorten the terminal access duration of the time division multiple access communication system, thereby improving the access performance of the time division multiple access communication system. |
| US10298335B1 |
Co-channel interference reduction in mmWave networks
Methods and devices for receiving or transmitting a wireless packet are described. A wireless packet includes a short training field (STF) and a channel estimation field (CEF). The receiver determines whether the received STF matches an assigned STF assigned for a target link, by performing cross-correlation between the STF and a component sequence from a set of at least four different component sequences which are pairs of Golay sequences. The cross-correlation output is compared with an expected output. When the received STF matches the assigned STF, the wireless packet is considered a target packet. A channel estimation is performed using a cross-correlation of the received CEF with an assigned CEF assigned for the target link. The assigned CEF is from a set of two or more CEFs, where each CEF is formed using the set of component sequences, and the CEFs are pairwise zero-correlation zone (ZCZ) sequences. |
| US10298332B2 |
Method of controlling semiconductor optical device that includes semiconductor optical amplifier
A method of controlling a semiconductor element that includes a semiconductor laser diode (LD), a semiconductor modulator, and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is disclosed. The LD generates CW light supplied with the first bias current. The semiconductor modulator generates a modulated light by modulating the CW light supplied with a driving signal. The SOA generates an optical signal by amplifying the modulated light supplied with the second bias current. The method first sets the second bias current in a region where the output power of the optical signal shows negative dependence of the second bias current. Then, a temperature of the semiconductor element, the first bias current, and the driving signal are adjusted such that the optical signal shows performance in respective preset ranges. |
| US10298329B1 |
Multi-layer system self-optimization
A software-defined network multi-layer controller (SDN-MLC) may communicate with multiple layers of a telecommunication network. The SDN-MLC may have an optimization algorithm that helps manage, in near real-time, the multiple layers of the telecommunication network. |
| US10298327B1 |
Pointing control with fiber nutation
A nutation controller and methods of use correct for the small, fixed offset inherent in laser communication systems referred to as pointing bias error, thereby removing the pointing bias error and allowing for more robust and rapid laser communications between distant platforms. |
| US10298322B2 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting and compensating power imbalance and modulation imperfection for a coherent optical transmitter
In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor comprises code to cause the processor to determine, during a calibration of a coherent optical transmitter, a set of parameters associated with each tributary channel by sending a first signal to a digital signal processor (DSP) to adjust a scale factor of that tributary channel. The scale factor is associated with a tap characteristic of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter of the DSP. The code further causes the processor to determine a power imbalance between two tributary channels based on the set of parameters associated with each tributary channel. The code further causes the processor to send a second signal to the coherent optical transmitter to adjust a set of operational settings of the coherent optical transmitter based on the power imbalance and the set of parameters associated with each tributary channel. |
| US10298319B2 |
Optical switch, and optical node monitoring system and monitoring method
It is an object to monitor signal flow (optically switched state) in an optical node without using a monitor light. In each of output ports of the optical node, a part of output signals is turned back, and the output signal light is subjected to intensity modulation or phase modulation, assigned port identification information, and allowed to reverse in the optical node. From an input port corresponding to the reversed output signal, a plurality of signals turned back are output. The plurality of signals are appropriately converted into intensity modulation from phase modulation and separated by a device having a spectroscopic function, and identification information is read out based on an intensity of a signal light for each signal, thereby determining an optically switched state to an output port corresponding to the input port. |
| US10298318B1 |
Pilot tone compensation in receiver optical digital signal processing
The inclusion of a pilot tone as a modulation of an optical data signal reduces the optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR). Methods and apparatus for receiving an optical signal are provided that compensate for at least a portion of the pilot tone modulation to reduce the pilot tone induced OSNR penalty. An initial waveform is processed to generate a compensated waveform, the processing including dispersion compensation. An intensity waveform is calculated in accordance with the compensated waveform. The intensity waveform is processed to obtain a pilot tone frequency, a modulation depth, and a phase of the pilot tone. The compensated waveform is multiplied with a pilot tone compensation factor that is a function of the pilot tone frequency, the modulation depth, and the phase of the pilot tone to generate a modified compensated waveform. A symbol carried by the modified compensated waveform is determined. |
| US10298312B2 |
Wireless base station and terminal, and system and method for wireless communication
There is provided a wireless base station that stores information on a plurality of different first precodings and information on a plurality of different reception weights; transmits, from antennas, a plurality of downlink reference signals, each of which is obtained by applying one of the first precodings; receives information on reception quality of the downlink reference signals from wireless terminals; selects at least one from the wireless terminals based on the information on reception quality; determines wireless resource allocation for allowing the selected wireless terminal to transmit an uplink reference signal; notifies the selected wireless terminal of the wireless resource allocation; and receives the uplink reference signal transmitted from the selected wireless terminal by applying each of the reception weights to the uplink reference signal. |
| US10298309B2 |
Wireless device, a network node and methods therein for determining the quality of uplink beamforming directions in a wireless communications network
A method performed by a wireless device (121) for determining the quality of uplink beamforming directions in a wireless communications network (100) is provided. The wireless device (121) receives configuration information indicating uplink channel state information, CSI, processes for uplink beamforming directions. Then, the wireless device (121) transmits reference signals for one or more uplink beamforming directions on uplink transmission resources of corresponding one or more uplink CSI processes. The wireless device (121) also receives one or more uplink CSI process reports for the one or more uplink CSI processes. Then, the wireless device (121) determines the quality of at least one uplink beamforming direction using the one or more uplink CSI process reports. A wireless device (121) for determining the quality of uplink beamforming directions in a wireless communications network (100) is also provided.Furthermore, a network node and a method therein for enabling a wireless device (121) to determine a quality of uplink beamforming directions in a wireless communications network (100) are also provided. |
| US10298306B2 |
Terminal device, base station apparatus and communication method
There is provided a terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus. The device includes: a higher layer processing unit that configures a discovery signal which includes cell-specific reference signals present in DwPTSs of all downlink subframes and all special subframes, a first synchronization signal present in a prescribed subframe, a second synchronization signal present in a first subframe, and one or more non-zero power CSI reference signals during a period of continuous subframes in a predetermined cell; and a reception unit that receives the discovery signal. A subframe offset between the second synchronization signal and the non-zero power CSI reference signal is independently configured for each of the non-zero power CSI reference signals. |
| US10298305B2 |
Channel state information feedback method and apparatus, user equipment, and base station
Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel state information (CSI) feedback method and apparatus, user equipment, and a base station. The method, performed by a user equipment device, includes: pre-synchronizing, between the user equipment device and a base station, a basis matrix that includes sparsity of CSI in a frequency domain and a space domain; receiving pilot information from the base station; determining, according to the pilot information, a CSI information matrix that includes information about the frequency domain and the space domain of CSI; determining the data by using the CSI information matrix; and feeding back the data to the base station, so that the base station restores the corresponding CSI information from the data by using the basis matrix. |
| US10298301B2 |
Channel estimation for millimeter-wave communication/data link and the corresponding codebook design
The channel estimation method for millimeter-wave communication includes virtual multipath acquisition and sparse reconstruction. In the virtual multipath acquisition stage, instead of searching the real multipath components (MPCs), the virtual representation of the real MPCs is derived, and the hierarchical search is utilized to acquire the virtual MPCs based on a normal limited-resolution codebook. In the sparse reconstruction stage, the real MPCs are reconstructed from the virtual MPCs acquired in the virtual multipath acquisition stage. An enhanced sub-array scheme is used to design a hierarchical codebook under a strict constant-modulus constraint. The designed codebook can be used for both analog and hybrid beamforming/combining devices. The training overhead of channel estimation and the complexity of the search are significantly reduced, and the size of the dictionary matrix is greatly reduced by exploiting the results of the virtual multipath acquisition. |
| US10298292B2 |
Direct current power line communication control device using H-bridge circuit
Polarities of voltages on a plurality of electric wires are reversed with an H-bridge circuit applied in accordance with control information or data to be transmitted, information or data transmitted as change of polarities is found on the reception side, and the transmitted power is restored to direct current power through a bridge diode circuit and is used as power supplied to a load. Each load has a unique ID input and storage means, and the present invention is a communication method in which the unique ID is designated to the transmitted information or IDs are designated to groups to control a load. In addition, it is a method for spreading a PWM operation time to minimize noise generated in accordance with PWM driving on the reception side. In a direct current transmission and reception environment, data or a command signal for power demand response is mapped with the polarity of voltage and is transmitted to each customer, and it may be applied to the power demand response technique. |
| US10298281B2 |
Establishing communication with wireless devices using orientation data
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems involving establishing communication with wireless devices. According to an example embodiment, a system comprises orientation circuitry configured and arranged to obtain orientation data indicative of a physical orientation of the user, a communication circuit configured and arranged to wirelessly communicate data with a plurality of wireless devices, and processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured and arranged to: determine a direction of interest using the orientation data, select a wireless device from the plurality wireless devices based on the direction of interest, the selection being based on information indicating a location of the user relative to the plurality of wireless devices, and establish communication between the system and the selected wireless device. |
| US10298280B2 |
Proximity sensor with nonlinear filter and method
A sensor for a portable connected device comprising a filter 30 is arranged to reduce a noise component on a sampled input signal, wherein the filter is arranged to consider only input measurements that change systematically in a same direction, updating an output value when all the input samples in a predetermined time window are above or below a current output value and, repeating the current output value when the input samples in the time window are below and above the current output value. |
| US10298277B2 |
Channel loss compensation circuits
A circuit includes a transmitter associated with a carrier of a radio frequency interconnect, a transmission channel communicatively coupled with the transmitter, and a receiver communicatively coupled with the transmission channel, the receiver also being associated with the carrier of the radio frequency interconnect. A combiner on a transmitter-side of the transmission channel is coupled between the transmitter and the transmission channel, and a decoupler on a receiver-side of the transmission channel is coupled between the receiver and the transmission channel. A channel loss compensation circuit is communicatively coupled between the transmitter and the receiver. |
| US10298272B2 |
Post-decoding error check with diagnostics for product codes
In one embodiment, a system includes a controller and logic integrated with and/or executable by the controller. The logic is configured to perform iterative decoding on encoded data to obtain decoded data. The logic is also configured to perform post-decoding error diagnostics on a first portion of the decoded data in response to not obtaining a valid product codeword in the first portion after the iterative decoding of the encoded data. Other systems, methods, and computer program products for producing post-decoding error signatures are presented in accordance with more embodiments. |
| US10298267B2 |
Reducing timing uncertainty
Solution for reducing timing uncertainty is provided. The solution means for receiving data in a first clock domain; means for selecting in the first clock domain a data unit to be a frame starting point and transmitting the information on the selection to a frame counter in a second clock domain; means for performing to the data in a coding/decoding unit coding or decoding, the coding/decoding unit several clock domains; means for obtaining at the output of the coding/decoding unit the position of the selected frame starting point; and means for determining timing of the correct frame starting point of the coded/decoded data utilizing the obtained position of the selected frame starting point and the information in the frame counter. |
| US10298264B2 |
Systems and methods for soft decision generation in a solid state memory system
Systems and method relating generally to solid state memory, and more particularly to systems and methods for generated data from a solid state memory. A data processing system includes a solid state memory device, a soft data generation circuit operable to receive multiple instances of an element of a read data set accessed from the solid state memory device, and access a scramble compensating extended look up table using the multiple instances of the element to receive corresponding soft data, and a data decoder circuit operable to yield a decoded output from the soft data. |
| US10298240B1 |
Wide frequency range clock generation with phase interpolation
In certain embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a circuit configured to scale a phase control value from an external phase control resolution of an external clock frequency to an internal phase control resolution of an internal clock frequency to generate a target phase control value. The circuit may also determine a difference between a current phase control value and the target phase control value and determine a phase step value based on the difference. Further, the circuit may modify a current phase control value based on the phase step value and generate a phase controlled clock signal at the internal clock frequency using the modified phase control value. Additionally, the circuit may divide the phase controlled clock signal at the internal clock frequency to generate a phase controlled clock signal at the external clock frequency. |
| US10298237B2 |
Level shifting circuit, apparatus and method of operating the same
A level shifting apparatus includes a first inverter configured to receive an input signal and a second inverter capacitively coupled with an output of the first inverter, the second inverter being configured to output an output signal. A transmission gate is configured to feed back the output signal to an input of the second inverter, wherein the transmission gate is configured to selectively interrupt feedback of the output signal to the input of the second inverter. |
| US10298221B2 |
Adaptive leading-edge blanking
In some examples, a control circuit is configured to control a transistor, and the control circuit includes a leading-edge detection unit configured to detect a time interval that corresponds to a leading-edge current spike through the transistor, wherein the time interval is independent of temperature. In some examples, the control circuit also includes a blanking unit configured to prevent the control circuit from turning off the transistor during the time interval. |
| US10298214B2 |
Clock switch device and system-on-chip having the same
A clock switch device includes a control circuit and a tri-state buffer. The control circuit deactivates an output enable signal when a frequency of a clock signal varies and activates the output enable signal when the frequency of the clock signal is maintained without change. The tri-state buffer maintains an output electrode at a high impedance state when the output enable signal is deactivated and buffers the clock signal and outputs the buffered clock signal through the output electrode as an output clock signal when the output enable signal is activated. |
| US10298213B2 |
Tunable-frequency pulse forming networks for high power microwave applications
A tunable frequency transmission line pulse forming network circuit for forming a waveform having a spectral content. The pulse forming network circuit comprises a dielectric material; a ground section; a stepped shaped charged section, with the charged section having a plurality of stages including a first stage; a power supply coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for charging the pulse forming network circuit; a switch coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for periodically discharging the pulse forming network circuit; and an antenna coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for propagating a high-power microwave signal from the pulse forming network circuit into the environment. At least the first stage of pulse forming network circuit has one of a tunable magnetic material and a nonlinear magnetic which facilitates adjusting the waveform and the spectral content of the waveform emitted by the pulse forming network circuit into the surrounding environment. |
| US10298197B2 |
Bulk acoustic wave resonator and method of manufacturing the same
A bulk acoustic wave resonator includes: a substrate; a cavity forming layer disposed on the substrate so as to form a cavity; a lower electrode disposed on the cavity; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the lower electrode; an upper electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and a temperature compensation layer disposed below the lower electrode and in the cavity portion. |
| US10298187B2 |
Selective high and low power amplifier switch architecture
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a switch architecture for switching between a low power amplifier and a high power amplifier. One example amplification system includes a high power amplifier and a low power amplifier. The amplification system further includes a first switch coupled between the high power amplifier and an output. The amplification system further includes a second switch coupled between the output and a reference potential. The second switch is further coupled between the low power amplifier and the output and configured to selectively couple the low power amplifier to the output. The amplification system further includes a third switch coupled between the low power amplifier and the second switch. |
| US10298184B2 |
Dual device semiconductor structures with shared drain
Transistors may be manufactured with a shared drain to reduce die area consumed by circuitry. In one example, two transistors can be manufactured that include two body regions that abut a shared drain region. The two transistors can be independently operated by coupling terminals to a source and a gate for each transistor and the shared drain. Characteristics of the two transistors can be controlled by adjusting feature sizes, such as overlap between the gate and the shared drain for a transistor. In particular, two transistors with different voltage requirements can be manufactured using a shared drain structure, which can be useful in amplifier circuitry and in particular Class-D amplifiers. |
| US10298177B2 |
N-way doherty distributed power amplifier with power tracking
A power amplifier using N-way Doherty structure with adaptive bias supply power tracking for extending the efficiency region over the high peak-to-average power ratio of the multiplexing modulated signals such as wideband code division multiple access and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is disclosed. In an embodiment, present invention uses a dual-feed distributed structure to an N-way Doherty amplifier to improve the isolation between at least one main amplifier and at least one peaking amplifier and, and also to improve both gain and efficiency performance at high output back-off power. Hybrid couplers can be used at either or both of the input and output. In at least some implementations, circuit space is also conserved due to the integration of amplification, power splitting and combining. |
| US10298171B2 |
Hinged building integrated photovoltaic roof tile modules
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, particularly as multi-region roofing modules that have photovoltaic elements embedded or incorporated into the body of the module, in distinct tiles-sized regions. Such multi-region photovoltaic modules can replicate the look of individual roofing tiles or shingles. Further, multi-region photovoltaic modules can include hinged support structures along the upper edge of the modules, allowing for lifting of portions of an installed module, giving access to the underlying roof deck for more efficient installation, maintenance, or removal of roofing structures down-roof of the installed module. |
| US10298170B2 |
Photovoltaic mounting system
A photovoltaic mounting system having an elongated connector base. The elongated connector base can included photovoltaic module connector portion for supporting a pair of elevated photovoltaic modules above the base. The base may include a captive screw system for holding a pair of mounting screws in place prior to installation and functioning as a screw guide during installation. An assistance clamp fits over the elongated base under the photovoltaic module connector portion to secure the elongated connector base to relatively narrow portion of a roof to provide lateral stability to the elongated connector base. |
| US10298166B2 |
Motor control system, motor controller, and method for setting safety function
A motor control system includes a motor, and motor control circuitry that controls driving electric power for the motor based on a driving state quantity of the motor, and upon input of a safety request signal from outside the motor control circuitry, monitors a relationship between a driving state quantity and an operation monitor pattern selected from multiple kinds of operation monitor patterns using multiple simultaneously functioning safety function software modules. |
| US10298136B2 |
Flyback converter, control circuit and control method therefor
The disclosure relates to a flyback converter, a control circuit and a control method therefor. In the control method, a power stage circuit is controlled at a light load to operate alternatively in a pulse width modulation mode (i.e. a constant switching frequency mode) and in a constant on time mode, in accordance with a voltage compensation signal. Thus, output energy may decrease rapidly and smoothly, without need for the control circuit to stop working. The flyback converter has increased efficiency at the light load and decreased output voltage ripple. |
| US10298132B2 |
Switching power supply for low step down conversion ratio with reduced switching losses
Disclosed herein is a power converter with low step down conversion ratio with improved power conversion efficiency. The power converter includes a first inductor to receive the input voltage, and a second inductor to supply the output voltage to a load. The first inductor and the second inductor are electromagnetically coupled to each other. The power converter further includes a first switch coupled between the first inductor and the second inductor. The first switch is switched according to a pulse having a frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency of (i) a series inductance between the first inductor and the second inductor and (ii) a parallel capacitance across the first switch. The power converter further includes a second switch coupled to the first switch and the second inductor to supply a reference voltage to the second inductor according to another pulse having the frequency. |
| US10298127B2 |
Startup clamp circuit for non-complimentary differential pair in DCDC converter system
A DCDC converter includes a transconductance amplifier, a comparator, a current driving component, an output impedance, a switch, a clamp resistor and a p-channel FET. The transconductance amplifier outputs a transconductance current and a switch control signal. The comparator has a two n-channel FET inputs forming a differential pair and outputs a compared signal. The current driving component generates an output current based on the compared signal. The output impedance component generates an output DC voltage based on the output current. The switch is between the two n-channel FETs and can open and close based on the switch control signal. The clamp resistor is arranged in series with the switch. The p-channel FET is in series with the clamp resistor and is controlled by the output DC voltage. |
| US10298122B2 |
Switching mode DC/DC power converter for delivering a direct current to a pulse radar unit
A switching mode DC/DC power converter for delivering a direct current to a pulse radar unit. A first switching element connects and disconnects the power converter from a power source in each cycle of the power converter. An inductor charges and discharges in each cycle. A capacitor maintains a DC output voltage as the inductor charges and discharges in each cycle. A second switching element transfers energy from the inductor to the capacitor when the first switch disconnects the switching mode power converter from the power source. A control loop regulates the voltage with a time constant, to a predetermined value by controlling the first switching element. An on time for the first switching element in each cycle is chosen to allow the current through the inductor to fall to zero in each cycle. The cycle is shorter than RF pulse duration and time constant of the control loop is longer than the RF pulses. |
| US10298119B2 |
Scalable protection voltage generation
According to an embodiment, a circuit includes a protection voltage generator coupled to a first voltage node, a second voltage node, and a ground voltage node, the protection voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of protection voltages at a first plurality of nodes based on the first voltage node and the second voltage node, and a voltage protection ladder coupled between the first voltage node and a low voltage circuit, the voltage protection ladder coupled to the plurality of protection voltages at the first plurality of nodes, the voltage protection ladder configured to generate a first low voltage based on the first voltage node and the plurality of protection voltages. |
| US10298118B1 |
Systems and methods for self-driven active rectification
Systems and methods for providing self-driven active AC rectification are provided. In particular, a power conversion system for providing self-driven active AC rectification can be provided. The system can include an input for receiving AC power, a first capacitor and a second capacitor electrically connected in series. The first and second capacitors can also be electrically connected in parallel with a rectifier's load. The system can include a low-side switching element and a shunt resistor electrically connected between the rectifier's load and a system ground. The power conversion system can also include a low-side feedback control loop configured to obtain a low-side feedback signal based on a voltage across the shunt resistor and the low-side feedback control loop can be further configured to control the low-side switching element based, at least in part, on the low-side feedback signal. |
| US10298112B2 |
Circuit for driving a power switch
A circuit for driving a power switch is presented. The circuit includes a first power switch coupled to a second power switch via a switching node and a driver coupled to the first power switch, where the driver contains an energy storing element coupled to the switching node. The circuit also contains a sensor to sense an electrical parameter of the driver and a charger coupled to the sensor. The charger provides a charge current to charge the energy storage element, and to control the charge current based on the electrical parameter. In particular, a circuit for driving a power switch based on a III/V semiconductor is presented. In addition, a method of powering a power switch driver is presented. The method includes sensing an electrical parameter of the driver and adjusting a current to charge the energy storing element based on the electrical parameter. |
| US10298111B2 |
PWM controller, switched-mode power supply, image forming apparatus, and PWM control method
A PWM controller includes a sine wave calculator to generate a sine wave signal according to a frequency command value, a first counter to generate a first triangular wave carrier signal, and a comparator to compare the sine wave signal with the first triangular wave carrier signal, generate a PWM signal, and supply the PWM signal to a power converter. The PWM controller further includes a second counter to generate a second triangular wave carrier signal that is π rad behind the first triangular wave carrier signal, a carrier number calculator to calculate a carrier number based on a multiplication number, and a carrier control unit to switch the first triangular wave carrier signal and the second triangular wave carrier signal based on the carrier number, to supply the triangular wave carrier signal to the comparator. |
| US10298105B2 |
Linear vibrator
A linear vibrator includes a bracket having a plate shape, a casing having a hexahedral shape with an open bottom and coupled to the bracket, a circuit board on the bracket, a coil on the circuit board, a pair of magnets spaced apart from each other and disposed over the coil at an interval from the coil, a plate having a pair of magnet attachment surfaces attached to top surfaces of the pair of magnets and a connection surface downwardly bent with a step difference from the magnet attachment surfaces and connecting the pair of magnet attachment surfaces, a weight on top of the plate, and a spring on top of the connection surface and formed in a strip shape with two ends secured to the casing and a center portion secured to the connection surface. The spring is bilateral symmetric and has at least a pair of inwardly-bent portions. |
| US10298104B2 |
Electrical motor and electrical generator device
The present invention provides methods and systems for an electrical motor or power generator device that includes a housing having a front end cap and a rear end cap, and a shaft rotationally engaged to the front end cap and rear end cap. The device includes at least one in-line stator including an external ring disposed around a centrally located bore for receiving the shaft, and at least one opening within the external ring for receiving a coil assembly. The device further includes at least one in-line rotor that includes a plate with a centrally located bore for receiving the shaft, and at least one opening within the plate for receiving a magnet assembly. |
| US10298100B2 |
Shaft-mounted monitor for monitoring rotating machinery
Disclosed herein is a shaft-mounted monitor for monitoring conditions of a rotating shaft using a calculated rotational component of the rotating shaft. The monitor may include a sensor such as an accelerometer, thermal sensor, strain gauge, or the like. In various embodiments, a variety of parameters relating to the rotating shaft may be monitored, such as a temperature, rotational speed, angular position, torque, power, frequency, or the like. The monitor may include a wireless transmitter to transmit the monitored condition of the rotating shaft to an intelligent electronic device or a monitoring system. |
| US10298099B2 |
Method of sensor misalignment learning for motor speed estimation
A method of estimating electric motor speed. The method determines whether a sequential cycle of the electric motor has occurred. The method calculates a correction factor for each of the Hall states. Where a sequential cycle of the electric motor has occurred, the method also calculates an update quality factor for the correction factors of the sequential cycle. The method updates the correction factors utilizing the update quality factor. Utilizing the updated correction factors, the method updates the electric motor speed signal. |
| US10298098B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes a stator having a coil, a sensor circuit board attached to the stator and on which a magnetic sensor is provided, the sensor circuit board having a first side facing the stator and a second side opposite the first side, a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator, a tool-accessory retaining part configured to be driven by the rotor and a power-supply line configured to supply electrical power to the coil. The power-supply line is connected to the coil without traversing the second side of the sensor circuit board. |
| US10298093B2 |
Tubular motor, control method for brushless motor, and motor equipped with brake
A tubular motor may include a tubular case, a motor unit provided inside the case, and a first planetary gear unit placed inside the case at an output side in the motor shaft direction with respect to the motor unit. On the motor unit, a concave part may be formed in an output side end surface of an output side end plate section that supports a rotor, at an output side of the rotor. On the first planetary gear unit, a planetary carrier may include a supporting plate that overlaps with planetary gears at an counter-output side in order to support the planetary gears from the counter-output side. The first planetary gear unit may be immediately adjacent to the output side end plate section at an output side. |
| US10298091B2 |
Rotor of rotating motor, rotating motor, and air-conditioning apparatus
A rotor of a rotating motor includes a boss into which a shaft is inserted, a rotor yoke provided on a side of an outer circumference of the boss and formed of a plurality of pole pieces connected into a circular ring shape, and a coupling member made of resin with which the boss and the rotor yoke are integrally molded. Each of the plurality of pole pieces is provided with an injection hole that is bored in an axial direction and into which the resin is injected in the integral molding. |
| US10298088B2 |
Rotary electric machine
A rotary electric machine having a stator and a rotor, in addition to an electric control device and a connection device which comprises at least one coupling element for electrically connecting the control device to one or several electrical lines and a mass element provided to connect to an electric mass potential. In order to improve the machine with respect to electromagnetic interference, the stator is connected to the mass element by a contact bridge which has a first securing section and a second securing section in addition to a bridge element arranged between the securing sections and includes a single-piece spring steel sheet which is at least partially sinuous. |
| US10298087B2 |
Electric machine
An electric machine, includes a rotor, a first radial fan wheel and a second radial fan wheel arranged on opposite sides of the rotor in axial direction, a first cooling air chamber and a second cooling air chamber; a first cooling air path extending in axial direction up to a side of the second radial fan wheel which faces away from the first radial fan wheel and from there leading into the second cooling air chamber, a second cooling air path extending in axial direction up to a side of the first radial fan wheel which faces away from the second radial fan wheel and from there leading into the first cooling air chamber, wherein the first radial fan wheel moves cooling air from the first cooling air chamber along the at least one first cooling air path and the second radial fan wheel moves cooling air from the second cooling air chamber along the at least one second cooling air path. |
| US10298085B2 |
Motor support unit and heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation for a corresponding motor vehicle
A motor support unit designed to be mounted on a shell of a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning installation is disclosed. Additionally, the motor support unit includes a motor and a motor support. The motor support unit further includes a connection piece for fitting on the motor support and may also be intended for fitting on the shell in such a manner as to form an interface between the motor support and the shell. Furthermore, the connection piece and the motor support are formed by two distinct pieces. |
| US10298083B2 |
Rotating electrical machine equipped with a stator having a bus bar wrapped with insulation sheet/layers
A stator includes multiple bus bars formed in an annular shape and laminated in a radial direction and an insulation member covering both radial side surfaces and both axial end faces of each bus bar, and the insulation member contains a sheet-like insulation member covering both radial side surfaces and the axial end face of each bus bar. |
| US10298076B2 |
Three-phase permanent magnet-type synchronous motor
A three-phase permanent magnet-type synchronous motor configured to significantly reduce cogging torque. The motor includes a rotator and stator each having either permanents magnets or teeth. The number of magnetic poles of the rotator or stator is P and a number of slots of the stator or rotator is N, and a fraction of 2N/3P has a value greater than zero and less than one. The tooth width of the teeth of the stator or rotator in a circumferential direction is ½ of the slot pitch of the stator or rotator. |
| US10298071B2 |
DC-DC boost converter
A DC-DC boost converter and apparatus including the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the DC-DC converter comprises an input for receiving a first voltage at a first level, where the first voltage is negative; a transformer coupled to the input to convert the first voltage to a second voltage at a second level, where the second level is higher than the first level and the second voltage is positive; and an output connected to the transformer to output the second voltage. |
| US10298065B2 |
Wireless power transfer with improved device identification and signaling link security
Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for wireless power transfer with improved device identification and signaling security. A Power Receiving Unit (PRU) may include a receive resonator module to receive power from a Power Transmitting Unit (PTU) over an inductive resonant coupling link. The power may be modulated to provide signaling between the PRU and the PTU over the resonant coupling link. The PRU may also include a signaling link communication module to provide a second type of signaling between the PRU and the PTU over a wireless communication link. The PRU may further include a controller module to receive a random number, generated by the PTU, over the resonant coupling link; calculate an encoded response based on the random number and on an identifier of the PRU; and transmit the encoded response to the PTU over the wireless communication link, for verification by the PTU. |
| US10298059B2 |
Cover and electronic device including the same
A cover of a portable terminal, the cover includes a conductive layer having conductive tiles formed in a region corresponding to a coil, and a protective layer disposed on a surface of the conductive layer. |
| US10298056B2 |
Power control system, power control method, and recording medium
A power control system includes an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the amount of power demand that is used by a consumer according to predetermined information that prompts adjustment of the power demand, and a control unit that controls a predetermined apparatus in accordance with a target demand amount and the information indicating the power demand amount. |
| US10298052B1 |
System and method to wirelessly charge a portable electronics device under an extended power profile
One general aspect includes a system to provide charge to a portable electronic device under an Extended Power Profile (EPP), the system including: a memory configured to include a program and a processor configured to execute the program, where the program enables the processor to: determine whether the portable electronic device can support wireless charging; if the portable electronic device can support wireless charging, determine whether the portable electronic device can support being charged under the EPP; and if the portable electronic device can support being charged under the EPP, provide charge under the EPP to the portable electronic device. |
| US10298051B2 |
Charging position prompting method and electronic device
A method for prompting charging position includes acquiring a value of a first charging parameter through a first induction coil of an electronic device, determining whether a prompt message needs to be sent out based on the value of the first charging parameter, and after outputting the prompt message is determined, sending out the prompt message through an output unit of the electronic device to guide a user to move the electronic device to change a relative position between the electronic device and a wireless charging device from a first relative position to a second relative position. Further, the electric power obtained by and converted through the first induction coil when the relative position is the first relative position is smaller than the electric power obtained by and converted through the first induction coil when the relative position is the second relative position. |
| US10298048B1 |
Wireless charging system and charging control method for dynamically adjusting output power
A wireless charging system is provided. The wireless charging system includes a wireless power receiver circuit and a power management unit. The wireless power receiver circuit is arranged for adjusting an output power according to charging information. The power management unit is coupled to the wireless power receiver circuit, and is arranged for receiving the output power from the wireless power receiver circuit to charge an energy source, and transmitting the charging information to the wireless power receiver circuit. |
| US10298042B2 |
Resilient battery charging strategies to reduce battery degradation and self-discharging
Computer-implemented methods and, a system are provided. A method includes constructing by an Energy Management System (EMS), one or more optimization-based techniques for resilient battery charging based on an optimization problem having an EMS cost-based objective function. The one or more optimization-based techniques are constructed to include a battery degradation metric in the optimization problem. The method further includes charging, by the EMS, one or more batteries in a power system in accordance with the one or more optimization-based techniques. |
| US10298041B2 |
Electronic connect/disconnect device and method for a high voltage battery
An electronic connecting/disconnecting device for a high voltage unit for storing electrical energy designed to be charged and discharged asymmetrically, in particular a battery arranged as part of an electrical circuit is provided. The device includes a charging switch and a discharge switch arranged in parallel and dimensioned asymmetrically for charging and discharging the unit for storing electrical energy, the charging switch being adapted to block, in a first direction of passage, an electric current flowing therethrough, this first direction of passage being opposite to a second direction of passage in which the discharge switch is adapted to block an electric current passing therethrough, the device being able to be activated when a physical magnitude of an electrical current flowing through the circuit is greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US10298039B2 |
Power supply apparatus
A power supply apparatus for providing electrical power, the power supply apparatus configured to be coupled to an electronic device to supply power thereto to charge a battery of the electronic device, the apparatus comprising a fuel cell configured to receive a supply of a fuel for generating said electrical power, the apparatus further including a controller configured to determine the power flow to the electronic device to interrupt the supply of power to the electronic device prior to the battery of the electronic device reaching a fully charged state. |
| US10298036B2 |
Cradle for electronic device
A cradle for an electronic device includes a mounting portion to detachably/attachably accommodate at least a part of the electronic device, a connector disposed in the mounting portion, and a detection member disposed in the mounting portion to detect whether the electronic device is mounted on the mounting portion. Only when the electronic device is attached to the cradle, the cradle may charge a battery or establish an electrical connection automatically with an external device to transmit/receive data. Therefore, a Product Liability (PL) accident can be prevented, and reliability of the cradle can be improved. |
| US10298031B2 |
Battery device and battery protection method
A battery device is provided. The battery device includes: a battery module, a protection device, a battery management circuit, and a battery protection circuit. The battery module includes one or more battery cells. The battery management circuit is for managing the protection device and charging and discharging of the battery module. When the battery device is in a charging mode, the battery protection circuit periodically checks and calculates a direct current internal resistance (DCIR) of the battery module, and determines a current operation temperature of the battery module and a temperature range corresponding to the current operation temperature. When the battery protection circuit determines that the DCIR is greater than a predetermined multiple of a first threshold corresponding to the temperature range, the battery protection circuit informs the battery management circuit to cut off the protection device. |
| US10298020B2 |
Rotor synchronization of cross-compound systems on turning gear
A method of synchronizing a cross-compound generator system on one or more turning gears during startup includes determining, via a notch monitor controller, first and second angular velocities, respectively, of a first and a second rotor. The method also includes simultaneously exciting, via the notch monitor controller, the first and second rotors to attain electromechanical coupling therebetween. The method further includes determining, via the notch monitor controller, a value of a time at which a calibration value of an offset is a constant value, where the offset is representative of a phase alignment of the first rotor relative to the second rotor, and where the offset is indicative of a successful electromechanical coupling therebetween. The method also includes disengaging the one or more turning gears from the cross-compound generator system. |
| US10298010B2 |
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) isolated input/output (I/O) circuits
A method of protecting a serializer/deserializer (SERDES) differential input/output (I/O) circuit includes detecting an electrostatic discharge event. The method also includes selectively disengaging a power supply terminal from a pair of I/O transistors of the SERDES differential I/O circuit in response to the detected electrostatic discharge event. The method further includes selectively disengaging a ground terminal from the pair of I/O transistors of the SERDES differential I/O circuit in response to the detected electrostatic discharge event. |
| US10298008B2 |
DC to DC boost converter
The present disclosure discloses a DC to DC boost converter, comprising a boosted circuit, a protecting circuit, a detecting circuit, a feedback control circuit, and a feedback circuit. The boosted circuit outputs voltage to the outside through the protecting circuit, the protecting circuit controls the boosted circuit to output voltage to the outside according to the current output from the boosted circuit. The detecting circuit detects the output voltage of the protecting circuit and controls whether the feedback control circuit proceeds the feedback control to the boosted circuit according to the feedback voltage of the feedback circuit or not according to the detected output voltage. The DC to DC boost converter adds the protecting circuit and the detecting circuit, which completely shuts the output down while the output is short, thus achieving short-protecting circuit and reducing power consumption. |
| US10298003B2 |
Gel sealing device
A gel sealing device includes a gel sealing block (5) which provides a sealing section (22) through which the elongate parts (13, 14) extend. The gel sealing block (5) includes an upper flange (11) and a lower flange (12) with a support section (11a, 12a, 12b) disposed therebetween. The upper and lower flanges (11, 12) sandwiches, in direction of extension of the elongate parts (13, 14), a gel inner ring (7) supported by said support section (2) and a gel outer ring (6, 10a) covering the gel inner ring (7) in a radial direction extending transverse to said extension direction. The gel inner ring (7) and the gel outer ring (6, 10a) are made of a gel sealing material. |
| US10297999B2 |
Electrical distribution system
Electrical distribution systems and methods comprising a first cable-to-box connector which accepts electrical wires, a first electrical box having a first and a second coupler to connect to the cable-to-box connector; intra-box circuits built in one or more of a plurality of walls of the first electrical box and connecting the first and the second coupler; and a concavity defined by the plurality of walls of the first electrical box that receives a first electrical insert. |
| US10297987B2 |
Gas insulated switchgear
A basic unit portion configured by a standard unit and a variable unit portion whose shape is configured to be changeable. The basic unit portion includes: a first pressure tank with a first opening portion; a circuit breaker; a first bushing; a first disconnecting switch. The variable unit portion includes: a busbar; a second pressure tank with a second opening portion; a second bushing whose necessary number is disposed in accordance with the number of circuits to be externally connected; and second disconnecting switches which are arranged between the busbar and the second bushing. The first opening portion of the basic unit portion and the second opening portion of the variable unit portion are joined facing each other to form into a constitutional body. |
| US10297976B2 |
Low thermal resistance, stress-controlled diode laser assemblies
A diode laser bar assembly is formed to exhibit a relatively low thermal resistance, which also providing an increased range of conditions over which the internal stress conditions may be managed. In particular, the submount configuration of the prior art is replaced by a pair of platelets, disposed above and below the diode laser bar so as to form a “sandwich” structure. The bottom platelet is disposed between the heatsink (cooler) and the diode laser bar. Thus, the bottom platelet may be relatively thin, creating a low thermal resistance configuration. The combination of the top and bottom platelets provides the ability to create various configurations and designs that best accommodate stress conditions for a particular situation. |
| US10297973B2 |
Tunable laser with directional coupler
A tunable laser has a first mirror, a second mirror, a gain medium, and a directional coupler. The first mirror and the second mirror form an optical resonator. The gain medium and the directional coupler are, at least partially, in an optical path of the optical resonator. The first mirror and the second mirror comprise binary super gratings. Both the first mirror and the second mirror have high reflectivity. The directional coupler provides an output coupler for the tunable laser. |
| US10297969B2 |
Diode pumped high peak power laser system for multi-photon applications
The present application discloses various embodiments of a high peak power laser system which includes a diode pump source configured to directly pump at least one optical crystal positioned within the laser cavity, the diode pump source emitting at least one pump beam comprised of two or more vertically stacked optical signals having a wavelength from about 400 nm to about 1100 nm., the optical crystal configured to output at least one optical output having a wavelength of about 750 nm to about 1100 nm and having an output power of about 25 kW or more. |
| US10297968B2 |
High-gain single planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier laser system
A system includes a master oscillator configured to generate a low-power optical beam. The system also includes a planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier configured to receive the low-power optical beam and generate a high-power optical beam having a power of at least about ten kilowatts. The PWG amplifier includes a single laser gain medium configured to generate the high-power optical beam. The single laser gain medium can reside within a single amplifier beamline of the system. The master oscillator and the PWG amplifier can be coupled to an optical bench assembly, and the optical bench assembly can include optics configured to route the low-power optical beam to the PWG amplifier and to route the high-power optical beam from the PWG amplifier. The PWG amplifier could include a cartridge that contains the single laser gain medium and a pumphead housing that retains the cartridge. |
| US10297958B2 |
Locking electrical receptacle with elongate clamping surfaces
A method and apparatus (“utility”) for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. The utility includes a clamping mechanism whereby the very forces that would otherwise tend to pull the connection apart serve to actuate the clamping mechanism, thereby securing the mated pair. The apparatus may be integrated into a standard receptacle, or retrofitted to work with existing devices. In one embodiment, the clamping mechanism acts solely on the ground prong of a standard plug assembly, so that it is unnecessary to consider electrical potentials applied to the clamped prong in relation to the design of the clamping mechanism. Further, the withdrawing movement of the prongs of a plug may cause elongate clamping surfaces of the clamping mechanism to frictionally engage opposing surfaces of the clamped prong. |
| US10297946B1 |
Apparatus and methods for sealing electrical connections
An electrical connection sealer includes an outer jacket and a low-viscosity sealant. The outer jacket includes a first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing. The outer jacket has a pre-sealed end and an open end opposite the pre-sealed end. The first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing at the open end is heat-recoverable and forms a cavity for insertion of an electrical connection. The low-viscosity sealant is insertable into the cavity. Upon application of heat to the electrical connection sealer with the electrical connection and the low-viscosity sealant in the cavity of the electrical connection sealer, the low-viscosity sealant flows across and through the first wires and the at least one second wire and the first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing shrinks to encapsulate the electrical connection and seal the electrical connection and the low-viscosity sealant substantially within the outer jacket. |
| US10297944B2 |
Single pole connector
A male electric connector engaged with a cable carrying electric current. The connector is formed of a plug having a center conductor at said first end engaged to one end of a cable running axially through the plug and exiting the plug at a second end. A conductive annular ring is connected with a conductive member extending from the ring to a second end having a first connector thereon. Any of a plurality of secondary support members having a second connector thereon engageable to the first connector, may be engaged to the plug to support the cable and prevent bending. |
| US10297941B2 |
Socket connector and socket terminal thereof
A socket connector includes an insulated housing and at least one socket terminal. The insulated housing has at least one terminal passage for receiving the at least one socket terminal. The socket terminal has a fixing portion, a conductive clasp extending rearward from the fixing portion along a longitudinal direction, and a pair of contacting arms respectively extending from two opposite sides of the fixing portion. Each contacting arm has an elastic clasp extending from the fixing portion along the longitudinal direction, a port portion connecting to a front end of the elastic clasp, and at least one extending portion extending rearward from an inner side of the port portion. A part of the elastic clasp is bent inward to form a second contacting portion. A part of the port portion and the extending portion form a first contacting section. |
| US10297939B2 |
Electrical contact having a pin which is arranged such that it can move
An electrical contact includes a plurality of electrically conductive contact laminations which form a sleeve-like receptacle for a contact bolt. The contact laminations are pressed by a spring force in the direction of a center axis of the sleeve-like receptacle. In a first position of the pin, the pin supports the contact laminations against the spring force; in a second position of the pin, support of the contact laminations by the pin is suppressed. |
| US10297937B2 |
Composite flexible printed wiring board and method for manufacturing composite flexible printed wiring board
A composite flexible printed wiring board includes a first flexible printed wiring board having an insulating layer, conductor layers and a first metal block fitted in a hole penetrating through the conductor layers and insulating layer, and a second flexible printed wiring board having an insulating layer, conductor layers and a second metal block fitted in a hole penetrating through the conductor layers and insulating layer. The first flexible printed wiring board and the second flexible printed wiring board have a welded portion formed by welding the first metal block and the second metal block and joining the first metal block and the second metal block such that the welded portion is joining the first flexible printed wiring board and the second flexible printed wiring board. |
| US10297930B2 |
Electrical contact limiter structure of wire connection terminal
An electrical contact limiter structure of wire connection terminal has a simplified structure and is easy to operate to enhance the stability of the operation and motion of a metal leaf spring. The wire connection terminal includes conductive components mounted in the insulation case and electrical contact assembled with the conductive components. The electrical contact has a limiter for receiving the metal leaf spring and restricting moving path thereof. The limiter is partitioned into at least one space. A limitation mechanism is assembled with the limiter. The metal leaf spring is mounted in the space. The wiring circuits or conductive wires coming from an apparatus can be easily directly plugged into the space of the limiter to insert with the metal leaf spring. The limiter and the limitation mechanism cooperatively prevent the metal leaf spring from being deflected and over-bent and damaged in operation. |
| US10297914B2 |
Indented antenna array for transmitter to receiver isolation
An apparatus and method for enhancing full-duplex radio communications using an indented transmitter and receiver antenna. A multi-element antenna array is configured with each antenna coupled to a circulator that has connections to both a transmission path and a receiving path. The apparatus is configured with indentations that provide a tilting of the array from its broadside to create a progressive phase delay between adjacent pairs of elements. Transmitted and received waves travel a single trip through the indention, while antenna reflection or circulator leakage travels a round trip through indention, so that these signal components can be readily separated to achieve high levels of isolation during full-duplex transmitting and receiving. |
| US10297913B2 |
Shielded radio frequency component with integrated antenna
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a shielded radio frequency component with an integrated antenna. An antenna can be on a first side of a multi-layer substrate and a radio frequency component can be disposed on a second side of the multi-layer substrate such that a ground plane of the multi-layer substrate is positioned between the antenna and the radio frequency component. Conductive features can be disposed around the radio frequency component and electrically connected to the ground plane. The conductive features and the ground plane can provide shielding for the radio frequency component. In certain embodiments, the conductive features can include bumps, such as solder bumps and/or copper pillars. |
| US10297909B2 |
Antenna device and electronic device including same
An antenna device implemented to prevent the deterioration in radiation performance due to a metal mechanical part and an electronic device including the same is provided. The electronic device includes a metal member in a shape of a loop that is disposed in at least one area of the electronic device and a substrate (printed circuit board (PCB)) for supplying power to a preset location of the metal member in order to use the metal member as an antenna radiator, wherein at least one location of the metal member that differs from the power-supplied location is grounded through the substrate. |
| US10297908B2 |
Multiple antenna system and method for mobile platforms
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator. The method and system may include the use of a first antenna suited for operation using a first frequency band in a first geographic region and a second antenna suited for operation using either the first or a second frequency band in a second geographic region. The method and system may use a controller to determine which antenna to activate based on one or more of a geographic indicator or a signal indicator. The system used by the method to facilitate the communication may have one or more enclosures over the antennas and controller for mounting to a mobile platform. |
| US10297884B2 |
Battery heating system
This application relates to a battery heating system integrated by two subsystems, a heating system branch and a battery pack system branch, the battery pack system branch includes a battery package and a plurality of relays, the battery package includes a plurality of battery modules and heating subsystems, the heating subsystem includes a plurality of heaters, the battery module is assembled with at least one heater, the heater is arranged at the bottom or side of the battery module. The battery heating system can satisfy two modes of driving-heating and parking-heating-charging, and provide experience of various modes to users; the installing location of the heater is various, assembling is simple and convenient, which is suitable for different application situations; the connecting manner of the circuit of the heating system is various, connection of the circuit is simple; which can reduce the non-uniformity of battery temperature caused by heating. |
| US10297881B2 |
Battery heating system, battery assembly and electric vehicle
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery heating system, a battery assembly and an electric vehicle. The battery heating system includes: a battery group having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a switch having a first end connected with the positive terminal; a large-current discharge module, and a controller connected to the switch and configured to control the switch according to a temperature of the battery group. A first end of the large-current discharge module is connected to a second end of the switch, and a second end of the large-current discharge module is connected to the negative terminal. When the switch is turned on, the battery group discharges via the large-current discharge module and the battery group is heated due to an internal resistance thereof. |
| US10297879B2 |
Titanium diboride nanotubes for trapping gases in lithium ion batteries
A lithium ion battery includes an electrolyte maintained in a separator, the separator having two sides; a negative electrode of lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) disposed on one side of the separator; a negative current collector associated with the negative electrode; a positive electrode disposed on an opposite side of the separator; and a positive current collector associated with the positive electrode. The lithium ion battery further includes gas traps to trap gases in the battery, wherein the gas traps include titanium diboride (TiB2) nanotubes. A method includes providing the titanium diboride nanotubes, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, and/or graphene as gas traps in a lithium ion battery having a negative electrode of lithium titanate. |
| US10297877B2 |
Storage battery control device and storage battery control method
According to one embodiment, a storage battery control device includes a first reception unit, a second reception unit, a calculation unit, a generation unit, and a transmission unit. The first reception unit receives a charge and discharge command from a power management device. The second reception unit receives a current electricity storage state from each of storage batteries. The calculation unit calculates a control amount, which indicates a ratio of the current electricity storage state in an operation range, with respect to each of the storage batteries on the basis of the current electricity storage state and the operation range of the electricity storage state. The generation unit generates a charge and discharge output value, which is an output value of charge and discharge for the each of the storage batteries, on the basis of the control amount and the charge and discharge command, the control amount calculated for each of the storage batteries, the charge and discharge command received by the first reception unit. The transmission unit transmits the charge and discharge output value to each of the storage batteries, the charge and discharge output value generated by the generation unit. |
| US10297868B2 |
Method for manufacturing electrode assembly for secondary battery
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly by stacking a plurality of bi-cell type and/or monocell type unit cells.A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly according to the present disclosure can easily remove the curvature which occurs in a unit cell in a roll lamination process, and fabricate a flat plate electrode assembly with a simple process. Further, when the electrode assembly is manufactured with the method described above, the curvature between the unit cells constituting the electrode assembly may be offset, and accordingly, a time during which the flat plate shape in the electrode assembly is maintained may be extended significantly. |
| US10297865B2 |
Electrolytic solution and electrochemical device
The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, improving the high-temperature storage characteristics, and restraining an increase in resistance, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %, a borate, and an electrolyte salt other than the borate. |
| US10297862B2 |
Ionic gel electrolyte, energy storage devices, and methods of manufacture thereof
An electrochemical cell includes solid-state, printable anode layer, cathode layer and non-aqueous gel electrolyte layer coupled to the anode layer and cathode layer. The electrolyte layer provides physical separation between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and comprises a composition configured to provide ionic communication between the anode layer and cathode layer by facilitating transmission of multivalent ions between the anode layer and the cathode layer. |
| US10297860B2 |
Lithium secondary battery
Provided are a lithium secondary battery including a cathode, an anode, a separator, and a gel polymer electrolyte, wherein i) the anode includes a silicon (Si)-based anode active material, ii) the gel polymer electrolyte is formed by polymerizing a composition that includes a monomer having a functional group bondable to metal ions, and iii) a charge voltage of the battery is in a range of 3.0 V to 5.0 V.Since the lithium secondary battery of the present invention may prevent the movement of metal ions dissolved from a cathode to an anode or reduce the precipitation of metal on the anode, the lifetime of the battery may not only be improved but capacity characteristics of the battery may also be excellent even in the case in which the battery is charged at a high voltage as well as normal voltage. |
| US10297859B2 |
All-solid-state secondary battery, solid electrolyte composition and electrode sheet for batteries used in the same, and manufacturing method of electrode sheet for batteries and all-solid-state secondary battery
An all-solid-state secondary battery includes a positive electrode active substance layer; a negative electrode active substance layer; and an inorganic solid electrolyte layer, in which at least one of the positive electrode active substance layer, the negative electrode active substance layer, or the inorganic solid electrolyte layer contains an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity of ions of metal belonging to Group 1 or 2 of the periodic table and a cellulose polymer. |
| US10297855B2 |
Rechargeable multi-cell battery
A method for power management of a multi-cell battery includes identifying a desired power value and voltage value, determining a battery voltage value and a battery current value for a battery, determining a number of battery banks from a plurality of battery banks to use for the battery, where each battery bank includes one or more battery cells (or battery modules), checking availability of each of the one or more battery cells (or battery modules), selecting one or more battery banks from the plurality of battery banks, where the selection of a battery bank is based on the availability of the battery cells (or battery modules) included in the battery pack, and a quantity of the selected battery banks is equal to the determined number of battery banks, and connecting the available battery cells (or battery modules) in the selected one or more battery banks to form the battery. |
| US10297851B2 |
Fuel cell assembly and method for operating a fuel cell assembly
A fuel cell assembly with at least one proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell for generating electrical energy from the reactant gases hydrogen and oxygen, which includes at least one membrane/electrode unit having a membrane that is coated with platinum electrodes and, respectively positioned on each side thereof, a porous gas diffusion layer, or which has a membrane and, respectively positioned on each side thereof, a porous gas diffusion layer that is coated with a platinum electrode, and which includes bipolar plates that lie against the gas diffusion layers and through which, during operation, a coolant flows, where access by at least one of the reactant gases to the membrane is blocked by a mechanical block for a part of an edge region of the membrane/electrode unit In order to prevent damage to the membrane. |
| US10297846B2 |
Operation control method of fuel cell system
An operation control method of a fuel cell system is provided that increases the output of a fuel cell stack by detecting and overcoming the cause of a performance limit when the stack reaches the performance limit during high-altitude operation of a fuel cell vehicle, thereby achieving higher stack performance and vehicle power performance. The method includes determining whether an operation state of the stack corresponds to a predetermined condition in which a stack output limit occurs by determining current operation state information of the stack. Additionally, operating pressure of an air pole is adjusted by changing an opening degree of an air pressure adjusting valve to a control command value based on the operation state of the stack when the operation state corresponds to the predetermined condition in which the stack output limit occurs. |
| US10297842B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes a stacked body, a first insulator and a second insulator. The stacked body includes power generation cells. The power generation cells are stacked in a stacking direction. The power generation cells include a first end power generation cell a second end power generation cell. Each of the power generation cells includes a membrane electrode assembly, a cathode separator and an anode separator. The first end power generation cell has an outermost cathode separator. The second end power generation cell has an outermost anode separator. The first insulator has a first recess in which a first heat-insulating body and a first terminal plate are accommodated. The second insulator has a second recess in which a second heat-insulating body and a second terminal plate are accommodated. A first number of first stacked heat-insulating layers is larger than a second number of second stacked heat-insulating layers. |
| US10297839B2 |
Fuel cell stack and load bearing method involving use of fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack has stacked individual fuel cells, each of the fuel cells having a cell frame, and an anode separator and a cathode separator disposed on respective sides of the cell frame, in which an electrolyte membrane joined with an anode side gas diffusion layer and a cathode side gas diffusion layer on respective sides thereof is disposed in the cell frame, an anode side load bearing member that bonds and fixes the anode separator, the cell frame, and the gas diffusion layer to each other, so as to receive a compressive load acting in a stacking direction of the fuel cell, and a cathode side load bearing member that bonds and fixes the cathode separator, the cell frame, and the gas diffusion layer to each other so as to receive a compressive load acting in the stacking direction of the fuel cell. |
| US10297817B2 |
Negative electrode for lithium ion secondary cell, lithium-ion secondary cell, mixture paste for negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary cell, and method for manufacturing negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary cell
A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell, the negative electrode including a layered body of a collector and a negative electrode active material layer containing an alloy-based material (A) containing silicon or tin as a constituent element, a carbon coating (C) that covers the surface of the alloy-based material (A), carbon particles (B), and a binder (D), wherein the negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell is characterized in that the total pore volume and average pore diameter of the carbon particles (B), as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption, satisfy the ranges of 1.0×10−2 to 1.0×10−1 cm3/g and 20 to 50 nm, respectively. The negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell, and a lithium-ion secondary cell in which such a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell is used, have a high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics. |
| US10297810B2 |
Battery comprising a cap plate having a coupling pin
A battery includes an electrode assembly, a cap plate comprising an electrode terminal, and an electrode lead coupled to the cap plate, wherein the electrode lead electrically connects the electrode assembly and the electrode terminal and the cap plate and the electrode lead are coupled at the center of the electrode lead, which may reduce an electric resistance of a charge/discharge path and improve output performance of the battery. |
| US10297801B2 |
Battery pack and manufacturing method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a battery pack having improved assemblability, processability, and productivity, and configured to reduce manufacturing costs and enhance the scalability and durability of a pack case. The battery pack includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary cells and a plurality of cartridges, the cartridges being configured to be stacked on one another and to accommodate the secondary cells while surrounding outer circumferential portions of the secondary cells from outsides of the secondary cells; a lower housing having an empty inner space to accommodate the cell assembly in the inner space, the lower housing being opened on an upper side thereof; a lower end plate including a plate-shaped metallic material and placed in surface contact with a lower surface of the lower housing; and a lower cover placed on a lower portion of the lower end plate to cover the lower end plate, the lower cover being fixedly coupled to the lower housing. |
| US10297797B2 |
Method for manufacturing display device
A method for manufacturing a display device includes forming an insulating layer embedding a transistor arranged on a substrate, forming a first electrode electrically connected with the transistor above the insulating layer, forming a partition wall layer having an opening part covering a periphery edge part of the first electrode and exposing an inner side region of the first electrode, forming an organic layer including an organic electroluminescent material above the first electrode, forming a second electrode above the partition layer and the organic layer, and forming a sealing layer above the second electrode. Deposition of the second electrode includes a film deposition step of an electrode layer having a thinner film thickness than a target film thickness of the second electrode, and a waiting step after completion of the deposition step of the electrode layer. |
| US10297790B2 |
Organic light emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light emitting display apparatus
An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light emitting portion comprising a plurality of organic light emitting devices formed on the substrate, and an encapsulation portion for encapsulating the organic light emitting portion. The encapsulation portion includes a porous layer formed on the organic light emitting portion, a planarization layer formed on the porous layer, and a barrier layer formed on the planarization layer. The porous layer prevents impurities from being concentrated at a part of the porous layer. |
| US10297783B2 |
Display device with moisture protection and method for manufacturing the same
A display device includes a first inorganic insulating layer covering a display region; a first organic insulating layer on the first inorganic insulating layer; a second organic insulating layer covering the first organic insulating layer; and a second inorganic insulating layer covering the second organic insulating layer, the second inorganic insulating layer including a region in contact with the first inorganic insulating layer. An end of the first organic insulating layer and an end of the second organic insulating layer each have a tapering shape, the first organic insulating layer has a first side surface and a first bottom surface, the second organic insulating layer has a second side surface and a second bottom surface, and an angle made by the second side surface and the second bottom surface is smaller than an angle made by the first side surface and the first bottom surface. |
| US10297780B2 |
Organic light-emitting display panel, method for fabricating the same, and organic light-emitting display device
An organic light-emitting display and a method for fabricating the same, and an organic lighting display are provided. The organic light-emitting display includes a substrate and at least one lighting unit formed on the substrate, and the at least one lighting includes: an anode layer; an organic layer formed on the anode layer; and a pixel define layer formed at two sides of the anode layer and the organic layer and touching the two sides of the anode layer and the organic layer, and inner sides of the pixel define layer touching the anode layer and the organic layer have hydrophilic material; wherein at least one part of the anode layer is downward recessed to form a first arcuate recess, and the organic layer is downward recessed and formed in the first arcuate recess. |
| US10297772B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
A display device includes: a substrate including a display area, a non-display area at which the image is not displayed and a first area including the display area, the non-display area including a bending area at which the display device is bendable between the first area and a second area; a first wire in the first area, the first wire and connected to the display area; a second wire in the second area; a protection layer in the first, second and bending areas, first and second contact holes in the protection layer and exposing the first and second wires; and a connection wire connected to the first wire, extended from the first area to traverse the bending area and connected to the second wire. The connection wire includes a plurality of conductive layers contacting each other, the plurality of conductive layers including a same material. |
| US10297757B2 |
Compound, material for organic electroluminescent elements, organic electroluminescent element and electronic device
An organic electroluminescence device having higher performance, in particular exhibiting a better driving voltage and a better external quantum efficiency, while having an extended lifetime; and an electronic equipment provided with the organic electroluminescence device are provided. In addition, a compound for realizing the same device and equipment is provided. Specifically, a compound having a specific structure having a triphenylene skeleton; an organic electroluminescence device using the compound; and an electronic equipment provided with the organic electroluminescence device were provided. |
| US10297756B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode
An organic light-emitting diode includes a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode; an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole migration region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron migration region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole migration region comprises a first compound represented by Formula 1 below, and at least one of the hole migration region and the emission layer comprises a second compound represented by Formula 2 below. Substituents in Formulae 1 and 2 are the same as described in the specification. |
| US10297754B2 |
Techniques for perovskite layer crystallization
Vacuum annealing-based techniques for forming perovskite materials are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a perovskite material is provided. The method includes the steps of: depositing a metal halide layer on a sample substrate; and vacuum annealing the metal halide layer and methylammonium halide under conditions sufficient to form methylammonium halide vapor which reacts with the metal halide layer and forms the perovskite material on the sample substrate. A perovskite-based photovoltaic device and method of formation thereof are also provided. |
| US10297752B2 |
Rectifier for electromagnetic radiation
A rectifier is provided for converting an oscillating electromagnetic field into a direct current and comprises an electrically conductive antenna layer configured to absorb electromagnetic radiation, an electrically conductive mirror layer configured to provide an electromagnetic mirror charge of the antenna layer, an electrically insulating tunnel barrier layer positioned between the antenna layer and the mirror layer, and an electronic circuit electrically connected between the conductive mirror layer and the conductive antenna layer. The rectifier employs a metamaterial configuration for room temperature rectification of radiation in regions of the electromagnetic spectrum comprising the MWIR and LWIR regions. Methods for use of the rectifier in rectifying and detecting radiation are described. |
| US10297750B1 |
Wraparound top electrode line for crossbar array resistive switching device
A method is presented for forming a semiconductor device. The method includes depositing an insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate, etching the insulating layer to form a plurality of trenches for receiving a first conducting material, forming a resistive switching memory element over at least one trench of the plurality of trenches, the resistive switching memory element having a conducting cap formed thereon, and depositing a dielectric cap over the trenches. The method further includes etching portions of the insulating layer to expose a section of the dielectric cap formed over the resistive switching memory element, etching the exposed section of the dielectric cap to expose the conducting cap of the resistive switching memory element, and forming a barrier layer in direct contact with the exposed section of the conducting cap. |
| US10297742B2 |
Piezoelectric element and device including the same
A piezoelectric element includes a first and a second electrode, a piezoelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an orientation control layer between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer. The orientation control layer contains perovskite complex oxide containing potassium, sodium, calcium, and niobium and preferentially oriented in the (100) plane. |
| US10297732B2 |
Light emitting device package and lighting system including the same
Provided are a light emitting device package and a lighting system including the light emitting device package. The light emitting device package includes a package body, at least one electrode on the package body, a light emitting device on the package body, a reflective structure around the light emitting device on the package body and a lens on the light emitting device and the electrode. |
| US10297725B2 |
Light emitting package having phosphor layer over a transparent resin layer
The embodiment relates to a semiconductor device package, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device package, and a light source apparatus.According to another embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device package which includes a package body (110) including a frame (111, 112) and a body (113); a light emitting device (120) including first and second bonding parts (121, 122) and disposed on the body (113); a reflective resin layer disposed between the light emitting device and a side surface of a cavity (C) formed in the body; a transparent resin layer on the light emitting device; and a phosphor layer disposed on the transparent resin layer while being spaced apart from the light emitting device. |
| US10297724B2 |
Package for mounting light-emitting device
A light-emitting device mounting package includes a substrate, a frame extending upward from the substrate and surrounding a mounting portion, a lead plate supported on the frame, and a ceramic plate having a facing front surface and a facing back surface on the opposite side. The frame has a first through hole through which the lead terminal extends. The ceramic plate has a second through hole, and a metalized layer formed on the facing front surface such that the metalized layer is spaced from an opening of the second through hole. The lead plate penetrates the first and second through holes and is fixed, via a collar portion, to a region of the facing back surface around an opening of the second through hole on the facing back surface side. The insulating member is fixed to a region around the first through hole via the metalized layer. |
| US10297720B2 |
Light emitting diode and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing same. The light emitting diode includes: a first conductive semiconductor layer; a plurality of mesas that are disposed spaced apart from one another on the first conductive semiconductor layer, each mesa including an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer; reflective electrodes that are respectively disposed on the plurality of mesas and come into ohmic contact with the second conductive semiconductor layer; openings that cover the plurality of mesas and the first conductive semiconductor layer, are electrically insulated from the mesas, and expose the reflective electrodes to the upper region of each mesa; and a current spreading layer that comes into ohmic contact with the first conductive semiconductor layer. Thus, a light emitting diode that improves current spreading performance may be provided. |
| US10297710B2 |
Method of processing wafer
A method of processing a wafer includes applying a laser beam having a wavelength that is transmittable through a sapphire substrate to the wafer while positioning a focused spot of the beam within the wafer in regions corresponding to projected dicing lines through a reverse side of the wafer, thereby forming a plurality of shield tunnels made up of a plurality of pores and an amorphous body surrounding the pores, at predetermined spaced intervals in the wafer along the projected dicing lines. A laser beam having a wavelength that is transmittable through the sapphire substrate to the wafer is applied while positioning a focused spot of the laser beam within the wafer in the projected dicing lines through the reverse side of the wafer, thereby forming modified layers between adjacent shield tunnels. Exerting external forces to the wafer divides the wafer into a plurality of optical device chips. |
| US10297694B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
A semiconductor device includes a first thin film transistor (101) on a substrate (10), the first thin film transistor including: a sub-gate electrode (12); a first insulating layer (14) covering the sub-gate electrode; a main gate electrode (16) formed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer (18) covering the main gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor layer (20) having a layered structure of a first layer (20A) and a second layer (20B), the second layer having a larger band gap than the first layer; a first source electrode (22); and a first drain electrode (24), wherein as seen from a direction normal to the substrate, the oxide semiconductor layer (20) includes: a gate opposing region (20g) that overlaps the main gate electrode; a source contact region that is in contact with the first source electrode (22); a drain contact region that is in contact with the first drain electrode; and an offset region (30s, 30d) that is provided at least one of between the gate opposing region and the source contact region and between the gate opposing region and the drain contact region, wherein at least a portion of the offset region overlaps the sub-gate electrode (12) with the first insulating layer (14) and the second insulating layer (18) therebetween. |
| US10297687B2 |
Semiconductor device including vertical-type field effect transistors and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface, and first to third active patterns extending from the upper surface of the substrate. The first to third active patterns are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction. The second active pattern is disposed between the first and third active patterns. The semiconductor device also includes a first gate electrode surrounding side surfaces of the first and second active patterns, and a second gate electrode surrounding side surfaces of the third active pattern. Each of the first to third active patterns includes a first impurity region, a channel region, and a second impurity region. |
| US10297686B2 |
Tapered vertical FET having III-V channel
A vertical field effect transistor includes a first source/drain region formed on or in a substrate. A tapered fin is formed a vertical device channel and has a first end portion attached to the first source/drain region. A second source/drain region is formed on a second end portion of the tapered fin. A gate structure surrounds the tapered fin. |
| US10297679B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
Disclosed is a method to manufacture a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor as a channel formation region. The method includes; forming an oxide semiconductor layer over a gate insulating layer; forming a source and drain electrode layers over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer so that at least portion of the oxide semiconductor layer is exposed; and forming an oxide insulating film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. The exposed portion of the oxide semiconductor may be exposed to a gas containing oxygen in the presence of plasma before the formation of the oxide insulating film. The method allows oxygen to be diffused into the oxide semiconductor layer, which contributes to the excellent characteristics of the thin film transistor. |
| US10297668B1 |
Vertical transport fin field effect transistor with asymmetric channel profile
A method of forming a plurality of vertical fin field effect transistors is provided. The method includes forming a first vertical fin on a first region of a substrate and a second vertical fin on a second region of the substrate, forming an isolation region between the first region and the second region, forming a gate dielectric layer on the vertical fins, forming a first work function layer on the gate dielectric layer, removing an upper portion of the first work function layer from the vertical fin on the first region and the vertical fin on the second region, and forming a second work function layer on the first work function layer and the exposed upper portion of the gate dielectric layer, wherein the first work function layer and second work function layer forms a first combined work function layer with a step in the second work function layer. |
| US10297667B1 |
Fin field-effect transistor for input/output device integrated with nanosheet field-effect transistor
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a nanosheet stack disposed over a first portion of a substrate and a fin channel material disposed over a second portion of the substrate, patterning the nanosheet stack disposed over the first portion of the substrate to form two or more nanosheet channels for at least one nanosheet field-effect transistor, patterning the fin channel material disposed over the second portion of the substrate to form one or more fins for at least one fin field-effect transistor, forming a first dielectric layer surrounding the nanosheet channels and the one or more fins, patterning a mask layer over the one or more fins, removing the first dielectric layer surrounding the nanosheet channels, removing the mask layer, forming a second dielectric layer surrounding the nanosheet channels and over the first dielectric layer surrounding the one or more fins, and forming a gate conductive layer over the second dielectric layer. |
| US10297651B2 |
Drive circuit and organic light-emitting diode display each having switching transistor without etch stopping layer on oxide semiconductor
A drive circuit, an organic light-emitting diode display, and methods for fabricating the same are provided. The drive circuit includes: a driving transistor, including a first gate, a first semiconductor layer disposed above the first gate, an etch stopping layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a first source and a first drain which are disposed on the two sides of the first semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer being made of oxide semiconductor material; and a switching transistor, including a second gate, a second semiconductor layer disposed above the second gate, and a second source and a second drain which are disposed on two sides of the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being made of oxide semiconductor material. In the drive circuit, reliability and uniformity of the drive transistors are improved, and parasitic capacitance of the switching transistor decreases. |
| US10297649B2 |
Light-emitting device, information processing device, and imaging device
Provided is a light-emitting device and an information processing device which include a light-emitting element mounted on a housing and an optical component detachable from the housing. The optical component is capable of condensing light emitted from the light-emitting element. This structure allows a user to select the emission of diffused light and condensed light by attaching or detaching the optical component. |
| US10297631B2 |
Metal block and bond pad structure
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip (IC) structure having a conductive blocking structure configured prevent radiation produced by a device within a first die from affecting an image sensing element within a second die. The IC structure has a first IC die with one or more semiconductor devices and a second IC die with an array of image sensing elements. A hybrid bonding interface region is arranged between the first and second IC die. A conductive bonding structure is arranged within the hybrid bonding interface region and is configured to electrically couple the first IC die to the second IC die. A conductive blocking structure is arranged within the hybrid bonding interface region and extends laterally between the one or more semiconductor devices and the array of image sensing elements. |
| US10297629B2 |
Image sensors with in-pixel lens arrays
An image sensor may include an array of pixels. Pixels in the array may include a photodiode that converts incident light into electrical charge and a charge storage region for storing the electrical charge before it is read out from the pixel. Pixels in the array may include a microlens formed over the photodiode that directs light onto the photodiode. Pixels in the array may include an additional array of microlenses between the microlens and the photodiode. The additional array of microlenses may direct light away from the charge storage region to prevent charge stored at the charge storage region from being affected by light that is not incident upon the photodiode. The image sensor may be a backside illuminated image sensor that operates in a global shutter mode. |
| US10297628B2 |
Solid-state image pickup device, electronic apparatus, and manufacturing method including various shaped microlenses
A solid-state image pickup device includes: a filter section including filters that are disposed corresponding to respective pixels, and each allowing light of a color that corresponds to corresponding one of the pixels to transmit therethrough, in which the pixels are each configured to receive the light of the predetermined color; and a microlens array section including a plurality of microlenses each configured to collect the light for corresponding one of the pixels, in which the microlenses are stacked with respect to the filter section, and are arranged in an array pattern corresponding to the respective pixels. The microlenses have two or more shapes that are different from one another corresponding to the respective colors of the light to be received by the pixels, and each having an end that is in contact with the end of adjacent one of the microlenses. |
| US10297617B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
A display device includes a scan line extending primarily in a first direction, disposed on a substrate, and transmitting a scan signal, a data line extending primarily in a second direction intersecting the first direction and transmitting a data signal, a driving voltage line extending primarily in the second direction and transmitting a driving voltage, a plurality of transistors including first and second transistors, wherein the second transistor is connected to the scan line and the data line, and the first transistor is connected to the second transistor, a light emitting element connected to the plurality of transistors, and a storage capacitor disposed between the substrate and an active pattern of the first transistor, the storage capacitor including a first electrode disposed on the substrate and a second electrode at least partially overlapping the first electrode. A first insulating layer is disposed between the first and second electrodes. |
| US10297611B1 |
Transistors and arrays of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells
A transistor comprises channel material having first and second opposing sides. A gate is on the first side of the channel material and a gate insulator is between the gate and the channel material. A first insulating material has first and second opposing sides, with the first side being adjacent the second side of the channel material. A second insulating material of different composition from that of the first insulating material is adjacent the second side of the first insulating material. The second insulating material has at least one of (a), (b), and (c), where, (a): lower oxygen diffusivity than the first material, (b): net positive charge, and (c): at least two times greater shear strength than the first material. In some embodiments, an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells comprises such transistors. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed. |
| US10297609B2 |
Flash memory device and manufacture thereof
A flash memory device and its manufacturing method are presented. The flash memory device includes a substrate; a memory unit on the substrate, comprising a channel structure, wherein the channel structure comprises, sequentially from inner to outer of the channel structure, a channel layer comprising a first component substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate and a second component on the first component, a tunnel insulation layer wrapped around the channel layer, a charge capture layer wrapped around the tunnel insulation layer, and a blocking layer wrapped around the charge capture layer; a plurality of gate structures wrapped around the channel structure and arranged along a symmetry axis of the channel structure with a topmost gate structure wrapped around the second component; and a channel contact component connecting to, and forming a Schottky contact with, the second component of the channel layer. This device reduces the leakage current. |
| US10297602B2 |
Implantations for forming source/drain regions of different transistors
A method includes forming a first transistor including forming a first gate stack, epitaxially growing a first source/drain region on a side of the first gate stack, and performing a first implantation to implant the first source/drain region. The method further includes forming a second transistor including forming a second gate stack, forming a second gate spacer on a sidewall of the second gate stack, epitaxially growing a second source/drain region on a side of the second gate stack, and performing a second implantation to implant the second source/drain region. An inter-layer dielectric is formed to cover the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The first implantation is performed before the inter-layer dielectric is formed, and the second implantation is performed after the inter-layer dielectric is formed. |
| US10297589B2 |
Electrostatic discharge and passive structures integrated in a vertical gate fin-type field effect diode
Field effect diode structures utilize a junction structure that has an L-shape in cross-section (a fin extending from a planar portion). An anode is positioned at the top surface of the fin, and a cathode is positioned at the end surface of the planar portion. The perpendicularity of the fin and the planar portion cause the anode and cathode to be perpendicular to one another. A first gate insulator contacts the fin between the top surface and the planar portion. A first gate conductor contacts the first gate insulator, and the first gate insulator is between the first gate conductor and the surface of the fin. Additionally, a second gate insulator contacts the planar portion between the end surface and the fin. A second gate conductor contacts the second gate insulator, and the second gate insulator is between the second gate conductor and the surface of the planar portion. |
| US10297586B2 |
Methods for processing a 3D semiconductor device
A method for processing a 3D semiconductor device, the method including: providing a wafer including a plurality of first dies, the plurality of first dies including a first transistor layer and a first interconnection layer; completing a step of transferring a plurality of second dies each overlaying at least one of the first dies, where each of the plurality of second dies includes a second transistor layer, where at least one of the plurality of first dies is substantially larger in area than at least one of the plurality of second dies, and where each of the plurality of second dies has a thickness greater than six microns; and completing a step of thinning the plurality of second dies, where each of the plurality of second dies has a thickness of less than 2 microns. |
| US10297585B1 |
Multi-resolution compound micro-devices
A compound micro-assembled device comprises a device substrate. A first component having a first native resolution and a second component having a second native resolution different from the first native resolution are both disposed on the device substrate. The device substrate can comprise a device circuit having a native resolution different from or less than the first and second native resolutions. One or more device interconnections electrically connect the first component to the second component or to the device circuit. In certain embodiments, the first component or the second component can be micro-transfer printed onto the device substrate. In certain embodiments, the compound micro-assembled device can be micro-transfer printed onto a destination substrate or the compound micro-assembled device can comprise a destination substrate onto which the device substrate is micro-transfer printed. At least one of the first component and second components and, optionally, the device substrate, comprises at least a portion of a tether. |
| US10297580B2 |
3D semiconductor device and structure
A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first single crystal layer including a plurality of first transistors; at least one first metal layer interconnecting the plurality of first transistors, where the interconnecting includes forming a plurality of logic gates; a plurality of second transistors overlaying the first single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the plurality of second transistors; a plurality of third transistors overlaying the second transistors; a third metal layer overlaying the plurality of third transistors; and a connective metal path between the third metal layer and at least one of the first transistors, where at least one of the plurality of third transistors is aligned to at least one of the plurality of first transistors with less than 40 nm alignment error, where the first metal layer is powered by a first voltage and the second metal layer is powered by a second voltage. |
| US10297578B2 |
Memory device
A memory device includes a first memory cell array, a second memory cell array disposed in a first direction with respect to the first memory cell array, a first contact plug extending in the first direction through the first memory cell array, and a second contact plug extending in the first direction through the second memory cell array. The first memory cell array includes first electrode layers stacked in a first direction, and a first semiconductor pillar extending through the first electrode layers in the first direction. The second memory cell array including second electrode layers stacked in the first direction, and a second semiconductor pillar extending in the first direction through the second electrode layers. The first contact plug is electrically connected to the first semiconductor pillar, and the second contact plug is electrically connected to the second semiconductor pillar and the first contact plug. |
| US10297575B2 |
Semiconductor device utilizing an adhesive to attach an upper package to a lower die
An electronic device and a method of making an electronic device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various methods of manufacturing electronic devices, and electronic devices manufactured thereby, that comprise utilizing an adhesive layer to attach an upper electronic package to a lower die and/or utilizing metal pillars for electrically connecting the upper electronic package to a lower substrate, wherein the metal pillars have a smaller height above the lower substrate than the lower die. |
| US10297558B1 |
Trimming method, trimming circuity, and trimming system for integrated circuit with memory usage reduction
The disclosure provides a trimming method, a trimming circuitry, and a trimming system for an IC with memory usage reduction. The method is applicable to a system including a tester, a characteristic adjustable circuit, and a trimming circuitry having a characteristic outputting circuit, a data memory, and a trim memory. The method includes the following steps. Under each condition, output signals respectively corresponding to trim settings are received from the characteristic adjustable circuit by the characteristic outputting circuit to obtain output values of the condition, a statistical parameter associated with the output values of the condition is calculated by the tester. The statistical parameter of at least one of the conditions is written into the data memory by the tester. An optimal trim setting of the characteristic adjustable circuit is determined according to the statistical parameters under all the conditions and written into the trim memory by the tester. |
| US10297555B2 |
Integrated circuit structure having crown-shaped semiconductor strips and recesses in the substrate from etched dummy fins
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of semiconductor strips, a first recess being formed by two adjacent semiconductor strips among the plurality of semiconductor strips, a second recess being formed within the first recess, and an isolation region being provided in the first recess and the second recess. The second recess has a lower depth than the first recess. |
| US10297553B2 |
Electronic component package and method of manufacturing the same
An electronic component package includes first and second wiring parts including insulating layers, conductive patterns formed in the insulating layers, and conductive vias penetrating through the insulating layers, to be connected to the conductive patterns, respectively; a frame disposed between the first and second wiring parts and having conductive connection parts electrically connecting one or more through-holes with the first and second wiring parts and an electronic component disposed to be surrounded by the through-hole, to thereby be connected to the first wiring part, wherein the conductive patterns formed to be adjacent to the electronic component among the conductive patterns of the first wiring part are embedded in the insulating layer of the first wiring part. |
| US10297551B2 |
Method of manufacturing redistribution circuit structure and method of manufacturing integrated fan-out package
A method of manufacturing a redistribution circuit structure and a method of manufacturing an INFO package at least include the following steps. An inter-dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A seed layer is formed over the inter-dielectric layer. A plurality of conductive patterns are formed over the seed layer. The seed layer and the conductive patterns include a same material. While maintain a substantially uniform pitch width in the conductive pattern, the seed layer exposed by the conductive patterns is selectively removed through a dry etch process to form a plurality of seed layer patterns. The conductive patterns and the seed layer patterns form a plurality of redistribution conductive patterns. |
| US10297548B2 |
Interconnection structure, fabricating method thereof, and semiconductor device using the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxy structure present in the semiconductor substrate, and a silicide present on a textured surface of the epitaxy structure. A plurality of sputter ions are present between the silicide and the epitaxy structure. Since the surface of the epitaxy structure is textured, the contact area provided by the silicide is increased accordingly, thus the resistance of a interconnection structure in the semiconductor device is reduced. |
| US10297539B2 |
Electronic device including soldered surface-mount component
The melting of die-bonding solder material is prevented even when soldering a surface-mount component formed using the die-bonding solder material on a printed circuit board using a mounting solder material. The surface-mount component formed using (Sn—Sb)-based solder material having high melting point as the solder material for die pad, the (Sn—Sb)-based solder material containing Cu not more than a predetermined quantity of Cu constituent and a main ingredient thereof being Sn, is soldered on a board terminal portion of a circuit board using (Sn—Ag—Cu—Bi)-based solder material as the mounting solder material with the solder material being applied on the terminal portion. The melting of die-bonding solder material is prevented even at the heating temperature (240 degrees C. or less) of a reflow furnace. |
| US10297532B2 |
Stacked interconnect structure and method of making the same
A stacked interconnect structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first dielectric layer disposed between the first and second conductive layers and having an air gap in a portion of the first dielectric layer that separates the first and second conductive layers. A second dielectric layer is parallel to the first conductive layer, a third dielectric layer overlays a portion of the second dielectric layer and contacts two opposing surfaces of the second conductive layer. A first via extends into the air gap of the first dielectric layer, wherein the second conductive layer is separated from the first via by a portion of the third dielectric layer that extends from a given surface of the third dielectric layer to the second dielectric layer, and a second via that extends from the given surface of the third dielectric layer to the second conductive layer. |
| US10297528B2 |
Semiconductor module
A semiconductor module includes case that houses a semiconductor device therein and a fastener that is connected at one end thereof to the case. The fastener includes a first extending portion that is connected at one end hereof to the case and extends away from the case, and a second extending portion that is connected at one end thereof to the first extending portion and extends toward the case, where the second extending portion has a variable angle with respect to the first extending portion depending on an external force. The second extending portion has a through hole penetrating through the second extending portion from a front surface of the second extending portion to a back surface of the second extending portion; and a projection that is provided on the back surface of the second extending portion, the projection being positioned closer to the case than the through hole is. |
| US10297526B2 |
Compound semiconductor device structures comprising polycrystalline CVD diamond
A semiconductor device structure includes a layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material; and a layer of polycrystalline CVD diamond material. The layer of polycrystalline CVD diamond material is bonded to the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material via a bonding layer having a thickness of less than 25 nm and a thickness variation of no more than 15 nm. The effective thermal boundary resistance as measured by transient thermoreflectance at an interface between the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material and the layer of polycrystalline CVD diamond material is less than 25 m2K/GW with a variation of no more than 12 m2K/GW as measured across the semiconductor device structure. The layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material has one or both of the following characteristics: a charge mobility of at least 1200 cm2V−1s−1; and a sheet resistance of no more than 700 Ω/square. |
| US10297524B2 |
Heat sink
To provide a heat sink capable of enhancing heat dissipation performance.Cylindrical bodies 3 have openings 3a of which inner and outer sides are opened on front ends and are provided with through-holes 3b communicating the inner side and the outer side on side walls at the base end side. The cylindrical bodies 3 are provided in a standing manner in a state where portions at the base end side penetrate through a supporting main body 2 and project into a gap s1, the through-holes 3b are opened to the gap s1, and portions at the front end side also project from the surface of the supporting main body 2 at the opposite side to the gap s1. An atmosphere in the gap s1, which contains heat from a cooling target object 9, is capable of being made to flow into the cylindrical bodies 3 through the through-holes 3, circulate in inner spaces of the cylindrical bodies 3, and be released to the outside through the openings 3a on the front ends. |
| US10297488B2 |
Workpiece support jig
A workpiece support jig includes a support plate supporting a workpiece on a first surface while covering a support surface of a chuck table with a second surface opposite to the first surface and a retainer plate including an area sufficient to cover the whole of the workpiece and sandwiching the workpiece, held on the first surface of the support plate, between the support plate and itself. The support plate includes a plurality of groove parts corresponding to projected division lines of the supported workpiece and a plurality of through holes formed in chip-holding regions demarcated and divided by the intersecting groove parts. When the workpiece divided by a processing unit into chips is unloaded from the chuck table, the workpiece is unloaded while being sandwiched between the support plate and the retainer plate. |
| US10297487B2 |
Element chip manufacturing method
Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip, the method comprising: preparing a plurality of semiconductor chips, each of which has a surface to which a BG tape is stuck, and a rear surface to which a DAF is stuck, and which are held spaced from each other by the BG tape and the DAF, exposing the DAF between semiconductor chips that are adjacent to each other when viewed from the surface side, by stripping the BG tape from the surface of each of the plurality of semiconductor chips, etching the DAF that is exposed between the semiconductor chips that are adjacent to each other, by irradiating the plurality of semiconductor chips held on the DAF, with plasma. |
| US10297485B2 |
Semiconductor device, making method, and laminate
A semiconductor device is provided comprising a support, an adhesive resin layer, an insulating layer, a redistribution layer, a chip layer, and a mold resin layer. The adhesive resin layer consists of a resin layer (A) comprising a photo-decomposable resin containing a fused ring in its main chain and a resin layer (B) comprising a non-silicone base thermoplastic resin and having a storage elastic modulus E′ of 1-500 MPa at 25° C. and a tensile break strength of 5-50 MPa. The semiconductor device is easy to fabricate and has thermal process resistance, the support is easily separated, and a semiconductor package is efficiently produced. |
| US10297483B2 |
Substrate carrier with integrated electrostatic chuck
A substrate carrier adapted to use in a processing system includes an electrode assembly and a support base. The electrode assembly is configured to generate an electrostatic chucking force for securing a substrate to the substrate carrier. The support base has a heating/cooling reservoir formed therein. The electrode assembly and the support base form an unitary body configured for transport within a processing system. A quick disconnect is coupled to the body and configured to trap a heat regulating medium in the reservoir heating/cooling reservoir when the body is decoupled from a source of heat regulating medium. |
| US10297480B2 |
Buffer station with single exit-flow direction
A buffer for use in semiconductor processing tools is disclosed. The buffer may be used to temporarily store wafers after processing operations are performed on those wafers. The buffer may include two side walls and a back wall interposed between the side walls. The side walls and the back wall may generally define an area within which the wafers may be stored in a stacked arrangement. Wafer support fins extending from the side walls and the back wall may extend into a wafer support region that overlaps with the edges of the wafers. Purge gas may be introduced in between each pair of wafers via purge gas ports located in one of the walls. |
| US10297472B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafer
A method and apparatus (100) for cleaning semiconductor wafer are provided, combining batch cleaning and single wafer cleaning together. The method includes the following steps: tacking at least two wafers from a cassette in a load port (110) and putting said wafers into a first tank (137) filled with chemical solution; after said wafers have been processed in the first tank (137), taking said wafers out of the first tank (137) and keeping said wafers in wet status; putting said wafers into a second tank (138) filled with liquid; after said wafers have been processed in the second tank (138), taking said wafers out of the second tank (138) and keeping said wafers in wet status; putting one of said wafers on a chuck inside a single wafer cleaning module (150); rotating the chuck while applying chemical solution on said wafer; applying deionized water on said wafer; drying said wafer; taking said wafer out of the single wafer cleaning module (150) and then putting said wafer back to the cassette in the load port (110). |
| US10297470B2 |
Resin sheet for sealing electronic device and method for manufacturing electronic-device package
Provided are a resin sheet, for sealing an electronic device, which is not easily shifted out of position; and a method for manufacturing an electronic-device package. This resin sheet, for sealing an electronic device, has a probe tack of 5 to 500 g at 25° C. The tack is measured, using a probe having a diameter of 25 mm. |
| US10297458B2 |
Process window widening using coated parts in plasma etch processes
Embodiments of the present technology may include a method of etching. The method may include mixing plasma effluents with a gas in a first section of a chamber to form a first mixture. The method may also include flowing the first mixture to a substrate in a second section of the chamber. The first section and the second section may include nickel plated material. The method may further include reacting the first mixture with the substrate to etch a first layer selectively over a second layer. In addition, the method may include forming a second mixture including products from reacting the first mixture with the substrate. |
| US10297455B2 |
Gate oxide structure and method for fabricating the same
A method for forming a gate oxide layer on a substrate is provided, in which a region of the substrate is defined out by a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure. An oxide layer covers over the substrate and a mask layer with an opening to expose oxide layer corresponding to the region with an interface edge of the STI structure. The method includes forming a silicon spacer on a sidewall of the opening. A cleaning process is performed through the opening to expose the substrate at the region. An oxidation process is performed on the substrate at the region to form the gate oxide layer, wherein the silicon spacer is also oxidized to merge to an edge of the gate oxide layer. |
| US10297441B2 |
Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of boron nitride and BN structures
Methods of the disclosure include a BN ALD process at low temperatures using a reactive nitrogen precursor, such as thermal N2H4, and a boron containing precursor, which allows for the deposition of ultra thin (less than 5 nm) films with precise thickness and composition control. Methods are self-limiting and provide saturating atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a boron nitride (BN) layer on various semiconductors and metallic substrates. |
| US10297440B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Provided is a technique for forming a film having a desired stress on a substrate. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a film having a predetermined stress on a substrate by controlling a ratio of a thickness of a first film having compressive stress to a thickness of a second film having tensile stress by performing: (a) supplying an organic source gas containing a first element and a reactive gas containing a second element to the substrate to form the first film containing the first element and the second element; and (b) supplying an inorganic source gas containing the first element and the reactive gas to the substrate to form the second film containing the first element and the second element. |
| US10297433B2 |
Suppressing harmonic signals in ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry
The invention relates to reducing harmonic signals in FT-ICR spectra. Since harmonic signals in quadrupolar 2ω-detection can be more abundant for the same ion motion in the ICR cell as compared to harmonic signals in classical dipolar 1ω-detection, they could hitherto not be reduced to satisfactory levels by any known method, such as gated deflection during ion introduction into, and correcting for an offset electric field axis in the ICR cell. The present disclosure foresees, in addition to other methods carried out for improving the measurement conditions as the case may be, performing the quadrupolar 2ω-detection at least twice, where the phase of the ion excitation radio frequency is turned by 180° in the second measurement. From the sum transient, a Fourier-transformed spectrum is derived. As a result, the broad band spectra of complex substance mixtures like crude oil become cleaner, and misinterpretations of false (harmonic) peaks are minimized. |
| US10297420B2 |
Charged particle lithography system
A charged particle lithography system for exposing a wafer according to pattern data. The system comprises an electron optical column for generating a plurality of electron beamlets for exposing the wafer, the electron optical column including a beamlet blanker array for switching the beamlets on or off, a data path for transmitting beamlet control data for control of the switching of the beamlets, and a wafer positioning system for moving the wafer under the electron optical column in a scan direction. The wafer positioning system is provided with synchronization signals from the data path to align the wafer with the electron beams from the electron-optical column. The data path further comprises one or more processing units for generating the beamlet control data and one or more transmission channels for transmitting the beamlet control data to the beamlet blanker array. |
| US10297413B2 |
Method and device for the production of highly charged ions
The invention relates to a novel ion source, which uses method for the production of highly charged ions in the local ion traps created by an axially symmetric electron beam in the thick magnetic lens. The highly charged ions are produced in the separate local ion traps, which are created as a sequence of the focuses (F1, F2, and F3) of the electron beam (EB) rippled in the magnetic field (B(z)). Since the most acute focus is called the main one, the ion source is classified as main magnetic focus ion source (MaMFIS/T), which can also operate in the trapping regime. The electron current density in the local ion traps can be much greater than that in the case of Brillouin flow. For the ion trap with length of about 1 mm, the average electron current density of up to the order of 100 kA/cm2 can be achieved. Thus it allows one to produce ions in any charge state for all elements of the Periodic Table. In order to extract the ions, geometry of the electron beam is changed to a relatively smooth electron beam by setting the potential of the focusing electrode (W) of the electron gun negative with respect to the potential of the cathode (C). |
| US10297409B2 |
Method for operating a circuit breaker and circuit breaker
A method is disclosed for operating a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes an operating lever, a latching mechanism and an electrical contact system with a movable contact and a fixed contact. The operating lever is movable into an ON-position and an OFF-position. Further, the operating lever is mechanically connected via the latching mechanism to the contact system such that when the operating lever is in its OFF-position, the contacts of the electrical contact system are opened and when the operating lever is in its ON-position, the contacts of the electrical contact system are closed. Further, such a circuit breaker is also disclosed. |
| US10297401B1 |
Toggle electro-mechanical assembly
An assembly including: a disk spring; a plurality of normally closed contacts disposed in a plane below the disk spring; a plurality of normally open contacts disposed in a plane above the disk spring; a pivot ring supporting a lower surface of the disk spring; and an actuating pin having a shoulder in contact with an upper surface of the disk spring; where a movement of the actuating pin away from a header assembly snap deflects the disk spring to a first position to contact the plurality of normally open contacts, and a movement of the actuating pin towards the header assembly snap deflects the disk spring to a second position to contact the plurality of normally closed contacts. |
| US10297387B2 |
Stress and moisture resistant capacitor and method of manufacturing the same
A capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer, first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes. Each of the first internal electrodes and each of the second internal electrodes are alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween. A first connection electrode is disposed on a first end surface of the body to connect an end of the first internal electrodes. A second connection electrode is disposed on a second end surface of the body opposite to the first end surface to connect an end of the second internal electrodes. A first insulating layer is disposed on one surface of the body. A first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode are respectively disposed on opposing end surfaces of the first insulating layer to connect the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode, respectively. A second insulating layer is disposed on another surface of the body. |
| US10297385B2 |
Method for a targeted shaping of the magnetic field of permanent magnets
The invention relates to a for a targeted shaping of the magnetic field of a single permanent magnet or an arrangement of a plurality of permanent magnets, wherein magnetic material from selected locations of the single permanent magnet or at least one of said permanent magnets of the arrangement is removed by means of at least one of the following removal procedures for shaping the magnetic field: laser ablation using laser radiation, high-pressure waterblasting using high-pressure water jets and mechanical ablation using a non-magnetic tool. |
| US10297381B2 |
Common mode choke coil
In an embodiment, a common mode choke coil 10 includes a drum core 12, coil part 30, and terminal electrodes 40, 42, 44, 46. The drum core 12 has a shaft part 14 and flange parts 16, 22, and conductive wires 32, 34 are wound around the outer periphery face of the shaft part 14 in the same winding direction by the same number of windings, with leader parts 32A, 32B, 34A, 34B led from both ends thereof. The flange parts 16, 22 have side face grooves 18, 20, 24, 26 on their side faces 16C, 16D, 22C, 22D, inside which side face grooves the engagement parts 40A, 42A, 44A, 46A are provided and positioned across the center of the flange part 16 or 22 in the height direction, where the leader parts 32A, 32B, 34A, 34B are electrically connected to the terminal electrodes 40, 42, 44, 46. |
| US10297380B2 |
Wireless power reception apparatus and wireless power transmission system including the same
A wireless power receiving apparatus which wirelessly charges power according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a soft magnetic layer which is laminated on the substrate and is formed with a plurality of patterns including at least 3 lines radiated from predetermined points, and a coil which is laminated on the soft magnetic layer and receives electromagnetic energy radiated from a wireless power transmitting apparatus. |
| US10297379B2 |
Integrated transformers and coupled inductors and associated systems and methods
A switching power converter includes an integrated transformer and coupled inductor, first and second primary switching circuits, and a master controller. The integrated transformer and coupled inductor includes (a) first and second primary windings electrically coupled in series and (b) first and second secondary windings. The first and second primary switching circuits are electrically coupled to an end of the first primary winding and an end of the second primary winding, respectively. The master controller is configured to determine a magnitude of magnetizing current of the integrated transformer and coupled inductor from a difference between magnitude of current flowing through the first secondary winding and magnitude of current flowing through the second secondary winding, when the first and second primary switching circuits are in their respective off-states. |
| US10297377B2 |
Chip electronic component and method of manufacturing the same
A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body including an insulating substrate, and an internal coil part formed on at least one surface of the insulating substrate. The internal coil part includes first coil patterns formed on the insulating substrate, second coil patterns disposed on the first coil patterns, and third coil patterns disposed on the second coil patterns, and interface parts distinguished from the first to third coil patterns are disposed on at least one of interfaces between the first and second coil patterns and interfaces between the second and third coil patterns. |
| US10297376B2 |
Bi-stable pin actuator
A bi-stable pin actuator includes a soft magnetic core and having a first central portion and a second central portion spaced apart from the first central portion. The first central portion has a first passage extending there-through and the second portion has a second passage extending there-through which is coaxial with the first passage. A first coil is wound about the first central portion and a second coil is wound about the second central portion. A pair of permanent magnets are located in the space between the first central portion and second central portion and attached to the core. An armature is movably positioned between and spaced apart from the permanent magnets. A pin is attached to the armature and extends into the first passage and second passages such that movement of the armature results in movement of the pin within the first passage and second passage. The armature moves between a first position wherein the armature is adjacent to the first central portion of the core and a second position wherein the armature is adjacent to the second central portion of the core. The armature is in one stable state when in the first position and in another of the stable state when in the second position. The magnets generate magnetic flux having a magnetic flux density sufficient to hold the armature in either of the stable states when neither of the coils is energized. When the armature is in the first stable state, only a first end of the pin protrudes from the core. When the armature is in the second stable state, only an opposite second end of the pin protrudes from the core. Energizing at least one of the coils generates a magnetic flux in one section of the actuator that opposes the magnetic flux holding the armature in a current stable state and supplements the magnetic flux in another section of the actuator so as to shift the armature into another stable state. |
| US10297368B2 |
Cable having improved wires arrangement
A cable (100) includes: plural centrally disposed first wires (1); an inner shielding layer (17) enclosing the first wires; plural second wires (2) disposed at an outer side of the inner shielding layer for transmitting a common power signal; and plural pairs of differential signal wires (3) disposed at the outer side of the inner shielding layer; wherein each pair of differential signal wires is disposed between two adjacent second wires. |
| US10297364B2 |
Wire harness
A wire harness that includes an individual shield area and an overall shield area, the reliability of connection in an overlapping area where the two areas overlap each other is improved. The overlapping area includes connection members that connect an overall shield member and each of a plurality of individual shield members to each other. The connection members include a plurality of inner connection members that are respectively located in correspondence with the plurality of individual shield members, and an outer connection member that is located outside the inner connection members. Outer circumferences of the inner connection members in a combined state form a substantially circular cross-sectional shape, and an inner circumference of the outer connection member has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape that is substantially coaxial with the inner connection members that are in the combined state. |
| US10297356B2 |
Storage system for nuclear fuel
A fuel storage system for storing and drying nuclear fuel rods includes a vertically oriented capsule defining an internal cavity. A plurality of fuel rod storage tubes is disposed in the cavity. In one embodiment, each storage tube has a transverse cross section configured and dimensioned to hold no more than one fuel rod. Intact or damaged fuel rods may be stored in the storage tubes. After the fuel rods are loaded into the capsule, a lid is attached to a previously open top end of the capsule. In one embodiment, the lid may be sealed welded to the capsule for forming a gas tight enclosure. The interior of the capsule and multiple fuel rods contained therein may be dried together simultaneously via flow conduits formed in the lid that can be fluidly connected to a suitable drying process such as a forced gas dehydration system. |
| US10297347B2 |
Adverse event prioritization and handling
Collecting biometric data from a patient provides numerous opportunities for a care provider to monitor the health of the patient. In one embodiment, the biometric data is used to identify health events that are processed in a workflow that includes a plurality of interconnected processing nodes and queues. In one embodiment, the workflow processes the health events using a priority assigned to the health events. The priority may be assigned based on a severity of the event, the type of the health event, a characteristic of the patient whose biometric data generated the health event, and the like. Each processing node in the event engine may include multiple consumers or threads for processing health events with different priorities. By having more consumers assigned to high priority events, the latency for processing these events in the workflow may be reduced. |
| US10297344B1 |
Systems and methods for establishing an individual's longitudinal medication history
Systems and methods are provided for generating an individual's longitudinal medication history. Consent to generate an individual's longitudinal medication history across a pharmacy(s) and a claims processor(s) is received. A first collection of medication history data corresponding to the individual is selectively identified from medication history data files associated with the claims processor(s) and a first plurality of individuals. The selective identification is based on a claims processor patient identifier(s) associated with the individual and the claims processor(s). A second collection of medication history data corresponding to the individual is selectively identified from medication history data files associated with the pharmacy(s) and a second plurality of individuals. The selective identification is based on a linking index(s) associated with the claims processor patient identifier(s). An individual's longitudinal medication history is generated, based on the first collection of medication history data and the second collection of medication history data. |
| US10297341B2 |
Viscoelastic modeling of blood vessels
A method for modeling a blood vessel includes: (a) modeling a first segment of the blood vessel based on medical imaging data acquired from a subject; (b) computing a first modeling parameter at an interior point of the first segment; and (c) computing a second modeling parameter at a boundary point of the first segment using a viscoelastic wall model. Systems for modeling a blood vessel are described. |
| US10297337B2 |
Hierarchical fail bit counting circuit in memory device
Apparatuses and techniques for counting 0 or 1 bits in a set of bits using both serial and parallel processes. The counting process includes a hierarchy in which the count from different parallel processes at one level in the hierarchy are passed to a smaller number of different parallel processes at a lower level in the hierarchy. A final count is obtained by an accumulator below the lowest level of the hierarchy. The position and configuration of the circuits can be set to equalize a number of circuits which process the different bits, so that a maximum delay relative to the accumulator is equalized. |
| US10297331B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic device
A highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device includes a shift register including a pulse output circuit formed using transistors having the same conductivity type, or the like. A transistor including a back gate is used as a transistor in which a potential difference between a source and a drain is not generated and positive stress is applied to a gate in a non-selection period of the pulse output circuit. In the non-selection period, stress applied to the transistors is reduced by interchanging the potentials of the gates and those of the back gates. |
| US10297330B2 |
Separate drain-side dummy word lines within a block to reduce program disturb
Disturbs are reduced during programming and read operations for drain-side memory cells in a string by controlling dummy word line portions separately in selected and unselected sub-blocks. One or more of the dummy word line layers are separated so that they can be driven with different voltages. This allows the channel gradient to be optimized to reduce the likelihood of disturbs. In another aspect, a stack of alternating conductive and dielectric layers is formed in two parts, with lower pillars which comprise select gate transistors, source-side dummy memory cells and data memory cells, below upper pillars which comprise drain-side dummy memory cells and select gate transistors. The upper pillars are relatively narrow to provide a more compact structure. Moreover, the centerline of some upper pillars can be offset from the centerline of corresponding lower pillars to provide room for an isolation region. |
| US10297326B2 |
Sense amplifier and latch circuit for a semiconductor memory device and method of operation thereof
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell, a bit line connected to the memory cell, and a sense amplifier connected to the memory cell through the bit line. The sense amplifier includes a sense node connected to the bit line, a first capacitive element connected to the sense node, and a static latch circuit connected to the sense node and retains data of the sense node. |
| US10297324B2 |
Physical secure erase of solid state drives
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to physical secure erase (PSE) of solid state drives (SSDs). One embodiment of a method of PSE of a SSD includes receiving a PSE command, erasing the memory cells of the blocks, programming the memory cells, and programming the select gates to a portion of the blocks. One embodiment of a SSD includes a controller and a plurality of blocks having a plurality of NAND strings. Each NAND string includes connected in series a select gate drain, memory cells, and a select gate source. The SSD includes a memory erasing instruction that cause the controller to erase the memory cells of the block, program the memory cells, and increase the threshold voltage to the select gate drain and/or the select gate source of some of the NAND strings from the blocks. |
| US10297323B2 |
Reducing disturbs with delayed ramp up of dummy word line after pre-charge during programming
A memory device and associated techniques for reducing disturbs of select gate transistors and dummy memory cells in a memory device. In one approach, a ramp up of the voltage of a dummy word line is delayed relative to a ramp up of a voltage of data word lines in a program phase of a program loop, after a pre-charge phase of the program loop. Another possible approach delays the ramp up of a first dummy memory cell while the voltage of a second dummy memory cell is maintained at an elevated level throughout the pre-charge phase and the program phase. In another aspect, the disturb countermeasure is used when the selected data memory cell is relatively close to the source-end of the memory string and phased out when the selected data memory cell is relatively close to the drain-end of the memory string. |
| US10297319B2 |
Memory device with unipolar resistive memory cells with programmable resistive element end control transistor and set/reset operations of thereof
A memory circuit including cells connected in rows and in columns, each cell including a programmable resistive element and a control transistor, the memory circuit further including a control circuit capable of, during a cell programming phase: applying a first voltage to a control conductive track of the column including the cell; applying a second voltage to the first control conductive track of the row including the cell; applying a third voltage capable of turning on the cell control transistor to a second row control conductive track including the cell; and applying a fourth voltage capable of turning off the control transistors to the control conductive tracks of columns which do not include the cell. |
| US10297318B2 |
Compensated readout of a memristor array, a memristor array readout circuit, and method of fabrication thereof
A method for readout of a gated memristor array, a memristor array readout circuit and method of fabrication thereof are provided. In the context of the method, the method includes selecting a row of a memristor array associated with a desired cell, measuring the value of the selected memristor row, and selecting a column of a memristor array associated with the desired cell. The selection of the column and selection of the row selects the desired cell. The method also includes measuring the value of the memristor selected row with the selected desired cell and determining the value of the desired cell based on the value of the selected memristor row and the value of the selected memristor row with the selected desired cell. |
| US10297316B2 |
Phase change memory apparatus and read control method to reduce read disturb and sneak current phenomena
A memory device and associated control methods are provided. The memory device is electrically connected to M bit lines and N word lines. The memory device includes a memory array having memory cells and a controller. The memory cells are located at intersections of the M bit lines and the N word lines. A selected memory cell including a storage element and a selector switch is electrically connected to an m-th bit line and an n-th word line. The controller changes a cell cross voltage of the selected memory cell in the first duration, the second duration, and the post duration, respectively. The cell cross voltage in the first duration is greater than the cell cross voltage in the post duration, and the cell cross voltage in the post duration is greater than the cell cross voltage in the second duration. |
| US10297315B2 |
Resistive memory accelerator
Presented is a method and apparatus for solving. The method includes receiving, by a resistive memory array, a first data, the resistive memory array comprising a plurality of cells, wherein the receiving comprises setting a plurality of resistances on the plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of resistances are based on the first data. The method further includes receiving, by the resistive memory array, a second data, wherein the receiving comprises applying at least one of a current and a voltage based on the second data on the plurality of cells. The method still further includes determining, by the resistive memory array, an initial unknown value, the initial value based on the first data and the second data. |
| US10297310B2 |
System and method for multi-cycle write leveling
A method and system for multi cycle write leveling are disclosed. At least three data patterns are written into consecutive address locations of a memory device via corresponding write operations. Subsequently, predetermined beats of data strobe signals corresponding to certain predetermined write operations are gated. Based at least on the gating of predetermined data beats, a target data pattern to be read from the memory device is determined. Subsequently, a data read operation is performed, and the data written onto a specific address location of the memory device is read there from. The data thus read from the memory device is compared with the target pattern. Based on the comparison of the data read from the memory device with the target pattern, a delay cycle between the data strobe signals and clock signal is determined, and the data strobe signal and clock signal are accordingly calibrated. |
| US10297309B1 |
Methods for independent memory bank maintenance and memory devices and systems employing the same
Memory devices, systems including memory devices, and methods of operating memory devices in which multiple counters are provided to permit memory refresh commands greater freedom in targeting subsets of the memory device for data refresh operations. In one embodiment, a memory device is provided, comprising a plurality of memory banks, and circuitry configured to (i) store a plurality of values, each of the plurality of values corresponding to one of the plurality of memory banks; (ii) refresh first data stored in a first one of the plurality of memory banks; and (iii) update a first one of the plurality of values corresponding to the first one of the plurality of memory banks based at least in part on refreshing the first data. |
| US10297305B1 |
Memory device having twin cell mode and refresh method thereof
A memory device includes: a memory region including a plurality of word lines; and a refresh control block configured to: sequentially refresh the plurality of word lines in a manner such that two or more word lines are simultaneously refreshed during a first refresh operation, simultaneously refresh two or more first critical word lines corresponding to a first critical address generated by up-counting a target address during a second refresh operation, and simultaneously refresh two or more second critical word lines corresponding to a second critical address generated by down-counting the target address. |
| US10297303B2 |
Virtual ground sensing circuitry and related devices, systems, and methods for crosspoint ferroelectric memory
A virtual ground sensing circuit includes a sense circuit configured to compare a reference voltage potential to a sense node voltage potential, and virtual ground circuitry operably coupled to the sense circuit. The virtual ground circuitry is configured to provide a virtual ground at a first bias voltage potential to a conductive line operably coupled to a selected ferroelectric memory cell, and discharge the conductive line to the sense node responsive to the selected ferroelectric memory cell changing from a first polarization state to a second polarization state. A method includes applying a second bias voltage potential to another conductive line operably coupled to the selected ferroelectric memory cell, and comparing a sense node voltage potential to a reference voltage potential. Electrical systems and computing devices include virtual ground sensing circuits. |
| US10297299B2 |
Semiconductor device and operating method thereof
A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array. The semiconductor memory device may include a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory cell array through word lines. The semiconductor memory device may include an overdrive setting unit configured for determining an overdrive set parameter of an overdrive operation using an operation voltage applied to the word lines. |
| US10297297B2 |
Sampling module including delay locked loop, sampling unit, memory control unit, and data sampling method thereof
A sampling circuit module, a memory control circuit unit, and a data sampling method, where the sampling circuit module includes a delay lock loop (DLL) and a sampling circuit. The DLL includes a clock control circuit, a clock delay circuit and a voltage control circuit. The clock control circuit performs a delay lock for a reference clock signal, so as to output a selecting signal. The clock delay circuit delays the reference clock signal according to the selecting signal, so as to output a delay clock signal. The voltage control circuit adjusts a driving voltage outputted to the clock control circuit and the clock delay circuit according to the selecting signal. The sampling circuit samples a data signal according to the delay clock signal. Accordingly, a delay ability of the DLL may be improved by adjusting the driving voltage. |
| US10297296B2 |
Storage device, method for operating storage device, semiconductor device, electronic component, and electronic device
A storage device capable of performing power gating is provided. A memory cell of the storage device includes a bistable circuit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a backup circuit. The first transistor and the second transistor are electrically connected to a first bit line and a second bit line, respectively. A precharge circuit that precharges the first bit line and the second bit line with different voltages is provided. The backup circuit includes a retention node, an input node, an output node, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a capacitor. The third transistor controls electrical continuity between the retention node and the input node. A gate of the fourth transistor and a terminal of the capacitor are electrically connected to the retention node. The input node is electrically connected to one of nodes Q and Qb of the bistable circuit, and the output node is electrically connected to the other of the nodes Q and Qb of the bistable circuit. |
| US10297292B2 |
Sense structure based on multiple sense amplifiers with local regulation of a biasing voltage
A sense structure may include sense amplifiers each having measuring and reference terminals for receiving a measuring and a reference current, respectively, output circuitry for providing an output voltage based upon the measuring and reference currents, and voltage regulating circuitry in cascade configuration for regulating a voltage at the measuring and reference terminals. The regulating circuitry may include measuring and regulating transistors and a reference regulating transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled with the measuring terminal and with the reference terminal, respectively, a second conduction terminal coupled with the output circuitry and a control terminal coupled with a biasing terminal. Biasing circuitry is for providing a biasing voltage to the biasing terminal, and common regulating circuitry is for regulating the biasing voltage. Each sense amplifier may also include local regulating circuitry for regulating the biasing voltage applied to the biasing terminal. |
| US10297284B2 |
Audio/visual synching system and method
Access to a networked communication session is provided to each of a plurality of user computing devices that are each configured with at least a camera, audio input subsystem, and audio output subsystem. During the networked communication session and after an audio input of a first user computing device detects a user speaking, the volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device is adjusted. Further, the volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other user computing devices is adjusted. Furthermore, after an audio input subsystem of a second user computing device detects a user of the second user computing device speaking, the volume of the audio output subsystem of the second user computing device is adjusted, as is the audio input subsystem of the other respective user computing devices and the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device. |
| US10297281B1 |
Servo sector detection
Systems and methods are disclosed for detection of a servo sector on a data storage medium. A circuit may be configured to sample a signal, and determine preamble sample values from the sample values that correspond to a preamble pattern. When a preamble is detected, the circuit may continue to perform preamble detection, as well as determine signal reading parameters to apply during a servo timing mark (STM) search state based on the preamble sample values. In response to locating the STM, the circuit may generate an indication that the STM is located. In response to not locating the STM, the circuit may extend an STM search timeout period when the preamble pattern is still detected, or increment an STM search counter when the preamble pattern is not detected. The circuit may exit the STM search state when the STM search counter exceeds the STM search timeout period. |
| US10297268B2 |
Voice signal processing apparatus and voice signal processing method
A voice signal processing apparatus and a voice signal processing method are provided. Adjust a consonant signal judgment condition of a target voice frame according to whether an original voice sampling signal corresponding to a previous voice frame adjacent to the target voice frame is a consonant signal, so as to improve comfort of listening to the sound and recognition of a voice signal. |
| US10297266B1 |
Adaptive noise cancellation for multiple audio endpoints in a shared space
Techniques for adaptive noise cancellation for multiple audio endpoints in a shared space are described. According to one example, a method includes detecting, by a first audio endpoint, one or more audio endpoints co-located with the first audio endpoint at a first location. A selected audio endpoint of the one or more audio endpoints is identified as a target noise source. The method includes obtaining, from the selected audio endpoint, a loudspeaker reference signal associated with a loudspeaker of the selected audio endpoint and removing the loudspeaker reference signal from a microphone signal associated with a microphone of the first audio endpoint. The method also includes providing the microphone signal from the first audio endpoint to at least one of a voice user interface (VUI) or a second audio endpoint, wherein the second audio endpoint is located remotely from the first location. |
| US10297259B2 |
Advanced stereo coding based on a combination of adaptively selectable left/right or mid/side stereo coding and of parametric stereo coding
The application relates to audio encoder and decoder systems. An embodiment of the encoder system comprises a downmix stage for generating a downmix signal and a residual signal based on a stereo signal. In addition, the encoder system comprises a parameter determining stage for determining parametric stereo parameters such as an inter-channel intensity difference and an inter-channel cross-correlation. Preferably, the parametric stereo parameters are time- and frequency-variant. Moreover, the encoder system comprises a transform stage. The transform stage generates a pseudo left/right stereo signal by performing a transform based on the downmix signal and the residual signal. The pseudo stereo signal is processed by a perceptual stereo encoder. For stereo encoding, left/right encoding or mid/side encoding is selectable. Preferably, the selection between left/right stereo encoding and mid/side stereo encoding is time- and frequency-variant. |
| US10297255B2 |
Data processing system with machine learning engine to provide automated collaboration assistance functions
Aspects of the disclosure relate to implementing and using a data processing system with a machine learning engine to provide automated collaboration assistance functions. A computing platform may receive, from a teleconference hosting computer system, a content stream associated with a teleconference. Responsive to receiving the content stream associated with the teleconference, the computing platform may generate, based on a machine learning dataset, real-time transcript data comprising a real-time textual transcript of the teleconference. The computing platform may detect, during the teleconference, based on the real-time transcript data comprising the real-time textual transcript of the teleconference, an action item associated with the teleconference. Responsive to detecting the action item associated with the teleconference, and based on the machine learning dataset, the computing platform may identify and execute one or more automated tasks associated with the action item associated with the teleconference. |
| US10297246B2 |
Filter circuit for noise cancellation, noise reduction signal production method and noise canceling system
Provided is a filter circuit for producing a noise reduction signal for reducing a noise signal collected by a microphone, including: a digital section including an analog/digital conversion section configured to convert the noise signal into a digital noise signal, a digital filter section configured to produce a digital noise reduction signal based on the digital noise signal, and a digital/analog conversion section configured to convert the digital noise reduction signal into an analog noise reduction signal; an analog path connected in parallel to said digital section and configured to output the noise signal as it is or after processed by an analog filter; and a synthesis section configured to synthesize the analog noise reduction signal outputted from said digital/analog conversion section of said digital section and the analog signal outputted from said analog path to produce a noise reduction signal to be used for noise reduction. |
| US10297241B2 |
Sound signal processing method and sound signal processing apparatus
A sound signal processing method according to an embodiment includes a step of acquiring an input sound signal, a step of acquiring a beat number per unit time period from the input sound signal, a step of normalizing the input sound signal with the beat number per unit time period, a step of calculating a beat spectrum of the normalized input sound signal, and a step of calculating a rhythm similarity between the beat spectrum of the normalized input sound signal and a normalized beat spectrum calculated from a reference sound signal. |
| US10297236B1 |
Universal capo for variety of instruments and string gauges
A universal capo for use with a variety of stringed instruments and with a variety of gauged strings has an upper rigid arm extending longitudinally. A core block made from an elastomer with a first durometer is mounted to the rigid arm. A wrap layer made from an elastomer with a second durometer cradles the core block on the bottom and lateral sides and can extend over the top of the rigid arm. The second durometer hardness is at least 1.5 times the first durometer hardness and the core and wrap have thicknesses collectively contributing to a substantially even pressure on strings of varying gauges to effectively clamp the strings to the neck of an instrument without application of undue pressure. |
| US10297229B2 |
Display device and control method therefor
A display device includes a display unit having a function of showing a space behind a display screen transparently and a control unit for controlling the display unit based on an input video signal. The control unit controls the display unit to display a transparent video having a transparent portion through which the space behind the display screen can be seen transparently, while displaying a main video based on the input video signal. The control unit may generate an instruction signal indicating a display period of the transparent video and may control the display unit in accordance with the generated instruction signal, or may control the display unit in accordance with an instruction signal provided externally. With this, there is provided a see-through type display device which does not hinder a vision when displaying a video for a long time. |
| US10297223B2 |
Display device and system with switching to external power supply circuit
A display device includes a gate scanning circuit and a driver IC. The driver IC includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage level of an external power supply, a voltage generation circuit for generating the voltage for driving the gate line, a switching circuit for switching between the output voltage of the voltage generation circuit and the voltage of the external power supply, and a drive circuit. Upon detection of the voltage outside of the predetermined voltage range by the voltage detection circuit, the switching circuit supplies the voltage of the external power supply to the gate scanning circuit. The gate scanning circuit selects all gate lines for outputting the voltage of the external power supply. The drive circuit supplies the GND level to all the source lines. |
| US10297219B2 |
GOA circuits used for switching display on a screen or on two screens and driving method thereof
The disclosure provides GOA circuits used for switching display on a screen or on two screens and a driving method thereof. The GOA circuits include first GOA circuits on two sides of a main screen to control display of the main screen, second GOA circuits on two sides of the secondary screen to control display of the secondary screen, a first group of GOA control signals, controlling signal output of the first GOA circuits, a second group of GOA control signals, controlling signal output of the second GOA circuits, a switch controller, connecting the first GOA circuits and the second GOA circuits, and controlling connection or disconnection of the first group of GOA control signals and the second group of GOA control signals respectively. |
| US10297215B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel having alternate polarities for pairs of pixels in column and liquid crystal display device having the same
The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel composed of red pixel units, green pixel units and blue pixel units that are arranged in the form of matrix. Every adjacent two rows of pixel units form a pixel-unit group. Polarities of pixel units located at the same column in the same pixel-unit group are the same, and polarities of pixel units located at the same column in adjacent two pixel-unit groups are opposite, thus solving problem of color shift at large viewing angles. Polarities of adjacent red pixel units in each row of pixel units are alternately changed and polarities of adjacent blue pixel units in each row of the pixel units are alternately changed to alleviate grainy effect generated on the entire display image, thereby display effect is greatly enhanced. The present disclosure also provides a liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal display panel. |
| US10297207B2 |
Pixel-lighting region and lighting device containing the same
The present invention provides a pixel-lighting region, including: a conductive line, a resistive strip, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting structure. One end of the resistive strip is electrically coupled to the conductive line and another end of the resistive strip is electrically coupled to the first electrode; one side of the light-emitting structure is electrically coupled to the first electrode and another side of the light-emitting structure is electrically coupled to the second electrode; and a resistance of the resistive strip is adjustable in a fabrication process to achieve a brightness level of the pixel-lighting region. |
| US10297205B2 |
Pixel and organic light emitting display device including the pixel
A pixel includes a first transistor connected between a data line and a first node, a second transistor including a second electrode connected to a second node, and a gate electrode connected to the first node, a third transistor connected between a reference power supply and the first node, a fourth transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power supply, and a second electrode connected to a first electrode of the second transistor, a capacitor including a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the second node, an organic light emitting diode connected between the second node and a second power supply, a fifth transistor connected to an anode of the organic light emitting diode, and a sixth transistor including a first electrode connected to the fifth transistor, and a second electrode connected to an initialization power supply. |
| US10297201B2 |
Compensation method of cathode voltage drop of organic light emitting diode display device and pixel driving circuit
Provided is a compensation method of a cathode voltage drop of an OLED display device and a pixel driving circuit. The first pixel driving circuits having function of detecting the cathode voltage are arranged in a portion of sub pixels of the OLED display device and uses the first pixel driving circuits to detect the cathode voltages of these sub pixels. The cathode voltages inputted to all the sub pixels of the OLED display device are obtained by interpolation according to the detected cathode voltages of these detecting sub pixels. Then, the cathode voltage compensation look up table is obtained according to the cathode voltages of all the sub pixels of the OLED display device. Finally, the data signal voltage is compensated with the cathode voltage compensation look up table. The data signal voltage after compensation is used to drive the OLED display device to perform image display. |
| US10297183B2 |
Display device and display method
A display device, comprising: a display panel; a driver configured to drive the display panel based on a video signal; and a detector configured to obtain a first detection value by detecting reflective light from a reflective media, which occurs when ambient light is irradiated to the reflective media, while obtaining a second detection value by detecting reflective light from the reflective media, which occurs when the display panel irradiates display light to the reflective media. |
| US10297170B2 |
Combination wristband and label form
A combination wristband and label form has a front sheet with a top portion having labels; and a bottom portion having a wristband die cut therein. A portion of the wristband is configured to receive indicia. The form additionally includes a backing sheet comprising a release liner. The wristband has a central portion with a centerline therethrough, separating the central portion into an upper section and a lower section. A first arm portion extends from the upper section in a first direction and a second arm portion extends from the lower section in a second direction. The first and second arm portions have first and second lateral ends, respectively, and the lateral ends each have a respective adhesive area. Removal of the wristband from the form exposes an area of the release liner which is devoid of any voids. The wristband is formed of a single-ply of water-resistant material. |
| US10297167B2 |
Online personality testing providing individual contextual assessments in a secure integrated environment
A computerized method and computer-executable instructions for assessing personality and temperament characteristics of a registered user by a centralized computing device. The method includes providing a first user interface with at least two color elements for the user to sort in a “most like me” to “least like me” order. Upon receiving the user's sort order, the user is provided a second user interface with at least one word grouping, each word grouping having an associated life context, and the user indicates “most like me” to “least like me” in the word groupings. Upon receiving those results, the method then determine a contextual assessment based on the user's selection, with the assessment being weighted on the basis of the user's color element sort. In some embodiments, a temperament assessment service with a published API executes on a server, with access to the service requiring a user's unique API key. |
| US10297165B2 |
Education support system and terminal device
To provide an education support system that allows educators to conduct adequate assessments considering handicaps or characteristics of individual students and to offer effective and efficient learning. Solving means includes: a plurality of terminal devices (40) including: a terminal display unit (41) that displays digital content; a voice output unit (47) that outputs voice data by voice; a reproduction log data memory unit (46) that memorizes ID information of phrases and phrase reproduction start times as reproduction log data; and a transmitter unit (42) that transmits the reproduction log data; and a server device (30) including: a digital content memory unit (60) in which digital content is memorized; a receiver unit (62) that receives reproduction log data from the respective terminal devices (40); a data conversion unit (64) that converts the received reproduction log data into times spent on reproduction and numbers of times of reproduction by phrase; a server display unit (63) that displays the times spent on reproduction and numbers of times of reproduction by phrase; and a display control unit (64) that causes the server display unit to display a plurality of sets of the times spent on reproduction and numbers of times of reproduction by phrase at different times and dates in the same terminal device and for the same digital content simultaneously on a same screen. |
| US10297153B2 |
Vehicle on-board controller centered train control system
The present disclosure discloses a vehicle on-board controller centered train operation control system, the control system comprises intelligent vehicle controllers (IVOCs) provided on respective trains, the IVOC comprises a vehicle-vehicle communication device, an active identification device and a master control device. With such control system, rear-end train or more serious accidents may be avoided in case that there is a train without communication equipment or with equipment failure operation in front, or an obstruction impeding train operation appears in front of the train. Further, the control system provided by embodiments of the present disclosure enables a train to operate with a relatively high speed under the premise of safe operation, and improves operation efficiency and reliability. |
| US10297152B1 |
Displaying sensor data and supplemental data as a mask for autonomous vehicles
Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing sensor data on a display of a vehicle. For instance, data points generated by a lidar sensor may be received. The data points may be representative of one or more objects in an external environment of the vehicle. A scene including a representation of the vehicle from a perspective of a virtual camera, a first virtual object corresponding to at least one of the one or more objects, and a second virtual object corresponding to at least one object identified from pre-stored map information may be generated. Supplemental points corresponding to a surface of the at least one object identified from the pre-stored map information may be generated. A pulse including at least some of the data points generated by the sensor and the supplemental points may be generated. The scene may be displayed with the pulse on the display. |
| US10297151B2 |
Traffic lights control for fuel efficiency
Data is received from each of a plurality of vehicles proximate to an intersection indicating a kinetic energy and a time to the intersection. An optimized timing of a traffic light is determined based on an aggregation of the kinetic energies and times to intersection. A timing of the traffic is modified according to the optimized timing. |
| US10297150B2 |
Low-power vehicle detection
A parking meter detects an object in proximity, based on a change in a proximity measurement at the meter, activates a directional sensor in response to detecting the object, receives sensor data at a meter processor from the directional sensor, wherein the received sensor data indicates a predetermined direction to the detected object relative to the meter. The parking meter determines a presence of the object, or lack thereof, in the predetermined direction based on the sensor data, and upon a positive determination of the presence of the object, stores an indication of the presence of the object along with a time of the positive determination. |
| US10297149B2 |
Method and system for optimizing road traffic control in the presence of incidents
A method for adjusting control parameters of a traffic management system in a presence of one or more incidents on a network includes junctions in a tree format, and at a lowest level of a tree comprise a group of associated junctions using coordinated timing, wherein each junction is associated with a weight as a function of its height within its tree, and wherein a junction with a highest weight in each tree comprises a lead junction for receiving timing information for its group of associated junctions. |
| US10297143B1 |
Detecting quality of physiologic data using contact pressure data for alarm generation
Provided are techniques for detecting quality of physiologic data using contact pressure data for alarm generation. First data is received that comprises physiologic data and an alarm condition. Second data is received from pressure-sensitive sensors, wherein the second data comprises contact pressure data. In response to determining that the second data indicates movement of an entity, a delay is created for generation of an alarm for the alarm condition. In response to determining that the delay has expired, it is determined whether the first data has changed to indicate that the alarm condition is resolved. In response to determining that the first data has changed to indicate that the alarm condition is resolved, the alarm condition is cleared. In response to determining that the first data has not changed to indicate that the alarm condition is resolved, the alarm is generated. |
| US10297130B2 |
System for indicating the presence of a child within a vehicle by sending a signal to a mobile device after a predetermined amount of time
A device which detects a child presence in a car seat and communicates an audible and mobile-device reminder to the driver that a child occupant is in the seat is disclosed. The system utilizes internal sensors to monitor various vehicle occupancy conditions to determine when a triggering event has occurred while the car seat occupancy sensor is engaged. Once triggered, the system will immediately notify the driver that the child remains in the car seat inside the vehicle, and will also sent follow-up alerts. |
| US10297120B2 |
Haptic effect generation system
A haptic effect generation system includes a computing platform including a hardware processor, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a memory storing a haptic software code, as well as a haptic transformer coupled to the computing platform. The haptic transformer receives an input signal, and transforms the input signal to a first audio signal corresponding to the input signal. The ADC converts the first audio signal to a first audio data. The hardware processor executes the haptic software code to receive the first audio data from the ADC, and to generate a second audio data using the first audio data, the second audio data corresponding to a desired haptic effect. The DAC converts the second audio data to a second audio signal. The haptic transformer then transforms the second audio signal to a haptic actuator signal for producing the desired haptic effect. |
| US10297117B2 |
Notification terminal with text-to-speech amplifier
A mass notification terminal may have a data parser and decoder connected to a communications terminal. Announcements may be transmitted to the communications terminal in the form of linguistic symbols and commands using low bandwidth and low power protocol transmissions. Push transmissions conserve bandwidth. An abstraction of an audio announcement may be transmitted for use with a speech synthesizer. The abstraction may be linguistic symbols such as phenomes, text, or may identify pre-stored clips. The system may provide announcement confirmation. The system may take advantage of communication protocols that have message size limitations. The announcements may be sent in one or more message transmissions. When an announcement is composed of multiple messages, using message sequence numbers and announcement identifications may facilitate grouping and arranging of the messages that make up the announcement. |
| US10297109B2 |
Gaming system and method for adjusting the average expected payback associated with a play of a wagering game
A gaming system and method which provides a player with a higher average expected payback for making a gaming system wager on a gaming system wagering event in addition to making a primary game wager on a primary game. If the player places the gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the player obtains the chance to win a gaming system award in addition to the player's chance of winning an award based on the outcome of the primary game, wherein the gaming system award is based, at least in part, on the primary game outcome. By placing a gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the overall average expected payback associated with the play of the game increases, without changing the average expected payback of the primary game. |
| US10297105B2 |
Redemption of virtual tickets using a portable electronic device
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system can include electronic gaming machines that are compatible to receive both virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers that are redeemable for credits on the electronic gaming machines. Information associated with a virtual ticket voucher can be stored on a patron-controlled portable electronic device and then can be wireless transmitted to the electronic gaming machines. The electronic gaming machines can be configured to issue virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for cash or additional game play on another electronic gaming machine. In one embodiment, the electronic gaming machine can be configured to issue a virtual ticket voucher to a patron-controlled portable electronic device. |
| US10297097B2 |
Mobile device application for communicating with vehicles
Methods, systems, and devices for reserving a reservable asset using a mobile device. A mobile device communicates directly with a vehicle-associated control module or through a reservation server using either a TCP/IP communications channel or near-field communications. A member enters a request using the user interface provided by the mobile-device application. The identity of the member is validated the vehicle-associated control module executes the request by sending a signal to a computer or sensor in the vehicle through the vehicle wiring or the vehicle CANbus. The request can be a function, such as unlocking the vehicle doors, illuminating the interior or exterior lights, honking the horn, or activating a panic alarm. |
| US10297072B2 |
3D rendering method and apparatus
A three-dimensional (3D) rendering method for rendering a 3D model includes rendering a 3D model from each viewpoint of direct light sources, obtaining scene information on scenes rendered from each viewpoint of the direct light sources, generating a matched image in which the scenes are matched based on the scene information, and sampling at least one indirect light source from the matched image. |
| US10297071B2 |
3D light field displays and methods with improved viewing angle, depth and resolution
3D light field display methods and apparatus with improved viewing angle, depth and resolution are introduced. The methods can be used to create a high quality 3D light field display of any size from smaller than a postage stamp to larger than a three story building. |
| US10297070B1 |
3D scene synthesis techniques using neural network architectures
This disclosure relates to improved techniques for synthesizing three-dimensional (3D) scenes. The techniques can utilize a neural network architecture to analyze images for detecting objects, classifying scenes and objects, and determining degree of freedom information for objects in the images. These tasks can be performed by, at least in part, using inter-object and object-scene dependency information that captures the spatial correlations and dependencies among objects in the images, as well as the correlations and relationships of objects to scenes associated with the images. 3D scenes corresponding to the images can then be synthesized using the inferences provided by the neural network architecture. |
| US10297067B2 |
Apparatus and method of rendering frame by adjusting processing sequence of draw commands
Provided are methods and apparatuses for adjusting the processing sequence of draw commands for rendering images. The rendering method including determining, at a processing sequence determiner, previous draw commands that are identical to current draw commands; de-termining a processing sequence of the current draw commands based on depth information of the determined previous draw commands; and performing a Z-test on the current draw commands based on the processing sequence, and performing shading based on a result of the Z-test. |
| US10297064B2 |
Multi-representation dependency graphs
Systems and methods for multi-representation dependency graphs are disclosed. A first representation of a dependency graph may be accessed using a processor. The first representation of the dependency graph may have a first type and include a plurality of nodes. A transition of the first representation of the dependency graph from a first state to a second state may be detected using the processor. In response to a detection of the transition of the first representation of the dependency graph from the first state to the second state, a second representation of the dependency graph may be updated. The second representation may have a second type different than the first type and include a plurality of tasks corresponding to the plurality of nodes. The second representation may further include one or more dependencies corresponding to one or more of the connections of the first representation. |
| US10297062B2 |
Head-mounted display device, control method for head-mounted display device, and computer program
A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image and an outside scene includes an outside-scene acquiring unit configured to acquire outside scene information including at least a feature of the outside scene in a visual field direction of the user, a position estimating unit configured to estimate, on the basis of at least two kinds of the outside scene information acquired by the outside-scene acquiring unit over time, a position of any target object present in a real world, and an augmented-reality processing unit configured to cause the image display unit to form, on the basis of the estimated position of the target object, the virtual image representing a virtual object to be added to the target object. |
| US10297061B2 |
Maintaining graphical presentations based on user customizations
A method and system for rendering graphics based on user customizations in a computer graphics application are disclosed. The customizations relate to various properties of one or more graphical elements in the graphic. Such properties include positioning, size, formatting and other visual attributes associated with the graphical elements. These properties may be defined as either semantic properties or presentation properties. Semantic properties are persistent across all graphic definitions. Presentation properties are specific to the graphic definition to which each particular graphic belongs. Thus, a customization to a semantic property of a displayed graphic is preserved in memory for application not only to the currently displayed graphic, but also to all other graphic definitions that may be displayed in the future. In contrast, a customization to a presentation property is only preserved for the currently displayed graphic, and thus not preserved for all other graphic definitions. |
| US10297052B2 |
Systems and methods for displaying and viewing data models
A computer program product is tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and includes executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to display multiple objects in a single pane, where the multiple objects are visual representations of real objects and the multiple objects are dynamically sized and spaced relative to one another to fit all of the objects in the single pane. The computer program product includes executable code that, when executed, causes the data processing apparatus to display a subset of the objects and associated metadata in an examination frame. The examination frame is sized to fit within the single pane, where the subset of the objects displayed within the examination frame are sized larger than the objects outside of the examination frame. |
| US10297048B2 |
Segmentation and spectrum based metal artifact reduction method and system
A segmentation-and-spectrum-based metal artifact reduction (MAR) system and method is applied in polychromatic X-ray CT system that uses a priori knowledge of high-Z metals in samples which contribute the primary artifacts at a known x-ray energy spectrum. Using a basis materials decomposition, the method solves the problem of reducing or eliminating metal artifacts associated with beam hardening using only a single scan of the sample performed at selected x-ray energy. |
| US10297046B2 |
Techniques for reducing accesses for retrieving texture images
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing storage access bandwidth requirements in retrieving a texture image from a storage for applying textures to rendered objects by rendering the texture image itself into the storage to reduce the storage space in which the texture image is stored and to arrange portions of the texture image to be retrieved with fewer accesses. A device to render images includes a processor component; a color analyzer to determine a clear color of a texture image stored as source texture data; and a rendering routine to render the texture image into a storage as reduced texture data, the rendering routine to selectively store in the reduced texture data pixel color values retrieved from the source texture data that are associated with pixels of the texture image not colored with the clear color. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10297045B2 |
Fast intrinsic images
Fast intrinsic images techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a combination of local constraints on shading and reflectance and non-local constraints on reflectance are applied to an image to generate a linear system of equations. The linear system of equations can be solved to generate a reflectance intrinsic image and a shading intrinsic image for the image. In one or more implementations, a multi-scale parallelized iterative solver is used to solve the linear system of equations to generate the reflectance intrinsic image and the shading intrinsic image. |
| US10297042B2 |
Medical image fusion with reduced search space
A computer implemented method for performing fusion of 3D image data, which represent at least a part of a patient's body, with two 2D images of the patient's body with a known spatial relation between the viewing directions of the 2D images, comprising the steps of: —acquiring the 3D image data, —acquiring the two 2D images, —calculating two virtual images from the 3D image data, the two virtual images corresponding to the two 2D images, —classifying the two 2D images into a primary and a secondary image, —determining a primary alignment between the primary image and the corresponding virtual image such that they match, —calculating a spatial axis relative to the viewing directions of the two 2D images from the primary alignment and a predetermined point which is imaged in the virtual image which corresponds to the primary image, wherein the spatial axis is a line in space on which the predetermined point lies, and —performing fusion of the 3D image data with the two 2D images based on the calculated spatial axis in order to obtain a virtual position of the 3D image data in space. |
| US10297033B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a measurement value including an acceleration, corrects the measurement value to reduce a drift in the measurement value, acquires a first image and a second image, detects feature points in the first and the second images, identify a corresponding point among the feature points in the second image, which corresponds to one of the feature points in the first image, and estimate a relative displacement of a moving object between a time at which the first image is taken and a time at which the second image is taken, based on the corrected measurement value, the feature point in the first image and the corresponding point in the second image. |
| US10297028B2 |
Image data analytics for computation accessibility and configuration
The image data analytics for computation configuration method and computer system with computation accessibility is provided. The computation accessibility and configuration on image data processing are implemented by a plurality of computers having a plurality of processors and a plurality of data storages, the image data analytics for computation accessibility and configuration includes the following steps: inputting an original image by an input device and initializing the original image; defining a plurality of tiles equally dividing the original image into a same size of a regular shape; transferring the plurality of image regions to form a graph having vertices and edges; cutting the graph into a plurality of sub-graphs; arranging the plurality of sub-graphs to the plurality of processors or cores to conduct parallel processing simultaneously for analyzing the image data; and storing a plurality of processing results respectively in the plurality of data storages. |
| US10297027B2 |
Landmark detection with spatial and temporal constraints in medical imaging
Anatomy, such as papillary muscle, is automatically detected (34) and/or detected in real-time. For automatic detection (34) of small anatomy, machine-learnt classification with spatial (32) and temporal (e.g., Markov) (34) constraints is used. For real-time detection, sparse machine-learnt detection (34) interleaved with optical flow tracking (38) is used. |
| US10297026B1 |
Tracking of a dynamic container in a video
Tracking of a defined area over a series of video frames that compose a video is provided. Various rules regulate the identification of a reference area to be tracked and the determination of subsequent areas that correspond to the reference areas over a series of respective images included the series of video frames. Metadata indicative of placement of a subsequent area in a subsequent image can be updated and retained. A mask video that can permit avoiding or otherwise mitigating occlusion of foreground elements of the subsequent image also can be updated and retained. Such metadata and mask video can permit injecting customized content into the video for which the reference area is tracked. |
| US10297025B2 |
Covariate modulate atlas
The disclosed technology relates generally to medical imaging, and more particularly, some embodiments relate to systems and methods for creating and using a covariate modulated or “dynamic” atlas. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for predicting an alas using General Additive Model (GAM) parameters, wherein the GAM parameters are derived by registering (and optionally segmenting) a plurality of image data sets from a plurality of different subjects to an initial atlas estimate (e.g., a seed atlas), and analyzing the resulting registration, segmentation, and intensity parameters as correlated with input covariates. |
| US10297022B2 |
Method and system for analysis of volumetric data
A method is provided for modeling complex shapes from volumetric data utilizing spherical wave decomposition (SWD) by combining angular-only basis functions of the SPHARM with radial basis functions obtained by asymptotic expansion as a series of sine and cosine Fourier transforms to form the complete 3D basis. The 3D basis is used to expand the volumetric data. The resulting 3D volume representation allows construction of images of both surface and internal structures of the target object. |
| US10297021B2 |
Defect quantification method, defect quantification device, and defect evaluation value display device
To quantify the degree of a defect, and provide information useful for yield management. Disclosed is a defect quantification method wherein: a defect image is classified; a measurement region and a measurement area are set to each of the defect image and a reference image on the basis of defect image classification results, said reference image corresponding to the defect image; and an evaluation value of a defect is calculated using each of the measurement values obtained from each of the measurement areas of the defect image and the reference image, and the defect is quantified. |
| US10297013B2 |
Aerodynamic optical effect correction and identification integrated real-time processing system and method
An aerodynamic optical effect correction and identification integrated real-time processing system, comprising an FPGA module, a multi-core main processor DSP, a plurality of auxiliary processors ASICs and an infrared image non-uniformity correction system-on-chip (SoC). By means of the system, full-image thermal radiation correction, denoising, transmission effect correction and target detection processes of an aerodynamic optical effect degradation image are achieved. Correspondingly, provided is the corresponding method. The system effectively solves the problem of aerodynamic optical effect and the problem of the requirement for a short detection time interval of the processor in an aircraft flying at a high speed; due to the adoption of the independently researched and developed ASIC, the real-time property of the whole system is greatly improved; all tasks are rationally distributed and a multi-core parallel mode is adopted, so the image processing time is greatly shortened; and meanwhile, the FPGA module connects all units to form a closed-loop system, so that the system stability is further improved. |
| US10297008B2 |
Method and system for improving compressed image chroma information
Methods, systems, and computer programs for improving compressed image chroma information. In one aspect of the invention, a resolution for a red color component of a color video image is used that is higher than the resolution for a blue color component of the color video image. Another aspect includes utilizing a lower or higher value of a quantization parameter (QP) for one or more chroma channels as compared to the luminance channel. Another aspect is use of a logarithmic representation of a video image to benefit image coding. Another aspect uses more than two chroma channels to represent a video image. |
| US10297001B2 |
Reduced power implementation of computer instructions
Systems and methods may provide a graphics processor that may identify operating conditions under which certain floating point instructions may utilize power to fewer hardware resources compared to when the instructions are executing under other operating conditions. The operating conditions may be determined by examining operands used in a given instruction, including the relative magnitudes of the operands and whether the operands may be taken as equal to certain defined values. The floating point instructions may include instructions for an addition operation, a multiplication operation, a compare operation, and/or a fused multiply-add operation. |
| US10296995B2 |
Dynamically maintaining a map of a fleet of robotic devices in an environment to facilitate robotic action
Methods and systems for dynamically maintaining a map of robotic devices in an environment are provided herein. A map of robotic devices may be determined, where the map includes predicted future locations of at least some of the robotic devices. One or more robotic devices may then be caused to perform a task. During a performance of the task by the one or more robotic devices, task progress data may be received from the robotic devices, indicative of which of the task phases have been performed. Based on the data, the map may be updated to include a modification to the predicted future locations of at least some of the robotic devices. One or more robotic devices may then be caused to perform at least one other task in accordance with the updated map. |
| US10296989B2 |
Network system
Provided is a network system. The network system includes: at least one unit selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit. An energy usage amount or energy usage rate of the energy receiving unit is adjusted; an energy usage amount or usage rate when the unit is controlled based on information relating to at least an energy rate is less than that when the unit is controlled without the base of information relating to at least an energy rate; the energy receiving unit comprises a plurality of components; and an operation of one component among the plurality of components is controlled based on the energy rate related information. |
| US10296984B1 |
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for determining relevancy of tax topics in a tax preparation system
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for determining the relevancy of tax matters to a particular taxpayer and prioritizing the tax matters in a tax preparation system for preparing an electronic tax return. A computerized tax preparation system accesses taxpayer data and generates a taxpayer data profile using the taxpayer data. The system executes at tax logic agent which evaluates missing tax data required to prepare the tax return for the taxpayer and outputs a plurality of suggested tax matters for obtaining the missing tax data to a user interface manager. The tax logic agent utilizes the taxpayer data profile and a tax matter relevancy module having a plurality of tax data profiles to determine a relevancy ranking for each suggested tax matter. A user interface manager receives the suggested tax matters and the corresponding relevancy rankings and determines one or more tax questions to present to the user. |
| US10296983B2 |
How to model risk on your farm
This is an invention implying a risk management method based on synthetic data. Synthetic data are random variables that take their mean and standard deviation from experimental data. It reproduces the experimental data underlying statistic information with a statistical confidence of 99%. Experimental data could represent financial variables i.e., prices and quantities. This method implements alternative recursive bias approach that achieve convergence with related estimations already published. Also, this method is decomposable allowing synthetic data and econometric models parameter values and different risk scenarios alternatives in order to measure the system responses under different controls. |
| US10296979B2 |
Sensor based system and method for augmenting insurance claim filing
Techniques for detecting physical conditions at a physical premises from collection of sensor information from plural sensors execute one or more unsupervised learning models to continually analyze the collected sensor information to produce operational states of sensor information, produce sequences of state transitions, detect during the continual analysis of sensor data that one or more of the sequences of state transitions is a drift sequence, correlate determined drift state sequence to a stored determined condition at the premises, and generate an alert based on the determined condition. Various uses are described for these techniques. |
| US10296977B2 |
Computer-implemented method and system for reporting a confidence score in relation to a vehicle equipped with a wireless-enabled usage reporting device
A computer-implemented method provides information about a financed, leased or insured vehicle having an onboard wireless-enabled usage reporting device for computing a risk associated with a financing, leasing or insurance obligation. The method entails receiving data from a remote computer to set parameters to be used by the device installed in the vehicle to measure real-time vehicle usage, computing on the device a confidence score based on the parameters and storing the confidence score in the device, the confidence score being indicative of a risk associated with the financing, leasing or insurance obligation of the vehicle, transferring the confidence score or information relating to the confidence score from the device to the remote computer in response to a command from the remote computer or automatically based on a predefined criterion, and displaying the confidence score to indicate the risk associated with the financing, leasing or insurance obligation. |
| US10296974B2 |
Methods and systems for monitoring market data to identify user defined market conditions
Methods and systems for monitoring market data are disclosed. Real time data is collected that is related to conditions of a trading market. Collection occurs at an edge server associated with a liquidity destination trading at least one financial article of trade. The real time data that is collected can also be normalized if desired into a standard form. A user defined criteria is received from a centralized hub. The user defined criteria defines a particular event in the condition. It is then determined when a condition in the trading market matches the event. A response is generated providing notification of the occurrence of the event. The response is sent to the centralized hub for distribution to a user associated with the user defined criteria. |
| US10296972B2 |
Systems and methods for providing balance notifications
The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing account status notifications. The disclosed embodiments include, for example, a device for providing account status notifications including a memory storing software instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations. In one aspect, the operations may include receiving account status notification information for a first account associated with a user. The account status notification information may be generated based on one or more notification rules and account information associated with the first account. The operations may also include generating, based on the received account status notification information, a first account status indicator that provides a status of a first account parameter associated with the first account that is presented via a device component without a user request to receive the status of the first account parameter. |
| US10296967B1 |
System, method, and computer program for aggregating fallouts in an ordering system
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for aggregating fallouts in an ordering system. In use, a repository of fallout errors associated with an ordering system is maintained. Further, one or more fallout events associated with the ordering system are automatically detected. Additionally, it is determined that the one or more detected fallout events are associated with at least one fallout error associated with processing an order in the ordering system. Furthermore, it may be determined whether the at least one fallout error corresponds to one of a plurality of stored fallout errors stored in the repository of fallout errors, in response to determining that the one or more detected fallout events are associated with the at least one fallout error from processing an order in the ordering system. |
| US10296958B1 |
Associating cosmetic products to skin tone color
A system allows people to more easily find products matching their skin tone. The system includes a database that categorizes cosmetic products according to a skin tone color set. The system includes a scanning device to scan one or more spots of a person's skin. For example, three different spots can be scanned. The scan determines a skin-tone identifier for the person's skin. With this skin-tone identifier, the customer can view products that match their skin tone. |
| US10296955B2 |
Electronic search interface for identifying artisan sellers
Disclosed are various embodiments for an electronic search interface to identify artisan sellers. A search query is received from a client. An electronic item database is then searched to identify items that are relevant to the search query. Two or more items may be offered by each of multiple sellers. A search result listing is generated that includes one item offered by each seller with a greatest display prominence. Other items offered by the sellers may be excluded or displayed with a lesser prominence. |
| US10296954B1 |
Virtualized product evaluation and comparison
The performance of functional items, such as headphones, cameras, etc., can be simulated in the context of a network-accessible electronic catalog by using virtual machines, and similar techniques. An electronic marketplace may provide a user with the option to sample the performance of an item being browsed, and can generate and/or configure one or more virtual machines to simulate functions of the item, using parameters that are specific to the item and/or that are tailored to the user's device. In some cases, the performance of different items can be compared, e.g. by simultaneous presentation of visual information, and/or item(s) performance can be virtualized in various ways that allow the user to identify differences or capabilities that might otherwise be difficult to discern. The described methods may also recommend products that closely match the user's preferences based on the user's modifications to virtualizations. |
| US10296953B2 |
Assisted shopping
Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating an assisted shopping experience. A speech input can be captured and transcribed. The transcribed speech input can be transmitted to a customer service agent in a data session that is contemporaneous with a voice session. The customer service agent can then facilitate an assisted shopping experience via the voice session and data session. |
| US10296949B2 |
Messenger application plug-in for providing tailored advertisements within a conversation thread
A first instance of a messenger application having a plug-in communicates with a second instance of the messenger application lacking the plug-in. The plug-in provides enhanced functionality to the first instance of the messenger application, while also providing corresponding functionality to the second instance, which lacks the plug-in. For example, the plug-in may provide rich, non-thread-native content to the first instance, while also providing corresponding thread-native content to the second instance. As another example, the plug-in may obtain data from the second instance and provide tailored advertisements to the second instance based upon that data. An another example, the plug-in may obtain location data from one or more of the instances and provide access to location-specific services that take the location data into account. |
| US10296936B1 |
Method and system for measuring effectiveness of a marketing campaign on digital signage
The present invention is a system and method for measuring effectiveness of a marketing campaign on digital signage on many different signage networks, by measuring the efficiency of the campaign at reaching targeted audience and the effectiveness of conveying the message. This invention provides a solution to the challenges created by wide variety of measurements and lack of accuracy. By using automated audience measurement, the current invention is able to collect, large, statistically significant data for analysis. Non-intrusive, computer based measurement also ensure that the data is free from any biases. The media content rating system will provide a quantitative measure of how many people did the campaign reach and what effect did it have. The data will be available at the aggregate level, at network level and down to the screen level. |
| US10296925B2 |
Automatic profiling of a mobile device and/or its user
In embodiments, a unique ID may be generated for a user of a mobile device by requesting, from a DNS server, an address record for each domain name of a series of domain names to create an address record set. The address record for each domain name may be randomly selected from a group of address records associated with the respective domain name. The unique ID may then be generated utilizing the address record set. In other embodiments, a list of URI schemes may be sent to the mobile device, which may respond with an indication of a subset of the URI schemes that are supported by the mobile device. This subset of the URI schemes may then be correlated with one or more associated native applications to identify native applications installed on the mobile device to automatically profile the mobile device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10296920B2 |
Online E-commerce and networking system/generating user requested sponsor advertisements to centralize siloed and distributed user data in the internet and business systems
A new generation online e-commerce and networking system is disclosed. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the system is based at least on: 1) a new digital model of meeting individuals' work and life needs and integrating entities' processes to create large online networks that centralize individuals' siloed and distributed data in the Internet and business systems; and 2) a disruptive and innovative advertising model of associating online advertisements with goods services, activities, and incentives that meet users' needs to allow users to solicit or request sponsorships so as to significantly improve online advertising response rates, increase membership reach rates of websites, and at the same time, act as a digital nerve or blood system to seamlessly connect Internet web applications and business systems. These are revolutionary technologies to disrupt the traditional isolated access to distributed websites on the Internet and traditional static online advertising technologies, to create a favorable digital infrastructure environment or user-data-interconnected Internet fabric for the rapid acceleration of the next generation Internet. |
| US10296919B2 |
System and method of a click event data collection platform
An aspect of the present invention relates to tracking a computer user's web browsing behavior by collecting web browser click events and determining which of the web browser click events are pertinent. |
| US10296915B2 |
Customer management system
A system and method are disclosed for scoring an interaction over one or more channels by an end user and an entity by monitoring the communications over the channels and assigning penalties and scores based on topics associated with the communications. |
| US10296906B2 |
Systems and methods for initiating and authorizing transactions using a detectable device
A system for initiating and authorizing a transaction including one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to associate a detectable device with at least one financial account. The one or more processors may be further configured to receive a notification indicating that the detectable device is involved in a potential transaction initiated by a sensor device detecting the detectable device in an initiating action. The one or more processors may be further configured to receive transaction information associated with the potential transaction. The one or more processors may be further configured to identify a customer profile associated with the detectable device, and determine whether the potential transaction is authorized by a customer based on the transaction information and at least one profile customization parameter associated with the customer profile. |
| US10296904B2 |
Method and system for correlating diverse transaction data
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for matching e-commerce and physical point-of-sale transaction data. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a computer, first transaction data comprising a payment token or second transaction data comprising a primary account identifier, wherein the payment token is derived from the primary account identifier, and providing, by the computer, a universal account identifier after receiving the payment token or the account identifier, wherein the universal account identifier is a substitute for the payment token and the primary account identifier. |
| US10296903B2 |
Dynamic number authentication for credit/debit cards
A method and apparatus for conducting a commercial transaction over the Internet or other network connection are provided. Random numbers, which are unique for each user session, are pre-loaded onto a handheld, portable device, or token The random numbers are generated by external systems and delivered to the token for storage an internal memory and to a database accessible by an authentication system. The random numbers are dispensed by the token to a user by pressing a button on the token or otherwise signaling the token. A dispensed number is cross referenced, by the authentication system, to the database. The dispensed number authenticates the user or transaction. |
| US10296901B1 |
Tokenizing a primary account number prior to transmission to a terminal
In some implementations, a transaction card may receive transaction data from a transaction terminal based on initiation of a transaction with the transaction terminal; generate a tokenized primary account number, for use with the transaction, based on the transaction data and an actual primary account number of the transaction card; and transmit the tokenized primary account number to the transaction terminal for processing the transaction. |
| US10296895B2 |
System for processing, activating and redeeming value added prepaid cards
A computer implemented method for adding value to a stored value card in excess of the purchase price for the stored value card is provided. In one embodiment a stored value card transaction processor receives an activation or redemption request for a stored value card from a point of sale terminal. The activation or redemption request comprises at least one of a card identification, a point of sale terminal identification, a merchant identification, and a time of activation which is compared to data stored in a stored value card datastore to determine if the stored value card to be activated is eligible for a value added award. The processor then determines the value added award and modifies the request to include the value added award. The processor then transmits the modified request to the card issuer authorization system and receives a response which is forwarded to the point of sale terminal. |
| US10296892B2 |
Rapid online payment system
A method for online payments includes receiving an instruction to start a payment application. Payment tag information is then received and sent over a network. Product information that is associated with the payment tag information is then received over the network and displayed on a first payment page that includes a request for payment account credentials. The first payment page is provided through the payment application immediately following the sending of the payment tag information. Payer account credentials are then received through the payment application and sent over the network. Payer account information is then received over the network and displayed on a second payment page that includes a payment confirmation indicator. The second payment page is provided through the payment application immediately following the first payment page. A selection of the payment confirmation indicator is then received through the payment application and sent over the network. |
| US10296883B2 |
Systems and methods for driver authentication through embedded sensing
Systems and methods for driver authentication through embedded sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for driver authentication through embedded sensing may include a vehicle that may include a plurality of sensors, each sensor sensing at least one of a characteristic of a vehicle occupant and a movement of the vehicle occupant; at least one computer processor executing a computer application, the computer application receiving and processing data from the plurality of sensors; and a communication interface. The system may further include a back-end server in communication with the vehicle communication interface and a plurality of locations in communication with the back-end server. In one embodiment, the characteristic may be a biometric characteristic of the vehicle occupant. |
| US10296882B2 |
Multicomputer processing of client device request data using centralized event orchestrator and link discovery engine
Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicomputer processing of client device request data using a centralized event orchestrator and a link discovery engine. A computing platform may receive event definition information defining an event. Subsequently, the computing platform may receive a request for a recipient-selection user interface. The computing platform may mine alias data associated with a unique alias linked to a recipient computing device and may generate one or more relational user interface elements having relational content mined from the alias data. Then, the computing platform may send a delivery selection user interface having the one or more relational user interface elements to the recipient computing device. The computing platform may receive delivery selection information from the recipient computing device and may generate and send one or more event orchestration commands directing an event processor to execute one or more actions associated with the event. |
| US10296880B2 |
Invoice analytics system
A method and an invoice analytics system (IAS) for analyzing an entity's business service transactional invoice data (BSTID) and performing invoice analytics (IA) in real time are provided. The IAS extracts contract line item (CLI) data from contracts and stores the CLI data in a CLI database. The IAS transforms the CLI data into a quick view format and generates a contract quick view interface that displays the CLI data on an entity device. The IAS extracts and segments invoice line item (ILI) data from aggregated BSTID, stores the ILI data in an ILI database, and reconciles the invoices in accordance with the contracts by identifying and rectifying errors and off-contract business service items. The IAS performs IA on the ILI data for computing cost savings and generates an interactive, dynamic, and searchable IA report including graphical data representations of purchase patterns, outliers, variations, and predictive analytics for the entity. |
| US10296877B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a gift using a mobile communication network and system including the apparatus
The present disclosure provides a method of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The method includes: providing, by a gift provision apparatus, information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; selecting, by the user terminal, at least one of the products, and inputting, by the user terminal, information of a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected product, wherein the receipt terminal is separated from the user terminal; transmitting, by the user terminal, a request message for a gift to the gift provision apparatus; and providing, by the gift provision apparatus, the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network, when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message, wherein the gift icon comprises a plurality of images and corresponds to the at least one selected product. |
| US10296876B2 |
Wireless network access prepayment systems and methods
A method of providing network access includes entering network access information into a merchant device at a merchant location. The information relates to a request from a customer to obtain network access. The method also includes causing the information to be transmitted to a host computer system from the merchant device, receiving a payment from the customer, receiving activation confirmation from the host computer system at the merchant device, and providing a presentation instrument to the customer. The presentation instrument may be used by the customer to obtain network access. The method further includes using the presentation instrument to settle a transaction with the customer for merchandise. |
| US10296864B2 |
Computerized system for transporting cargo
A computerized system for selecting a cargo carrier includes a host computer system having access to a computer system and data of a cargo carrier. The host computer system is dynamic in that it is real time with that of the carrier data. The host computer system is accessed by a user via an internet connection. The host computer system is designed and programmed to receive information from the user concerning cargo to be transported. The host computer system processes the information provided by the user with information collected from other sources to send information to a user of possible cargo transportation options. |
| US10296861B2 |
Identifying the effectiveness of a meeting from a meetings graph
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance meeting technology. In an implementation, a meetings graph may be generated for a meeting between various participants in the meeting. An effectiveness of the meeting may be identified based at least in part on a comparison of the meetings graph to a model meetings graph for a model meeting. An indication of the effectiveness of the meeting may then be communicated to at least an application for surfacing in a user interface to the application. |
| US10296855B2 |
System and method for managing waste services
A system is disclosed for managing waste services. The system may have a locating device configured to generate a signal indicative of a location of a service vehicle, a motion tracking device wearable by an management personnel of the service vehicle, and a controller in communication with the locating and motion tracking devices. The controller may be configured to determine based on the signal a proximity of the service vehicle to a target location at which the waste services are to be performed, and to monitor an activity of the management personnel via the motion tracking device when the proximity of the service vehicle is within a threshold proximity of the target location. The controller may also be configured to automatically flag the target location in memory as having been serviced based on the monitored activity of the management personnel. |
| US10296854B2 |
Techniques for protected viewing of digital files
Unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier includes generating a test based on text that is printed in a physical copy of the digital content, prompting a user to input text that appears on a specific page of the physical copy, evaluating whether the user entered the correct word; and if the word was correct, unlocking the digital content. |
| US10296840B2 |
Reasoning engine services
A reasoning engine is disclosed. Contemplated reasoning engines acquire data relating to one or more aspects of various environments. Inference engines within the reasoning engines review the acquire data, historical or current, to generate one or more hypotheses about how the aspects of the environments might be correlated, if at all. The reasoning engine can attempt to validate the hypotheses through controlling acquisition of the environment data. |
| US10296833B2 |
System and method for estimating missing attributes of future events
Methods and arrangements for forecasting at least one attribute of a future event based on a repository of historical event data associated with historical events comparable to the future event. A plurality of event data points are obtained from the repository of historical event data. The plurality of event data points are grouped in accordance with at least one category and a plurality of subcategories to create at least one data tree. Certain of the grouped event data points are designated to form a set of candidate data attributes, and the designated set of candidate data attributes are compared to a set of data attributes from the at least one data tree associated with the future event. Based on the comparing, there is identified a data attribute missing from the set of data attributes from the at least one data tree associated with the future event, and a value for the missing data attribute is forecast. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. |
| US10296832B1 |
System and method for detecting an undesirable event
A system for detecting an unknown undesirable event comprises an input device configured to receive a dataset comprising a plurality n of multidimensional datapoints (MDDPs), a processor configured to embed the MDDPs in an lower dimension embedded space to obtain embedded MDDPs, and a detection engine configured to calculate distributions of distances Dnni, i=1, . . . , n of each embedded MDDP from a plurality of nearest-neighbors (nn) to compute a threshold Dnnt and to classify a particular MDDP of the dataset or a newly arrived MDDP (NAMDDP) as an abnormal MDDP based on comparison with threshold Dnnt, wherein the classification is automatic and unsupervised without relying on a signature, rules or domain expertise and wherein the particular MDDP classified as abnormal is indicative of the unknown undesirable event. |
| US10296828B2 |
Learning a similarity measure for vision-based localization on a high definition (HD) map
A captured image and corresponding observed pose data are captured or received. The captured image is captured by an image capturing device onboard a vehicle. The observed pose data is determined by a location sensor onboard the vehicle. The observed pose data indicates the pose of the vehicle when the image was captured. A map projection is generated based on map data and the observed pose data. The captured image and the map projection are analyzed by a pose metric network. The pose metric network determines a pose metric based on the analysis of the captured image and the map projection. The pose metric describes how similar the captured image is to the map projection. |
| US10296822B2 |
RFID transponder device and method for production of an RFID transponder device
An RFID transponder device has antenna terminals for coupling an antenna system to the device. A transmitter and a receiver are coupled to the antenna terminals. The device has at least one damping resistance connected to at least one of the antenna terminals. The at least one damping resistance is connected, depending on a voltage swing at the antenna terminals during a transmission burst period, either together with a serially connected switch in parallel to the antenna terminals that are coupled to the receiver, or together with a parallel connected switch between one of the antenna terminals and a terminal of the transmitter. A damping control is configured to activate the at least one damping resistance during a damping period after the transmission burst period by controlling the respective switch. |
| US10296812B2 |
Systems and methods for mapping based on multi-journey data
A method performed by an apparatus is described. The method includes receiving a first set of object data corresponding to a first journey. The method also includes receiving a second set of object data corresponding to a second journey. The method further includes determining a similarity metric between the first set of object data and the second set of object data. The similarity metric indicates a distance between the first set of object data and the second set of object data for at least one object. The method additionally includes clustering the first set of object data and the second set of object data for the at least one object based on the similarity metric to produce at least one object cluster. The method also includes producing map data based on the at least one object cluster. |
| US10296809B2 |
Method and system for fast patient-specific cardiac electrophysiology simulations for therapy planning and guidance
A method and system for patient-specific cardiac electrophysiology is disclosed. Particularly, a patient-specific anatomical model of a heart is generated from medical image data of a patient, a level-set representation of the patient-specific anatomical model is generated of the heart on a Cartesian grid; and a transmembrane action potential at each node of the level-set representation of the of the patient-specific anatomical model of the heart is computed on a Cartesian grid. |
| US10296806B2 |
Recognition-based color corrections
A method comprising: performing a first object recognition round on an image to detect at least a first object; matching the first detected object to a first reference object, thereby recognizing the first object; determining a chromatic adaptation transform between the first recognized object and the first reference object; applying the chromatic adaptation transform to the image; performing a second object recognition round on the chromatically adapted image to detect a second object that is different than the first recognized object; and matching the second detected object with a second reference object, thereby recognizing the second object. |
| US10296805B2 |
Marker, method of detecting position and pose of marker, and computer program
A marker whose at least one of a position and pose with respect to a capturing unit is estimated includes: quadrilateral specifying points that specify a quadrilateral shape; a first circle group that is a group of a plurality of circles whose centers are present in a line of a first diagonal which is one of two diagonals of the specified quadrilateral shape, and which are included in the quadrilateral shape; a second circle group that is a group of a plurality of circles whose centers are present in a line of a second diagonal which is the other diagonal of the two diagonals than the first diagonal, and which are included in the quadrilateral shape; and a direction-identification point that specifies a direction of the quadrilateral shape. |
| US10296803B2 |
Image display apparatus, image display method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a detection unit, a generation unit, and a display control unit. The detection unit detects areas to be focused in an input image. The generation unit generates a sub image by performing correction for improving visibility on an image of the detected area. The correction includes at least one of size correction for adjusting size of the image of the area, color correction for adjusting color of the image of the area, and distortion correction for transforming the image of the area so as to be an image acquired by viewing the image of the area from the front side. The display control unit displays the generated sub image on a display device together with the input image in a form that accompanies a screen representation representing a correspondence relation with the area. |
| US10296801B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a continuous check scanner utilizing a tablet computer and camera
Embodiments of the disclosure can provide systems and methods for providing a continuous check scanner utilizing a tablet computer and camera. In one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can include a mirror device configured to mount with respect to an upper display screen of a tablet computer, wherein the mirror device is further configured to project image information to a camera associated with the tablet computer. The system can also include a holder configured to position the tablet computer with respect to a base surface, wherein a portion of the holder is configured to permit sound to be transmitted to an associated speaker and microphone of the tablet computer when the computer is mounted to the holder. In certain embodiments, the system can include an application program executing on the tablet computer when the tablet computer is mounted to the holder. |
| US10296800B2 |
Media validation processing
Ultraviolet (UV) light illuminates a valuable media item along a pathway of a valuable media depository and UV signal readings are captured in response to the illuminated valuable media item. The signal readings are adjusted to account for any integrated metallic material and for any contamination present on the media item or any contamination that is a result of the media item having been washed. The adjusted signal readings are processed to determine whether the media item is genuine and/or fit for being further processed within the depository. |
| US10296798B2 |
System and method of selecting a keyframe for iterative closest point
A system of selecting a keyframe for iterative closest point (ICP) includes a reference frame selector that generates a reference frame according to a current frame and a current keyframe; an ICP loop unit that performs ICP on the reference frame and the current frame, thereby generating a pose of the current frame; and a keyframe update unit that generates a new keyframe according to an offset condition between the pose of the current frame and a pose of the reference frame. |
| US10296797B2 |
Identification of seat occupancy by means of a camera
A method and an apparatus for identifying occupancy of a seat use a camera. In order to achieve permanently reliable identification of the occupancy of a seat, the camera is oriented such that it captures at least one area of interest of the seat. An evaluation apparatus is used to identify the area of interest in a picture taken by the camera and to store a position for the area of interest. The evaluation apparatus selects the area of interest in pictures subsequently taken by the camera at the stored position and compares the area of interest with at least one stored picture sample. A result of this comparison is taken as a basis for identifying the seat as being occupied. In addition, an apparatus having a camera and an evaluation apparatus is described for performing the method. |
| US10296794B2 |
On-demand artificial intelligence and roadway stewardship system
The present disclosure relates to artificial intelligence based systems and method for determination of traffic violations. The present disclosure provides systems and methods that use deep convolutional neural networks and machine vision based algorithms to perform a task of detection and recognition to provide complete solution to safe, legal and comfortable parking, driving and riding for commuters on the roadways. Roadway stewardship systems, Parking management systems when made on-demand and crowdsourced, can play a very strong role in regulating driving conditions in cities and highways. By allowing the on-demand, crowdsourced, roadway stewardship system to be automated, through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) sub-systems, users can be trained to recognize and be educated as well in the laws & regulations around the use of roadways; can help the process through an interactive console/game-play, which can also be used for monetization for individuals to earn money for their contribution. The AI assisted with Human Intelligence (HI) together called HAI in particular, can play a valuable role in reducing traffic density, traffic movement restrictions and fuel and time waste in large cities. Also proper driving on the roads can lead to faster and safer commute. In Addition, multiple other objects of interest can also be identified and trained to be recognized using the Stewardship System disclosed herein. |
| US10296791B2 |
Mobile identity platform
The present disclosure is directed towards a compact, mobile apparatus for iris image acquisition, adapted to address effects of ocular dominance in the subject and to guide positioning of the subject's iris for the image acquisition. The apparatus may include a sensor for acquiring an iris image from a subject. A compact mirror may be oriented relative to a dominant eye of the subject, and sized to present an image of a single iris to the subject when the apparatus is positioned at a suitable distance for image acquisition. The mirror may assist the subject in positioning the iris for iris image acquisition. The mirror may be positioned between the sensor and the iris during iris image acquisition, and transmit a portion of light reflected off the iris to the sensor. |
| US10296789B2 |
Note recognition for overlapping physical notes
Techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes are described. A computing device includes a processor, an image collection module executable by the processor and configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of overlapping physical notes, and an image processing engine executable by the processor and configured to process the input image with the computing device to identify the plurality of overlapping physical notes in the input image. The image processing engine determines a boundary of each note in the plurality of overlapping physical notes in the input image, and generates a plurality of digital notes corresponding to the determined boundary of each of the overlapping physical notes identified in the input image. |
| US10296781B2 |
Method and system for detecting events of a known nature
A method for detecting events in a signal received on a detection sensor linked to a processor comprises: given events of nature {Ee}e=1 . . . Ne, a domain of votes D composed of I sub-domains Di={[di, di+1[} with i=1 . . . I and a dictionary of micro-events {mi}i=1 . . . M, initialize to an identical value an array S containing values of scores, S[e][p], where p is a spatial or temporal position index (p∈D), detect micro-events mn (n=1 . . . N), located at tn (n=1 . . . N), corresponding to a quantization of a local observation On in the signal, for each micro-event mn located at tn, for each type of event “e”, for each sub-domain Di update the array S[e][tn+p] by adding a constant value for all locations pϵDi, determine a set of events associated with an observation in the signal on the basis of array S, and detect the most probable event. |
| US10296778B2 |
Methods, devices, and computer-readable media for biometric collection, quality checking, and matching
A user interface device and method for biometric information processing in a user interface device for biometric collection, quality checking, and matching are disclosed. Embodiments provide a user interface device for capturing biometric information (such as fingerprints) of a subject, determining the quality of the captured biometric information, and comparing the captured biometric information to stored biometric information for possible matches. Comparisons using high quality captured biometric information result in quicker and more accurate verification of identities. |
| US10296772B2 |
Biometric enrollment using a display
A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for in-display fingerprint enrollment that may include receiving an indication to begin a fingerprint enrollment process on an electronic device with an in-display fingerprint sensor; displaying a first fingerprint enrollment shape over the in-display fingerprint sensor; and receiving, in response to displaying the first fingerprint enrollment shape and via a first user interaction, a first portion of fingerprint data. Embodiments may also include generating, in part, a fingerprint coverage map corresponding to the fingerprint using the first portion of the fingerprint data; displaying a second fingerprint enrollment shape over the in-display fingerprint sensor; receiving, in response to displaying the second fingerprint enrollment shape and via a second user interaction, a second portion of fingerprint data; and updating the fingerprint coverage map corresponding to the fingerprint using the second portion of the fingerprint data. |
| US10296769B2 |
Method for teaching positioning of a bar code scanner and apparatus for processing a sample or reagent
A method for teaching positioning of a bar code scanner is disclosed. The method includes moving the bar code scanner relative to a first bar code so as to sweep a light beam emitted from the bar code scanner across the first bar code, detecting an orientation of the bar code scanner relative to the first bar code and positioning the bar code scanner based on the orientation. Further, an apparatus for processing a sample or reagent is disclosed. |
| US10296768B2 |
Tracking objects in a two dimensional space
A method for tracking objects in a two-dimensional space includes first tracking devices that are activated to read tagged objects within the reading ranges of the first tracking devices. Second tracking devices are activated to read tagged objects within the reading ranges of the second tracking devices. The tagged objects read by each first tracking device are compared to the tagged objects read by each second tracking device, and based on the locations of the tagged objects read by the first and second tracking devices, the locations of the tagged objects are determined. |
| US10296767B2 |
Method and apparatus of providing real-time feedback for magnetic secure transmission
A user terminal comprising: i) a display module comprising a display screen and an interface circuitry for receiving a user input; and ii) a magnetic stripe reader configured to detect a magnetic secure transmission (MST) signal received by the user terminal and, in response to the detection, to launch a real-time application in the user terminal. In one embodiment, the real-time application displays a message on the display module of the user terminal. In another embodiment, the real-time application transmits data to a third-party vendor associated with the MST signal. |
| US10296763B1 |
Consumption history privacy
An audience selection system for the selection of an entity, based on an entity's consumption history without requiring the storage of a content descriptor for identifying content previously accessed by the entity. By directly and/or indirectly observing the usage of words used to locate content through a search engine over time for a population, a list of depersonalized keywords can be discovered, creating the ability to characterize content based on depersonalized keywords. A protected consumption history can be recorded for an entity using depersonalized keywords instead of recording a content descriptor for identifying the content. Depersonalized keywords do not uniquely identify content. Associating depersonalized keywords with an entity does not mean that the entity has used those depersonalized keywords; it only means that the entity has accessed content which has been accessed in the past by other entities in a population using the depersonalized keywords. |