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US10334733B2	Circuit structure Provided is a circuit structure in which the occurrence of wiring line breakage due to deformation of a resin molded body is suppressed. A circuit structure (1) includes an electronic component (3) having an electrode (31, 32), a resin molded body (2) in which the electronic component (3) is embedded, and a wiring line (41, 42) connected to the electrode (31, 32). A groove (21) is formed around the electronic component (3) in the resin molded body (2), and the wiring line (41, 42) is provided so as to extend into the groove (21).
US10334719B2	Multi-layer circuit board capable of being applied with electrical testing and method for manufacturing the same A multi-layer circuit board capable of being applied with electrical testing includes a patterned metal-interface layer, a metallic delivery loading plate, an electrical connection layer, a conductive corrosion-barrier layer, a bottom dielectric layer, and a multi-layer circuit structure. The multi-layer circuit structure is disposed on the delivery loading plate through the bottom dielectric layer. The top-layer circuit of the multi-layer circuit structure is electrically connected to the conductive corrosion-barrier layer through the bottom-layer circuit and the electrical connection layer. The delivery loading plate and the patterned metal-interface layer expose the conductive corrosion-barrier layer. Therefore, before the multi-layer circuit board is packaged, an electrical testing can be applied to the multi-layer circuit board to check if it can be operated normally. Hence, costs for figuring out reasons of the unqualified electronic component can be reduced, and responsibilities for the unqualified electrical testing result of the electronic component can be clarified.
US10334718B2	Multi-functional high-current circuit board A multi-functional high current circuit board comprises a current conduction layer having several strata for conduction of electric current, a switching layer comprising at least one power circuit breaker for switching an electric load, a control layer comprising at least one control element to control the at least one power circuit breaker, at least one shielding element for shielding the current conduction layer from the control layer and from the switching layer.
US10334714B2	Atom and ion sources and sinks, and methods of fabricating the same A bi-directional device for generating or absorbing atoms or ions. In some embodiments, the device comprises a solid-phase ion-conducting material, a first electrode positioned on a first surface of the solid-phase ion-conducting material, and a second electrode positioned on a second surface of the solid-phase ion-conducting material. The first electrode includes a plurality of triple phase boundaries, each located at an interface between the solid-phase ion-conducting material and the first electrode. A density of the triple phase boundaries is in the range of about 104 m/m2 to about 2×107 m/m2 on the first surface of the ion-conducting material. A method of operating the bi-directional device and a method of fabricating a bi-directional device are also provided.
US10334703B2	Lighting command and control using message-based communications for multi-channel lighting fixtures A connected lighting fixture network system has a plurality of multi-channel lighting fixtures. Each lighting fixture (device) has a plurality of services that reside within an application layer of the device. A controller is coupled to the device and configured to send query and command message to the device and to receive reply messages from the device. One service available to the device is a lighting command and control service. The device is configured to receive a query message from the controller. The controller is configured to generate a lighting control and command message, which can include a channel illumination field (CIF) and an illumination payload. The CIF indicates the channels of the device to be commanded based on the status of the channels received in the first reply message. The illumination payload indicates the intended illumination level for the corresponding channel.
US10334699B2	Multi-mode control device A multi-mode control device is provided for controlling an external load device. The control device includes a high-power interface, a low-power interface, and a control module. The high-power interface can be electrically coupled to a high-power module providing current from an external power source to the load device. The low-power interface can be electrically coupled to a low-power module. The high-power interface can receive a first current from the high-power module. The low-power interface can receive a second current from the low-power module that is less than the first current. The low-power interface can prevent the first current from flowing to the low-power module. The control module, which is electrically coupled to the high-power interface and the low-power interface, be powered by one or more of the first and second current.
US10334692B2	Display unit, method of manufacturing of display unit, and electronic apparatus with improved color productivity A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixels configured to emit emission light different from one another; and an insulating film provided between the plurality of pixels and having a reflective surface with respect to the emission light, in which an angle of the reflective surface of the insulating film is set for each of the pixels.
US10334688B2	Detection circuit and LED tube including the same Embodiments of the present disclosure involve a detection circuit for a tube and a tube including the detection circuit. The detection circuit comprises: impedance connected between two ends of a tube; a voltage detector configured to detect voltage on the impedance; a voltage threshold circuit configured to provide a voltage threshold; a first control circuit configured to compare voltage across the two ends of the tube to the voltage threshold, and to control the voltage detector to detect only when the voltage across the two ends of the tube is smaller than the voltage threshold. By using the detection circuit of the present disclosure, it can detect whether a human body contacts the tube under protection state, to avoid of the risk of getting an electrical shock.
US10334687B2	Multispectral switch fiber optic lighting laryngoscope A multispectral switch fiber optic lighting laryngoscope comprising: a laryngoscope handle configured with a connection part, and the connection part mechanically connects and fastens a laryngoscope blade. Configured in the laryngoscope handle is a LED light module that comprises a multispectral LED light which emits at least two different colors of light. Configured in the laryngoscope handle is a PCB module that comprises a control circuit and a switch button. The control circuit is electrically connected with the switch button and the multispectral LED light respectively, enabling a user to switch the color of emitted light and adjust radiation brightness from the multispectral LED light through pressing the switch button. The fiber optic lighting laryngoscope enables physicians to conveniently switch different colors of light for illumination in accordance with different and complex operation environments, thus helping physicians to better identify laryngeal, trachea, and obstructing objects and ensuring smooth progress of laryngeal surgery or other treatments.
US10334684B2	Commissioning, decommissioning and testing of a smart sensor-driven LED lighting system without gateway The lighting system enables the communication and thereby the creation and/or expansion of a network between a sensor and any number of light sources. The network preferably enables the monitoring and controlling of the light sources by the sensor via a wireless communication. The light source can be an LED lamp, an LED lamp tube, an LED retrofit lamp, preferably a retrofit T8 tube, a fluorescent lamp and/or a halogen lamp. The light source can be a ceiling lamp, a wall lamp, a bottom illumination, direct or indirect lighting, a signal lamp and/or a decorative lighting. The sensor is responsible for creating and/or expanding a wireless network between the sensor and the at least one light source.
US10334683B2	Method and system for modifying a beacon light source for use in a light based positioning system In one aspect, the present disclosure related to a method for modifying a beacon light source for use in a light-based positioning system. In some embodiments, the method includes selecting a modulation scheme for the light source, determining a duty cycle for the light source based on the modulation scheme, the duty cycle having a proportion of time the light source is in an on state and a corresponding proportion of time the light source is in an off state, the proportion of time the light source is in an off state resulting in reduced luminosity of the light source, and supplying additional power to the light source to compensate for the reduced luminosity of the light source by the duty cycle.
US10334678B2	Single control LED dimming and white tuning A lighting device includes a light source that emits an illumination light. The light source includes a first group of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to emit a first light, a second group of LEDs to emit a second light, and a third group of LEDs to emit a third light. The second light is warmer light than the first light, and the third light is cooler light than the first light. The lighting device further includes a first difference amplifier that controls a first current flow through the second group of LEDs at least based on a magnitude of a current flowing through the light source. The lighting device also includes a second difference amplifier that controls a second current flow through the third group of LEDs at least based on the magnitude of the current flowing through the light source.
US10334676B2	LED luminaire with constant current per-module control A lighting device includes multiple light emitting diode (LED) channels. Each LED channel is connected in parallel to an output rail of a power converter. The power converter may be a buck regulator. Each LED channel may include an LED string of one or more LEDs, a first transistor that is electrically connected between the LED string and ground, a second transistor that is electrically connected between the first transistor and ground, and a current sensing resistor that is electrically connected between the first transistor and the second transistor. This design provides for self-regulation of current across all LED channels when another LED channel is added to or deleted from the lighting device.
US10334665B2	Underwater heater and manufacturing method therefor Provided is an immersion heater including: a flange; a heat generation tube bent in a U-shape and having both lengthwise ends passing through the flange in an upward direction; a sensor rod having one end passing through the flange in the upward direction; a cap coupled to the flange to cover an end of the heat generation tube and an end of the sensor rod protruding from a top surface of the flange; a power wire having one end inserted into the cap and connected to a power terminal of the heat generation tube; a sensor wire having one end inserted into the cap and connected to a sensor terminal of the sensor rod; and silicone filled in the cap and including a plurality of hardened layers with a time difference.
US10334663B2	Signal processing device for distributed antenna system A signal processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept can integrate a power amplifier, a duplexer, and a linearizer as a module to improve the convenience of management and to improve flexibility and extensibility so as to be transformable corresponding to a change in system development concept.
US10334661B2	Methods and repeater stations for abnormality protection on an extended trunked radio system Methods for abnormality protection on an extended trunked radio system and associated repeater stations are provided. A method includes: monitoring, by a present repeater, in real time whether there occurs a communication abnormality on a repeater in a local site; if there is detected a communication abnormality on a repeater, determining whether the abnormal repeater is a free repeater; and if the abnormal repeater is a non-free repeater, updating and broadcasting the state information of the abnormal repeater.
US10334654B2	Conditional transmission deferral for dual wireless band coexistence A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.
US10334653B2	Method for performing initial access in wireless communication system and device for same A method for supporting by a temporarily serving base station an initial access of a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining whether or not a terminal, which requests a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment for an initial access, supports a predetermined service; if the terminal supports the predetermined service, requesting a load status report to candidate base stations that can be accessed by the terminal; requesting to the candidate base stations multiple connection establishment with the terminal on the basis of the load status report obtained from the candidate base stations; determining a base station for establishing of serving link with the terminal on the basis of the response to the multiple connection establishment request; and transmitting to the terminal an RRC connection establishment response message which comprises information about the base station for the establishment of the serving link.
US10334650B2	Automatic peer selection in a field of common peers The technology disclosed relates to secure exchange of private data between mobile devices. Pairwise cryptographic connections are automatically established between a first and other mobile devices. Independently generated distinctive visual traits are generated that allow a user to verify which two devices will exchange information, upon acceptance of a match between respective visual traits.
US10334641B2	Link model for multi-prefix packet system bearer A second internet protocol network is logically connected to a packet data network connection provided between a user equipment and a first internet protocol network over a radio access network, the second internet protocol network located on a data path from the first internet protocol network to the user equipment. The first internet protocol network represents the highest level internet protocol point of attachment to the packet data network connection. Router advertisements are sent from the second internet protocol network to the user equipment over the radio access network via the packet data network connection.
US10334633B2	Narrow band physical random access channel frequency hopping patterns and detection schemes Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. Dedicated frequency resources of a physical random access channel (PRACH) may be designated for large and small frequency hops to facilitate the determination of timing offsets for PRACH transmissions. For instance, a frequency hopping pattern within the PRACH channel having a plurality of single tone transmission may include a first number of hops associated with a first frequency hopping distance (e.g., large frequency hops), and a second number of hops associated with a second frequency hopping distance (e.g., small frequency hops).
US10334627B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced uplink reference signal in listen-before-talk systems In one aspect, the teachings herein describe an enhanced Reference Signal, RS, that is designed to be available for transmission in any symbol of a subframe. The enhanced RS may be an enhanced Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, or an enhanced DeModulation Reference Signal, DMRS. The enhanced RS provides an advantageous mechanism for channel capture in Listen-Before-Talk, LBT, scenarios, because subsequent to performing a successful Clear Channel Assessment, CCA, a node can begin transmitting the enhanced RS, to thereby capture the channel. The node can then transition into an actual data transmission on the channel according to whatever timing constraints are associated with the data transmission. In at least one embodiment, the enhanced RS is used for capturing an uplink channel on an LTE carrier operated in unlicensed spectrum, as part of a License Assisted Access, LAA, configuration.
US10334620B2	Downlink multiplexing A mobile station which communicates with a base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a downlink control channel and a controller configured to determine whether C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The controller is further configured to determine that resource allocation in the downlink control channel overrides persistent downlink resource allocation for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) if the C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The transceiver is further configured to receive a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission by using persistent downlink resources.
US10334619B2	Radio network node, wireless device and methods performed therein Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device (10) for handling uplink, UL, communication from the wireless device (10) in a wireless communication network (1), which wireless device is configured with one or more Semi Persistent Scheduling, SPS, grants and to skip padding transmissions of SPS grant. The wireless device receives a dynamic UL grant from a radio network node indicating one or more resources for an UL transmission to the radio network node. The wireless device determines that a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, buffer for transmission of a previous transmission comprises data or not, which HARQ buffer is associated with a same HARQ process as the dynamic UL grant. Furthermore, the wireless device (10) transmits the data in the HARQ buffer using one or more resources as indicated by the dynamic UL grant or as indicated by the SPS grant when determined that the HARQ buffer comprises data, and transmits new UL data using the one or more resources as indicated by the dynamic UL grant when determined that the HARQ buffer comprises no data.
US10334616B2	Analysis and evaluation of a practical downlink multiuser MIMO scheduler over LTE advanced massive MIMO systems Methods and a system are provided for enhanced long-term evolution scheduling. A ranking is constructed for one or more users scheduled on one or more resource blocks. A layer mapping is generated, using a finite modulation and coding scheme, utilizing the ranking of each of the one or more users for the one or more resource blocks. An enhanced ranking is determined, using a finite constraint on a buffer for each of the one or more users, for the one or more resource blocks utilizing the layer mapping. The enhanced ranking is deployed into a schedule for the one or more resource blocks being utilized by each of the one or more users. Bandwidth usage is optimized in the one or more resource blocks by utilizing the schedule.
US10334615B2	Method for performing communication between terminals and apparatus therefor A method is provided for transmitting, by a User Equipment (UE), a Device-to-Device (D2D) signal in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Time Division Duplex (TDD) system. The UE receives, from a Base Station (BS), information on a Timing Advance (TA). The UE acquires a timing of an uplink (UL) subframe by applying the TA and a predetermined timing offset to a timing of a downlink (DL) subframe. The UE transmits a D2D discovery signal in a first D2D subframe configured for a D2D link. A transmission timing of the first D2D subframe is determined by applying only the predetermined timing offset to the timing of the DL subframe.
US10334608B2	Method and apparatus for dual connectivity A method and apparatus can be configured to determine a redundancy rate. The method can also include mirroring an amount of data from a first node to a second node based upon the determined redundancy rate. The method can also include transmitting a last-data-unit index or a next-data-unit index.
US10334607B2	Electronic device and wireless network access method in electronic device An electronic device and a wireless network access method in the electronic device. The wireless network access method includes obtaining at least one of wireless network access information associated with a wireless network that is capable of communicating with the electronic device and effectiveness information. The at least one of network access information and effectiveness information is transmitted information to an external device with respect to the electronic device such that the external device determines whether to access the wireless network or to release the access to the wireless network based on the received at least one information.
US10334604B2	Data routing method and device A data routing method includes: receiving, by a home subscriber server (HSS), a route distinguisher of a mobile management entity (MME) serving user equipment (UE) and an information transmission manner supported by the MME that are sent by the MME; receiving, by the HSS, a query message, wherein the query message carries a UE identifier and an information transmission manner that needs to be used; determining, by the HSS according to the information transmission manner supported by the MME, the UE identifier, and the information transmission manner that needs to be used, that the MME supports the information transmission manner that needs to be used; and sending, by the HSS, the route distinguisher of the MME to a data routing apparatus, so that the data routing apparatus routes, according to the route distinguisher, a data packet that needs to be transmitted.
US10334600B2	Studies about MSD level in band 46 There is provided a method for transmitting/receiving a signal. The method may be performed by a wireless terminal and comprise: transmitting, by the wireless terminal configured with a carrier aggregation, an uplink signal. The carrier aggregation may include a combination of a evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) operating band 46 and one of E-UTRA operation bands 5, 7, 8, 21, 28 and 41. The method may comprise: receiving a downlink signal. If the uplink signal is transmitted through one of E-UTRA operation bands 5, 7, 8, 21, 28 and 41 and if the downlink signal is received through the E-UTRA operating band 46, a predetermined maximum sensitivity degradation (MSD) is applied to receiving reference sensitivity of the downlink signal, thereby successfully receiving the signal.
US10334599B2	Device, system, and method for advertising device capability A device and method for transmitting user equipment capability information to a network. In a first mechanism, the device and method determines the carrier aggregation (CA) combinations supported by the user equipment that are relevant to the user equipment. in a priority order to the network. The relevant CA combinations may be determined based on most recent camped bands and the neighbor bands of the most recent camped bands. In a second mechanism, the device and method orders the relevant CA combinations into a prioritized list according to which CA combination have priority based on selected priority factors. Subsequently, the user equipment broadcasts the prioritized list of CA combinations to the network.
US10334597B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system supporting device-to-device communication and apparatus therefor The present invention provides a method for transmitting and receiving a signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication and an apparatus therefor, which are used in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication. A method for a device transmitting and receiving a signal according to one aspect of the present invention may comprise the steps of: identifying signals that are scheduled for a particular subframe configured for D2D transmission and reception; determining whether the scheduled signals overlap; and transmitting the scheduled signals on the basis of a pre-determined priority if the scheduled signals overlap. To this end, the priority may be determined based on the type of signal. More preferably, the priority may be determined in the order of a synchronization signal, a D2D communication signal and a D2D discovery signal.
US10334582B2	Method for reconfiguring a PDCP Reordering timer in a wireless communication system and device therefor A method for a User Equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system, the method includes receiving an Radio Resource Control (RRC) message for reconfiguring a new value of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) reordering timer, while the PDCP reordering timer is running; and setting a value of reordering_PDCP_RX_COUNT to a COUNT value associated to RX_HFN and Next_PDCP_RX_SN when the RRC message is received.
US10334581B2	Transport block transmission in a wireless device and wireless network A received first DCI comprises: a first trigger field (indicating that the first DCI is triggered in response to a second DCI comprising a second trigger), a validation field (indicating a validation duration for receiving the second DCI validating the first DCI), a hybrid retransmission request (HARQ) identifier field, and a new data identifier (NDI) field. TBs are created in response to the first DCI. In response to monitoring not detecting the second DCI: the first DCI is invalidated and transmission of TBs dropped; the HARQ process ID and the NDI are stored; and the first TBs are stored in a HARQ buffer. A third DCI indicating a same value of the HARQ process ID is received. Uplink signals are transmitted in response to the third DCI. The stored NDI are employed to determine an adaptive-retransmission of the TBs or a new transmission of second TBs.
US10334577B2	Downlink control channel structure for low latency applications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one example, an indication in a first control message in a control region of a first transmission time interval (TTI) identifies a data region of the first TTI. A data region of the second TTI may be identified based on a grant of resources received in a second control message of a second TTI, where the data region of the first TTI and the control region of the second TTI are frequency division multiplexed with the data region of the second TTI. Other examples include a downlink grant at the beginning of a control region and uplink grants at the end of the control region. In other examples, a downlink grant for a user equipment (UE) may include an indication of resources allocated to the UE in that resource block and a second resource block.
US10334573B2	Communication device and SRS transmission control method Provided are a communication device and an SRS transmission method capable of reducing the possibility of a difference in recognition between the presence or absence of an SRS transmission between a base station and a terminal or of an SRS resource so as to prevent degradation of system throughput. At a terminal (200), a reception processing unit (203) detects control information indicating whether or not to request transmission of a sounding reference signal (SRS), whereupon a transmission signal forming unit (207) transmits an A-SRS by way of control by a transmission control unit (206) on the basis of control information. The transmission control unit (206) determines whether or not to execute SRS transmission on the basis of an “SRS Transmission Execution Rule” and the reception status of trigger information.
US10334568B2	Wireless frame transmission method on basis of signaling field sorting of each band and device for same A method for transmitting a frame by an AP includes generating and transmitting a radio frame including a signaling field and a data field. The signaling field includes a SIG A field including first common control information for the plurality of STAs, and a SIG B field including specific control information for each of the plurality of STAs. The second signaling field includes a common field including second common control information for the plurality of STAs, and a specific field following the common field, including the specific control information for each of the plurality of STAs, and the specific field of the second signaling field transmitted in a specific 20-MHz band includes resource allocation information for one or more first-band STAs to which resources are allocated in the first band, and resource allocation information for one or more second-band STAs to which resources are allocated in another 20-MHz band.
US10334562B2	System and method for coverage enhancements of broadcast channels A base station transmits and a UE detects broadcast information when the UE operates in a Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode. The base station transmits repetitions of signaling conveying broadcast information in one or more subframes of each frame in a quadruple of frames. The transmission is intermittent in time. To detect the broadcast information, the UE blindly combines and decodes the repetitions of signaling assuming their existence. The base station informs the pattern for the intermittent transmissions of the signaling to UEs connected to the base station or to other base stations.
US10334560B2	Method and apparatus for user equipment receiving MBMS service processing semi-permanent scheduling from MBSFN subframe in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
US10334551B2	High definition timing synchronisation function A high definition timing synchronization function is described. In an embodiment, a wireless station generates a time stamp at a higher resolution than can be broadcast within a standard time stamp field in a frame. The generated time stamp is divided into two parts: the first part being included within the time stamp field and the second part being included within a vendor specific field in the same frame. The frame is transmitted by the wireless station and received by other wireless stations in the wireless network. If the receiving wireless station has the capability, it decodes both the time stamp field and the vendor specific field and recreates the higher resolution time stamp. This higher resolution time stamp is then used to synchronize the receiving wireless station and the transmitting wireless station by resetting a clock or by storing time stamps and corresponding clock values.
US10334549B2	Wireless communication The invention is directed to a method of synchronizing transmission between two nodes in a wireless network. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an expected interference profile for each node; and agreeing a synchronized transmission schedule between the nodes, where the expected interference profile of the or each node meets predetermined criteria.
US10334542B2	Wireless device, a first access node and methods therein A wireless device and a method therein for enabling a single Random Access (RA) preamble to be received by a first Access Node (AN) and by a second AN, which first and second ANs are asynchronous ANs. The wireless device, and the first and second ANs are operating in a wireless communications network. The wireless device receives a first signal from the first AN and a second signal from the second AN. Based on the received first and second signals, the wireless device determines an overlapping time window during which a transmission from the wireless device is receivable by the first and second ANs, and transmits a single RA preamble to the first and second ANs during the determined overlapping time window.
US10334541B1	Wireless network synchronization of cells and client devices on a network A system and method for wireless synchronization on a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the wireless device includes a wireless transceiver and processing circuitry. The wireless transceiver wirelessly receives synchronization information including a superframe from a first wireless, reader device, and wirelessly transmits the synchronization information to a second wireless, reader device and a portable wireless device, and to wirelessly detect a presence of a portable wireless device. The processing circuitry communicates synchronization information to the second wireless, reader device and portable wireless device. The superframe is used to synchronize a wireless data exchange between the third wireless, reader device and the portable wireless device.
US10334525B1	Method and apparatus for collaborative paging information transmission As the variety and number of wireless client devices have increased, often there may be multiple client devices in close proximity of each other. In addition to the connectivity to the wireless wide area network (WWAN), the client devices may have short range link to directly connect with each other. Two or more client devices in a given area may be camped on the same cell of the same WWAN, and the client devices may be decoding the paging information from the same cell. A method and apparatus are disclosed such that a client device may decode the paging information from the WWAN and relay the WWAN paging information to other client devices over the short range link. This may enable other client devices to avoid having to decode the paging information directly from the WWAN which may reduce their power consumption.
US10334524B2	Apparatus and method for controlling uplink data retransmission A 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4G communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is provided. A method of an evolved Node B (eNB) can include detecting a collision caused by first data received from a first terminal in a time resource for contention-based uplink data transmission and second data received from a second terminal in the time resource, determining a first delay value in first data retransmission using a dedicated scheduling scheme, and determining a second delay value in the first data retransmission using a contention-based uplink data transmission scheme, determining a scheme for retransmitting the first data based on the first delay value and the second delay value, and transmitting information indicating the determined scheme to the first terminal.
US10334523B2	Method for managing power of wireless terminal in wireless local area network and wireless terminal using the same A method for managing power of a wireless terminal in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to one embodiment includes: transmitting, by a first wireless terminal that switches between an awake state and a doze state based on a power save mode for power management, a target wake time (TWT) request frame for requesting first target beacon transmission time (TBTT) information, which indicates a reception time of a first beacon frame, and listen interval information, which indicates a reception interval for a subsequent beacon frame, to a second wireless terminal; receiving, by the first wireless terminal, a TWT response frame including the first TBTT information and the listen interval information from the second wireless terminal in response to the TWT request frame; switching, by the first wireless terminal, to the doze state after receiving the TWT response frame; switching, by the first wireless terminal, to the awake state according to the first TBTT information in order to receive the first beacon frame; and switching, by the first wireless terminal, to the doze state after receiving the first beacon frame.
US10334522B2	Battery use management for wireless networks Redundant wireless sensor networks include a plurality of wireless sensors and a wireless data concentrator. The plurality of wireless sensors sense a parameter and transmit sensor signals representative of the parameter sensed. The wireless data concentrator receives the sensor signals and adjusts the transmission schedules of at least one of the plurality of wireless sensors based on a change in operating status of one or more of the plurality of wireless sensors.
US10334518B2	Power gains and capacity gains for a relaxed frame erasure rate A method of controlling frame transmissions includes determining, at a first device, a frame erasure rate for a communication session between the first device and at least a second device. The method also includes comparing the frame erasure rate to an erasure threshold. The method further includes discarding an active speech frame if the frame erasure rate satisfies the erasure threshold.
US10334516B1	Cell search in a wireless network The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for cell identification. For example, the systems, devices, and methods described herein may be used to detecting a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) index. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes detecting, at an electronic device, a first SSS index based on a comparison between a first power value and a first threshold. The first power value is associated with a correlation power result between a received signal from a base station and a local SSS. The method also include determining, at the electronic device, a second threshold based on the first power value, and performing a comparison between a second power value and the second threshold. The second power value is determined based on the received signal.
US10334513B2	Neighbor awareness network discovery In one embodiment, a networking device in a network forms a Wi-Fi association with a node on a first wireless channel. The networking device preforms a passive scan of Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) channels and receives a NAN discovery beacon from a NAN via a particular one of the NAN channels during the passive scan. The networking device generates a NAN cluster discovery attribute for the NAN based on the received NAN discovery beacon, and sends the NAN discovery attribute to the node via the first wireless channel, wherein the node uses the NAN discovery attribute to associate with the NAN.
US10334511B2	Methods for scanning in directive multi-gigabit network Embodiments of methods for scanning in a directive multi-gigabit network are generally described herein. An apparatus of a station may include processing circuitry configured to decode a sector sweep beacon received from an access point, encode for transmission a sector sweep feedback message to include a beam refinement protocol (BRP) request, and encode for transmission BRP responses to BRP signaling received from the access point. The processing circuitry may be further configured to decode a link margin feedback signal received from the access point to determine an access point link margin, measure signal information associated with the link margin feedback signal to determine a received link margin measurement, and encode signaling for association with the access point based on the access point link quality and the receive link quality.
US10334503B2	Relay node operation with improved data throughput A combination of repeaters and relays is used to improve the data throughput for user equipment (“UE”) near the cell edge in a LTE network. Amplify-and-forward repeaters and decode-and-forward relays enhance the down-link and up-link, respectively. Relay assistance on the up-link occurs when the evolved Node B (“eNB”) requests a retransmission (HARQ) from the UE at which point the UE and relay transmit simultaneously in a cooperative fashion. The quality of the up-link signal received by the eNB is improved due to a favorable channel through the relay. An analysis shows that relay assistance improves the throughput for a cell-edge user when the average delay per data transport block is allowed to increase.
US10334498B2	Service transfer method and apparatus A service transfer method and apparatus, and a service transfer processing method and apparatus relate to the field of mobile communications, are applied to a service transfer technology, and can improve utilization of network system resources. The method comprises: acquiring, by a UE, first information that is used to instruct the UE to perform service transfer to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point; performing service transfer according to the first information; and sending a service transfer result to a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access point that serves the UE.
US10334487B2	Device-to-device resource configuration information processing method, apparatus and system The present document discloses a Device-to-Device (D2D) resource configuration information processing method, apparatus and system, herein the method includes: when a source network device determines that a first terminal allowed to perform a D2D operation performs a handover operation, the source network device selecting a handover destination Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) of the first terminal; and when the handover destination PLMN is the same as any one of PLMNs in an allowed D2D PLMN list, the source network device sending D2D resource configuration information corresponding to the first terminal to a destination network device.
US10334485B2	Interworking with bearer-based system Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for interworking between bearer-less networks and bearer-based networks are provided. One method includes receiving, by a network entity in a bearer-less network, a context request to obtain user equipment context information for a user equipment moving from the bearer-less network to a bearer-based network. The method may further include providing a context response comprising the context information to a network entity in the bearer-based network, the context information used to establish bearers for the user equipment to obtain internet protocol (IP) based services.
US10334481B2	Method and apparatus for processing user plane data Provided are a method and apparatus for processing user plane data by a terminal. The method may include: receiving additional configuration information for additionally configuring a WLAN carrier using an unlicensed frequency band; receiving downlink user plane data through a base station carrier using the WLAN carrier or a licensed frequency band according to the additional configuration information; and transmitting included uplink user plane data through the WLAN carrier or the base station carrier according to the additional configuration information.
US10334473B2	Systems and methods for reducing radiofrequency interference in a mobile communications device A method for reducing radiofrequency interference in a mobile communications device. The method includes receiving, by a first mobile communications device, a frequency message including a frequency band of a second mobile communications device. The method further includes determining, by an electronic processor of the first mobile communications device, whether the frequency band of the second mobile communications device conflicts with an operating frequency band of the first mobile communications device. The method further includes generating, by the electronic processor, an interference message, including a proposed mitigation action, when the frequency band conflicts with the operating frequency band. The frequency band and the operating frequency band each may be a long-term evolution frequency band or a land-mobile radio frequency band.
US10334471B2	Lossless bearer reconfiguration from use of longer to shorter sequence number Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate handling of reconfiguration. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from lossless bearer reconfiguration when handling a transition from the user of a longer sequence number to a shorter sequence number. A method can include determining, by a protocol entity, if a next expected highest count value among count values associated with protocol data units received is more than a pre-defined limit ahead of a lowest count value among count values associated with protocol data units expected to be received. The method can also include resetting the next expected highest count value to a new value corresponding to a predefined upper limit, conditional on the determination.
US10334470B2	Establishing a voice call A user equipment (UE), which is able to use a plurality of different wireless access technologies, receives a request to establish a voice call. In response to the request, the UE determines whether voice over a first wireless access technology of the different wireless access technologies is supported, and responsive to determining that voice over the first wireless access technology is not supported, the UE attempts to establish the voice call over a second wireless access technology of the different wireless access technologies.
US10334464B2	Method, apparatus, terminal and base station for detecting spectrum resource A method, apparatus, terminal and base station for detecting spectrum resource are provided by the present invention. The method comprises: receiving capability report command transmitted by a base station; transmitting capability report of a terminal to the base station according to the capability report command; receiving spectrum detection configuration command transmitted by the base station according to the capability report of the terminal; detecting spectrum and acquiring detection result according to the spectrum detection configuration command; transmitting detection result to the base station according to the detection task report command transmitted by the base station.
US10334453B2	Method of neighbor cell detection A method of neighbor cell detection performed in a communication device is disclosed. The method comprises selecting at least one subband-time interval resource for processing, wherein each subband is part of a system frequency bandwidth and each time interval is a part of a synchronization signal repetition time period, recording one or more radio samples associated with the at least one subband-time interval resource, executing cell detection on the recorded radio samples, and repeating the selecting, recording and executing until a stop criterion is fulfilled. A corresponding communication device computer program and computer program product are also provided.
US10334450B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting LTE waveforms in shared spectrum by carrier sensing A method of operating a long term evolution (LTE) communication system on a shared frequency spectrum is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) is initialized on an LTE frequency band. A base station (eNB) monitors the shared frequency spectrum to determine if it is BUSY. The eNB transmits to the UE on the shared frequency spectrum if it is not BUSY. The eNB waits for a first time if it is BUSY and directs the UE to vacate the shared frequency spectrum after the first time.
US10334448B2	Transmission parameter determining method, transmission control method, and apparatuses therefor Embodiments of the present application disclose a transmission parameter determining method, a transmission control method, and apparatuses therefor. The transmission parameter determining method comprises: obtaining transmission parameter information associated with at least two carriers allocated for a user equipment, wherein the at least two carriers comprise a carrier resource in an unlicensed spectrum, and the transmission parameter information is used to indicate at least one first transmission parameter separately associated with at least two possible use statuses of the at least two carriers; determining an available carrier of the user equipment in the at least two carriers; and determining at least one second transmission parameter, associated with the determined available carrier, of the user equipment at least according to the transmission parameter information. The methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application can prevent some transmission resources from being wasted.
US10334431B2	Near field communications (NFC)-based offload of NFC operation Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for offloading process or application from a near field communication (NFC) master device for proxy delegation to a proxy NFC device.
US10334428B1	Power on pulling for M2M SIM profile downloads Systems and methods enable remote machine-to-machine device SIM profile management without requiring a mobile terminated SMS wake-up message. A network device stores multiple profile orders for secure elements of end devices and receives an unsolicited profile query from a secure element of an end device. The secure element includes a pre-loaded power-on connection application that automatically initiates an HTTP connection with the network device when the end device is powered on or wakes up from a sleep mode, and the unsolicited profile query includes a secure element identifier. The network device conducts a search to match the secure element identifier from the unsolicited profile query with one of the multiple profile orders for the secure elements and sends profile action instructions to the secure element when there is a match between the secure element identifier from the unsolicited profile query and the one of the multiple profile orders.
US10334427B2	In-advance eSIM management notification Techniques to manage notifications for state changes of eSIMs of a mobile device are described. Processing circuitry of the mobile device provides a command to the eUICC to delete an eSIM. The eUICC changes the state of the eSIM to a locked state and generates a notification of the forthcoming state change before completion of the transition to the deleted state. The processing circuitry sends the notification to a provisioning server and provides to the eUICC a response indicating successful delivery of the notification, and the eUICC subsequently transitions the eSIM to the deleted state. While the eSIM is in the locked state, applications and files of the eSIM can be unusable. In some embodiments, credentials of the eSIM can be reused to re-authenticate with a wireless network in order to deliver the notification to the provisioning server.
US10334420B2	Data-flow control device and data-flow control method This data-flow control device has: a device-side metadata acquisition means that acquires device-side metadata about a plurality of devices; an application-side metadata acquisition means that acquires application-side metadata about an application that uses data provided by a device; a storage means that stores each type of metadata; and a temporary matching means that, when the device-side metadata or the application-side metadata is newly registered, determines and reports whether a temporary pair is present, said temporary pair comprising the newly registered device-side metadata or application-side metadata and counterpart device-side metadata or the application-side metadata that meets a matching condition and was registered prior to the newly registered device-side metadata or application-side metadata.
US10334418B2	Method for transmitting/receiving signal through common region or UE-specific region for MTC UE, and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a signal by an MTC UE. The method may include: receiving information on the maximum coverage enhancement level from a base station; determining a coverage enhancement level value for transmitting an uplink signal on the basis of the information on the maximum coverage enhancement level; and repetitively transmitting, a predetermined number of times, the uplink signal according to the coverage enhancement level value.
US10334414B2	Managing multiple mobile devices on different operator networks Disclosed are techniques for managing mobile devices, such as cellphones, tablets, and laptops, deployed on different operator networks, such as cellular networks, permissioned Wi-Fi networks, LANs, and WANs. The techniques include receiving, at an interface module, a request identifying at least two mobile devices and at least two of a plurality of operator networks associated therewith. The request manages each device by changing a configuration of the device on each associated network. The techniques include selecting at least two of a plurality of adapter modules, each configured to communicate with one of the plurality of networks, based on the request. The techniques further include bridging, using the selected adapter modules, communication between the interface module and the associated networks, such as transmitting the request to and receiving a response from each network. The techniques also include aggregating the received responses and transmitting the aggregated responses to the interface module.
US10334403B2	Data communication method between a plurality of aircraft The invention relates to a data communication method between a plurality of aircraft from a set of aircraft, the aircraft being organized according to a plurality of telecommunications, notably radio telecommunication networks, connected to each other through relay stations, each telecommunication network being provided with an identifier specific to the network, the method comprising a step for adding pieces of information in the data to be emitted from an aircraft belonging to a first network of aircraft, the pieces of information comprising the identifier specific to the first network.
US10334391B2	Communication device, communication control method, and communication system Provided is a communication device within a communication network including a plurality of communication nodes, including: a reception unit that receives a data packet transmitted from a terminal device or transmitted to the terminal device; a communication control unit that selects a forwarding destination node of the data packet from a plurality of forwarding destination node candidates when the terminal device is a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal; and a transmission unit that transmits the data packet to the forwarding destination node selected by the communication control unit.
US10334389B2	Audio reproduction apparatus and game apparatus An audio reproduction apparatus includes: a signal processing unit that converts an audio signal into N channel signals, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 3; and a speaker array including N speaker elements that respectively output the N channel signals as reproduced sound, wherein the signal processing unit includes: a beam formation unit that performs a beam formation process of resonating the reproduced sound output from the speaker array at a position of one ear of the listener; and a cancellation unit that performs a cancellation process of preventing the reproduced sound output from the speaker array from reaching a position of the other ear of the listener.
US10334387B2	Audio panning transformation system and method A method of creating a multichannel audio signal by: determining an expected series of audio emission source locations around an expected listener location; determining a surface around the expected listener location, the surface including the expected series of audio emission source locations; mapping an audio object location into a surface energy component having a surface energy location and magnitude and an expected listener location energy component having an expected listeners location energy location and magnitude; panning an audio object signal for the surface energy component to surrounding expected audio emission sources to produce a first set of surface panned audio emission signals; panning the audio object signal for the expected listeners location energy location to surrounding expected audio emission sources to produce a second set of expected listeners location panned audio emission signals; combining the first and second set of panned audio signals to produce the multichannel audio signal.
US10334386B2	Playback based on wireless signal Systems, methods, and apparatus to calibrate sounds fields are disclosed. An example implementation involves a playback device detecting a change in a strength of a wireless signal received by the playback device via a wireless network interface. Based on the detected change of the wireless signal, the playback device generates localization data. The playback device also generates an analog audio signal based on at least (i) a digital audio signal and (ii) the generated localization information and plays the generated analog audio signal.
US10334381B2	Binaural audio systems and methods Some embodiments include a system for delivery of binaural audio to a consumer including a computing device with a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored instructions that when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations for delivery of the binaural audio to the consumer through the consumer device. The operations can enable a delivery server to associate the consumer device with a binaural audio file associated with the event attended by the consumer. The operations can enable the consumer device to retrieve and download a binaural audio file from the delivery server, and to receive synchronization information associated with the event and the binaural audio file. The operations can also include processing the binaural audio file and delivering audio through an audio emitting device coupled to the consumer device, where the delivered audio is synchronized with the event.
US10334363B2	Audio signal processing circuit and electronic apparatus including the same An audio signal processing circuit is disclosed. The audio signal processing circuit includes a digital signal processing part formed in a digital area, and configured to process a digital audio signal; an analog circuit formed in an analog area, and configured to process an analog audio signal; a frequency divider formed in the digital area, and configured to divide a system clock signal to generate a first clock signal to be provided to the digital signal processing part and a second clock signal to be provided to the analog area; and a retiming circuit formed in the analog area, and configured to retime the second clock signal by using the system clock signal and provide the retimed second clock signal to the analog circuit.
US10334362B2	Intrinsically safe audio system management for conference rooms Systems and methods are described for analyzing and resolving feedback caused by having multiple audio links in a conference room. An audio system may detect the presence of duplicated audio caused by multiple audio links in the conference room. Marker signals may be injected into the conference room or over the network in response to detecting the duplicated audio. Echoes of the marker signals may be received, and the system may determine which case corresponds to the detected duplicated audio based on the received echo of the marker signals. Based on the determined case, operation of at least one of the speaker and the microphone may be modified. After the modification, audio playback in the conference room may be monitored to verify that far end audio playback is taking place and that the duplicated audio has been resolved.
US10334356B2	Microphone for a hearing aid A hearing aid includes a microphone unit arranged in a hearing aid housing. The microphone unit is oriented in the housing relative to a microphone inlet element to cause a pressure equalization that allows acoustic cancellation of vibrations in the microphone unit.
US10334352B2	Headphone pivot joint An earcup to headband joint for headphones, wherein the headphones comprise an electrical cable that extends from the headband into the earcup. The earcup to headband joint includes joint structure that couples the earcup to the headband and that is constructed and arranged to provide for earcup translation along a vertical axis and rotation about the vertical axis, and at least one friction element in the earcup and in contact with at least one of the joint structure and the cable. The friction element is constructed and arranged to provide forces that resist rotational motion of the earcup about the vertical axis.
US10334345B2	Notification and activation system utilizing onboard sensors of wireless earpieces A system, method and one or more wireless earpieces for determining a status of a user. Sensor readings for the user are performed utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces. The sensor readings are analyzed. A status of the user is determined utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces.
US10334344B2	Earpiece passive noise attenuating An earpiece with structure for positioning and retaining the earpiece and with structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal to provide passive noise attenuation. The positioning and retaining structure engages features of the lateral surface of the ear. The structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal includes a conical structure.
US10334341B2	Apparatus and method for providing an apparatus comprising a covering portion for an electronic device An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a covering portion configured to cover at least part of an electronic device; and a microphone configured to be electrically connected to the covering portion; wherein at least one electrical connection for the microphone is provided on the covering portion.
US10334333B2	Field area network A system for accessing data in a field environment. The system including data access devices to access data items, at least one access point to receive a first data item from a first data access device and provide a second data item to a second data access device, an Internet of Things (IoT) narrowband link established between the at least one access point and the data access devices, an IoT communication protocol overlay that governs synchronized transmissions of the data items between the data access devices and the at least one access point, and a hub/cloud platform to receive the first data item from the access point, perform data services on the received first data item to generate the second data item, and provide a user interface that enables a user of the second data access device to access the second data item via the access point.
US10334332B1	System and method for managing battery life in redundant wireless sensors A method for operating a sensor system includes detecting a first wake trigger by a plurality of sensors for a component disposed in a remote location, generating, by each sensor, sensor service data that includes a battery charge level of the sensor, determining an active sensor according to the sensor service data of each sensor of the plurality of sensors, and assigning the active sensor to enter an active mode assigning each sensor of the plurality of sensors, other than the active sensor, to enter a sleep mode, generating, by the active sensor, sensor reading data for the component until an inactive trigger is detected, sending the sensor reading data using a wireless transmission to a sensor data server, and leaving the active mode by the active sensor and entering a sleep mode in response to the active sensor detecting an inactive trigger.
US10334324B2	Relevant advertisement generation based on a user operating a client device communicatively coupled with a networked media device A method, apparatus and/or system related to relevant advertisement generation based on a user operating a client device communicatively coupled with a networked media device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes determining that a user is likely viewing a networked media device and/or accessing a client device while viewing the networked media device, determining that the content currently being displayed on the networked media device is associated with a motion-video advertisement through an automatic content recognition algorithm applied to the networked media device, selecting an alphanumeric advertisement formatted for a display area of the client device based on contextual match between the motion-video advertisement and/or the alphanumeric advertisement, and/or delivering the alphanumeric advertisement to the client device while the motion-video advertisement is still rendering on the networked media device.
US10334318B2	Demographic attribution of household viewing events Tuning data representing a television viewing event associated with a particular household is accessed. Household member data representing information on individual members of the particular household is accessed. Viewing profile data representing information on individual members of other households regarding viewership by the individual members of the other households is accessed. Fractional viewership values for the individual members of the particular household are determined based on the tuning data, the household member data, and the viewing profile data. Household viewership data is determined based on the fractional viewership values.
US10334306B2	Time-synchronized, multizone medial streaming In a general aspect, a system for media playback can include a first media playback device configured to receive a media stream from a media casting device over a data network, the first media playback device being a member of the media playback group and a second media playback device configured to receive the media stream, the second media playback device being a member of the media playback group. The first media playback device and the second media playback device can be collectively configured to designate one of the first media playback device and the second media playback device as a leader playback device of the media playback group. The playback device not designated as the leader playback device can be designated as a follower playback device of the media playback group. The first media playback device and the second media playback device can be further collectively configured to determine a clock offset between the leader playback device and the follower playback device. The leader playback device can be configured to receive a broadcast of the media stream over the data network; play the media stream; and provide the media stream to the follower playback device. The follower playback device can be configured to play the media stream in synchronization with the leader playback device based on the clock offset.
US10334301B2	Providing content responsive to multimedia signals A method of providing information including providing a communication session of at least one of audio and video media and applying automatic recognition to media transferred on the communication session. An advertisement is selected by a processor, based on the automatic recognition and non-advertisement information is selected by the processor, responsive to the automatic recognition. The selected advertisements and the selected nonadvertisement information, are presented during the communication session.
US10334296B2	Real-time DVR usage and reporting system Techniques for real-time DVR usage and reporting enable using instant message protocol in a DVR environment to obtain real-time DVR usage data and to report data reflecting such usage in real-time. An example of DVR usage data comprises data reflecting that a viewer is viewing a video program which is R-rated. Another example of DVR usage data comprises a viewer entering a password, such as a kids zone password, to exit kids zone operational mode.
US10334278B2	Methods and apparatus for integrating external applications into an MPEG-4 scene A method of decoding, composing and rendering a scene. First information is obtained, the first information including a part of a MPEG-4 BIFS scene description stream and at least one coded MPEG-4 media stream. The first information is decoded by invoking a BIFS scene decoder and one or more specific media decoders that are required by the scene. Second information is obtained, the second information including a second part of a BIFS scene description stream that contains a reference to an external application. The second information is decoded by invoking the BIFS scene decoder and an external application decoder. An integrated scene is composed, the integrated scene including one or more decoded MPEG-4 media objects and one or more external application objects specified in the decoded scene descriptions streams. The composed integrated scene is rendered on a display.
US10334277B2	Signaling target display parameters of color remapping information supplemental enhancement information messages This disclosure describes techniques for communicating optimal coding parameters between a source device and a sink device. The sink device may receive, in a bitstream, video data and a group of one or more supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages, wherein each SEI message comprises indications of a set of display capabilities and a set of remapping parameters. The sink device may then, for each SEI message of the group of one or more SEI messages, compare the respective set of display capabilities indicated in the respective SEI message with a target set of display capabilities for the sink device. Responsive to determining that a first set of display capabilities indicated by a first SEI message is compatible with the target set of display capabilities, the sink device may adapt the video data using a respective set of remapping parameters indicated by the first SEI message.
US10334254B2	Feed-forward and feed-back metadata exchange in image processing pipelines to improve image quality Techniques are disclosed for improving operation of image processing systems. A first component generates metadata representing its operational parameters. The metadata is relayed to another component of the image processing pipeline and the other component alters an operational parameter of its operation based on the metadata. In one embodiment, the metadata may be relayed “upstream” within an image processing system, from a component that is a farther distance from a source of image data to a component that is nearer to the source of image data. In another embodiment, the metadata may be relayed “downstream” within an image processing system, from a component that is a closer distance from a source of image data to a component that is farther from the source of image data. In still other embodiments, bidirectional exchange of metadata may occur, where a single component receives metadata both from an upstream source and a downstream source. In a further embodiment, a processing system may duplicate a single stream of image data and process each stream separately. In such embodiments, metadata may be generated that is specific to one of the streams, in which case, the metadata may be used to alter an operational parameter of a process specific to its respective stream.
US10334252B2	Video encoding apparatus, video decoding apparatus, and video decoding method for performing intra-prediction based on directionality of neighboring block Provided are methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency in directional intra-prediction. A video encoding apparatus, which does not need to record intra mode information, includes a mode selector that selects one from among a plurality of intra modes on the basis of a directionality of at least one neighboring block that has already been reconstructed before a current block is reconstructed, an intra predictor that obtains a prediction block of the current block from the at least one neighboring block according to the directionality of the selected mode, and obtains a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block, and a unit for encoding the obtained residual block.
US10334217B2	Video sequence assembly A method includes receiving, by one or more processors, metadata corresponding to a scene, the metadata comprising a current location and orientation of a scene capture device used to capture the metadata, receiving, by the one or more processors, a required recording quality indication from a user, determining, by the one or more processors, according to the metadata, a stored video sequence corresponding to the scene that meets the required recording quality indication and corresponds to the current location and orientation, and determining, by the one or more processors, according to the metadata, a stored video sequence corresponding to the scene, and assembling, by the one or more processors, an output video sequence for the scene that incorporates at least a portion of the stored video sequence. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.
US10334213B2	Scanning image display device A scanning image display device is provided that can display high-quality images even with variation in environmental conditions at a place where the device is installed. The scanning image display device includes: a laser light source that emits laser light based on image information; a scanning mirror that scans the laser light emitted from the laser light source to project an image on a projection plane; a housing that holds the laser light source and the scanning mirror; and a container formed of a base and an outer cover that accommodates the housing and is internally sealed, wherein the outer cover has a thin-wall portion that is elastically deformed with variation in pressure within the container.
US10334211B2	Optical hazard detection An optical hazard detection system is described that may be used with an aerial device. The optical hazard detection system is utilized for determining a hazard in proximity thereto. The system comprises an optical sensor and a controller. The optical sensor is configured to capture optical images. The controller is configured to acquire the optical images from the optical sensor. The controller is also configured to identify a hazard at least in part from the optical images and to establish a hazard zone to prevent the utility platform from striking the hazard. The hazard zone is within a deployable range for the aerial device.
US10334207B2	Audio video streaming system and method In one embodiment, a method includes sending, to client computing devices that are each associated with a particular user identifier, conversation-group information that identifies a conversation group. The conversation-group information includes a user identifier of a first user of the conversation group. The user identifier of the first user is associated with a first one of the client computing devices. The conversation-group information also includes a server identifier of a streaming server for the conversation group. The method includes receiving, from the first one of the client computing devices, a first audio stream and a first video stream. The method includes receiving, from each of one or more of the client computing devices other than the first one of the client computing devices, a request to access the conversation group. The method includes receiving, from each of one or more of the client computing devices other than the first one of the client computing devices, a second audio stream and a second video stream.
US10334206B2	Provision of video conferencing services using a micro pop to extend media processing into enterprise networks A data stream from an internal endpoint of a video conference participant is received at an enterprise media processing node. The internal endpoint is accessible to the enterprise media processing node behind a firewall on an enterprise network. The received data stream is translated and transcoded into a predefined common communication protocol. A data stream in the common communication protocol is received at an external media processing node using a firewall friendly protocol to traverse the firewall from an external endpoint. The external endpoint communicates with the external media processing node outside the enterprise network. A composite data stream of the received data streams from endpoints within the enterprise network and outside the enterprise network is selectively generated, and sent to the internal endpoint.
US10334201B2	Autonomic positioning of overlays within streaming data Systems and methods for autonomic positioning of overlays within streaming data are disclosed. In embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: providing a hosted data stream containing a first display object to a plurality of participants through respective participant devices; providing a hosted second display object to the plurality of participants through the respective participant devices, wherein the second display object is contained within an overlay that is positioned atop the first display object at a first position; calculating consensus coordinates for the second display object based on suggested position data received from the respective participant devices; calculating customized coordinates for the second display object for each of the respective participant devices based on the consensus coordinates and participant data; and sending the customized coordinates to each of the respective participant devices.
US10334184B2	Electronic device with light diffuser An electronic device may have an optical system that includes one or more light-based components. The light-based components may include light-emitting components such as light-emitting diodes or lasers and may include light-detecting components such as photodiodes or digital image sensors. The optical system may include a light diffuser. The light diffuser may diffuse light that is being detected by a light-detecting component or may diffuse light that is being emitted by a light-emitting component. Light diffusers in optical systems may be formed from patterned light diffuser layers on transparent substrates. Layers of sealant, thin glass layers, antireflection coatings, and other layers may be incorporated into the light diffusers. The light diffuser layers may operate at visible wavelengths and infrared wavelengths. An infrared light diffuser layer may be formed from a patterned silicon layer such as a patterned layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon.
US10334181B2	Dynamically curved sensor for optical zoom lens The subject disclosure is directed towards an image sensor that is controllable curved to adapt for differences in lens focal lengths. Variable data such as focal length data, measured curvature data and/or image quality data is received at a curve controller that curves the sensor based upon the variable data. In one aspect, a camera is provided with a lens having a variable focal length and a sensor capable of being dynamically curved. A curve controller receives image quality data and iteratively uses the image quality data to adjust the curvature to attempt to increase the image quality of a subsequent image to be captured.
US10334174B2	Electronic device for controlling a viewing angle of at least one lens and control method thereof An electronic device may include: at least one lens; an image sensor that generates an image; and a first processor that determines a location of the at least one lens when an auto-focusing mode is executed. The electronic device also has a second processor configured to, when the location of the at least one lens is changed from a first location to a second location, change a size of a second image frame, which has a second viewing angle larger than a first viewing angle of a first image frame generated at the first location, among frames in the image, to a size corresponding to the first viewing angle.
US10334173B2	Electronic device and method for editing image in electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a storage configured to store information about a plurality of color assignment areas included in an image editing tool displayed on a screen of the electronic device, a display configured to display the image editing tool including the plurality of color assignment areas on the screen of the electronic device, and a controller configured to run a preset application installed in the electronic device in response to an input related to color extraction, and display a color selected in at least one area of an execution screen of the application in the color assignment areas of the image editing tool.
US10334153B2	Image preview method, apparatus and terminal An image preview method, apparatus, and terminal are disclosed to provide a technical solution in which a background blurring effect with respect to a current scene can be previewed in real time. A terminal device synchronously obtains preview images of a current scene from different angles in a dual-camera photographing preview mode by using a dual-camera module, calculates, in the preview images based on a phase difference generated by a distance and an angle of the dual-camera module, a depth of field of each pixel unit included in a preview image, obtains a foreground depth of field of a preset target area in the preview image, and determines, in the same preview image, an area including all pixel units having a depth of field beyond a range as a background area. The terminal device also performs blurring processing on the background area by using a preset blur coefficient, and outputs an image including the target area and a blurring-processed background area as a real-time preview image of the current scene.
US10334151B2	Phase detection autofocus using subaperture images A light-field camera may have enhanced autofocus functionality that does not require a dedicated optical pathway or dedicated sensors, and yet brings the camera rapidly into focus for image capture. According to one method, light may be received through the aperture of a light-field camera, with the main lens of the light-field camera at a first focus setting. The light may be directed to a sensor of the light-field camera via an optical pathway. The sensor may capture the light to generate preliminary light-field data. In a processor, the preliminary light-field data may be used to generate an offset, which may be used to refocus the main lens to a second focus setting. Additional light may be directed along the same optical pathway and captured with the main lens at the second focus setting to capture a focused light-field image.
US10334147B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium To perform high-accuracy shape measurement even when an appropriate exposure amount is not obtained by being set to an integral multiple of a flickering period of ambient light, an information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether an exposure time of an image capturing apparatus in performing three-dimensional measurement of a target object is set to an integral multiple of a flickering period of the ambient light, a control unit configured to perform control to set, when the determination unit determines that the exposure time is set to the integral multiple of the flickering period of the ambient light, the exposure time to the integral multiple of the flickering period of the ambient light, and a measurement unit configured to control a projection apparatus and the image capturing apparatus based on a control result by the control unit to the perform three-dimensional measurement of the target object.
US10334145B2	Camera supporting removable storage divided into a journaled partition and a non-journaled partition A camera that supports removable storage divided into multiple partitions is configured to write files to removable storage that is formatted into journaled and non-journaled partitions. The journaled partition uses a journaling file system and the non-journaled partition uses a non-journaling file system that is supported natively by an operating system, such as the operating system of a desktop computer. The non-journaled partition has stored on it computer program code executable by a processor to use the operating system to access files stored on the journaled partition. The camera may also be configured to partition the removable storage into the journaled and non-journaled partitions. The camera writes data to the journaled partition. This permits the processor to access the files stored on the journaled partition by the camera even if the operating system does not natively support the journaled partition.
US10334142B2	Color profile adjustment In some examples, a system receives a color sample comprising a color measurement of a proper subset of a gamut of colors printable by a printer, and computes a forward transform value and a reverse transform value based on a color profile calculated from a profiling chart comprising a set of estimated color samples calculated based on the received color sample, the forward and reverse transform values to convert between colorimetry values and color values for the printer. The system provides an adjusted color profile for the printer based on an original color profile for the printer and the computing, wherein the original color profile for the printer is associated with a substrate.
US10334127B2	Image processing apparatus, control method and storage medium for enabling a user to check a maintenance method corresponding to a maintenance event through a moving image An image processing apparatus displays, based on detection of a maintenance event, a first maintenance screen including a moving image illustrating a maintenance method corresponding to the maintenance event, and displays a second maintenance screen including the moving image illustrating the maintenance method based on receipt of a display instruction to display the maintenance method in a state where the maintenance event is not detected.
US10334101B2	System and method for generating metadata for a recorded session System and method for completing metadata for a recorded session. A recorder may initiate a recording of a session to produce a recorded session. The recorder may mark the recorded session as an incomplete or bad session. The session may be inserted into a bad sessions list. The bad sessions list may be examined and metadata related to sessions included therein may be used to update an operational database. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10334088B2	Transmitting apparatus and signal processing method thereof A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a method of signal processing are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes at least one processor configured to implement: a packet generator which generates a packet including a header and a payload, based on an input stream; and a signal processor which signal-processes the generated packet. The header includes a base header, and the base header includes various fields indicating at least one of a packet type, and a value indicating that the packet transmits one single complete input packet, a segment of an input packet, or a plurality of input packets. The fields included in the base header may also indicate presence of an additional header and a substream identifier.
US10334084B2	Communication method and system based on assembled communication protocol stack The present invention provides a communication method based on an assembled communication protocol stack. The method comprises: construct protocols to form protocol modules, and place the protocol modules into a protocol module library; extract required protocol modules from the protocol module library, and assemble the extracted protocol modules to form a communication protocol stack; install the assembled communication protocol stack into a protocol stack running device; and an application on the protocol stack running device implements data communication by using the installed protocol stack. The specific process of constructing protocol modules comprises: constructing execution codes of protocols corresponding to an operating system to form protocol modules; and defining PDUs, that is, defining a corresponding data length and a data structure when each protocol module is in a mutual input/output relationship with other protocol modules in the protocol module library.
US10334082B2	Extremely high frequency converter An extremely high frequency (EHF) protocol converter may include a transducer, an EHF communication circuit, a protocol conversion circuit, and a circuit port. The transducer may be configured to convert between an electromagnetic EHF data signal and an electrical EHF signal. The EHF communication circuit may be configured to convert between a baseband data signal and the electrical EHF signal. The protocol conversion circuit may be adapted to convert between the baseband data signal having data formatted according to a first data protocol associated with a first external device and a second baseband data signal having data formatted according to a second data protocol associated with a second external device. The second data protocol may be different from the first data protocol. The circuit port may conduct the second baseband data signal to the second external device.
US10334079B2	Orchestrating operations at applications Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for orchestrating operations at applications. Aspects of the invention use a side channel (instrumentation messages generated by a service) as a mechanism to discover when a service has completed an activity. Use of a side channel, allows a (e.g., client) application to create behaviors similar to service side interfaces and/or protocols without modifying a service. Accordingly, functionality can be added incrementally, safely, and cheaply without having to revise an underlying implementation. In one aspect, an instrumentation collector and publisher (ICP) facilitates the synchronization between services and an application. ICP is a scalable infrastructure that provides applications a way to interact with servers through instrumentation.
US10334078B2	Tunable client-server communications filtering An apparatus for detection, remediation and inference rule development for multi-layer information technology IT structures is provided. Certain embodiments of the apparatus may include an event generator. The event generator may monitor for, retrieve, and pool error events and performance events from alerting sources. The alerting sources may provide event information from one more of multiple layers. The apparatus may also include an event parser that provides a system status. The apparatus may include an analytics engine that detects patterns and relationships in the retrieved error events, performance events and system status, and models event hierarchies based on the detected patterns and relationships. The analytics engine may invoke auto-remediation processes in response to pre-determined error events. In some embodiments, the engine may detect a pre-determined number of resource-related events. Based on the detecting, the analytics engine may attribute the resource-related events to infrastructure resources.
US10334065B2	Method for detecting applications of mobile user terminals A method for detecting applications of mobile user terminals, comprising: parsing files of an app to obtain domains of requests and splitting every domain into words to generate an app signature, weighting the words to obtain their frequency, splitting the mobile traffic into traffic blocks and each traffic block into words, generating a traffic vector for each block by including the repetition or frequency of each word in the block, comparing the generated traffic vectors with the generated signature by applying a similarity method to obtain the number of times that the signature is detected in the traffic vectors of a mobile terminal, estimating a probability of a user having the app installed in the mobile terminal, applying a threshold on the probability to discard wrongly detected applications.
US10334062B2	Systems and methods for recognizing a device A system for detecting whether a device seeking communication with a server is a returning device that previously communicated with the server includes a database that stores groups of device attributes based on observable device characteristics and unique identifiers. The database is generally not accessible to the devices. Each attribute group and the associated device identifier (DID) can uniquely identify a particular device, and the associated DID is generally not derivable from the attributes. The database may satisfy a uniqueness property so that each attribute value in the database may also uniquely identify a device.
US10334055B2	Communication layer with dynamic multi-session management In dynamic multi-session management, a communication layer monitors network indicators during sending of application messages over a session established between sender and receiver nodes. Based on the network indicators, the communication layer determines that the session has insufficient bandwidth. In response, at least one session is added between sender and receiver nodes, where a plurality of parallel sessions is established between sender and receiver nodes. The application messages are sent over the plurality of sessions. The communication layer continues to monitor the network indicators, and when the plurality of sessions is determined to have insufficient bandwidth, adds at least one more session between sender and receiver nodes. The communication layer further determines, based on the network indicators, whether the plurality of sessions have excess bandwidth If so, one or more sessions are removed. The communication layer may further provide ordering mechanisms to sequence messages sent over the plurality of sessions.
US10334048B2	On-premise data collection and ingestion using industrial cloud agents A cloud agent facilitates collection of industrial data from one or more data sources on the plant floor and migration of the collected data to a cloud platform for storage and processing. Collection services associated with the cloud agent perform on-premise data collection of historical, live, and/or alarm data directly from industrial devices networked to the agent or from intermediate data concentrators that gather the data from the devices. Queue processing services executed by the cloud agent package the data into a data packet comprising header information that identifies a customer associated with the industrial enterprise, processing priority information, and other information that informs data processing services on the cloud platform how to process and/or direct the incoming data. The cloud agent then establishes a communication channel to the cloud platform and sends the data via the channel.
US10334046B2	Utilizing data object storage tracking in a dispersed storage network A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module dividing a very large data object into a plurality of data regions and generating a data object storage tracking table that includes sections for identifying one or more data regions that are available or unavailable for retrieval. The method continues with the DS processing module dividing a first data region into data segments and disperse storage error encoding the data segments to produce sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module sending DSN write requests regarding storing the sets of encoded data slices to storage units and when at least a write threshold number of write responses is received for each of the sets of encoded data slices, updating the data object storage tracking table to indicate that the first data region is available for retrieval.
US10334030B2	Load balancing between computing clouds Data traffic splitting between computing clouds may include a first application delivery controller (ADC) and a second ADC. The first ADC can be configured to control data traffic split within a first computing cloud. The second ADC can be configured to control data traffic split within a second computing cloud. The system may include a third ADC configured to control traffic split between at least the first ADC and the second ADC. The first ADC can be associated with a first version of an application configured to run on the first computing cloud. The second ADC can be associated with a second version of the application configured to run on the second computing cloud. The third ADC is further configured to control data traffic split based on at least one blue/green policy.
US10334025B2	Adaptive query targeting in a dynamic distributed environment Techniques for adaptive query targeting in a dynamic distributed computing environment are provided. In one aspect, a method for adaptive query targeting in a distributed computing system having two or more cooperating nodes is provided. The method includes the steps of: using a peer selection criteria to select one or more of the nodes as target peers for a query from a querying node; leasing the query to the target peers for a given length of time via a lease having a given lifetime; periodically refreshing the query during the lifetime of the lease by re-evaluating the peer selection criteria such that the query persists on one or more of the target peers for the lifetime of the lease; and having the query removed from the target peers when the lease expires.
US10334021B2	Retained data handling at differentiated response times The present invention relates to a method for handling response times in a communication system comprising at least one data retention system having at least one storage space for retained data. The at least one storage space has a defined response time (high, medium, low) for delivering retained data. The method comprises the following steps: —Receiving a request for retained data from an authorized organization to the at least one data retention system, which request comprises a specified data type and a retention time range —Dividing in the at least one data retention system, the received retention time range into at least one time segment each corresponding to one defined response time —Delivering an acknowledge message from the at least one data retention system to the authorized organization, which message comprises response and identification information corresponding to the at least one divided time segment.
US10334020B2	Method and apparatus for sending target data to and acquiring target data from network Disclosed are a method and apparatus for acquiring target data from and sending target data to a network. An NDN network and a TCP/IP network are simultaneously contained as a network layer protocol, and the NDN network is used to perform interaction of control information and searching of target data, while the TCP/IP network is used to perform specific transmission of the target data. Not only are intelligent and efficient content distribution advantages of the NDN network made use of, but also, by means of the efficient transmission capability of the TCP/IP network in an existing network device and communication environment, the content distribution capability in a hybrid network simultaneously having the TCP/IP network and the NDN network is improved.
US10334011B2	Efficient sorting for a stream processing engine The techniques and systems described herein are directed to incremental sorting in a stream processing engine. For example, because of network delays, streaming data can be received at a stream processing engine that is out-of-order with respect to the timestamp of the event generation. Streaming data can be incrementally sorted by partitioning events into ordered runs, which provide intermediate arrays of ordered elements. Upon an assertion of a punctuation event (e.g., a progress indicator), partial runs can be output and merged to form sorted streaming data. Further, the sorted streaming data can be used to provide speculative outputs based on speculation latencies, which improves throughput and completeness of processing on the streaming data.
US10334010B2	Transmission rate determination method for streaming media and server A transmission rate determination method for streaming media is disclosed. The transmission rate determination method includes the following steps: collecting a location message, a time message, a communication parameter information and a transmission bit rate of a mobile device; updating a database of streaming throughput according to the location message, the time message, the communication parameter information and the transmission bit rate; wherein the database of streaming throughput includes information regarding a plurality of regions. The information of each of the plurality of regions includes an average transmission rate. The average transmission rate is related to the location message, the time message, the communication parameter information and the transmission bit rate.
US10334006B2	Aligning content packager instances Methods and systems for managing content are disclosed. As an example, a plurality of content fragment of a content asset may be generated and a plurality of time stamps may be associated with each of the plurality of fragments. A first time stamp may indicate a time a respective one of the plurality of fragments was generated and a second time stamp may represent an event time associated with one or more events of the network. As such, at least a portion of the plurality of content fragments may be transmitted to each of a plurality of content packagers, wherein at least the second time stamp associated with each of the plurality of fragments facilitates the alignment of the plurality of content packagers with each other.
US10334005B2	Audio playback network joining Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to an audio playback network are disclosed. An example playback device includes a processor and memory. The memory has stored instructions executable by the processor. The playback device may perform functions including connecting to (a) a local area network and (b) an audio playback network and entering a connection phase. The playback device, while in the connection phase, may receive from a network device a request for the network device to connect to the audio playback network and in response to the request transmit to the network device a message indicating an identifier of the audio playback network and a password for accessing the audio playback network. The playback device may exchange one or more messages with the network device to authenticate the network device for the audio playback network; and after authenticating the network device for the audio playback network, receive an audio playback command from the network device.
US10334000B2	Enhancement to autonomously executed applications An enhancement to autonomously executed applications. based on inter-related co-operation of a user terminal (10) and a server (14) or a server cloud. The server (14) maintains user-specific conditions and uses the condition to extract from a stream of event data items information to a user-specific feed. This feed is made available via a user-specific web address. A user-initiated pause in the user terminal (10) triggers the terminal application to generate and invoke the user-specific web address such that topical feed information generated from recent events of other users and user applications becomes accessible. User experience of autonomously executed applications can be enhanced without essentially compromising the independency of the processing stage.
US10333993B2	Session initiation protocol message processing A process is provided which facilitates providing information to a user in an Internet telephony environment. A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message including a SIP message header is received from a user. A string pattern matching operation identifies a stored regular expression pattern which matches a character string in a user part of the SIP message header. One portion of the character string identifies an application mapped to the stored pattern. A further portion of the character string identifies one or more variables for use by the application. The application identifies information by applying the value of the one or more variables and communicates this to the user. The application may be on an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system.
US10333991B2	Web browser policy for HTTP-based application In one example, a method for enforcing, using a web browser of a client, a predefined management policy for an HTTP-based application executed on a server. The method includes initializing the browser with the policy, the policy including at least one operation and an element, associated with that operation, of a document object model (DOM) for a web page presented to the client by the application. The method also includes detecting with the browser a document change event for an element of the DOM. The method further includes performing the operation if the document change event is for an element in the policy.
US10333988B2	Security mediation for dynamically programmable network A network security policy may be implemented at network switches as a set of active packet disposition directives. In a dynamically programmable network, the network switches can be dynamically reprogrammed with new packet disposition directives. A security mediation service permits such dynamic reprogramming as long as the new directives are consistent with the then-current network security policy. The security mediation service evaluates candidate packet disposition directives for conflicts with the currently active security policy, before instantiating the candidate packet disposition directives at the network switches.
US10333983B2	Policy definition and enforcement for a network virtualization platform A method of defining policy for a network virtualization platform of a data center is provided. The method receives a registration of one or more actions provided by each of a plurality of data center services. The method defines a policy template by receiving the identification of a set of data center resources and a set of actions registered by a set of data center services to be applied to each identified resource. The method instantiates the template into a set of policy instances that each includes an identification of one or more resources and identification of one or more actions identified in the policy template. The policy is then enforced by the set of data center services by applying the actions identified in each policy instance to the resources identified in the policy instance.
US10333970B2	Front-end protocol for server protection A method and technique for protecting against denial of service attacks includes maintaining a window over a sequence number space that includes sequence numbers that are sequentially assigned to challenge messages where the window has a leading edge and a trailing edge. Responsive to receiving a request from a client, the leading edge of the window is advanced and a leading edge sequence number is selected as a challenge sequence number. A challenge message including the challenge sequence number is sent to a client. Responsive to receiving a response message from the client, it is verified that a challenge sequence number included with the response message is within the window and does not correspond to a marked sequence number within the window.
US10333959B2	Use of public cloud inventory tags to configure data compute node for logical network Some embodiments provide a method for a public cloud manager operating within a first data compute node of a public cloud. The method receives, through a set of public cloud provider APIs, information regarding a new second data compute node created within the public cloud. The information includes a set of tags entered by a user when creating the data compute node. Based on the tags, the method notifies a network control system that manages a forwarding element operating in the data compute node regarding (i) the creation of the data compute node, (ii) a logical switch to which to attach the data compute node and (iii) a security group to which the data compute node belongs.
US10333954B2	Automatic detection of hidden link mismatches with spoofed metadata Example methods and systems directed to an Alert Manager are described. According to various embodiments, the Alert Manager detects receipt of a message. The message includes a selectable functionality for accessing an external resource and message data indicative of a source of the message. The Alert Manager predicts when a recipient of the message will interact with the selectable functionality. Prior to the recipient's predicted interaction with the selectable functionality, the Alert Manager generates a message alert feature based on a degree of a difference between the external resource and the source of the message.
US10333951B1	Method and system for implementing golden container storage A method and a system for implementing golden container storage. Specifically, the disclosed method and system entail the creation of a container registry to securely store golden containers (or templates) for containers of specific application types that execute within a service platform. Given short retention spans, the containers are constantly being cycled out. Each recreated container is modeled after one of the golden containers, and assigned new Internet Protocol (IP) and/or media access control (MAC) addresses rather than assuming the existing addresses of the containers the recreated containers replace. Substantively, embodiments of the invention employ these tactics towards implementing a moving target defense (MTD) strategy.
US10333950B2	Defending against malicious electronic messages Defending against malicious electronic messages by analyzing electronic messages sent via a computer network to identify predefined risk elements found within the electronic messages, detecting attempts to perform computer-mediated actions that are associated with the electronic messages, identifying a potential security risk associated with the electronic messages and the computer-mediated actions, and performing a predefined preventive security action responsive to identifying the potential security risk.
US10333946B1	Distributing variable entropy ephemeral security credentials across channels of variable assurance Disclosed are various embodiments for distributing and verifying ephemeral security credentials of variable entropy across channels of communication of variable levels of security assurance. In one embodiment, a security credential is generated for a user account. A subset of a set of communication channels associated with the user account is determined based at least in part on respective measures of entropy and/or security assurance corresponding to individual ones of the set of communication channels. The security credential is divided into multiple portions. A corresponding portion of the portions is sent across individual channels of subset of channels. A client computing device is authenticated for access to the user account based at least in part on receiving the portions of the security credential.
US10333943B2	Security determination A method and system for determining user security is provided. The method includes registering a first user associated with a service provider system by retrieving identification information for the first user and a first user communication device. In response, Internet of things (IOT) devices belonging to the first user are detected. A second user associated with the service provider system is registered by retrieving identification information for the second user and a second user communication device. In response, IOT devices belonging to the second user are detected. A request for a service provided by the service provider system is received from the first user via the first user communication device belonging to the first user.
US10333941B2	Secure identity federation for non-federated systems Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing user credentials over a network to a remote computer application. User credentials for the remote computer application are stored in a central repository that is accessible through the network. A request is sent to a service to perform, on behalf of a user, a particular task involving the remote computer application. It is determined whether the service has been granted permission to act on behalf of the user with respect to the remote computer application. When the service has permission to act on behalf of the user, the service is used to retrieve the user's credentials for the remote computer application from the central repository and to supply the retrieved user credentials to the remote computer application.
US10333935B2	Method and management server for revoking group server identifiers of compromised group servers Method and management server for revoking group server identifiers of compromised group servers. One method includes determining, with a management server, an identity-based cryptographic signing key based on a group server identifier. The method also includes distributing, via the management server, the identity-based cryptographic signing key to a group server. The method further includes receiving, at the management server, a security status indicating that the security of the group server is compromised. The method also includes, responsive to receiving the security status, distributing, via the management server, a revocation of the group server identifier to a plurality of communication devices.
US10333929B2	Access control for internet of things devices Requesting, by a requesting device, from an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an IoT device identifier over a communication link between the devices. Requesting, by the requesting device from an authorization device over a communication network including at least one TCP/IP link, authorization to command the IoT device to perform an action. Determining, by the authorization device, an authorization of the requesting device to command the identified IoT device to perform the requested action based on the IoT device identifier, the requesting device identifier, and the command. For a requesting device determined authorized, transmitting an encrypted authorization to the requesting device over the communication network. Relaying, by the requesting device to the IoT device via the first communication link, the authorization. Decrypting, by the IoT device, the authorization and performing the action specified therein.
US10333923B2	Authentication based on visual memory Passwords are used in various system access applications in order to ascertain that the user seeking access to a system resource is indeed the person with said access. Passwords are usually supposed to be entered through a keyboard and are a combination of alphanumeric values. With the advent of devices equipped with visual displays and touch inputs, it is possible to create a system which utilizes a person's visual memory to authenticate the person.A system and method is described which uses multiple images to perform authentication. This system does not require its user to input a text value as a password. The password is created by user's actions. These actions are in the form of selecting a segment on a displayed image. Few different systems are described. One system is capable of creating variable passwords which by design keep changing from one authentication attempt to another. Another system uses one high resolution image to effectively hide the password in an image with lots of detail.
US10333922B1	Techniques for network site validation Disclosed are various embodiments for validating the identity of network sites. A communication session is established with a network site using a credential for the network site. A validation of the communication session is generated based at least in part upon a profile for the network site. The profile is derived from at least one previous communication session with the network site. An action is initiated in response to the validation when the validation indicates a discrepancy exists between the profile for the network site and the communication session with the network site.
US10333919B2	System and method for traversing a NAT device with IPSec AH authentication A method for routing IP packets with IPSec AH authentication is disclosed. The method includes locating overlay edge routers between private domains and their associated NAT routers. Outbound packets from a source private domain are modified by its overlay edge router to include IPSec AH authorization data computed using IP source and destination addresses that match a packet's final source and destination IP address upon final NAT translation immediately prior to delivery to a host of a destination private domain.
US10333916B2	Disposable browsers and authentication techniques for a secure online user environment Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications and other resources available through the browser. Also described are systems and methods for secure use and retention of user credentials, as well as methods for dynamic authentication of users and integrity checking of service providers in online environments. Thus, described in the present specification are systems and methods for constructing and destroying private, secure, browsing environments (a secure disposable browser), insulating the user from the threats associated with being online for the purposes of providing secure, policy-based interaction with online services.
US10333913B2	Dynamic object passwords A construction of a dynamic object password (DOP) is initiated by selecting an object from a set of objects in a step of the construction. A transformation is applied to the object to form a transformed object by altering a dynamic aspect of the object. A placement operation is performed on the transformed object relative to a field position of the DOP. As a part of the step, a triple is generated including an identifier of the selected object, an identifier of the transformation, and an identifier of the placement operation. The triple is transmitted as a part of transmitting an authorization code, the authorization code forming the DOP.
US10333907B2	Pairwise temporal key creation for secure networks A system and method for establishing a pairwise temporal key (PTK) between two devices based on a shared master key and using a single message authentication codes (MAC) algorithm is disclosed. The devices use the shared master key to independently compute four MACs representing the desired PTK, a KCK, and a first and a second KMAC. The Responder sends its first KMAC to the Initiator, which retains the computed PTK only if it verifies that the received first KMAC equals its computed first KMAC and hence that the Responder indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key. The Initiator sends a third message including the second KMAC to the Responder. The Responder retains the computed PTK only if it has verified that the received second KMAC equals its computed second KMAC and hence that the Initiator indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key.
US10333887B2	Internet protocol (IP) network virtualization of serial network endpoints In one embodiment, a network device connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) network and a serial network scans an infrastructure of the serial network. Based on the scanning, the network device can determine one or more serial endpoints within the serial network infrastructure, and may then allocate an IP address to each of the one or more serial endpoints. The network device may then map received IP network traffic into serial protocol commands on the serial network for a destination serial endpoint having an allocated IP address corresponding to a destination IP address of the received IP network traffic, and may also bridge data present on the serial network from a sourcing serial endpoint into an IP message on the IP network with an indication of a corresponding allocated IP address of the sourcing serial endpoint, accordingly.
US10333886B2	System and method for conditional delivery of messages The disclosure describes systems and methods delivering communications associated with delivery conditions in which the occurrence of the delivery condition is determined by monitoring information received from a plurality of sources via multiple communication channels. The message delivery systems allow messages to be delivered to any “Who, What, When, Where” from any “Who, What, When, Where” upon the detection of an occurrence of one or more “Who, What, When, Where” delivery conditions. A message (which may be any data object including text-based messages, audio-based message such as voicemail or other audio such as music or video-based prerecorded messages) is delivered in accordance with delivery conditions based on any available data, including topical, spatial, temporal, and/or social data. Furthermore, because the systems coordinate delivery of messages via multiple communication channels and through multiple devices, the communication channel for delivery of a message may be dynamically determined based on the delivery conditions.
US10333877B2	Methods of generating signatures from groups of electronic messages and related methods and systems for identifying spam messages A method of generating a signature for a group of electronic messages that each include a plurality of characters comprises extracting a plurality of blocks of characters from each of the electronic messages, mathematically processing each of the blocks of characters from each electronic message, and generating a signature for the group of electronic messages based at least in part on the mathematically processed blocks of characters. In some embodiments a counting Bloom filter may be used to generate the signature. The signatures generated by these methods may be used to identify spam.
US10333863B2	Adaptive resource allocation based upon observed historical usage Allocation of resources across multiple consumers allows efficient utilization of shared resources. Observed usages of resources by consumers over time intervals are used to determine a total throughput of resources by the consumers. The total throughput of resources is used to determine allocation of resources for a subsequent time interval. The consumers are associated with priorities used to determine their allocations. Minimum and maximum resource guarantees may be associated with consumers. The resource allocation aims to allocate resources based on the priorities of the consumers while aiming to avoid starvation by any consumer. The resource allocation allows efficient usage of network resources in a database storage system storing multiple virtual databases.
US10333859B2	Multi-tenant resource coordination method In a system, such as a cloud, which allows resource allocation to be flexibly changed in a multi-tenant environment, it is necessary to interchange resources between the tenants. Efficient resource coordination for resource allocation cannot be attained by merely adjusting resource allocation amounts or resource usage amounts. In order to address this problem, the present invention selects an optimum allocation method from among a plurality of resource allocation methods including CPU capping, taking into account each period for which resources must be allocated and the manner in which each tenant uses resources, and then coordinates allocation of resources across the entire system using the selected allocation method. This makes it possible to improve the efficiency of resource coordination even in a multi-tenant environment.
US10333856B2	Systems, methods, and devices to support intra-application flow prioritization Systems and methods to support intra-application flow prioritization are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to communicatively couple to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB). The eNB may transmit packets from the UE to an evolved packet core (EPC), which may transmit schedule packets to an application function (AF) via a network. The AF may provide classification information and prioritization information for a plurality of intra-application flows transmitted between the AF and the UE. The EPC may classify uplink and/or downlink traffic into the intra-application flows and mark and/or schedule the traffic based on the prioritization information. Absolute and/or modular length, payload values, and/or packet type may be used to classify the traffic into the intra-application flows.
US10333854B2	Method and apparatus for detecting type of network data flow A method for detecting a data flow type includes obtaining a header of a first data packet of a current data flow and a pattern vector of the current data flow from the header; comparing the at least one feature dimension in the pattern vector of the current data flow with a corresponding feature dimension in a pattern vector of at least one historical data flow, so as to obtain at least one pattern similarity of the current data flow; predicting a length of the current data flow according to the at least one pattern similarity of the current data flow and a length of the corresponding at least one historical data flow; and comparing the predicted length of the current data flow with a preset threshold, and determining whether the current data flow is a large data flow or a small data flow according to a comparison result.
US10333849B2	Automatic configuration of logical routers on edge nodes Some embodiments provide a method or tool for automatically configuring a logical router on one or more edge nodes of an edge cluster (e.g., in a hosting system such as a datacenter). The method of some embodiments configures the logical router on the edge nodes based on a configuration policy that dictates the selection method of the edge nodes. In some embodiments, an edge cluster includes several edge nodes (e.g., gateway machines), through which one or more logical networks connect to external networks (e.g., external logical and/or physical networks). In some embodiments, the configured logical router connects a logical network to an external network through the edge nodes.
US10333846B2	Systems and methods for routing network packets between multi-core intermediaries The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods routing network packets between multi-core intermediaries. A processor of a plurality of processors on a client-side intermediary device may receive a packet from a client device. The processor may be identified by a core identifier. The processor may calculate a first set of source port addresses based on a first key and the core identifier. The processor may identify a target server-side intermediary device and a target processor based on data received with the packet or metadata received from the target server-side intermediary device. The processor may calculate a second set of port addresses based on a second key and the target core identifier. The processor may identify a port address common to both the first set and second set of port addresses. The processor may replace the original source port address in the packet with the identified port address.
US10333828B2	Bidirectional multicasting over virtual port channel Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems for arbitrating direct forwarder (“DF”) instantiation between VPC peers used to facilitating the transport of bidirectional multicast traffic over a L2/L3 network boundary. In some aspects, arbitration of DF instantiation on a given VPC peer can include determining a first set of metrics for a first VPC switch, determining a second set of metrics for a second VPC switch, and determining, at the first VPC switch, whether to instantiate a designated forwarder (DF) operation based on a comparison of the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.
US10333826B1	Connectivity state control for communication device Internet, voice calls, and messaging services have become ubiquitous and the means by which the services are accessed varies widely. The number and types of devices that may use these services have also proliferated. To serve a number and variety of client devices, a Service Distribution Device (SDD) may be used, which is a device that includes a modem for mobile broadband access and a short range wireless link to distribute the services to local devices which may have such connectivity. Power consumption of an SDD which may continuously broadcast signals is an important consideration. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable adaptive and seamless selection of the best mode of operation for the SDD such that the power consumption may be reduced while providing uninterrupted service to the client devices.
US10333819B2	Systems and methods for jointly optimizing WAN and LAN network communications Described are systems and methods for jointly optimizing Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) network communications. In one embodiment, a management device communicatively interfaced with a WAN and a LAN includes a collection module to collect LAN information from the LAN and WAN information from the WAN; an analysis module to jointly analyze the collected WAN information and the collected LAN information to identify an operational condition; and an implementation module to initiate a management event responsive to the operational condition being identified. In one embodiment, the management event includes generating and transmitting a diagnostics report responsive to a fault being identified. The management device may further generate and execute instructions to remedy the diagnosed fault.
US10333810B2	Control system with asynchronous wireless data transmission A control system with asynchronous wireless data transmission includes a wireless sensor and a controller. The wireless sensor includes a measurement device configured to collect a plurality of samples of a measured variable at a plurality of different sampling times, a transmission generator configured to generate a compressed data object containing the plurality of samples of the measured variable, and a wireless radio configured to transmit the compressed data object at a transmission time asynchronous with at least one of the sampling times. The controller includes an object decompressor configured to extract the plurality of samples of the measured variable from the compressed data object and a feedback controller configured to use one or more of the extracted samples of the measured variable to modulate a control signal for a plant that operates to affect the measured variable.
US10333805B2	Ultra-fast pattern generation algorithm for the heterogeneous logs A computer-implemented method for generating patterns from a set of heterogeneous log messages is presented. The method includes collecting the set of heterogenous log messages from arbitrary or unknown systems or applications or sensors or instruments, splitting the log messages into tokens based on a set of delimiters, identifying datatypes of the tokens, identifying a log structure of the log messages by generating pattern-signatures of all the tokens and the datatypes based on predefined pattern settings, generating a pattern for each of the log structures and enabling users to edit the pattern for each of the log structures based on user requirements.
US10333798B2	Seasonal trending, forecasting, anomaly detection, and endpoint prediction of thread intensity statistics Data can be categorized into facts, information, hypothesis, and directives. Activities that generate certain categories of data based on other categories of data through the application of knowledge which can be categorized into classifications, assessments, resolutions, and enactments. Activities can be driven by a Classification-Assessment-Resolution-Enactment (CARE) control engine. The CARE control and these categorizations can be used to enhance a multitude of systems, for example diagnostic system, such as through historical record keeping, machine learning, and automation. Such a diagnostic system can include a system that forecasts computing system failures based on the application of knowledge to system vital signs such as thread or stack segment intensity and memory heap usage. These vital signs are facts that can be classified to produce information such as memory leaks, convoy effects, or other problems. Classification can involve the automatic generation of classes, states, observations, predictions, norms, objectives, and the processing of sample intervals having irregular durations.
US10333791B2	Modeling computer network topology based on dynamic usage relationships A method for modeling dependencies in a computing system including a plurality of resources, the method includes generating usage data based on data communications in a computing environment between a first resource and a second resource; determining resource relationship data for the first resource and the second resource including the usage data; and computing a measure of bonding between the first resource and the second resource based, at least in part, on recency of the data communications.
US10333775B2	Facilitating the provisioning of a local analytics device Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for provisioning a local analytics device to interact with a remote computing system on behalf of an asset that is coupled to the local analytics device and that is associated with a particular customer account hosted by the remote computing system.
US10333763B1	System and method for hybrid transmitter According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.
US10333756B2	Apparatus and method for reducing peak to average power ratio in a signal Methods and apparatuses for processing a signal that is transmitted with a reduced peak to average power ratio are described. The processing includes applying (1650) a symbol constellation extension projection to at least one symbol in the constellation, the symbol constellation extension projection having an outward angular region from an original position for the at least one symbol in the constellation, the outward angular region defined by a value for an angle between a first boundary and a second boundary for the outward angular region, the value for the angle determined by a selection of the constellation used as part of the transmitted signal and a code rate used for encoding the stream of data.
US10333755B2	Methods and apparatus for reference signal design for interference cancellation Methods and apparatus for reference signal design are provided. In some aspects, a base station determines one or more of: a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence or a DMRS location pattern, based on at least one of a plurality of transmission characteristics, and transmits one or more of the determined DMRS sequence or the determined DMRS location pattern. In further aspects, a user equipment identifies one or more of: a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence or a DMRS location pattern from a base station, determines at least one of a plurality of transmission characteristics of the first base station based on one or more of: the identified DMRS sequence or the identified DMRS location pattern, and performs interference cancellation for transmissions from the base station.
US10333749B2	Vector signaling code with improved noise margin Methods are described allowing a vector signaling code to encode multi-level data without the significant alphabet size increase known to cause symbol dynamic range compression and thus increased noise susceptibility. By intentionally restricting the number of codewords used, good pin efficiency may be maintained along with improved system signal-to-noise ratio.
US10333746B2	Efficient data transmission using orthogonal pulse shapes Methods and systems are provided for transmitting data using an orthogonal pules shape multiplexing scheme. A transmitter can receive a vector comprising a plurality of symbols. A plurality of continuous pulses can be designed, with each of the continuous pulses corresponds to one of the plurality of symbols in the received vector. Any two pulses selected from the plurality of continuous pulses can be orthogonal. The plurality of continuous pulses can be sampled to produce a corresponding plurality of discrete pulses. The received vector can be transformed based on a transform matrix constructed using on the plurality of discrete pulses. The transformed vector can be transmitted to a receiver.
US10333745B1	Receiving circuit A receiving circuit includes first and second input sections through which signals are to be received, first and second signal lines connected to the first and second input sections, respectively, a first circuit connected to the first and second signal lines and including a termination circuit and a self-test circuit, first and second capacitive elements that are provided in the first and second signal lines and configured to allow alternating-current components of the received signals to pass therethrough and interrupt at least direct-current components of the received signals from passing through, a second circuit that is connected to the first and second signal lines and configured to boost a gain of the received signals in a certain frequency band that have passed through the first and second capacitive elements, and first and second output sections through which the received signals boosted by the second circuit are output.
US10333740B2	Facilitating determination of transmission type via demodulation reference signal patterns A method facilitating determination of transmission type via demodulation reference signal (DMRS) patterns is provided. In one example, the method can include generating information according to a protocol for receipt by a mobile device, wherein the information is indicative of a defined transmission type for the mobile device and wherein the protocol employs demodulation reference signal patterns; and transmitting the information to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the protocol comprises a first protocol in which the information comprises a first message transmitted in a first set of resources to communicate to the mobile device a first downlink control information (DCI) format associated with a first transmission type, and wherein the protocol further comprises a second protocol in which the information comprises a second message transmitted in a second set of resources to communicate to the mobile device a second DCI format associated with a second transmission type.
US10333733B2	Controlling proxy devices through a managed gateway Systems and methods are provided for remotely managing proxy devices through a gateway device. An example method can include establishing electronic communication between the gateway device and a remotely located management server. The management server can transmit a management agent to the gateway device. The management agent can be software that is configured to receive and carry out commands provided by the management server. The management server can also transmit a plugin to the gateway device. The plugin can be configured to translate a first command, received from the management server, into a second command that is capable of being carried out by the proxy device. The method can also include transmitting the first command, including an executable instruction, from the management server to the gateway device. The first command can instruct the gateway device to cause the proxy device to perform an action.
US10333725B2	Overlay network with optimized packet flooding Aspects provide optimized broadcast, unknown unicast, multicast packet (BUM) flooding. A flooding interface list is built for a network virtualization edge structure for an overlay network first virtual machine that includes one or more tunnel interfaces, one for each of a subset of the underlay network virtualization edge structures. In response to receiving a BUM packet from the first virtual machine at the first network virtualization edge structure, an overlay encapsulated packet is generated from the BUM packet and sent out to only those tunnel interfaces listed within the flooding interface list built for the virtual machine, thereby without sending to other network virtualization edge structures that do not have tunnel interfaces listed within the built flooding interface list.
US10333722B2	Network system for configurable delivery of combined power and data signals over twisted pair wiring A telecommunications panel and associated system are disclosed. In one example, the panel includes a panel housing having a first side and a second side, one or more data connectors on the first side, and a power input signal connector on the first side. The panel includes one or more combined power output and data signal connectors on the second side, each of the combined power output and data signal connectors configured to electrically connect to a twisted pair cable and including a plurality of twisted pairs each having first and second wire contacts. The one or more twisted pairs are configured to carry a power signal as a direct current voltage difference between the first and second wire contacts, and the remaining twisted pairs from the plurality of twisted pairs are configured to carry differential data signals. The telecommunications panel is configured to selectably allow pairs of the remaining twisted pairs from the plurality of twisted pairs to cooperate to carry a power signal.
US10333720B2	Secure communication of IOT devices for vehicles Method for establishing secure communication between a plurality of IoT devices in one or more vehicles include: provisioning the plurality of IoT devices by providing a unique identification, a digital identity token and a cryptographic key to each of the plurality of IoT devices; establishing a secure communication line between the plurality of IoT devices by authenticating respective communication lines between respective IoT devices and issuing a digital certificate to the respective communication lines; grouping the plurality of IoT devices into different groups based on a predetermined criteria; and including a group membership for a group of the different groups in an attribute certificate indicating group characterization.
US10333719B2	Production of cryptographic signatures A method and system configured to produce a cryptographic signature on a message, under a key, at a user computer wherein the key is shared between the user computer, which stores a first key-share, and an authentication computer, which stores a second key-share and a first authentication value. The user computer encodes the message to produce a blinded message, produces the first authentication value from a user password and a secret value, and produces a second authentication value by encoding the first authentication value and a nonce. The authentication computer uses the nonce to determine if the first authentication value is correct and, if so, encodes the blinded message using the second key-share to produce a partial signature. The user computer produces a signature on the message under the key by encoding the partial signature and the message using the first key-share and an unblinding function.
US10333717B2	Timestamped license data structure Technology is disclosed herein for a timestamped license data structure. In at least one implementation, program instructions stored on one or more computer readable storage media, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least, responsive to a launch of an application, obtain a license file for the application, the license file comprising a license data structure comprising: a user license; a licensing service signature; a licensing service public key; and a trusted timestamp package. The processing system is also directed to analyze the license data structure using the trusted timestamp package to determine if the licensing service public key was valid when the user license was signed by the licensing service signature if the licensing service public key is invalid. If the licensing service public key was valid when the user license was signed by the licensing service signature: enable features of the application.
US10333699B1	Generating a pseudorandom number based on a portion of shares used in a cryptographic operation Share values for use in a cryptographic operation may be received and the cryptographic operation may be performed based on the share values. A pseudorandom number that is to be used by the cryptographic operation may be identified and the pseudorandom number may be generated based on a portion of the share values that are used in the cryptographic operation. The cryptographic operation may then be performed based on the generated pseudorandom number.
US10333693B2	Wireless devices and systems including examples of cross correlating wireless transmissions Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of cross correlation including symbols indicative of radio frequency (RF) energy. An electronic device including a statistic calculator may be configured to calculate a statistic including the cross-correlation of the symbols. The electronic device may include a comparator configured to provide a signal indicative of a presence or absence of a wireless communication signal in the particular portion of the wireless spectrum based on a comparison of the statistic with a threshold. A decoder/precoder may be configured to receive the signal indicative of the presence or absence of the wireless communication signal and to decode the symbols responsive to a signal indicative of the presence of the wireless communication signal. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
US10333682B2	Data transmission method, data transmission system, control method, control system, and device A method of configuring a channel detection sub-frame for a terminal and a device with a base station function that includes setting, in a frame structure in a time division duplex mode, a downlink channel detection sub-frame used for periodically detecting whether a downlink channel of an unlicensed frequency band is idle and sending an uplink channel detection sub-frame configuration command to a terminal according to a configuration mode of the downlink channel detection sub-frame. According to the uplink channel detection sub-frame configuration command, an uplink channel detection sub-frame is set for periodically detecting whether an uplink channel of the unlicensed frequency band is idle. The uplink channel detection sub-frame is located in the same sub-frame as a downlink channel detection sub-frame.
US10333679B2	Method for transmitting ACK/NACK in wireless communication system and device using same Provided are a method for transmitting an ACK/NACK in a wireless communication system and a device using the same. The device receives DL control information having a downlink (DL) grant and an ACK/NACK resource indicator (ARI), and receives a DL transmission block based on the basis of the DL grant. On the basis of the ARI, the device selects a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format, and decides on a PUCCH resource for the selected PUCCH format. The device transmits the ACK/NACK of the DL transmission block by using the selected PUCCH format.
US10333673B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for parameter estimation based on historical context information Methods and systems are described for parameter estimation in a wireless communication network based on historical context information. In one aspect, a communication context for a first mobile device is determined, wherein the determined communication context includes at least a determined current location of the first mobile device within a portion of a cell of the communications system. The communication context is compared to a stored historical communication context of at least one other mobile device that was determined to previously be located in the portion of the cell. Parameters for communicating with the first mobile device are estimated based on the comparison. The first mobile device is communicated with using the estimated parameters.
US10333662B2	Multiple user (MU) short feedback response in wireless communications A wireless communication device (alternatively, device, WDEV, etc.) includes at least one processing circuitry configured to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processing circuitry, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. The WDEV generates a trigger frame that requests feedback responses from other WDEV(s) and transmit the trigger frame to the plurality of other WDEV(s). Then, in response to the trigger frame and based on agreed-upon parameters, the WDEV receives simultaneously the feedback responses that include a first feedback response from a first other WDEV and a second feedback response from a second other WDEV (e.g., within respective orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) resource unit(s) (RU(s)) as specified by the agreed-upon parameters.
US10333656B2	Uplink channel reservation with conflicting wireless communications Systems and methods presented herein provide for channel reservation for a wireless telephony system operating in an RF band with a wireless system comprising a conflicting wireless technology. One method is operable with an eNodeB. The method includes assigning an ID (e.g., a PN sequence) to a user equipment (UE) operating in the RF band, processing a scheduling request for uplink (UL) data from the UE, and granting a time and a frequency for the UE to transmit the UL data. The method also includes waiting until the UE performs a Listen Before Talk (LBT) operation to determine whether the granted time and frequency is occupied by another wireless system employing a different wireless technology. The method also includes transmitting the ID to the UE to reserve the granted time and frequency when unoccupied by the other wireless system, and processing the UL data from the UE.
US10333647B1	System, method, and apparatus for reducing driving while texting A system for reducing driving while texting includes a containment vessel with a door. When the door is closed, the containment vessel attenuates cellular radio signals to prevent the user device held there within from communicating with a transceiver that is external to the containment vessel (e.g. Cell Tower). A transceiver having an antenna internal to the containment vessel looks for a transceiver of the user device to detect the presence of the user device within the containment vessel. A sensor detects when the door is closed. There is a way to detecting movement of a vehicle in which the containment vessel is held and a way to log data indicating at least time periods in which movement is detected and either the door is open or the transceiver of the user device is not detected. The data is reported (e.g. to a parent/guardian).
US10333640B2	Range extension for combined data and power line An apparatus and a method for range extension for a combined data and power line are provided. Further, a bus system is provided. The design is based on a supply voltage that is transmitted via the combined data and power line being refreshed by a charge pump. Further, there may be provision, by way of example, for a data signal that is transmitted via the combined data and power line to be refreshed using the likewise transmitted supply voltage.
US10333636B2	Total spectrum reception for upstream monitoring The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for monitoring upstream signals and for providing the total bandwidth to a base station for analysis of any disruptions. In an example, the present methods and systems include at least a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is coupled to a cable input-output port. The first circuit is configured for providing upstream signals from broadband signals of the upstream feed. The second circuit is configured for processing the upstream signals by adjusting its dynamic range to provide processed signals with an adjusted dynamic range. The second circuit is also configured for analyzing a spectrum of the processed signals and for providing information characterizing the processed signals to a processor of a modem.
US10333635B2	Performing and reporting relative radio measurements A method in a node is disclosed. The node receives one or more radio signals. The node determines a first measurement component of the one or more radio signals. The first measurement component is associated with a first time-frequency resource type. The node determines a second measurement component of the one or more radio signals. The second measurement component is associated with a second time-frequency resource type. The node determines a relative measurement for the first measurement component associated with the first time-frequency resource type and the second measurement component associated with the second time-frequency resource type. The relative measurement may be a function of the first measurement component associated with the first time-frequency resource type and the second measurement component associated with the second time-frequency resource type. The node performs one or more radio operations using the relative measurement.
US10333626B2	Devices and methods for transmitting and receiving in an optical communications system An embodiment device includes an optical source configured to generate an optical carrier including an optical pulse train; and a modulator configured to modulate an amplitude of the optical pulse train, based on data generated by a data source, to produce a modulated optical signal.
US10333625B2	Method for generating reference currents in proportion to enable control of average power and extinction ratio of laser modulation in an optical transmitter A system for controlling an optical data transmitter includes control circuitry comprising a voltage controlled current source configured to generate a reference current configured to generate at least two output currents whose magnitudes are in a fixed ratio wherein at least one of said output currents is used by said control circuitry to control current driver circuitry, a first plurality of serially coupled resistors, a first plurality of switches, a second plurality of serially coupled resistors, a second plurality of switches, and a look-up-table configured to control the first plurality of switches and the second plurality of switches based on an input to control a ratio.
US10333618B2	OAM based physical layer security using hybrid free-space optical-terahertz technology Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures for physical layer security using hybrid free-space optical and terahertz transmission technologies that advantageously overcome atmospheric characteristics that infirmed the prior art.
US10333591B2	Bitrate efficient transport through distributed antenna systems An antenna unit includes a first lower layer processor configured to receive a first lower layer signal from a device and to convert the first lower layer signal into first higher layer data units; a higher layer processor configured to convert the first higher layer data units into second higher layer data units; a second lower layer processor configured to generate a second lower layer signal from the second higher layer data units; and a radio frequency conversion module configured to convert the second lower layer signal into radio frequency signals for communication using an antenna; wherein communication between the device and the antenna unit using the first lower layer signal having the first higher layer data units has a lower data rate than would communication between the device and the antenna unit using the second lower layer signal having the second higher layer data units.
US10333587B2	Communication device An MFP establishes a first communication link L1 by receiving an activation command and sending an OK command. The MFP receives first target data from a portable device by using the first communication link. The MFP generates second target data by processing the first target data. After receiving the first target data, the MFP disconnects the first communication link. The MFP establishes a second communication link by receiving the activation command and sending the OK command. The MFP sends the second target data to the portable device by using the second communication link.
US10333585B1	Repeater device with a plurality of parameter configuration modes and parameter configuration method thereof A repeater device is with a plurality of parameter configuration modes for connecting a memory and a controller, and the repeater device comprises the following figures. A signal repeater is configured to connect to the memory and the controller respectively, and the signal repeater is adapted to acquire a preset parameter data for setting an internal parameter data, and generating a switch signal after the internal parameter data is completed setting. A switch device electrically connects to the signal repeater, wherein the switch device is adapted to conduct a data transmission path between the signal repeater and the controller based on the switch signal. The signal repeater resets the internal parameter data when receives a target parameter data by the data transmission path between the signal repeater and the controller.
US10333576B2	Accessories for electronic user devices having wireless accessory buses Various embodiments concern a wireless accessory bus for a user device that enables accessories to be easily and securely attached to the user device. More specifically, the wireless accessory bus enables data to be wirelessly transmitted between the accessory and the user device when the accessory and the user device are located within close proximity to one another (e.g., when the accessory is securely attached to the wireless accessory bus). Power could also be wirelessly transferred from the user device to the accessory (or vice versa). In some embodiments, the user device includes fastening component(s) (e.g., magnets) that allow the user device and the accessory to be magnetically secured to one another. The accessory typically enables the user device to readily utilize a new functionality or an improvement to an existing functionality.
US10333574B2	Wireless resource allocation for a vehicle acting as a base station Aspects of the disclosure relate to a vehicle, or a device or system connected to the vehicle, that enables the vehicle to act as a base station in a wireless communication network. The vehicle includes an access interface transceiver configured to communicate with devices within its passenger cabin, and a backhaul interface transceiver configured to communicate with the wireless communication network. By acting as a base station, the vehicle can establish and provide connectivity between the devices in its passenger cabin and the wireless communication network via the access transceiver and backhaul transceiver.
US10333573B2	Controlling device having multiple user interfaces A controlling device having a plurality of user selectable operating modes, a user interface providing a plurality of function keys each operable to cause a transmission of at least one command to at least one of a plurality of appliances for commanding at least one operating function of the at least one of the plurality of appliances, and a light source for illuminating the user interface in multiple distinct colors. The light source is caused to illuminate the user interface in at least one of the multiple distinct colors as a function of a one of the plurality of operating modes in which the controlling device is currently placed.
US10333570B2	Method and device for removing self-interference signal in environment using FDR mode A method for removing a self-interference signal by a device supporting an FDR mode can further comprise the steps of: transmitting a signal to a counterpart node in a predetermined time interval; generating, in an RF stage of the device, a residual self-interference signal after removal of an analog self-interference signal with respect to the signal and then storing same; and receiving from the counterpart node an ACK/NACK signal with respect to the transmission of the signal; and determining whether or not the stored residual self-interference signal is to be used thereafter on the basis of the ACK/NACK signal.
US10333565B2	Safe communication mode for a high speed link A transmitter for a high speed serial communications link, a serial communications link, and a receiver for a high speed serial communications link are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the transmitter includes: (1) a communications interface connected to a transmission medium having multiple lanes, and (2) a safe mode circuit coupled to the communications interface and configured to send data over the transmission medium in a safe mode, wherein in the safe mode at least one of the lanes is dedicated to transmitting a link detect signal for link detection.
US10333563B2	Wireless terminal and antenna switching control method for wireless terminal A wireless terminal and an antenna switching control method for a wireless terminal, where the wireless terminal includes a main antenna, a first antenna, and a second antenna. The main antenna is connected to a first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive and transmit a first standard signal. A frequency band of the first standard signal includes a first frequency band with a super high frequency and a second frequency band with a high frequency. The first antenna is configured to receive a first standard signal of the first frequency band, and receive and transmit a second standard signal. The second antenna is connected to the first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive a first standard signal of the second frequency band. Hence an overall size of the wireless terminal can be reduced using the second antenna.
US10333560B2	Soft decoding of rate-compatible polar codes A node (110, 115) receives (804) transmissions associated with a given set of information bits, wherein each of the transmissions use a different polar code and share one or more information bits of the given set of information bits. The node determines (808), at each of a plurality of polar decoders (505, 605) of the node, soft information for each information bit included in an associated one of the transmissions, wherein each of the plurality of polar decoders is associated with a different transmission of the transmissions. The node provides (812), from each polar decoder of the plurality to one or more other polar decoders of the plurality, the determined soft information for any information bits shared by their respective associated transmissions, and uses (816) the provided soft information in an iterative decoding process to decode one or more of the received transmissions.
US10333556B2	Bit interleaver for low-density parity check codeword having length of 64800 and code rate of 3/15 and quadrature phase shift keying, and bit interleaving method using same A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 3/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation.
US10333553B2	Parity interleaving apparatus for encoding variable-length signaling information and parity interleaving method using same A parity interleaving apparatus and method for variable length signaling information are disclosed. A parity interleaving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor configured to generate a parity bit string for parity puncturing by segmenting parity bits of an LDPC codeword whose length is 16200 and whose code rate is 3/15, into a plurality of groups, and group-wise interleaving the groups using an order of group-wise interleaving; and memory configured to provide the parity bit string for parity puncturing to a parity puncturing unit.
US10333552B2	Methods and apparatuses for constructing punctured polar code Methods and apparatuses are provided for constructing a punctured polar code in the encoding and decoding field to improve decoding performance of a punctured polar code and reduce a frame error rate of the punctured polar code. The method is as follows: comparing a phase sequence number of a current bit channel with a period index of a puncturing pattern to obtain a comparison result; obtaining a transition probability of the bit channel according to the comparison result and bit parity conditions of a sequence number of the bit channel in each phase; obtaining a reliability value of each bit channel according to the transition probability; and determining an information bit index set according to the reliability values.
US10333551B2	Decoding apparatus, reception apparatus, encoding method and reception method An encoding method and encoder of a time-varying LDPC-CC with high error correction performance are provided. In an encoding method of performing low density parity check convolutional coding (LDPC-CC) of a time varying period of q using a parity check polynomial of a coding rate of (n−1)/n (where n is an integer equal to or greater than 2), the time varying period of q is a prime number greater than 3, the method receiving an information sequence as input and encoding the information sequence using Equation 1 as a g-th (g=0, 1, . . . , q−1) parity check polynomial to satisfy 0.
US10333549B1	System and components for encoding integers A system for encoding and decoding data-tokens. In some examples, the system may be configured to encode and decode integers. In other cases, the system may be configured to encode and decode symbols or bytes of data.
US10333548B1	Efficient software closing of hardware-generated encoding context Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for performing data compression in a manner that does not require software to make a call to hardware to close a compressed data block, thereby reducing computational overhead. In response to a request from software to data compression hardware for a data encoding, the hardware may return the data encoding as well as an end-of-block symbol encoding value and bit length. The hardware may load the end-of-block symbol encoding value and bit length into a different area in the returned structure such that the software has direct access to the value. When the software determines that a block should be closed, the software may retrieve the end-of-block symbol and insert it into the block without needing to make a call to hardware. The software may then make a call to the hardware to request a new data encoding for subsequent compressed data blocks.
US10333543B1	Analog-to-digital converter with noise-shaped dither Techniques that allow application of noise-shaped dither without applying dither at sampling, resulting in the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit advantageously being balanced during acquisition. Balancing the ADC circuit at acquisition can reduce the risk of sampling digital interferences that can couple in through the references or substrates.
US10333536B2	Atomic oscillator, and electronic apparatus An atomic oscillator includes: an atomic cell in which an alkali metal is sealed; a light-emitting element that emits light to be radiated to the atomic cell; a light-receiving element that detects the light transmitted through the atomic cell; a first optical element that has light transmittance and is disposed between the atomic cell and the light-emitting element; and a second optical element that has light transmittance and is disposed between the first optical element and the atomic cell. The first optical element reflects the light from the light-emitting element toward the light-emitting element in a first direction inclined with respect to an optical axis of the light. The second optical element reflects the light from the light-emitting element toward the light-emitting element in a second direction inclined in a direction different from the first direction with respect to the optical axis of the light.
US10333528B1	Power supply power management Power supply topologies can leverage relatively smaller component sizes while meeting the power requirements of loads. In a first stage, a determination is made as to whether a high current limit is exceeded for a first duration, or whether an average current provided exceeds an average current limit, such that a power supply component (e.g., inductor) is thermally stressed. In either event, a clock frequency is reduced by a first factor. In a second stage, a determination is made as to whether an output voltage drops below a voltage threshold. If so, the clock frequency may be further reduced by a second factor.
US10333527B2	Compact high speed duty cycle corrector Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for duty cycle correction of clock signals. An input clock signal passes through a pair of output transistors, which provides an output clock signal based on the input clock signal. A duty cycle sensor generates a first correction signal based on the output clock signal. The first correction signal is at least partially opposite of the output clock signal. A duty cycle corrector generates a second correction signal based on the first correction signal. The duty cycle corrector includes two or more transistors for generating the second correction signal. The second correction signal is applied to the output clock signal. There are other embodiments as well.
US10333523B2	Exclusive-OR logic device with spin orbit torque effect Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first layer formed of a material that exhibits spin orbit torque effect; a second layer formed of material that exhibits spin orbit torque effect; and a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) including first and second free magnetic layers, wherein the first free magnetic layer is coupled to the first layer and wherein the second free magnetic layer is coupled to the second layer.
US10333521B2	Semiconductor device A voltage-controlled oscillator is provided. A semiconductor device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit has a function of holding a first potential and a function of controlling the level of a third potential supplied to the second circuit according to a second potential based on the first potential. The second circuit has a function of outputting a second signal based on a first signal input to the second circuit. The delay time from input of the first signal to the second circuit to output of the second signal from the second circuit is determined by the third potential.
US10333520B2	On-chip supply noise voltage reduction or mitigation using local detection loops in a processor core Techniques facilitating on-chip supply noise voltage reduction and/or mitigation using local detection loops in a processor core are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can comprise detecting, by a processor core, a voltage droop at a first area of the processor core. The computer-implemented method can also comprise transmitting, by the processor core, voltage droop information to a local controller located in the first area and to a global controller located in the processor core. Further, the computer-implemented method can comprise applying, by the processor core, a first mitigation countermeasure at the first area of the processor core in response to a local instruction received from the local controller. The local instruction can comprise an indication of the first mitigation countermeasure.
US10333515B2	Control device, automation system and method for operating a control device Control device having at least one electrical switching device, configured to provide electrical power to an associated load and arranged between a supply connection and a load connection and having at least one processing device, electrically connected with an input interface, with the at least one electrical switching device and with the load connection wherein it is provided that between the supply connection and the load connection parallel to the switching device an electrical resistor means is arranged, in order that when the switching device is open it forms a voltage divider with the load and allows a monitoring of the load connection independently of the switching state of the switching device.
US10333507B2	Serializer device A serializer device (1) includes a first latch unit (11), a second latch unit (12), a conversion unit (13), a frequency division unit (14), a load signal generation unit (15), a phase difference detection unit (16), and a reset instruction unit (17), and has a simple configuration and can reduce a bit error rate at an early stage. The phase difference detection unit (16) detects a phase difference between a first clock (CLK1) applied to the first latch unit (11) and a third clock (CLK3) applied to the second latch unit (12). The reset instruction unit (17) outputs a reset instruction signal (RSTn) to the frequency division unit (14) when the phase difference is not within a target range.
US10333504B2	Low power clamp for electrical overstress protection Described is an apparatus which comprises: a sensor to detect entrance of single-ended-zero (SE0) state on first and second data lines, and to detect exit of the SE0 state; and a clamp unit to clamp an overshoot or undershoot condition on the first or second data lines during the detected entrance and exit of the SE0 state.
US10333465B2	VCO tuning range extension using parasitic diode capacitance control Embodiments of methods and apparatuses may provide the capability to extend the tuning range of a VCO in a way that does not degrade VCO circuit performance. For example, the parasitic capacitance of semiconductor devices in the VCO circuit may be utilized to extend the tuning range of a VCO without significant degradation of VCO circuit performance. For example, in an embodiment, a method voltage-control of an oscillator may comprise receiving a first signal for control of a frequency of an output signal from the oscillator, deriving a second signal from the first signal, controlling the frequency of the output signal from the oscillator using the first signal, and extending a frequency range of the oscillator using the second signal.
US10333459B2	Photovoltaic module mounting assembly having a pin constraint A mounting assembly for a photovoltaic (PV) module, and systems including such mounting assemblies, are described. In an example, the mounting assembly includes a top support and a bottom support having respective mounting walls, and holes through the mounting walls. A pin assembly may extend through the holes in the mounting walls to constrain the supports, for example, relative to a torque member of a solar-tracking PV system. The pin assembly may include end collars to engage and distribute loading from the torque member.
US10333458B2	Multi-drive solar-tracking photovoltaic system A multi-drive solar-tracking photovoltaic (PV) system having several PV modules mounted on a torque tube is described. In an example, several motor drives input torque to the torque tube, and the motor drives are controlled by a single controller. The torque tube may include several sections joined by a torque tube coupler. For example, the torque tube coupler may having a medial section and end sections to join to the torque tube sections. The medial section and the adjoined torque tube sections may have a same outer diameter.
US10333449B2	Method and apparatus for operating an electric machine, electric machine A method for operating an electric machine comprises ascertaining an electric stator current of the electric machine, calculating a magnetic flux which is generated based on the ascertained electric stator current, and controlling a torque generated by means of the electric machine, as a function of the calculated magnetic flux.
US10333437B2	Motor control apparatus and method An apparatus for controlling an AC power supply for an electric motor, said AC power supply being derived from a DC voltage. The apparatus including a comparer configured to provide a comparison of a modulation index of a motor control signal with a reference value. This current data provider is configured to provide current data based on a torque demand signal; a speed signal indicating the speed of rotation of the AC motor; and an indication of the DC voltage modified on the comparison for control of the motor control signal which is based on the motor current data.
US10333434B2	System and method for simplifying interconnection between panel controls and motor power units An interface circuit having releasable electrical connectors and as little as a single relay providing a standardized connection between panel controls intended for three-wire, two-wire or combination three-wire/two-wire control and a motor drive or motor controller. In this way, greatly simplified manufacturing of control cabinets may be provided with variations in control strategy being implemented simply by the provision of different panel controls having prewired harnesses and connectors.
US10333432B2	Vibration type actuator and ultrasonic motor A vibration type actuator including a vibrator configured to vibrate due to a driving voltage, a slider configured to come into friction contact with the vibrator, a pressing plate for pressing the vibrator on the slider, a base to which the vibrator is fixed, a holding member configured to hold the base, and a coupling unit is provided. The vibration type actuator couples the vibrator and the holding member without backlash in a relative movement direction of the vibrator and the slider due to vibrations of the vibrator and freely moves the base with respect to the holding member in a direction of pressure of the pressing plate.
US10333428B2	Resonant load power conversion device and time division operation method for resonant load power conversion device Present invention provides resonant load power conversion device capable of decreasing switching frequency of each switching element and reducing the number of main circuit conductors. Resonant load power conversion device has single-phase inverter whose DC input side (Vdc) is connected to DC voltage source and whose output side (Vout) is connected to resonant load and which outputs rectangular wave voltage at resonance frequency. Resonant load power conversion device includes switch group circuits 100U, 100V, 100X, 100Y connected to respective upper and lower arms of input and output sides of single-phase inverter and configured so that N (N=integer of 2 or more) series bodies each having 2 switching elements are connected parallel by main circuit conductors, and controller switching each switching element (U11 to U32, V11 to V32, X11 to X32, Y11 to Y32) of switch group circuits 100U, 100V, 100X, 100Y by time division of 1/(M×N).
US10333423B2	Electronic device with a maintain power signature (MPS) device and associated methods An electronic device includes a rectifier bridge that includes an input configured to be coupled to power over Ethernet (PoE) power sourcing equipment (PSE), and an output. A transistor is configured to selectively couple the output with a load. The electronic device includes a maintain power signature (MPS) device, and a control circuit. The control circuit is to maintain the transistor on when a load current is above a threshold, source current from the rectifier bridge to the MPS device when the load current is below the threshold, and switch the transistor to a diode configuration when the load current is below the threshold.
US10333414B2	Switching power supply device The switching power supply device includes switching circuits, a transformer, an LLC resonance circuit, a microcomputer and a frequency regulator that sets switching frequencies of the switching circuits and a current detection circuit that detects the current Ir. The microcomputer and the frequency regulator sweep a switching frequency, and set a switching frequency on the basis of times to start the dead times of the switching elements, the current Ir detected by the current detection circuit, and the threshold current Imin.
US10333409B2	Power delivery device, AC adapter, AC charger, electronic apparatus and power delivery system A PD device comprises: a DC/DC converter disposed between an input and a VBUS output; a primary-side controller configured to control an input current of the DC/DC converter; and a bidirectional insulation circuit coupled to a control input, the bidirectional insulation circuit configured to receive a control input signal of the control input, and then feed back the received control input signal to the primary-side controller. The primary-side controller varies an output voltage value and an available output current value of the DC/DC converter by controlling the input current of the DC/DC converter on the basis of the control input signal fed back from the bidirectional insulation circuit. There are provided a PD device in which mounting space is reduced, and thereby capable of achieving miniaturization and cost reduction, and capable of controlling the output voltage value and the available output current value (MAX value).
US10333408B1	Compensation of level-shift capacitance A half bridge circuit and a method for its operation are presented. The half bridge circuit contains a high-side switch, a latch for providing a drive signal for the high-side switch, a first transistor device acting as a level shifter for shifting a voltage level at an input of the latch. The first transistor device is coupled between a supply voltage level and ground, and the voltage level at the input of the latch is shifted in accordance with a current that flows through the first transistor device. A second transistor device is coupled between the supply voltage level and ground, in parallel to the first transistor device. There is a current mirror for mirroring a current that flows through the second transistor device. There is a circuit path for feeding the mirrored current to an intermediate node between the supply voltage level and the first transistor device.
US10333405B2	Systems and methods for enhanced efficiency auxiliary power supply module A power supply for use in a solar electric production system, including: a first stage having an input connected to a voltage from a photovoltaic panel and an output providing a first voltage different from the voltage from the photovoltaic panel; and a second stage connected to the output of the first stage, the second stage supplying power at a second voltage to a micro-controller, where the output of the first stage is turned on and stable for a period of time before the second stage is turned on to supply the power at the second voltage to the micro-controller.
US10333402B2	Apparatus comprising multiple power converters with real or artifical hysteresis An apparatus is described, comprising: a first power converter with real or artificial hysteresis; a second power converter with real or artificial hysteresis; and a control circuit configured to output a control signal dependent on a phase difference or frequency difference between the first and second power converters; wherein the apparatus is configured such that a magnitude of hysteresis of at least one of said first and second power converters is controlled by said control signal.
US10333393B2	Embedded charge pump voltage regulator Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for implementing a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator includes a power field effect transistor (FET) comprising a gate terminal. The voltage regulator further includes a charge pump, the charge pump comprising a capacitor switchably coupled to the gate terminal. The voltage regulator further includes a current outputting amplifier switchably coupled to the capacitor.
US10333391B2	Control method of high efficient buck-boost switching regulator The present disclosure relates to methods and circuits to achieve a buck-boost switching regulator that allows changing operation modes without causing large output ripples during transition of operation modes Increased error amplifier output voltage range over which the converter stays in its present operating mode (buck or boost or buck-boost), resulting in hysteresis between error amplifier output voltage and output voltage). The larger the hysteresis, the smaller will be the likeliness of having to switch between modes. A first embodiment is combining masking logic applied to signals driving the switches of the switching regulator and offset feedback to outputs of the error amplifier in order to providing hysteresis to suppress operation mode bounce and to minimize ripples while a second embodiment is monitoring pulse width of PWM pulses by a pulse width checker.
US10333384B2	System and method for a switch driver In accordance with an embodiment, switch driver includes a first switch driver configured to be coupled to a control node of a first switch, a second driver configured to be coupled to a control node of a second switch, and a first terminal and a second terminal configured to be couple to a boot capacitor. The first terminal is coupled between a boot input of the first switch driver and the second terminal is configured to be coupled to outputs of the first switch and the second switch. The switch driver further includes a voltage measurement circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, and a control circuit configured to activate the second switch driver when the voltage measurement circuit indicates that a voltage across boot capacitor is below a first threshold.
US10333382B2	Electric power converter In an electric power converter, a driver unit includes an output unit, an auxiliary power source, a switch circuit unit, and a diode. The output unit includes first and second MISFETs and selectively outputs an on signal or an off signal to a gate electrode of a first HEMT. The auxiliary power source outputs a predetermined positive voltage. The switch circuit unit selectively connects a source electrode of the first MISFET to the auxiliary power source or a drain electrode of the first HEMT. The diode is connected to a source electrode of the second MISFET and is oriented such that forward current flows to a source electrode of the first HEMT. In the event of a short circuit in a certain HEMT, a microcomputer connects the source electrode of the first MISFET to the auxiliary power source and outputs an off command to the driver unit.
US10333377B2	Hybrid self-generation apparatus using vibration source and wind power source, and wireless sensor using the same A hybrid self-generation apparatus includes a vibration source based generation part installed in a mechanical apparatus and converting vibration energy generated during operation or movement of the mechanical apparatus into first electric energy; a wind power source based generation part installed in the mechanical apparatus and converting kinetic energy of air generated in periphery of the mechanical apparatus during operation or movement of the mechanical apparatus into second electric energy; and a power storage part storing the first electric energy and the second electric energy. Also, the wind power source based generation part includes at least one air controller, and the wind power source based generation part automatically operates or stops power generation according to a movement speed of the mechanical apparatus in accordance with operation of the at least one air controller.
US10333376B2	Double-rotor switched reluctance machine Various embodiments are described herein for a double-rotor switched reluctance machine. In one example embodiment, the double-rotor switched reluctance machine comprises an interior rotor, an exterior rotor spaced from the interior rotor and coaxially and concentrically disposed outside the interior rotor, and at least one stator disposed concentrically with the interior rotor and the exterior rotor. The interior rotor, the exterior rotor and the at least one stator are disposed within one machine set to provide an interior switched reluctance machine and an exterior switched reluctance machine. The interior switched reluctance machine and the exterior switched reluctance machine can operate as two motors, two generators, or a motor and a generator simultaneously.
US10333374B2	Resistively graded insulation for stators Insulation systems that present an electrical stress grading through the disposition of resistively graded networks between insulating layers is described. The resistively graded networks may be implemented by coating insulating material with resistive material, and wrapping the insulation material around a conductor. The resistive material may be linear or non-linear material. Fabrication of the insulating material, the resistive material, and the coating process are also discussed, as well as the application of the insulation to the conductor are also discussed.
US10333373B2	Method of manufacturing a stator operatively associated with inner and outer circumferential jigs A method for manufacturing a stator operatively associated with an inner and outer circumferential jigs including sequentially ordered steps of inserting segment coils, each constituting of a pair of straight portions connected with a connecting portion in a U-like shape, in slots of a stator core, rotating a twisting ring while distal end parts of the pairs of straight portions protruding on an opposite side to the connecting portions are engaged with ring grooves of the twisting ring to twist and shape in one direction the distal end parts located in odd-numbered positions from an outer circumferential side or an inner circumferential side in a radial direction and twist and shape the distal end parts located in even-numbered positions in an opposite direction to the one direction, and welding the distal end parts twisted in the one direction and the distal end parts twisted in the opposite direction.
US10333364B2	Slot insulation for electrical machines An electrical machine includes a winding core with a plurality of end slots. A winding is seated in the end slots with end windings where the winding crosses from end slot to end slot. A slot insulator is seated in two of the end slots. The slot insulator includes a first slot liner seated in a first one of the two end slots with a winding slot defined therethrough in an axial direction. A second slot liner is seated in a second one of the two end slots with a winding slot defined therethrough in the axial direction, wherein the second slot liner is spaced apart in a lateral direction relative to the axial direction from the first slot liner by a gap. The slot insulator includes a span portion bridging across the gap to connect the first and second slot liners.
US10333362B2	Internal permanent magnet motor with an outer rotor Provided is an electric motor comprising: a stator comprising stator poles arranged radially and a rotor comprising rotor poles, each comprising: a substrate comprising a magnetically permeable material and at least a first magnet and a second magnet. The magnets can comprise a respective proximal end proximal to the stator and a respective distal end opposite the respective proximal end, and distal from the stator. A distance between respective proximal ends of the magnets can be equal to or greater than a distance between respective distal ends of the magnets. Each rotor pole also comprise first and second proximal cavities, each cavity extending from the respective proximal end of a magnet for a given length along about the circumferential direction and away from the proximal end of the other magnet. Sum of the lengths of the proximal cavities can be about equal to a width of each stator pole.
US10333361B2	Dynamo-electric machine To provide a dynamo-electric machine with which it is possible to improve electrical characteristics by reducing the leakage magnetic flux and increasing the effective magnetic flux. In order to achieve this, a magnetic pole head (23) for restraining a field winding (24) is provided with restraining parts (31) for restraining only the coil end (24b) of the field winding (24). The restraining parts (31) are positioned further axially outside or inside than both axial end surfaces (11a) of a stator core (11). The restraining parts (31) have formed thereon: an inclined surface (31a) positioned further radially inside than the radially outside end surface (23a), of the magnetic pole head (23), which radially faces the inner circumferential surface (11b) of the stator core (11); and a step (31b) for linking the radially outside end surface (23a) and the inclined surface (31a) in the radial direction.
US10333360B2	Iron core member with divided yoke and tooth portions with V-shaped end joint portions An iron core member has: first divided yoke portions; second divided yoke portions alternately arranged with the first divided yoke portions; a first tooth portion extending from one circumferential end of each first divided yoke portion, a second tooth portion extending from the other circumferential end; a third tooth portion extending from one circumferential end of the second divided yoke portion on the second tooth portion side, and a fourth tooth portion extending from the other circumferential end. A tooth end portion of the first tooth portion and a tooth end portion of the adjacent fourth tooth portion are integrally joined at a first tooth end joint portion, and a tooth end portion of the second tooth portion and a tooth end portion of the adjacent third tooth portion are integrally joined at a second tooth end joint portion, thereby providing one continuous sheet of the core member.
US10333358B2	Receiving antenna and wireless power receiving device including the same A receiving antenna of a wireless power receiving device wirelessly charging electric power according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a first soft magnetic layer stacked on the substrate, and including a soft magnetic material, and a receiving coil configured to receive electromagnetic energy emitted from a wireless power transmission device, and including a first coil layer wound in parallel with the soft magnetic layer, and a second coil layer electrically connected to the first coil layer and wound in parallel with the first coil layer, and a current direction of the first coil layer is opposite to a current direction of the second coil layer.
US10333352B2	Wireless power transfer control Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for controlling a power level of wireless power transfer. Certain aspects provide a wireless power receiver. The wireless power receiver includes an antenna and a rectifier. The rectifier includes a first diode and a second diode. The wireless power receiver further includes a resistor in parallel with the first diode. A first terminal of the resistor is coupled to a first terminal of the first diode. A second terminal of the resistor is coupled to a second terminal of the first diode.
US10333349B2	Power transmitter, resonance-type contactless power supply and control method therefor The present disclosure relates to a power transmitter, a resonance-type contactless power supply and a control method. The inverter circuit is controlled to provide a high-frequency AC current with a voltage strength parameter so that a current strength parameter (e.g. a peak value or an effective value of the current) of the AC current flowing through a transmitting coil and that through a receiving coil have a predetermined relationship. Thus, an equivalent load impedance is adjusted so that the system efficiency is optimized.
US10333347B2	Method and control device for controlling an electrical grid An electrical grid, using physical operating data of the electrical grid a current operating status of the electrical grid is determined by way of a network model of the electrical grid is provided. A first grid component is controlled as a function of a control signal by a regulator with a grid-component-internal control circuit which is adjustable via control parameters. A first component model of the first grid component is imported to determine a dynamic reaction of the first grid component to the control signal depending on the control parameters.
US10333335B2	System and method of electric vehicle wireless charger output protection using zero voltage switching A wireless charger output protection system and method is provided for protecting a battery in an electric vehicle during wireless charging. A wireless power transfer system includes a wireless charger on the electric vehicle side that receives power wirelessly from a charging base. The wireless charger output protection system and method shuts down the wireless charger output and dumps energy in a receive antenna (e.g., a vehicle pad) when a charging error is detected before the charging base can be shut down. The system and method employs a zero-voltage switching (ZVS) scheme to shut down the wireless charger output, in response to the charging error, to protect the switching devices and enhance overall reliability.
US10333319B2	Hybrid super-capacitor / rechargeable battery system A hybrid system modifies a control algorithm such that the super-capacitor can not only supply pulsed power, but it now can also absorb pulsed power from the load while keeping the battery current constant such that the incoming pulsed power does not stress the battery. The absorbed energy is accumulated in the capacitor and then the control algorithm operates the DC/DC converter to recharge the battery with the energy from the capacitor at a rate that optimized battery performance. If the load supplies energy to the hybrid system such that the current into the battery is within its optimal operating range, then the load is permitted to directly charge the battery. This hybrid system keeps the battery current operating in its most efficient range during both discharging and charging (the discharging and charging currents may be different values) by using the super-capacitor to supply or absorb pulsed in energy that would otherwise stress the rechargeable battery and result in reduced battery cycle life and/or reduced effective capacity over time.
US10333317B2	Charge/discharge control circuit and battery device In order to provide a charge/discharge control circuit capable of controlling a charge/discharge current of secondary batteries that are connected in parallel, the charge/discharge control circuit includes: a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal to which a respective first electrode of each of secondary batteries which are connected in parallel is connected; a third power supply terminal to which second electrodes of the secondary batteries are connected; a connection circuit configured to connect the first power supply terminal and the second power supply terminal to generate an electric potential for an output; and a controller configured to operate on a potential difference between the electric potential supplied from the connection circuit and an electric potential supplied from the third power supply terminal, and to control charging/discharging of the first secondary battery and the second secondary battery.
US10333315B2	Power managers and methods for operating power managers Various aspects of invention provide portable power manager operating methods. One aspect of the invention provides a method for operating a power manager having a plurality of device ports for connecting with external power devices and a power bus for connecting with each device port. The method includes: disconnecting each device port from the power bus when no external power device is connected to the device port; accessing information from newly connected external power devices; determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus without power conversion; if not, determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus over an available power converter; and if so, configuring the available power converter for suitable power conversion.
US10333310B2	Power factor correction device and method for operating a power factor correction device A power factor correction device for an AC voltage supply system includes a transformer which is interconnected, on the secondary side, to form a star point circuit and which has a secondary-side connection for each phase. A module series circuit with at least two switching modules, which are connected in series and each of which has at least four switches and a capacitor, is respectively connected between each of the secondary-side connections of the transformer and the star point of the star circuit. There is provided a transformer which is a high-leakage-reactance transformer.
US10333304B2	Automatic system for monitoring electric power consumption A system for managing devices supplied through a power grid is proposed. Each device is configured to consume over time electric power according to at least one respective power profile when operating. The system comprises at least one unit interfaced with the devices for exchanging data. The at least one unit collects power profile data indicative of the power profiles of the devices, and generates a time schedule of the device operations by distributing over time start times of the power profiles in such a way that at any time the total power consumption of the devices is kept under a maximum power threshold of the power grid.
US10333301B2	Transient simulation modeling for dynamic remedial action schemes using real-time protection setting updates Protective IEDs in an electrical power system, such as distributed controllers, may periodically or in real-time communicate updated protection settings to a wide-area controller, such as a coordination controller, that defines and/or implements a remedial action scheme to protect the electrical power system. The wide-area controller may utilize real-time protection setting information from a plurality of protective IEDs to perform dynamic transient model simulations based on (1) the current topology of the power system, (2) real-time measurements from the system, and (3) the updated, real-time protection settings of various IEDs within the system. The results of the updated transient model simulations may be used to dynamically adjust the remedial actions scheme of the wide-area controller.
US10333292B2	Switching regulator To provide a switching regulator equipped with an overheat protection circuit small in current consumption. A switching regulator of the present invention is configured to intermittently operate an overheat protection circuit only for a prescribed period based on a signal turning on a switching element, which is outputted from an output control circuit.
US10333287B2	Clearance filling structure of accommodation box, electric connection box, and wire harness An accommodation chamber includes an internal wall surface to be disposed to face an accommodation target object at an interval, the accommodation target object includes an external wall surface to be disposed to face the internal wall surface at an interval, one wall surface of the internal wall surface and the external wall surface includes a plurality of projecting portions that project toward another wall surface thereof, and extend along an insertion direction of the accommodation target object to the accommodation chamber, and contact the other wall surface, and the projecting portions are formed so that a demolding direction from a molding die forming the one wall surface corresponds to an extending direction, and the one wall surface is divided into a plurality of regions along the insertion direction.
US10333284B2	Floor power distribution system A power hub includes a base assembly configured to abut a floor surface, a shaft coupled at a lower end to the base assembly, an impact loop coupled to an upper end of the shaft, and an electrical receptacle block housed in the impact loop, wherein an upper portion of the electrical receptacle block is free and is spaced from an upper portion of the impact loop such that in the event the power hub is tipped over, the upper portion of the impact loop absorbs contact with a ground surface to lessen the impact imparted to the electrical receptacle block.
US10333282B2	Spark plug for internal combustion engine A spark plug includes a main ground electrode having a main connecting portion connected to the housing and forming a discharge gap between the main ground electrode and the center electrode, and a sub ground electrode having a sub connecting portion connected to the housing. The direction on which the main connecting portion and a plug center axis are arranged is set to be perpendicular to an air flow direction of an air stream in the combustion chamber. The sub connecting portion is located in a downstream side than the main connecting portion. The tip end position of the sub ground electrode in the plug axial direction is located in farther tip end side than that of the main ground electrode is. The sub ground electrode is configured such that an end point of the discharge spark is movable on the sub ground electrode.
US10333281B2	Spark plug A spark plug is provided which includes a cylindrical metal shell, a cylindrical porcelain insulator retained in the metal shell, a center electrode, and a ground electrode. The center electrode is disposed in the insulator with a head protruding outside a front end surface of the insulator. The ground electrode is joined to the metal shell and includes a gap-defining portion which faces a side surface of a side surface of the center electrode to define a spark gap and also faces the front end surface of the porcelain insulator to define a semi-surface discharge gap for burning off, for example, carbon deposits on the front end surface of the insulator.
US10333280B2	Semiconductor laser device A configuration of a DFB laser-based wavelength tunable laser is well known, but long resonators have difficulty in forming uniform resonators due to production variations, thereby inducing limitation in narrowing the spectral linewidth in the DFB laser-based wavelength tunable laser as well. In the semiconductor laser device of the present invention, a semiconductor laser that oscillates in a single mode and a low-loss lightwave circuit using SiO2 glass are arranged on the common substrate. The lightwave circuit is configured such that part of output light from the semiconductor laser propagates through a certain length of an optical path, and then is reflected by a reflector and is fed back to the semiconductor laser. Output light from the semiconductor laser and an input waveguide of the lightwave circuit can also be configured to be optically connected directly to each other. The present invention can provide a compact laser device with a narrowed spectral linewidth and stable wavelength controllability.
US10333278B2	Semiconductor laser A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an n-conducting n-region, a p-conducting p-region and an intermediate active zone, an electrically conductive p-contact layer that impresses current directly into the p-region and is made of a transparent conductive oxide, and an electrically conductive and metallic p-contact structure located directly on the p-contact layer, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence includes two facets forming resonator end faces for the laser radiation, in at least one current-protection region directly on at least one of the facets a current impression into the p-region is suppressed, the p-contact structure terminates flush with the associated facet so that the p-contact structure does not protrude beyond the associated facet and vice versa, and the p-contact layer is removed from at least one of the current-protection regions and in this current-protection region the p-contact structure is in direct contact with the p-region over the whole area.
US10333274B2	Laser light source device A laser light source device has a light source unit including a semiconductor laser element that emits laser light having a predetermined wavelength band at a temperature from an allowable lower limit temperature to an allowable upper limit temperature, a cooler, an element temperature measurement section, a cooler temperature measurement section, and a controller that controls the cooler. The controller controls the cooler such that the cooler temperature approaches a set temperature. The controller lowers the set temperature as long as the element temperature exceeds the allowable upper limit temperature, and the controller increases the set temperature as long as the element temperature falls below the allowable lower limit temperature.
US10333272B2	Optical device An optical device includes: an optical module provided with an electrical pin; a printed wiring board that is connected to the electrical pin of the optical module, on which a control circuit for controlling the optical module is mounted, and on which an opening is formed; a first plate-shaped member to which the printed wiring board is fixed; a first fixing member that is inserted into the opening of the printed wiring board, and that fixes the printed wiring board with the first plate-shaped member; a second plate-shaped member that is disposed such that the printed wiring board is interposed between the second plate-shaped member and the first plate-shaped member; and a second fixing member that fixes the first fixing member with the second plate-shaped member such that the optical module is retained between the first plate-shaped member and the second plate-shaped member.
US10333259B1	Power distribution unit A power distribution unit comprising at least two conductors, a plurality of outlets, a plurality of indicator lights, an AC-DC conversion circuit, and a control circuit is provided. Each outlet is electrically coupled to two of the conductors. Each indicator light corresponds to one of the outlets. The input of the AC-DC conversion circuit is electrically coupled to two of the conductors. The control circuit is electrically coupled to the indicator lights and the output of the AC-DC conversion circuit. The control circuit is configured for sequentially driving the indicator lights, and is configured for controlling, according to the group information of each grouped outlet, a corresponding indicator light to display a corresponding color of a group to which the grouped outlet belongs.
US10333251B2	Electrical connection device An electrical connection device includes a first connector (10) to be connected to first wiring materials (W1) in a first member (M1) and fixed to the first member (M1), and a second connector (20) to be connected to second wiring materials (W2) in a second member (M2) and mounted on the second member (M2). A connector holding member (30) is linked to the second member (M2) and is configured to hold the second connector (20) releasably. A connecting operating member (40) is held in the first connector (10) or the second connector (20). The connecting operating member (40) connects the first and second connectors (10, 20) in a connecting direction and separates the second connector (20) from the connector holding member (30) by being operated in an operating direction intersecting the connecting direction in a state where the first and second connectors (10, 20) face each other.
US10333248B2	Charging receptacle, charging plug and charging system The present disclosure provides a charging receptacle and a charging plug, which cooperate with each other and comprise a receptacle ejection device and a plug ejection device respectively for automatically separating the charging receptacle from the charging plug after charging of the apparatus to be charged is completed. The present disclosure further provides a charging system comprising the charging receptacle and the charging plug as described above.
US10333244B2	Holding frame for plug connector modules having a locking bow that can be fastened The disclosure relates to a holding frame, into which plug connector modules can be inserted, wherein the holding frame comprises or consists of two halves that can be articulated to each other, a first half and a second half, wherein the holding frame has at least one first locking element and wherein the second half of the holding frame has, at an end face thereof, a pin and the locking element has at least one recess, wherein the pin can engage in the at least one recess and the halves can thereby be fastened in an open position or in a closed position.
US10333236B2	Battery wiring module A battery wiring module to be mounted on a unit cell group formed by arranging a plurality of unit cells including positive and negative electrode terminals includes a terminal to be electrically connected to the electrode terminal, a detection wire for detecting a state of the unit cell by being electrically connected to the terminal, and a resin protector including a terminal accommodating portion for accommodating the terminal, a wire accommodation groove for accommodating the detection wire and a through groove allowing communication between the terminal accommodating portion and the wire accommodation groove and used to pull out the detection wire connected to the terminal into the wire accommodation groove. The detection wire is bent at least at two or more positions in the wire accommodation groove or the through groove and held in a bent state while being routed in the resin protector.
US10333226B2	Waveguide antenna with cavity According to one embodiment, a waveguide antenna includes a top plane made of electrically conductive material, a bottom plane made of electrically conductive material, a first feed member coupled to the top plane and the bottom plane through a first via, the first feed member to be electrically coupled a transceiver of an electronic device, and an array of vias disposed surrounding the first via. The array of vias coupling the top plane and the bottom plane to form a cavity between the top plane and the bottom plane. When an electrical signal is provided to the first feed member, the first feed member excites a space within the cavity between the top plane and the bottom plane.
US10333216B2	Antenna apparatus and vehicle having the same Disclosed herein is an antenna apparatus which allows adjusting a directional pattern to a desired direction through a simple switching without employing a complicated feed structure of an array antenna and a vehicle having the same. The antenna apparatus includes a power feed unit, a waveguide through which a radio signal provided from the power feed unit propagates, a plurality of antenna elements including radiation slots from which the radio signal propagating through the waveguide is radiated and configured to be shifted by a predetermined angle and stacked, and a switching unit configured to switch at least one of the power feed units included in the plurality of antenna elements in order to select at least one of the plurality of antenna elements.
US10333214B2	Antenna radiating elements and sparse array antennas and method for producing an antenna radiating element It is an object of the present invention to provide compact and wideband array antennas based on multilayer substrate technologies which can be applied in lightweight radars. An antenna radiating element disposed in a multilayer substrate comprises a signal via; a plurality of ground vias surrounding the signal via; a radiation pad connected to one end of the signal via; a feed pad connected to another end of the signal vias; and an artificial medium disposed between the signal via and the ground vias; wherein the multilayer substrate comprises a plurality of conductor layers isolated by a dielectric material.
US10333208B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes a flat base body and a flat conductive body which is disposed on the base body and which has a polygonal shape such that a lower side opposed to a ground is shorter than an upper side. The conductive body includes a feeding point on the lower side and a slit which comprises an open end on the lower side in a vicinity of the feeding point. The slit includes a first slit portion which extends from the open end, a second slit portion which extends from an end of the first slit portion such that the second slit portion is turned to a perpendicular direction with respect to the first slit portion, and a third slit portion which extends from an end of the second slit portion such that the third slit portion is turned to a perpendicular direction with respect to the second slit portion.
US10333200B2	Portable device and near field communication chip In one embodiment, the antenna arrangement includes a primary antenna having a conductive sidewall; and a loop antenna disposed in and physically separated from the primary antenna. The loop antenna includes a first conductive loop and a capacitor electrically connected between ends of the first conductive loop.
US10333199B2	Wireless handheld electronic device A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors.
US10333193B2	Printed circuit board and printed circuit board for camera module A printed circuit board and a printed circuit board includes a signal transmitting part; a ground part that includes an impedance adjusting part and a dummy part; and an insulating layer disposed between the signal transmitting part and the ground part.
US10333192B2	Below resonance circulator and method of manufacturing the same A microstrip circulator includes a carrier and a ferrite slab having a first side and a second side. The circulator further includes a first microwave epoxy positioned between the carrier and the first side of the ferrite slab. The circulator further includes a conductor having a center portion with three legs extending therefrom. The circulator further includes a second microwave epoxy positioned between the second side of the ferrite slab and the conductor. The circulator further includes an insulator and a third microwave epoxy positioned between the conductor and the insulator. The circulator further includes a magnet and a fourth epoxy positioned between the insulator and the magnet.
US10333187B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery has: a box body having a heat insulating structure, the box body having an opening on the upper surface thereof and an assembled battery housed therein; a lid body having a heat insulating structure, the lid body sealing the opening of the box body; and a duct which is installed at least between the box body and the lid body and inside which a fluid circulates.
US10333186B2	Electricity storage pack An electricity storage pack includes an electricity storage element, a case that has a heat dissipation member provided on an upper side thereof and that accommodates the electricity storage element, a coolant that is accommodated in the case and that is evaporated by receiving heat of the electricity storage element, and a heat transfer member that is arranged along an outer surface of the electricity storage element and that receives heat of the electricity storage element. The heat dissipation member is provided with a groove, an end of the heat transfer member being inserted into the groove and being in contact with the groove.
US10333184B2	Heat flux assembly for an energy storage device The present disclosure is directed to a heat flux assembly for an energy storage device. The energy storage device includes a housing with a plurality of side walls that define an internal volume and a plurality of cells configured within the internal volume. The heat flux assembly includes a plurality of heat flux components configured for arrangement with the side walls of the housing of the energy storage device and one or more temperature sensors configured with each of the plurality of heat flux components. Thus, the temperature sensors are configured to monitor one or more temperatures at various locations in the plurality of heat flux components. The heat flux assembly also includes a controller configured to adjust a power level of each of the heat flux components as a function of the monitored temperature so as to reduce a temperature gradient or difference across the plurality of cells during operation of the energy storage device.
US10333183B2	Relithiation in oxidizing conditions Examples are disclosed of methods to recycle positive-electrode material of a lithium-ion battery. One example provides a method including relithiating the positive-electrode material in a solution comprising lithium ions and an oxidizing agent, and after relithiating, separating the positive-electrode material from the solution.
US10333175B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an electrode group in which a positive electrode plate containing a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode plate containing a negative electrode active material are wound with a separator there between. The positive electrode active material uses a lithium transition metal oxide represented by the formula LiaNixM1−xO2 (0.9≤a≤1.2, 0.8≤x<1, and M is at least one element of Co, Mn, and Al). The positive electrode plate is provided with a current-collecting tab placed in a position that is 200 mm or more apart from the winding start of the positive electrode plate. The separator has an MD direction tensile strength (SMD)-to-TD direction tensile strength (STD) ratio (SMD/STD) of from 0.72 to 1.37 and an MD direction tensile elongation (EMD)-to-TD direction tensile elongation (ETD) ratio (EMD/ETD) of from 0.34 to 1.29.
US10333174B2	Lithium ion secondary battery and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a coating amount per unit area of 50 mg/cm2 or more and an electrode density of 3.3 g/cc or more and a negative electrode having a coating amount per unit area of 24 mg/cm2 or more and an electrode density of 1.5 g/cc or more, a separator having a shrinking ratio of 2% or less by heat treatment at 80° C. for 6 hours, and an electrolyte solution comprising at least one sulfonic acid ester compound, and a ratio of a sulfur content in the central portion (As) and a sulfur content in the edge portion (Bs) of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, in each, is 0.7≤As/Bs≤1.1.
US10333173B2	Composite separator and electrolyte for solid state batteries Separator and electrolyte composites include a porous self-supporting separator film between or adjacent one or two electrolyte films. The electrolyte films may contain a glyme or mixture of glymes, LiX salt and complexing agent, such as PEO. The porous self-supporting separator film may be used dry or wetted with a liquid electrolyte composition. Solid state batteries include the described separator and electrolyte composites in combination with an anode and a cathode.
US10333169B2	Magnesium battery having an electrolyte containing cations of magnesium and sodium A magnesium-ion battery containing an anode of magnesium metal, a cathode, capable of absorption and release of Na ions; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a sodium ion salt selected from NaHMDS, NaPF6 and a sodium carborane and a magnesium ion salt selected from PhMgCl—AlCl3 (APC), a Mg carborane, and MgHMDS—Cl is provided.
US10333163B2	Sorbent bed assembly, fuel cell system including same, and systems and devices for loading and transporting same A sorbent bed assembly of a fuel cell system, including a first sorbent bed, a second sorbent bed and at least one third sorbent bed, the second sorbent bed disposed between the first sorbent bed and the at least one third sorbent bed, a cover plate on the plurality of sorbent beds and configured to connect the sorbent beds to one another, a fuel inlet connector on the cover plate and configured to receive a fuel, a manifold having a first fluid conduit configured to transport fuel between the first sorbent bed and at least one third sorbent bed, and a second fluid conduit configured to transport fuel between at least one third sorbent bed and the second sorbent bed, and a fuel outlet connector on the cover plate and configured to receive fuel that has passed through each of the sorbent beds.
US10333161B2	Low-temperature startup method for fuel cell system A low-temperature startup method for a fuel cell, includes detecting a temperature of the fuel cell. It is determined whether the temperature is lower than a threshold temperature. A drying operation to dry the fuel cell is increased when the temperature is determined to be lower than the threshold temperature upon starting the fuel cell to generate electric power via an electrochemical reaction between fuel gas and oxidant gas.
US10333160B2	Integrated fuel cell block with a revised fuel cell cycle for in block reforming fuel cells A fuel cell system having a cathode, anode and auxiliary loop is provided. The anode loop may be configured to deliver reformed and unreformed fuel to the fuel cells. Unreformed fuel may be provided to the fuel cells by bypassing a portion of the fuel around a reformer. The unreformed fuel may be reformed in the fuel cell block. The cathode loop may direct a portion of oxidant exhausted from said fuel cells back to the fuel cell through a cathode ejector. The ejector may be supplied with pressurized oxidant that may be heated prior to entering the cathode ejector. The auxiliary loop may combust unused fuel and oxidant to provide the heat transferred to the oxidant prior to the oxidant entering the cathode loop.
US10333154B2	Solid oxide fuel cell bundle assembly with insulation end pieces and tilt pad tie down clamp A fuel cell assembly of one or more fuel cell bundles, wherein each fuel cell bundle comprises an array of elongated tubular fuel cells, comprising: an oxidant supply system; a fuel supply system; a fuel reformation system; and a support structure for integrating as a bundle said elongated tubular fuel cells, said oxidant supply system, said fuel supply system, and said fuel reformation system; a first row of spaced apart, elongated tubular fuel cells; wherein said support structure comprises: a base plate; a plurality of upper insulation end pieces (UIEPs) surrounding a top of the fuel cell assembly to produce a top assembly, wherein each upper insulation end piece has a top surface, a side portion and a beveled portion disposed between the top surface and the side portion to produce a beveled shoulder around the top assembly; a top clamp having a beveled inner surface complementary to the beveled shoulder that interfaces against a plurality of pivot pads disposed on the beveled shoulder when the top clamp is tensioned against the top assembly.
US10333135B2	Cathode material for rechargeable solid state lithium ion battery A lithium transition metal oxide powder for a positive electrode material in a solid-state lithium ion battery, the powder consisting of particles having a core and a surface layer consisting of an inner and an outer layer, wherein the powder has a D50 between 35 and 60 μm, wherein the core has the general formula LixCoO2 with 0.99
US10333132B2	Power source device including terminal fixing part and deformable buffer portion Power source device includes a battery block, a plate, terminal fixing part, and buffer portion. The battery block includes a battery cell having electrode terminals. The battery block has a terminal surface on which electrode terminals are positioned. The plate is disposed on the terminal surface. The plate includes output terminal portion provided with general terminal bus-bar connected to one of electrode terminals. Output terminal portion has wall portion standing along general terminal bus-bar. Terminal fixing part connects the output line (OL) having a connection terminal (CT) at a tip thereof to general terminal bus-bar. Terminal fixing part fixes the connection terminal (CT) and the general terminal bus-bar to each other by a screwing structure. Buffer portion is formed so as to be deformable between the connection terminal (CT) and wall portion.
US10333131B2	Cover assembly and battery comprising the same A cover assembly and a battery comprising the same are provided. The cover assembly comprises: a cover plate body formed with at least a via hole penetrating therethrough; a cover plate connecting member hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, which is formed with an electrode receiving hole therein; and an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current.
US10333129B2	Buss bar assembly for a battery system A fused buss bar assembly for bussing battery cells of a battery module includes a plate configured to be terminated to a cell terminal of a corresponding battery cell and a buss bar fuse in the plate. The buss bar fuse having at least one connecting strip between a first base section and a second base section. The buss bar fuse has a fuse channel associated with the at least one connecting strip. The fuse channel reduces the cross-section of the buss bar fuse at the corresponding connecting strip such that the connecting strip has a reduced fused cross-section relative to a first cross-section of the first base section and a second cross-section of the second base section. The fused buss bar assembly includes a fuse bridge coupled to the buss bar fuse. The fuse bridge spans the fuse channel to electrically connect the first base section and the second base section.
US10333118B2	Electronics umbrella for electrified vehicle battery packs A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an electronics module and an electronics umbrella positioned to channel moisture away from the electronics module.
US10333114B2	Energy storage apparatus An energy storage apparatus includes: an outer case formed of a body, and a lid body which covers an opening of the body; an energy storage device which is accommodated in the outer case; and a handle which is mounted on the lid body. The lid body has a first surface, and a second surface which is disposed adjacently to the first surface. The handle is formed of a handle body extending from one end side toward the other end side, and slide portions which are respectively formed on both end sides of the handle body. The handle body is disposed on the first surface. Slide receiving portions which hold the slide portions in a slidable manner are formed on the second surface.
US10333108B2	Light emitting device It is an object of the invention to provide a light emitting device which can display a superior image in which luminescent color from each light emitting layer is beautifully displayed and power consumption is lowered in a light emitting element in which light emitting layers are stacked. One feature of the invention is that, in a light emitting element which comprises light emitting layers stacked between electrodes, each distance between each light emitting layer and an electrode is odd multiples of quarter wavelength with a range of plus or minus 10% thereof by controlling a thickness of a layer provided therebetween to enhance luminous output efficiency. Another feature of the invention is that a drive voltage is lowered using a high conductive material for the layer compared with a conventional element.
US10333099B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate that includes an insulating layer, a display unit disposed on the substrate, an encapsulation member that covers the display unit, and a sealing member disposed on a non-display area of the substrate outside the display unit and between the substrate and the encapsulation member. The insulating layer comprises a first portion that corresponds to the non-display area, and comprises at least one groove formed in the first portion that extends in a direction that is not parallel to an extension direction of the sealing member. The sealing member substantially fills the at least one groove.
US10333086B2	Flexible display panel fabrication method and flexible display panel A flexible display panel fabrication method and a flexible display panel where the method first subjects a photoresist layer to patterning to form a plurality of mutually spaced photoresist zones, a through hole being formed between every two adjacent ones of the photoresist zones; and then, subjecting the flexible backing plate to cavity formation with the photoresist zones as a mask so as to form a plurality of mutually parallel backing cavities respectively at locations corresponding to the through holes; and then, depositing a metal film and subsequently removing the photoresist zones and portions of the metal layer located thereon to form a plurality of metal patterns embedded in the plurality of mutually parallel backing cavities, each of the metal patterns including a scan line and a plurality of gate electrodes; and then, forming a plurality of TFTs arranged in an array and OLED light emissive elements.
US10333084B2	Semiconductor film, oxide microparticle dispersion, method for manufacturing semiconductor film, and thin film transistor There is provided a semiconductor film, including: an aggregate of oxide microparticles including at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zn, and Sn; and at least one type of a ligand which is selected from the group consisting of a ligand expressed by General Formula (A) below, a ligand expressed by General Formula (B) below, and a ligand expressed by General Formula (C) below and which is coordinated with the oxide microparticles: in which, in General Formula (A), each of X1 and X2 independently represents —SH, —NH2, —OH, or —COOH, and each of A1 and B1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent having an atomic number of 1 to 10, in which, in General Formula (B), each of X3 and X4 independently represents —SH, —NH2, —OH, or —COOH and each of A2 and B2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent having an atomic number of 1 to 10, and in which, in General Formula (C), X5 represents —SH, —NH2, or —OH, and A3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent having an atomic number of 1 to 10.
US10333079B2	Organic photosensitive devices comprising aryl squaraines and methods of making the same There is disclosed squaraine compounds of formula I: wherein each of Y1 and Y2 is independently chosen from an optionally substituted amino group and an optionally substituted aryl group. Also described are organic optoelectronic devices comprising a Donor-Acceptor heterojunction that is formed from one or more of the squaraine compounds. A method of making the disclosed device, which may include one or more sublimation step for depositing said squaraine compound, is also disclosed.
US10333078B2	Fluorescent organic light emitting elements having high efficiency An organic light-emitting element which emits delayed fluorescence comprising specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives or 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives in the light-emitting layer, a light-emitting layer comprising the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives or 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives, specific specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives and an organic light emitting element comprising the specific 1,2,4-azole derivatives as well as a light emitting layer comprising the specific 1,2,4-azole derivatives; the use of the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives for electrophotographic photoreceptors, photoelectric converters, sensors, dye lasers, solar cell devices and organic light emitting elements, and the use of the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives for generating delayed fluorescence emission.
US10333075B2	Material for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device using the same A material for an organic electroluminescent device and an organic electroluminescent device including the same, the material including a monoamine compound represented by the following Formula 1:
US10333069B2	Purification of carbon nanotubes via selective heating The present invention provides methods for purifying a layer of carbon nanotubes comprising providing a precursor layer of substantially aligned carbon nanotubes supported by a substrate, wherein the precursor layer comprises a mixture of first carbon nanotubes and second carbon nanotubes; selectively heating the first carbon nanotubes; and separating the first carbon nanotubes from the second carbon nanotubes, thereby generating a purified layer of carbon nanotubes. Devices benefiting from enhanced electrical properties enabled by the purified layer of carbon nanotubes are also described.
US10333068B2	White light emission The present invention relates inter alia to compositions comprising conjugated polymers and a small molecule, devices comprising the composition and the application of the devices.
US10333064B2	Vertical memory cell for high-density memory This disclosure provides embodiments for the formation of vertical memory cell structures that may be implemented in RRAM devices. In one embodiment, memory cell area may be increased by varying word line height and/or word line interface surface characteristics to ensure the creation of a grain boundary that is suitable for formation of conductive pathways through an active layer of an RRAM memory cell. This may maintain continuum behavior while reducing random cell-to-cell variability that is often encountered at nanoscopic scales. In another embodiment, such vertical memory cell structures may be formed in multiple-tiers to define a three-dimensional RRAM memory array. Further embodiments also provide a spacer pitch-doubled RRAM memory array that integrates vertical memory cell structures.
US10333062B2	Substrate liquid processing method, substrate liquid processing apparatus, and storage medium Provided is a substrate including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a tunnel insulating layer formed of magnesium oxide and disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A cleaning liquid is supplied to the substrate to clean the substrate and then, a rinsing liquid is supplied to the substrate to rinse the cleaning liquid. The concentration of moisture contained in the cleaning liquid and the rinse liquid is than 3 wt % or less.
US10333059B2	Method of forming a stack of layers using a sacrificial layer The disclosed technology generally relates to forming a semiconductor structure and more particularly to forming a stack of layers of a semiconductor structure using a sacrificial layer that is removed during deposition of a functional layer. In one aspect, the disclosed technology relates to a method of protecting a top surface of a layer in a semiconductor structure. The method comprises: providing the layer on a substrate, the layer having an initial thickness and an initial composition; forming a sacrificial metal layer on and in contact with the layer, the sacrificial metal layer comprising a light metal element; and depositing by physical vapor deposition a functional metal layer on and in contact with the sacrificial metal layer. The sacrificial metal layer is removed by sputtering during the deposition of the functional metal layer, such that an interface is formed between the layer and the functional metal layer. The sacrificial metal layer protects the layer during the deposition of the functional metal layer, such that the layer has a final thickness which substantially matches the initial thickness and a final composition which substantially matches the initial composition.
US10333058B2	Nanosecond-timescale low-error switching of 3-terminal magnetic tunnel junction circuits through dynamic in-plane-field assisted spin-hall effect The disclosed technology provides various implementations of a device based on a spin Hall effect (SHE) and spin transfer torque (STT) effect. In one aspect, a device is provided to include a magnetic structure including a ferromagnetic layer having a magnetization direction that can be changed by spin transfer torque; a SHE layer that is electrically conducting and exhibits a spin Hall effect to, in response to an applied charge current, generate a spin-polarized current that is perpendicular to the applied charge current, the SHE layer located adjacent to the ferromagnetic layer to inject the spin-polarized current into the ferromagnetic layer; a first electrical contact in contact with the magnetic structure; a second electrical contact in contact with a first location of the SHE layer; a third electrical contact in contact with a second location of the SHE layer so that the first and second locations are on two opposite sides of the magnetic structure; a magnetic structure circuit coupled between the first electrical contact and one of the second and third electrical contacts to supply a current or a voltage to the magnetic structure; and a charge current circuit coupled between the second and third electrical contacts to supply the charge current into the SHE layer, wherein the device is operable at a low write error rate with pulses of a pulse duration of around 2 ns or shorter to switch a direction of the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic layer in the magnetic structure.
US10333055B2	Methods for magnetic sensor having non-conductive die paddle Methods for providing a sensor integrated circuit package including employing a conductive leadframe and forming a non-conductive die paddle in relation to the leadframe. The method can further include placing a die on the non-conductive die paddle to form an assembly, forming at least one electrical connection between the die and the leadframe, and overmolding the assembly to form an integrated circuit package.
US10333045B2	Solution based synthesis of copper-arsenic-chalcogen derived nanoparticles A method for obtaining copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles, including selecting a first precursor material from the group comprising copper, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and mixtures thereof, selecting a second material from the group comprising sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and mixtures thereof, and then reacting both precursors in a solvent medium at conditions conducive to the formation of copper arsenic chalcogen derived nanoparticles.
US10333040B2	LED module An LED module 100 includes LED chips 21, 22 spaced apart from each other, and an LED chip 23 offset from a straight line connecting the LED chips 21 and 22 and located between the LED chips 21, 22 in the direction in which the LED chips 21, 22 are spaced. The module further includes a lead 31 with a bonding portion 31a and a mounting terminal surface 31d, a lead 32 with a bonding portion 32a and a mounting terminal surface 32d, and a lead 33 with a bonding portion 33a and a mounting terminal surface 33d. The mounting terminal surfaces 31d, 32d, 33d are flush with each other. Light from the LED chips 21, 22, 23 is emitted in the direction in which the mounting terminal surfaces 31d, 32d and 33d extend. Thus, light of different colors properly mixed can be emitted from a compact LED module.
US10333038B2	LED module and method for manufacturing LED module In an LED module, modes to solve such a problem that a loss in the output of light discharged into the atmosphere occurs are embodied. Specifically, in an LED module in which an LED chip is sealed with a sealing resin, a surface of the sealing resin is covered with a thin film, the thin film is made of a material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than the sealing resin, and an irregular surface is provided on a surface of the thin film such that light from the LED chip is multiply reflected.
US10333035B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device package A method of manufacturing a light emitting device package is provided. The method includes preparing a film strip including one or more light blocking regions and one or more wavelength conversion regions, preparing light emitting devices, each including one or more light emitting regions, bonding the film strip to the light emitting devices so as to dispose the one or more wavelength conversion regions on the one or more light emitting regions of each of the light emitting devices, and cutting the film strip and the light emitting devices into individual device units.
US10333034B2	Phosphor and light emitting device and backlight module including the same A phosphor includes a europium-doped nitride phosphor powder and a manganese-doped fluoride phosphor powder. The weight ratio of the europium-doped nitride phosphor powder to the manganese-doped fluoride phosphor powder is in a range of 17.5% to 22.5%.
US10333028B2	Light-emitting diode chips with enhanced brightness According to at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, a light-emitting diode (LED) chip includes a semiconductor material portion, a transparent conductive layer disposed above the semiconductor material portion, a current blocking layer disposed above the transparent conductive layer, one or more electrodes disposed above the current blocking layer, and a plurality of electron outflow channels that electrically interconnect at least one electrode and the semiconductor material portion across the transparent conductive layer and the current blocking layer.
US10333027B2	Light-emitting device and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed in one embodiment is a light-emitting device comprising: a first semiconductor layer; an active layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer and including a plurality of first uneven portions; an electron blocking layer including a plurality of second uneven portions arranged on the plurality of first uneven portions; and a second semiconductor layer formed on the electron blocking layer, wherein the electron blocking layer has at least two doping concentration peak sections of a p-type dopant in the thickness direction.
US10333016B2	Multi-junction photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion module A multi-junction photoelectric conversion device includes, in the following order from a light-receiving side: a first photoelectric conversion unit; an intermediate layer; and a second photoelectric conversion unit. The first photoelectric conversion unit includes: a first light absorbing layer comprising a perovskite-type crystal structure photosensitive material; a first charge transport layer on the light-receiving side of the first light absorbing layer; and a second charge transport layer on a rear side of the first light absorbing layer. The second charge transport layer is in contact with the intermediate layer. The second photoelectric conversion unit includes: a second light absorbing layer that is a crystalline silicon substrate; and a first conductive semiconductor layer that is in contact with the intermediate layer.
US10333013B2	Semiconductor nanowire photoelectric device A photoelectric semiconductor nanowire device and a method for manufacturing the same. The photoelectric semiconductor nanowire device includes a semiconductor nanowire doped with a dopant of a first conductivity type and including crystal semiconductor segments which include at least one porous semiconductor segment and are connected to opposite ends of the porous semiconductor segment. A first electrode and a second electrode respectively are disposed in the crystal semiconductor segments around the porous semiconductor segment to provide an electrical connection. The crystal semiconductor segment includes a crystal semiconductor, and the porous semiconductor segment includes a porous semiconductor. The semiconductor nanowire provides a current according to the intensity of an external light when the external light is irradiated to the porous semiconductor segment.
US10333012B2	Method for manufacturing crystalline silicon substrate for solar cell, method for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cell, and method for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cell module The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon substrate for a solar cell includes: forming a texture on the surface of a single-crystalline silicon substrate by bringing an alkali solution and the surface of the single-crystalline silicon substrate into contact with each other; bringing an acidic solution and the surface of the single-crystalline silicon substrate into contact with each other to perform an acid treatment thereon; and then by bringing ozone water and the surface of the single-crystalline silicon substrate into contact with each other to perform an ozone treatment thereon. One aspect of embodiment is that the acidic solution used for the acid treatment is hydrochloric acid. Another aspect of embodiment is that the ozone treatment is performed by immersing the single-crystalline silicon substrate into the ozone water bath.
US10333010B2	Photoconductive device with optical concentrator A photonic device having wide bandgap (WBG) materials which change electrical behaviors in response to low-intensity light is disclosed. The device comprises an optical waveguide located in an optical path of light to receive the light and to spatially confine the received light as guided light at a higher optical intensity than the received light; a wide bandgap (WBG) material located in an optical path of the guided light output by the optical waveguide; and two electrodes formed at two different locations on the WBG material to provide two electrical contacts of an electrical path within the WBG material, wherein the WBG material exhibits an electrical conductivity that varies with a level of the guided light output by the optical waveguide to turn on or off the electrical path between the two electrodes.
US10333003B2	Display device and manufacturing method of the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a display device in which unevenness generated under a light-emitting element does not impart an adverse effect on the light-emitting element. It is another object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing a display device in which penetration of water into the inside of the display device through a film having high moisture permeability can be suppressed without increasing processing steps considerably. A display device of the present invention comprises a thin film transistor and a light-emitting element, the light-emitting element including a light-emitting laminated body interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; wherein the first electrode is formed over an insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; and wherein a planarizing film is formed in response to the first electrode between the first electrode and the insulating film.
US10333001B2	Fin structure of FinFET A fin structure disposed over a substrate and a method of forming a fin structure are disclosed. The fin structure includes a mesa, a channel disposed over the mesa, and a convex-shaped feature disposed between the channel and the mesa. The mesa has a first semiconductor material, and the channel has a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material. The convex-shaped feature is stepped-shaped, stair-shaped, or ladder-shaped. The convex-shaped feature includes a first isolation feature disposed between the channel and the mesa, and a second isolation feature disposed between the channel and the first isolation feature. The first isolation feature is U-shaped, and the second isolation feature is rectangular-shaped. A portion of the second isolation feature is surrounded by the channel and another portion of the second isolation feature is surrounded by the first isolation feature.
US10332996B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high mass productivity is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed, and then, first heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film in order to reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film. Next, in order to further reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film, oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor film by an ion implantation method, an ion doping method, or the like, and after that, second heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film.
US10332984B2	Semiconductor devices having reduced contact resistance A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active region, a gate structure, source/drain regions, ones of the source/drain regions having an upper surface in which a recessed region is formed, a contact plug on the source/drain regions and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate from an interior of the recessed region, a metal silicide film on an internal surface of the recessed region and including a first portion between a bottom surface of the recessed region and a lower surface of the contact plug and a second portion between a side wall of the recessed region and a side surface of the contact plug, and a metal layer connected to an upper portion of the metal silicide film and on a side surface of a region of the contact plug.
US10332976B2	Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device includes a second insulating film (22) covering at least a drain electrode (19) and a thermal stress reducer that reduces thermal stress in a place where thermal stress that is generated between the drain electrode (19) and the second insulating film (22) reaches its maximum at the time of a load short. The thermal stress reducer (19bf) is a drain field plate portion (19bf) formed by an extension of an upper part of the drain electrode (19) toward a source electrode (18).
US10332966B2	Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same and power converter There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device comprises a process of forming a semiconductor layer that is mainly made of a group III nitride and has n-type characteristics, by crystal growth; a film formation process of forming a through film that is mainly made of an element different from an element serving as an n-type impurity relative to the group III nitride, by growth on the semiconductor layer continuous with crystal growth of the semiconductor layer; an ion implantation process of implanting a p-type impurity into the semiconductor layer across the through film by ion implantation; a heating process of heating the semiconductor layer and the through film after completion of the ion implantation process, so as to activate a region of the semiconductor layer in which the p-type impurity is ion-implanted, to a p-type semiconductor region; and a removal process of removing the through film from the semiconductor layer, after completion of the heating process. This configuration improves the surface morphology of the p-type semiconductor region formed by ion implantation.
US10332961B2	Inner spacer for nanosheet transistors Embodiments are directed to a method of fabricating inner spacers of a nanosheet FET. The method includes forming sacrificial and channel nanosheets over a substrate, removing sidewall portions of the sacrificial nanosheet, and forming a dielectric that extends over the channel nanosheet and within a space that was occupied by the removed sidewall portions of the sacrificial nanosheet. The method further includes forming a top protective spacer over the channel nanosheet and the dielectric, as well as applying a directional etch to the top protective spacer, the channel nanosheet, and the dielectric, wherein the directional etch is configured to be selective to the channel nanosheet and the dielectric, wherein the directional etch is configured to not be selective to the top protective spacer, and wherein applying the directional etch etches portions of the channel nanosheet and portions of the flowable dielectric that are not under the top dielectric.
US10332955B2	Precision BEOL resistors A semiconductor structure that includes a resistor that is located within an interconnect dielectric material layer of an interconnect level is provided. The resistor includes a diffusion barrier material that is present at a bottom of a feature that is located in the interconnect dielectric material layer. In some embodiments, the resistor has a topmost surface that is located entirely beneath a topmost surface of the interconnect dielectric material layer. In such an embodiment, the resistor is provided by removing sidewall portions of a diffusion barrier liner that surrounds a metal-containing structure. The removal of the sidewall portions of the diffusion barrier liner reduces the parasitic noise that is contributed to the sidewall portions of a resistor that includes such a diffusion barrier liner. Improved precision can also be obtained since sidewall portions may have a high thickness variation which may adversely affect the resistor's precision.
US10332952B2	Display unit, method of manufacturing display unit, and electronic apparatus A display unit includes a display panel including a display region and a terminal region on a first substrate, the display region including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element, and the terminal region including a plurality of terminals at a part of a peripheral region of the display region. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode that is provided commonly to the plurality of pixels, in order from the first substrate side. The second electrode extends, continuously in a plan view, to an end of the first substrate in a region on the first substrate except for the terminal region, and is configured to be electrically disconnected from an exterior member of the display panel.
US10332950B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device includes a folding part configured to be folded, and a flat part adjacent to the folding part. The folding part includes a first pixel. The flat part includes a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first organic light emitting diode, a first driving transistor and a first control transistor. The first driving transistor includes a first semiconductor pattern. The first control transistor includes a second semiconductor pattern. The second pixel includes a second organic light emitting diode, a second driving transistor and second control transistor. The second driving transistor includes a third semiconductor pattern. The second control transistor includes a fourth semiconductor pattern. At least one of the first or second semiconductor patterns includes an oxide semiconductor or a polycrystalline silicon, and each of the third and fourth semiconductor patterns includes the other of the oxide semiconductor and the polycrystalline silicon.
US10332949B2	Display apparatus Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The display apparatus includes a light emitting part including a plurality of light emitting diodes; and a thin film transistor (TFT) panel part configured to drive the plurality of light emitting diodes. A first side of the light emitting part and a first side of the TFT panel part are coupled to each other so as to face each other. The plurality of light emitting diodes are electrically connected to the plurality of TFTs, respectively.
US10332948B2	Transparent display devices and methods of manufacturing transparent display devices A transparent display substrate, a transparent display device, and a method of manufacturing a transparent display device, the substrate including a base substrate including a pixel area and a transmission area; a pixel circuit on the pixel area of the base substrate; an insulation layer covering the pixel circuit on the base substrate; a pixel electrode selectively disposed on the pixel area of the base substrate, the pixel electrode being electrically connected to the pixel circuit at least partially through the insulation layer; and a transmitting layer structure selectively disposed on the transmission area of the base substrate, the transmitting layer structure including at least an inorganic material, the inorganic material consisting essentially of silicon oxynitride.
US10332940B2	Organic light emitting diode display device The present disclosure provides an organic light emitting diode display device including: first to third color filter layers disposed corresponding to red, green, and blue sub-pixels, respectively; and a fourth color filter layer alternately arranged including a color layer having the same color as any one of the first to third color filter layers in a white sub-pixel in each of a plurality of pixels, and having a smaller height than the first to third color filter layers. Additional color filter layers may also be included. The display device of the present disclosure has lower reflectance and enhanced black color expression.
US10332932B2	Solid-state image pickup device, manufacturing method, and electronic apparatus The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device, a manufacturing method, and an electronic apparatus, which can obtain high charge transfer efficiency from a photoelectric conversion unit to a floating diffusion layer. The floating diffusion layer is arranged in a rectangular shape so as to surround a gate electrode of a vertical transistor whose groove portion is rectangular. A reset drain is formed so as to be adjacent to the floating diffusion layer through a reset gate. A potential of the floating diffusion layer is reset to the same potential as that of the reset drain by applying a predetermined voltage to the reset gate. It is possible to apply the present disclosure to, for example, a CMOS solid-state image pickup device used in an image pickup device such as a camera.
US10332927B2	Semiconductor device, manufacturing method, solid state image sensor, and electronic equipment The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device, a manufacturing method, a solid state image sensor, and electronic equipment that can achieve further improvement in reliability. Connection pads are formed in interlayer films provided respectively in interconnection layers of a sensor substrate on which a sensor surface having pixels is formed and a signal processing substrate configured to perform signal processing on the sensor substrate to make an electrical connection between the sensor substrate and the signal processing substrate. Then, a metal oxide film is formed between the interlayer films of the sensor substrate and the signal processing substrate, between the connection pad formed on a side toward the sensor substrate and the interlayer film on a side toward the signal processing substrate, and between the connection pad formed on the side toward the signal processing substrate and the interlayer film on the side toward the sensor substrate. The present technology can be applied to a laminated-type CMOS image sensor, for example.
US10332907B2	Semiconductor memory device with three-dimensional memory cells According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a memory cell array configured having a plurality of memory units, each of the memory units including a plurality of memory cells connected in series, the plurality of memory cells being stacked, the plurality of memory units involving a first memory unit and a second memory unit; and a plurality of bit lines connected to ends of each of the memory units in the memory cell array. The first memory unit and the second memory unit are arranged in a staggered manner by the first memory unit being displaced in a row direction with respect to the second memory unit by an amount less than an arrangement pitch in a row direction of the first memory unit or the second memory unit.
US10332900B2	Vertical memory devices A vertical memory device includes a gate structure on a peripheral circuit region of a substrate, the substrate including a cell region and the peripheral circuit region, and the gate structure including a first gate electrode, second, third, and fourth gate electrodes sequentially disposed at a plurality of levels, respectively, on the cell region of the substrate in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, a first epitaxial layer extending through the second gate electrode on the cell region of the substrate, a channel extending through the third and fourth gate electrodes in the vertical direction on the first epitaxial layer, and a second epitaxial layer on a portion of the peripheral circuit region of the substrate adjacent the gate structure.
US10332899B2	3D package having edge-aligned die stack with direct inter-die wire connections An IC package, comprising a substrate and two or more vertically stacked dies disposed within the substrate, wherein all the edges of the two or more dies are aligned with respect to one another, wherein at least two dies of the two or more vertically stacked dies are coupled directly to one another by at least one wire bonded to the ones of the at least two dies.
US10332890B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device and a semiconductor memory device, the method including providing a substrate that includes a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a mask pattern that covers the cell array region and exposes the peripheral circuit region; growing a semiconductor layer on the peripheral circuit region exposed by the mask pattern such that the semiconductor layer has a different lattice constant from the substrate; forming a buffer layer that covers the cell array region and exposes the semiconductor layer; forming a conductive layer that covers the buffer layer and the semiconductor layer; and patterning the conductive layer to form conductive lines on the cell array region and to form a gate electrode on the peripheral circuit region.
US10332882B2	Semiconductor device having protective structure over shallow trench isolation region and fabricating method thereof A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first active region and a second active region divided by a shallow trench isolation (STI) region, a protective structure located on the STI region, a first semiconductor structure on the first active region, and a second semiconductor structure on the second active region of the substrate including a high-k dielectric layer and a metal gate layer over the high-k dielectric layer. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device is a process of the high-k dielectric layer deposited before the formation of the first and second semiconductor structures.
US10332880B2	Vertical fin resistor devices Semiconductor devices and methods are provided in which vertical fin resistor devices are integrally formed as part of a process flow for fabricating FinFET (Fin Field Effect Transistor) devices. For example, a semiconductor device includes a FinFET device and a vertical fin resistor device formed on a semiconductor substrate. The FinFET device includes a vertical semiconductor fin which includes a structural profile that is defined by dimensions of width W, height H, and length L. The vertical fin resistor device includes a vertical fin structure which is formed of a resistive material (e.g., polysilicon or amorphous silicon), and which has a structural profile that is defined by dimension of width W1, height H1, and length L1. The structural profiles of the vertical semiconductor fin of the FinFET device and the vertical fin structure of the vertical fin resistor device have at least one corresponding dimension that is substantially the same.
US10332876B2	Method of forming compound semiconductor body A first semiconductor body including type IV semiconductor material is provided. A second semiconductor body including type III-V semiconductor material is provided. A first adhesion layer is formed on the first semiconductor body. A second adhesion layer is formed on the second semiconductor body. The first and the second semiconductor bodies are bonded together by adhering the first and the second adhesion layers to one another.
US10332875B2	Semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a tunnel dielectric disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a floating gate disposed on the tunnel dielectric, a control gate disposed on the floating gate, and an insulation layer disposed between the floating gate and the control gate. The semiconductor device further includes a spacer continuously distributed on the sidewall surfaces of the floating gate and the control gate, and the spacer overlaps portions of the top surface of the floating gate.
US10332872B2	Thin-film device A thin-film device is provided with high reliability that prevents breakage of a thin-film resistance element due to stress caused by expansion of a resin layer. Thin-film resistance elements can be pressed against a substrate with a first constraint thin film that is formed on a resin layer arranged on a resin layer at the opposite side to the substrate so as to overlap with the thin-film resistance elements when seen in the plan view of the device. Therefore, bending stress that is applied to the thin-film resistance elements due to expansion of the resin layers in a high-temperature state can be moderated to thereby prevent breakage of the thin-film resistance elements due to stress caused by the expansion of the resin layers.
US10332871B2	Area-efficient and robust electrostatic discharge circuit Described is an apparatus which comprises: a pad; a first transistor coupled in series with a second transistor and coupled to the pad; and a self-biasing circuit to bias the first transistor such that the first transistor is to be weakly biased during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. Described is also an apparatus which comprises: a first transistor; and a first local ballast resistor formed of a trench contact (TCN) layer, the first local ballast resistor having a first terminal coupled to either the drain or source terminal of the first transistor.
US10332870B2	Semiconductor device including a field effect transistor A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of active patterns. A plurality of gate electrodes intersects the plurality of active patterns. An active contact is electrically connected to the active patterns. A plurality of vias includes a first regular via and a first dummy via. A plurality of interconnection lines is disposed on the vias. The plurality of interconnection lines includes a first interconnection line disposed on both the first regular via and the first dummy via. The first interconnection line is electrically connected to the active contact through the first regular via. Each of the vias includes a via body portion and a via barrier portion covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the via body portion. Each of the interconnection lines includes an interconnection line body portion and an interconnection line barrier portion covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the interconnection line body portion.
US10332869B2	Method for manufacturing power module A power module includes one control IC and a plurality of reverse conducting insulated gate bipolar transistors (RC-IGBTs). The control IC has the functions of a high-voltage IC and a low-voltage IC. The plurality of RC-IGBTs are disposed on three of four sides of the control IC and connected to the control IC through only wires.
US10332868B2	Stacked pixel structures A micro-transfer printed high-resolution inorganic light-emitting diode (iLED) display includes a display substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed over the display substrate, each pixel including a pixel controller disposed or formed in or on a pixel substrate and controlling one or more iLEDs disposed or formed in or on respective iLED substrates. The one or more iLEDs are disposed above or below the pixel controller in a separate layer from the pixel controller. The display substrate, the iLED substrate(s), and the pixel substrate are all separate, independent and distinct, and the one or more iLEDs and pixel controller are each separate devices.
US10332861B2	Interconnection structures and methods for making the same The present disclosure provides a method for interconnecting components. First and second substrates are provided. First and second components are respectively provided on the first and second substrates, in which the second component is not in contact with the first component. Then, a joint component is formed between the first and second components by passing a flow of a fluid comprising ions of a conductive material between the first and second components and electrolessly plating the first and second components by the conductive material so that the joint component is electrically connected between the first and second components. The present disclosure also provides related interconnection structures and a fixture for forming a related microchannel structure.
US10332858B2	Electronic sandwich structure with two parts joined together by means of a sintering layer An electronic sandwich structure which has at least a first and a second part to be joined, which are sintered together by means of a sintering layer. The sintering layer is formed as a substantially uninterrupted connecting layer, the density of which varies in such a way that at least one region of higher density and at least one region of lower density alternate with one another. A method for forming a sintering layer of an electronic sandwich structure, in which firstly a sintering material layer is applied substantially continuously to a first part to be joined as a connecting layer, this sintering material layer is subsequently dried and, finally, alternating regions of higher density and of lower density of the connecting layer are produced by sintering the first part to be joined with the sintering layer on a second part to be joined.
US10332855B2	Fan-out semiconductor package A fan-out semiconductor package includes a first connection member having a through hole, a semiconductor chip in the through hole, having an active surface with a connection pad and an inactive surface on an opposing side. An encapsulant encapsulates at least a portion of the first connection member and the semiconductor chip. A second connection member is on the first connection member and the semiconductor chip. The first connection member and the second connection member each include a redistribution layer electrically connected to a connection pad of the semiconductor chip. The interface between the second connection member and the encapsulant is located on a different level from the level of the interface between the second connection member and a redistribution layer of the first connection member or the level of the interface between the second connection member and a connection pad of the semiconductor chip.
US10332854B2	Anchoring structure of fine pitch bva A microelectronic package can include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite therefrom, the substrate having a first conductive element at the first surface, and a plurality of wire bonds, each of the wire bonds having a base electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first conductive elements and having a tip remote from the base, each wire bond having edge surfaces extending from the tip toward the base. The microelectronic package can also include an encapsulation having a major surface facing away from the first surface of the substrate, the encapsulation having a recess extending from the major surface in a direction toward the first surface of the substrate, the tip of a first one of the wire bonds being disposed within the recess, and an electrically conductive layer overlying an inner surface of the encapsulation exposed within the recess, the electrically conductive layer overlying and electrically connected with the tip of the first one of the wire bonds.
US10332853B2	Bonding structure and method for producing bonding structure A bonding structure (100) of the present invention includes a substrate (110), a metal film (120), a semiconductor element (130). The substrate (110), the metal film (120), and the semiconductor element (130) are laminated in order just mentioned. The metal film (120) contains a metal diffused through stress migration, and the substrate (110) and the semiconductor element (130) are bonded together with the metal film (120) therebetween.
US10332848B2	Semiconductor package device and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a semiconductor package device comprising: (1) a substrate comprising a first area and a second area; (2) a semiconductor device on the first area of the substrate; (3) an antenna pattern on the second area of the substrate; (4) a first electronic component on the antenna pattern; and (5) a first package body encapsulating the first area of the substrate and the semiconductor device and exposing the antenna pattern, the first electronic component and the second area of the substrate. An upper surface of the first package body is non-coplanar with the antenna pattern on the second area of the substrate.
US10332843B2	Fan-out semiconductor package A fan-out semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip disposed in a through-hole of a first connection member having the through-hole and a second connection member disposed on an active surface of the semiconductor chip. A plurality of dummy vias surrounding the semiconductor chip are disposed in the first connection member.
US10332840B2	Semiconductor device with physically unclonable function (PUF) and apparatus including the same A semiconductor device includes a programmable memory array comprising plural memory units disposed above a substrate. One of the memory units comprises a gate electrode disposed above the substrate, a conductive portion spaced apart from the gate electrode, and a dielectric layer contacting the conductive portion and separated from the gate electrode, and the dielectric layer defining a threshold voltage of the related memory unit, wherein at least two of the memory units have different threshold voltages.
US10332839B2	Interconnect structure and fabricating method thereof An interconnect structure including a substrate, at least one ultra-thick metal (UTM) layer, a first dielectric layer and at least one pad metal layer is provided. The at least one UTM layer is disposed on the substrate. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the at least one UTM layer and exposes the at least one UTM layer. A stress of the first dielectric layer is −150 Mpa to −500 Mpa. The at least one pad metal layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the at least one UTM layer exposed by the first dielectric layer.
US10332831B2	Semiconductor device including a bit line A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cell array region including a cell active region. An insulating pattern is on the substrate. The insulating pattern includes a direct contact hole which exposes the cell active region and extends into the cell active region. A direct contact conductive pattern is in the direct contact hole and is connected to the cell active region. A bit line is on the insulating pattern. The bit line is connected to the direct contact conductive pattern and extends in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the insulating pattern. The insulating pattern includes a first insulating pattern including a non-metal-based dielectric material and a second insulating pattern on the first insulating pattern. The second insulating pattern includes a metal-based dielectric material having a higher dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of the first insulating pattern.
US10332825B2	Semiconductor package including flip chip mounted IC and vertically integrated inductor In one implementation, a semiconductor package includes an integrated circuit (IC) flip chip mounted on a first patterned conductive carrier, a second patterned conductive carrier situated over the IC, and a magnetic material situated over the second patterned conductive carrier. The semiconductor package also includes a third patterned conductive carrier situated over the magnetic material. The second patterned conductive carrier and the third patterned conductive carrier are electrically coupled so as to form windings of an integrated inductor in the semiconductor package.
US10332824B2	Lead frame A lead frame includes: a plurality of units each including a first lead portion and a second lead portion arranged in a first direction, wherein the units are arranged in the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first lead portion and the second lead portion of each unit are adjacent, in the second direction, to the first lead portion and the second lead portion of an adjacent one of the units that is adjacent in the second direction; a plurality of first suspension portions; and a plurality of connecting portions. Each of the first suspension portions connects, in the second direction, the first lead portions of units that are adjacent to each other in the second direction.
US10332821B2	Partially molded direct chip attach package structures for connectivity module solutions Methods of forming microelectronic package structures/modules, and structures formed thereby, are described. Structures included herein may include a die on a first substrate, at least one first component adjacent the die on the first substrate, and molding material on the first substrate, wherein the at least one component and the die are embedded in the molding material. A second substrate may be physically coupled to the first substrate. A communication structure may be disposed on a top surface of the second substrate, wherein at least one second component may also be located on the top surface of the second substrate.
US10332820B2	Satellite communication transmitter with improved thermal management A high efficiency satellite transmitter comprises an RF amplifier chip in thermal contact with a radiant cooling element via a heat conducting element. The RF amplifier chip comprises an active layer disposed on a high thermal conductivity substrate having a thermal conductivity greater than about 1000 W/mK, maximizing heat conduction out of the RF amplifier chip and ultimately into outer space when the chip is operating within a satellite under normal transmission conditions. In one embodiment, the active layer comprises materials selected from the group consisting of GaN, InGaN, AlGaN, and InGaAlN alloys. In one embodiment, the high thermal conductivity substrate comprises synthetic diamond.
US10332818B2	Efficient heat removal from component carrier with embedded diode A component carrier has an interconnected stack with at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure, a component embedded in the stack and a diode, and at least one heat removal layer configured for removing heat from the diode and substantially fully covering a whole main surface of the component carrier.
US10332811B2	Film test structure and array substrate A film test structure and an array substrate are provided. The film test structure includes a conductive film to be tested; a plurality of test leads arranged at a different layer from the conductive film to be tested and electrically connected with the conductive film to be tested respectively; and a plurality of test terminals electrically connected with the plurality of test leads respectively.
US10332804B2	Method for manufacturing CMOS structure The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a CM OS structure. Shallow trench isolation is formed in a semiconductor substrate. A first region is defined for a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET of a first type and a second region is defined for a third MOSFET and a fourth MOSFET of a second type, by shallow trench isolation. First to fourth Gates sacks are formed on the semiconductor substrate, each of which includes a gate conductor and a gate dielectric and the gate dielectric is disposed between the gate conductor and the semiconductor substrate. The first and second gate stacks are formed in the first region, and the third and fourth gate stacks are formed in the second region. The gate dielectrics of the first and third gate stacks have a first thickness, and the gate dielectrics of the second and fourth gate stacks have a second thickness larger than the first thickness. Some masks are commonly used in various steps in this process so that the number of the masks is reduced.
US10332783B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method comprises arranging an insulator, forming a hole in the insulator, first exposing for exposing a first portion of a photoresist arranged on the insulator, second exposing for exposing a second portion of the photoresist, after the first and second exposing, forming a trench in the insulator in accordance with etching the insulator using a resist pattern formed by developing the photoresist as a mask and embedding a conductor in the hole and the trench. The trench includes a first trench corresponding to the exposure of the first portion of the resist pattern and a second trench corresponding to the exposure of the second portion of the resist pattern. The first and second trench each communicate with the hole and the hole is deeper than the first and second trench.
US10332780B2	Semiconductor device with field effect transistor A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first active pattern and a second active pattern, the first active pattern including a first recess region dividing an upper portion thereof into a first portion and a second portion, the second active pattern including a second recess region dividing an upper portion thereof into a first portion and a second portion, a first insulating pattern covering an inner sidewall of the first recess region, and a second insulating pattern covering an inner sidewall of the second recess region. The first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern include the same insulating material, and a volume fraction of the first insulating pattern with respect to a volume of the first recess region is smaller than a volume fraction of the second insulating pattern with respect to a volume of the second recess region.
US10332775B2	Releasable carrier and method Disclosed herein is a releasable carrier that includes a supporting carrier, a carrier conductive layer, and a releasable tape located between the supporting carrier and the carrier conductive layer. The releasable tape attaches the supporting carrier to the carrier conductive layer. The releasable tape is configured to release the supporting carrier from the carrier conductive layer after being exposed to an activating source. The releasable carrier further includes a thin conductive layer attached to the carrier conductive layer, the thin conductive layer creating a surface configured to receive a conductive circuit. Further disclosed is a method for fabricating the releasable carrier and a method for making a semiconductor device using the releasable carrier.
US10332774B2	Wafer support structure A wafer support structure includes a ceramic tray plate having a plurality of wafer placement portions in which wafers are placed, and arranged on an upper surface of a ceramic base plate. The base plate incorporates a base-side electrode, and the tray plate incorporates a tray-side electrode. In the wafer support structure, voltages applied to the base-side electrode and the tray-side electrode are adjusted in a state where the wafers are placed in the wafer placement portions. As a result, an electrostatic force acting to attract the base plate and the tray plate to each other is generated, and an electrostatic force acting to attract the tray plate and the wafers to each other is generated.
US10332773B2	Transparent electrostatic carrier Embodiments described herein provide an electrostatic carrier for transferring a substrate. The electrostatic carrier may have a transparent body. The transparent body may have a first surface sized to transport the substrate into and out of a processing chamber. The electrostatic carrier may also have one or more electrostatic chucking electrodes coupled to the transparent body. The one or more electrostatic chucking electrodes may include a transparent conductive oxide material. In certain embodiments the transparent conductive oxide material is an indium-tin oxide material.
US10332771B2	Joined body manufacturing method and joined body In a step (a), a ceramic substrate, a brazing material including a metal having a large thermal expansion coefficient, a porous body having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the brazing material, and a feeding terminal are placed on a joint surface in such a way that a joint surface of the feeding terminal faces a joint surface of the ceramic substrate. In a step (b), the brazing material is fused to allow the brazing material to penetrate into the pores of the porous body. In this manner, a joint layer containing the brazing material and the porous body is formed, and the joint surface of the ceramic substrate and the joint surface of the feeding terminal are joined to each other through the joint layer.
US10332769B2	Semiconductor processing station, semiconductor process and method of operating semiconductor processing station A semiconductor processing station comprises a platform and a load port, wherein the platform includes an intake/outtake port and a plurality of processing modules. The load port includes a load chamber, a movable cover and a carrier transfer module. The load chamber communicates with the intake/outtake port and has a load opening at its top end for receiving a transport carrier within the load chamber. The movable cover is disposed at the load opening and is configured to seal the load opening. The carrier transfer module is configured to transfer the transport carrier to the intake/outtake port. A semiconductor process and a method of operating a semiconductor processing station are also provided.
US10332766B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate transfer method A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate conveyance area; a substrate storage conveyance area; a substrate storage storing shelf; a first purge gas supply unit that supplies a purge gas into the substrate storage on the substrate storage storing shelf; an integrated flow rate acquiring unit that acquires an integrated flow rate of the purge gas supplied into the substrate storage; a transfer and placement unit; a second purge gas supply unit that supplies a purge gas into the substrate storage placed on the transfer and placement unit; a substrate transfer unit that transfers the substrate into the substrate conveyance area when the substrate storage is opened; and a controller that calculates an oxygen concentration within the substrate storage based on the integrated flow rate of the purge gas, and transfers the substrate to the substrate conveyance area when the oxygen concentration is a threshold value or less.
US10332764B2	Temperature controller of semiconductor wafer and temperature control method of semiconductor wafer A plurality of temperature adjusters each independently include a control loop. A manipulated variable calculator is configured to give manipulated variables to the respective temperature adjusters and includes a reference model output generator configured to provide a reference model as a response output for reaching a temperature setpoint when a first control loop having a slowest response speed among the control loops is defined to have a 100% manipulated variable. The reference model output generator includes: a simulator configured to determine a manipulated variable pattern by conducting successive search of a switching time; and a reference model obtained from a response in which, among the plurality of control loops, the first control loop having the slowest response speed is defined to have the 100% manipulated variable, and the rest of the plurality of control loops are controlled to follow the first control loop.
US10332762B2	Chemical liquid supply apparatus and semiconductor processing apparatus having the same A chemical liquid supply apparatus includes a nozzle unit including a nozzle arm and an injection nozzle mounted in an end of the nozzle arm, a chemical liquid supply unit including a first chemical liquid tank accommodating a first chemical liquid and a second chemical liquid tank accommodating a second chemical liquid, and supplying the first chemical liquid and the second chemical liquid to the nozzle unit, and a mixer unit provided in the nozzle unit and discharging a process fluid by mixing the first chemical liquid and the second chemical liquid, wherein the mixer unit includes an in-line mixer mixing the first chemical liquid and the second chemical liquid that are continually injected from the chemical liquid supply unit, and a mixer pipe extending from the in-line mixer to the injection nozzle.
US10332759B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a stage that can have a sample placed thereon, a rotation mechanism that rotates the stage, a first nozzle that injects a substance onto the sample, and a second nozzle that supplies fluid to the rotation center of the sample.
US10332757B2	Semiconductor device package having a multi-portion connection element A semiconductor substrate includes a dielectric layer, a first patterned conductive layer and a first connection element. The dielectric layer has a first surface. The first patterned conductive layer has a first surface and is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the dielectric layer. The first connection element is disposed on the first surface of the first patterned conductive layer. The first connection element includes a first portion, a second portion and a seed layer disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion of the first connection element and the first patterned conductive layer are formed to be a monolithic structure.
US10332753B2	Wet etching of samarium selenium for piezoelectric processing A subtractive forming method that includes providing a material stack including a samarium and selenium containing layer and an aluminum containing layer in direct contact with the samarium and selenium containing layer. The samarium component of the samarium and selenium containing layer of the exposed portion of the material stack is etched with an etch chemistry comprising citric acid and hydrogen peroxide that is selective to the aluminum containing layer. The hydrogen peroxide reacts with the aluminum containing layer to provide an oxide etch protectant surface on the aluminum containing layer, and the citric acid etches samarium selectively to the oxide etch protectant surface. Thereafter, a remaining selenium component of is removed by elevating a temperature of the selenium component.
US10332750B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device with strained silicon structure A method for fabricating a semiconductor device. A gate is formed on a substrate. A spacer is formed on each sidewall of the gate. A hard mask layer is formed on the spacer. A recessed region is formed in the substrate and adjacent to the hard mask layer. An epitaxial layer is formed in the recessed region. The substrate is subjected to an ion implantation process to bombard particle defects on the hard mask layer with inert gas ions. An annealing process is performed to repair damages to the epitaxial layer caused by the ion implantation process. The hard mask layer is then removed.
US10332740B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a cleaning composition for an adhesive layer Embodiments of the inventive concepts provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a cleaning composition for an adhesive layer. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate to which an adhesive layer adheres, removing the adhesive layer from the semiconductor substrate, and applying a cleaning composition to the semiconductor substrate to remove a residue of the adhesive layer. The cleaning composition includes a solvent including a ketone compound and having a content that is equal to or greater than 40 wt % and less than 90 wt %, quaternary ammonium salt, and primary amine.
US10332738B2	Low-pressure ultraviolet radiator with multiple filaments A low pressure mercury gas discharge ultraviolet lamp with a tubular elongate body with two opposing ends, a first end and a second end, which contains a gas filling, and with at least two electric connectors at each end, which are electrically connected to at least one filament being provided at each end. A discharge length is defined between the filaments, in which at least two filaments are provided at each end of the discharge length. The filaments can be individually supplied with electric energy. The at least two filaments at the first end are of different size and different mass, and the at least two filaments at the second end are of different size and different mass.
US10332733B2	Tandem mass spectrometer A precursor ion selected by a quadrupole mass filter is fragmented by imparting a predetermined amount of collision energy (CE) to the ion. Among the thereby generated product ions, only the ions included within a predetermined m/z range are stored in an ion trap. The ions are subsequently separated and detected by a TOF. For one precursor ion originating from a target compound, a mass spectrometric analysis is performed for each combination of a plurality of the set CE values and subdivided m/z ranges to obtain spectrum data. A spectrum data accumulator accumulates the spectrum data obtained by the mass spectrometric analysis under different combinations of (CE value, m/z range). Based on the accumulated spectrum data, a mass spectrum creator creates a single product-ion spectrum corresponding to the target compound.
US10332718B1	Compact deflecting magnet A particle beam device including a magnet, the device including: a particle beam source configured to emit electron and ion beams; a plurality of yokes arranged in a substantially rectangular shape; a coil set including a plurality of coils, wherein windings of the plurality of coils are uniformly distributed across and wound around the plurality of yokes, wherein the coil set is configured to produce both dipole and quadrupole fields, wherein the magnet is configured to deflect and focus electron and ion beams.
US10332715B2	Fusion welding isolation mechanism for operation mechanism of circuit breaker A fusion welding isolation mechanism for an operating mechanism of a circuit breaker is provided. The operating mechanism of circuit breaker includes: a tripping component, a left side, a right side plate, a latch, a half shaft, a lever, and a main shaft. The tripping component, the latch, and the lever are mounted between the left side plate and the right side plate. The half shaft and the main shaft penetrate through the left side plate and the right side plate, and extend out of the left side plate and the right side plate. The tripping component, the latch, the half shaft, the lever, and the main shaft move in linkage. The lever and the main shaft are provided with isolation devices for preventing an operation handle from an opening operation when a moving contact is subject to fusion welding.
US10332709B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay according to the present disclosure includes an excitation coil generating a magnetic field during energization, a movable core driven by the magnetic field generated by the excitation coil, a movable element including a movable contact and moving to follow the driven movable core, a plurality of stationary terminals each including a stationary contact that contacts the movable contact during the energization of the excitation coil, a stationary yoke formed of a magnetic material and supported by at least one of the plurality of stationary terminals, and a movable yoke formed of a magnetic material and arranged to face the stationary yoke, the movable yoke being in contact with the movable element and moving together with the movable element. Since the stationary yoke is supported by the stationary terminal, increase in temperature of the stationary terminal can be limited.
US10332708B2	Seamless switchover system and method A system and method provide seamless control switchover through an input coupled to a power line and a safety apparatus that actuates if the input remains de-energized for a first time interval. Each of a plurality of subsystems has a control unit that controls a power source to energize the power line and is capable of transitioning between master and slave states. A first switch or second and third switches in series couple the power source to the power line. The first switch is closed during master state operation. The second switch is closed during slave operation and the third switch is open if any subsystem control unit is in master state. The system is configured to open or close the first switch, the second switch, or the third switch responsive to a transition of a control unit to or from master state within the first time interval.
US10332707B2	Actuator An actuator driven by combustion of powder satisfactorily transmits energy for driving an output part to the output part. An output piston part has a specific end face that receives driving energy. A sealing member confines the combustion products in a first space separated by the sealing member. The sealing member has a fixed end portion and a contact portion that is in contact with the specific end face. In a state before the combustion of powder in an igniter, the contact portion is located at an initial position. With the combustion of powder in the igniter, the contact portion shifts to an operative position with the sliding motion of the output piston part while being in contact with the specific end portion.
US10332702B2	Using organic light emitting diode (OLED) film to illuminate keycaps of keys in a keyboard In some examples, a housing may include a keyboard having a plurality of keys. An individual key of the plurality of keys may include a keycap, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) film (or sheet), a key mechanism, and a base. When power is provided to contacts on the base of the individual key, the power may travel across conductive traces (or wires) in the key mechanism to pads on the OLED film, causing the OLED film to emit light. The light from the OLED film may illuminate a character or symbol embedded into the keycap or the OLED film may be shaped into the character or the symbol and embedded into the keycap. The housing may be (i) separate from and communicatively coupled to a second housing that includes one or more processors or (ii) physically attached to a display device as part of a laptop device.
US10332695B2	Key switch with noise reduction mechanism A key switch includes a baseplate, a circuit layer, a keycap and a support rod. The baseplate has a hook and a first through hole neighboring to the hook. The circuit layer includes a plurality of superimposed sublayers disposed above the baseplate and having a through hole structure passing through the sublayers; a portion of one of the sublayers extends in the through hole structure over the first through hole and forms a resilient portion neighboring to the hook. Two sides of the resilient portion connect to the circuit layer. The keycap is disposed above the baseplate and can move upward and downward in respect to the baseplate. The support rod has a first portion, movably connecting to the keycap, and a second portion, engaged with the hook. The resilient portion extends beneath and abuts against the second portion for buffering a collision between the second portion and the baseplate.
US10332689B2	Solar cell and process for producing the same The present invention relates to photoanodes, solar cells and methods and processes for producing the same. In some embodiments, the solar cells of the invention can do without a sintered nanoporous scaffold layer, making it possible to produce the solar cells in low-temperature procedures. In some embodiments, the invention encompasses organic-inorganic perovskite sensitizers, deposited on a smooth metal oxide layer. In some embodiments, the organic-inorganic perovskite sensitizers are deposited in a two-step sequential process.
US10332683B2	Pseudo-shielded capacitor structures Capacitor devices with electrodes that are geometrically arranged to reduce parasitic capacitances are described. The capacitors may be multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) structures in which certain electrodes may have a clearance from a capacitor structure wall, such as top wall. In circuits and devices where that particular capacitor wall may be placed near a shielding structure, the clearance may reduce unintended parasitic capacitances between the shield structure and the electrodes. As a result, the shield structures may be placed closer to the electronic components, which may allow circuit boards and electronic devices with a lower profile.
US10332682B2	Thin-film capacitor having vias connected to respective electrode layers A thin-film capacitor includes a body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second electrode layers are alternately stacked on a substrate, first and second electrode pads are on external surfaces of the body, and a plurality of vias are within the body. Among the plurality of vias, a first via connects the first electrode layer and the first electrode pad, and a second via connects the second electrode layer and the second electrode pad. The first via and the second via are units each include a plurality of vias, and the first via unit and the second via unit are alternately disposed on an upper surface of the body.
US10332680B2	Composite electronic component A composite electronic component includes: a body part including a dielectric portion; first and second external electrodes disposed on outer surfaces of the body part; a plurality of first and second electrodes disposed inside of the dielectric portion, and electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes, respectively; third and fourth electrodes disposed on an upper portion of the dielectric portion, and electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes, respectively; a gap provided between the third and fourth electrodes; a groove disposed below the gap; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) layer disposed in the gap.
US10332667B2	Electronic component having lead part including regions having different thicknesses and method of manufacturing the same An electronic component includes a magnetic body; and a coil pattern embedded in the magnetic body, the coil pattern including an internal coil part having a spiral shape and a lead part connected to an end of the internal coil part and exposed to an external surface of the magnetic body. The lead part includes at least two regions having different thicknesses, and the thickness of at least a portion of the lead part having a relatively thin thickness is thinner than a thickness of the internal coil part.
US10332658B2	Method of forming a coated overhead conductor The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating contains about 5% to about 30% of an inorganic adhesive, about 45% to about 92% of a filler, about 2% to about 20% of one or more emissivity agents, and about 1% to about 5% of a stabilizer.
US10332655B1	Differential signal cable assembly A differential signal cable assembly includes a connector to be connected to a communication device, a first multi-pair cable that is connected to the connector at one end and includes a plurality of first differential signal cables for transmitting differential signals, a second multi-pair cable that includes a plurality of second differential signal cables having a larger conductor diameter than the first differential signal cables, and a connection that is connected to an other end of the first multi-pair cable and one end of the second multi-pair cable such that each of the first differential signal cables is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the second differential signal cables.
US10332654B2	Quad-shield coaxial cable A quad-shield coaxial cable includes, an elongated center conductor extending along a longitudinal axis, an insulator coaxially surrounding the inner conductor, an inner conductive foil layer coaxially surrounding the insulator, an inner layer of braided shield coaxially surrounding the inner foil layer, an outer layer of braided shield coaxially surrounding the inner layer of braided shield, an outer conductive foil layer coaxially surrounding the outer layer of braided shield, and a jacket coaxially surrounding the outer conductive foil layer.
US10332652B2	Conductive film, method of producing the same, and touch panel The conductive film is arranged on the support and contains a binder and a metal portion, in which a position at which the contour line reaches the metal portion included in the thin conductive wire is set as an upper end position, and an average area ratio VA of the metal portion in a region ranging from the upper end position to 100 nm toward the support side is 1% or more and less than 50%, and a position at which the contour line reaches the thin conductive wire does not include the metal portion is set to a lower end position, and an average area ratio VM1 of the metal portion in a region ranging from a middle position between the upper end position and the lower end position to 50 nm toward the support side and to 50 nm toward the surface X side is 50% or more.
US10332646B2	Apparatus and method for generating medical isotopes An apparatus for generating medical isotopes provides an annular fissile solution vessel surrounding a neutron generator. The annular fissile solution vessel provides for good capture of the emitted neutrons and a geometry that provides enhanced stability in an aqueous reactor. A neutron multiplier and/or a neutron moderator may be used to improve the efficiency and control the criticality of the reaction in the annular fissile solution vessel.
US10332631B2	Integrated medical platform Provided is a system for automated medical decision-making. The system may include a first parser configured to parse text associated with medical information sources to obtain medical information and a second parser configured to parse patient data to obtain processed patient data. A processor, in communication with the first parser and the second parser, is configured to structure the medical information to form structured medical metadata in an intelligent medical database. Based on the structured medical metadata, the processor creates a causal network and receives the patient data from patient data sources. When the patient data is parsed by the second parser and the processed patient data is obtained, the processor maps the processed patient data against the causal network and generates the medical decision for the patient based on the mapping.
US10332626B2	System and method for data processing A system and corresponding method for data processing, in particular sensor data processing, includes at least two first modules that generate or capture first data, at least one second module that retrieves the first data from first modules which correspond to first modules of at least one predefined set of first modules, and a third module that processes the first data which were retrieved by the at least one second module. The relevant data captured by a plurality of different data capturing modules, in particular sensors, are made available in a processing module in a fast and reliable manner.
US10332621B2	Method and apparatus for calibration and testing of scientific measurement equipment Discussed herein are methods and apparatuses to produce profiles for scientific measurement equipment, and to use those profiles for various purposes in using, designing, calibrating and managing such equipment, such as to carry out critical laboratory testing. In this approach, either the analyzers' quality control data or serial patient data are numerically reduced to generate graphical precision profiles. Precision profiles for serial patient data show increased (im)precision vs time implying increased patient variation over increased time. Precision profiles for quality control data, according to one implementation, can demonstrate three different zones: 1) increased imprecision for quality control determinations that are close spaced (implies the discovery of an error condition and rapid reanalysis, 2) the usual imprecision and 3) a zone of increased imprecision which indicates either a need for a quality control analysis or re-calibration.
US10332616B2	Movable type method applied to protein-ligand binding Disclosed herein is a method of estimating the pose of a ligand in a receptor comprising identifying all possible atom pairs of protein-ligand complexes in a given configuration space for a system that comprises proteins; creating a first database and a second database; where the first database comprises associated pairwise distant dependent energies and where the second database comprises all probabilities that include how the atom pairs can combine; combining the first database with the second database via statistical mechanics to accurately estimate binding free energies as well as a pose of a ligand in a receptor; and selecting a protein-ligand complex for further study.
US10332609B1	Systems and methods for improving fuse systems in memory devices A memory device includes a memory bank accessible via a plurality of memory addresses. The memory device further includes a fuse array comprising a plurality of fuses. The memory device additionally includes a first plurality of local fuse latches disposed outside of the fuse array and configured to provide redundancy for the plurality of memory addresses. The memory device also includes a fuse array broadcasting system comprising an N-bit bus system, wherein the N-bit bus system is communicatively coupled to the fuse array and to the first plurality of local fuse latches, and wherein the fuse array broadcasting system is configured to communicate fuse data from the fuse array to the first plurality of local fuse latches via the N-bit bus system.
US10332608B2	Memory block usage based on block location relative to array edge A storage device includes storage circuitry and multiple memory blocks. The multiple memory blocks are arranged in an array, and each of the memory blocks includes multiple memory cells. A maximal number of programming cycles that a memory block of the multiple memory blocks sustains depends on a distance of the memory block from an edge of the array. The storage circuitry is configured to apply to the memory blocks programming cycles so that a number of programming cycles that can be applied to a respective memory block is based on a respective distance of the respective memory block from the edge of the array.
US10332607B2	Methods of operating a nonvolatile memory device and the nonvolatile memory device thereof In a method of operating a nonvolatile memory device including a memory cell array, where the memory cell array includes a plurality of pages, and each of the plurality of pages includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, a first sampling read operation is performed to count a first number of memory cells in a first region of a first page selected from the plurality of pages, using a first default read voltage and a first offset read voltage, and a second sampling read operation is selectively performed to count a second number of memory cells in a second region of the first page, using the first default read voltage and a second offset read voltage, based on a comparison result of the first number and a first reference value. The second offset read voltage is different from the first offset read voltage.
US10332596B2	2T1C ferro-electric random access memory cell A memory device and method of operating the same are disclosed. Generally, the device includes an array of Ferro-electric Random Access Memory cells. Each cell includes a first transistor coupled between a bit-line and a storage node (SN) and controlled by a first wordline (WL1), a second transistor coupled between a reference line and the SN and controlled by a second wordline (WL2), and a ferro-capacitor coupled between the SN and a plateline. The device further includes a sense-amplifier coupled to the bit-line and reference line, and a processing-element configured to issue control signals to WL1, WL2, the plateline and the sense-amplifier. The cell is configured and operated to generate a bit-level reference in which a first voltage pulse is applied to the plateline during a read cycle for the data pulse and a second voltage pulse serves as a reference pulse and as a clear pulse.
US10332593B2	Semiconductor memory device configured to sense memory cell threshold voltages in ascending order According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, a word line, first and second bit lines, a sense amplifier and a driver. The first and second memory cells have first and second threshold voltages, respectively. The word line is electrically connected to the first and second memory cells. The first and second bit lines are electrically connected to the first and second memory cells, respectively. The driver increases gradually the voltage of the word line. When the voltage of the word line is increased gradually by the driver, the sense amplifier senses the first and second threshold voltages in ascending order.
US10332592B2	Hardware accelerators for calculating node values of neural networks Examples herein relate to hardware accelerators for calculating node values of neural networks. An example hardware accelerator may include a crossbar array programmed to calculate node values of a neural network and a current comparator to compare an output current from the crossbar array to a threshold current according to an update rule to generate new node values. The crossbar array has a plurality of row lines, a plurality of column lines, and a memory cell coupled between each unique combination of one row line and one column line, where the memory cells are programmed according to a weight matrix. The plurality of row lines are to receive an input vector of node values, and the plurality of column lines are to deliver an output current to be compared with the threshold current.
US10332591B2	SRAM margin recovery during burn-in Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for re-balancing the stability of a SRAM cell. Embodiments of the present invention identify SRAM cells with negative voltage threshold margins and write a “zero” state bit with in the bi-stable flip-flop of the SRAM. Raising the voltage of the CMOS set containing the “zero” state bit and selective transistor biasing, skews the “zero” state bit towards the complementary “one” state bit. This induces an increase voltage thresholds of the identified SRAM cells.
US10332587B1	Dynamic random access memory device A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device includes a memory cell array including a first sub memory cell array block including a plurality of first memory cells between a plurality of first sub word lines, and a plurality of first odd-numbered bit lines and a plurality of dummy bit lines and includes a second sub memory cell array block including a plurality of second memory cells between a plurality of second sub word lines, a plurality of second odd-numbered bit lines, and a plurality of second even-numbered bit lines. The memory cell array may be arranged to have an open bit line architecture in which the plurality of first odd-numbered bit lines and the plurality of second even-numbered bit lines form bit line pairs. When the first sub word line may be selected, a predetermined voltage may be applied to the plurality of dummy bit lines for a first predetermined period in which a charge sharing operation is performed on the plurality of first memory cells connected to the selected one of the plurality of first sub word lines.
US10332578B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor memory device may include first to fourth data storage regions. The semiconductor memory device may include a first to fourth capacitor groups and a voltage-generating circuit. The first capacitor group may be arranged adjacent to the first data storage region to provide the first data storage region with a first stabilizing voltage. The second capacitor group may be arranged adjacent to the second data storage region to provide the second data storage region with a second stabilizing voltage. The third capacitor group may be arranged adjacent to the third data storage region to provide the third data storage region with a third stabilizing voltage. The fourth capacitor group may be arranged adjacent to the fourth data storage region to provide the fourth data storage region with a fourth stabilizing voltage. The voltage-generating circuit may be configured to provide the first to fourth capacitor groups with an internal voltage.
US10332576B2	Magnetic exchange coupled MTJ free layer with double tunnel barriers having low switching current and high data retention Embodiments of the invention are directed to a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) storage element that includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier and a free layer on an opposite side of the tunnel barrier layer from the reference layer. The reference layer has a fixed magnetization direction. The free layer includes a first region, a second region and a third region. The third region is formed from a third material that is configured to magnetically couple the first region and the second region. The first region is formed from a first material having a first predetermined magnetic moment, and the second region is formed from a second material having a second predetermined magnetic moment. The first predetermined magnetic moment is lower that the second predetermined magnetic moment.
US10332570B1	Capacitive lines and multi-voltage negative bitline write assist driver A memory device includes a memory cell coupled to a bitline and a bitline complement. A first capacitive structure is charged with a first voltage source such as a memory supply voltage. A second capacitive structure is charged with a second voltage source such as a core supply voltage. A coupling structure selectively and capacitively couples the first capacitive structure and the second capacitive structure to the bitline or the bitline complement, thereby applying a negative bitline write assist to the memory cell during a write operation.
US10332567B1	Heat dissipation and shockproof structure A heat dissipation and shockproof structure for an electronic module with a hard disk drive is provided. The heat dissipation and shockproof structure includes a carrying component and an elastomer. The carrying component has a fixed segment and two first extending segments. The first extending segments are connected to two ends of the fixed segment, respectively. The fixed segment is connected to a lateral surface of the hard disk drive. The distance between the first extending segments is greater than the thickness of the hard disk drive. The elastomer is disposed partially on the first extending segments at the very least.
US10332566B2	Method for displaying menu based on service environment analysis in content execution apparatus A method for displaying a menu based on a service environment analysis in a content execution apparatus is disclosed. In accordance with the method for displaying the menu based on the service environment analysis in the content execution apparatus of the present invention, a menu is displayed according to a menu information extracted from a storage media, wherein services available to a user from a content execution apparatus is determined and the menu information is updated according to the availability of services.
US10332559B2	Content information processing device for showing times at which objects are displayed in video content An information processing apparatus comprising that includes a reproduction unit to reproduce video content comprising a plurality of frames; a memory to store a table including object identification information identifying an object image, and frame identification information identifying a frame of the plurality of frames that includes the object image; and a processor to extract the frame including the object image from the video content and generate display data of a reduced image corresponding to the frame for display.
US10332550B2	Tunnel magnetoresistive sensor having stabilized magnetic shield and dielectric gap sensor An apparatus according to one embodiment includes an array of magnetic transducers each having: a current-perpendicular-to-plane sensor, and a stabilizing layered structure adjacent the sensor. The stabilizing layered structure includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and an antiparallel coupling layer between the ferromagnetic layers. Each transducer also includes an electrical lead layer positioned between the sensor and the stabilizing layered structure. The electrical lead layer is in electrical communication with the sensor. Each transducer also includes a spacer layer between the respective electrical lead layer and the stabilizing layered structure. A conductivity of the electrical lead layer is higher than a conductivity of the spacer layer.
US10332549B1	Transducing head protrusion control A slider includes a reader element, a bottom shield located adjacent to the reader element, a top shield located adjacent to the reader element, a heater, a substrate located below the reader element, the top shield, the bottom shield and the heater, and a cap substantially surrounding the reader element, the top shield, the bottom shield and the heater. The cap includes a base coat layer comprising a first electrically insulative cap material adjoining the substrate, and an overcoat layer comprising a second electrically insulative cap material adjoining the base coat layer opposite the substrate. The base coat layer and the overcoat layer meet at an interface located at or below the top shield. The first and second electrically insulative cap materials are different.
US10332543B1	Systems and methods for capturing noise for pattern recognition processing Example systems and methods capture a first plurality of portions of audio data by periodically capturing the audio data at first intervals. Embodiments detect speech onset in the audio data. Responsive to detection of the speech onset, systems and methods switch from periodically capturing the audio data to continuously capturing the audio data. Embodiments combine at least one captured portion of the first plurality of captured portions of the audio data with the continuously captured audio data to provide contiguous audio data.
US10332531B2	Apparatus and method for decoding or encoding an audio signal using energy information values for a reconstruction band An apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal having an encoded representation of a first set of first spectral portions and an encoded representation of parametric data indicating spectral energies for a second set of second spectral portions, has: an audio decoder for decoding the encoded representation of the first set of the first spectral portions to obtain a first set of first spectral portions and for decoding the encoded representation of the parametric data to obtain a decoded parametric data for the second set of second spectral portions indicating, for individual reconstruction bands, individual energies; a frequency regenerator for reconstructing spectral values in a reconstruction band having a second spectral portion using a first spectral portion of the first set of the first spectral portions and an individual energy for the reconstruction band, the reconstruction band having a first spectral portion and the second spectral portion.
US10332530B2	Coding of a soundfield representation A method includes: receiving a representation of a soundfield, the representation characterizing the soundfield around a point in space; decomposing the received representation into independent signals; and encoding the independent signals, wherein a quantization noise for any of the independent signals has a common spatial profile with the independent signal.
US10332526B2	Audio encoding apparatus and method, and audio decoding apparatus and method An audio encoding apparatus to encode an audio signal using lossless coding or lossy coding and an audio decoding apparatus to decode an encoded audio signal are disclosed. An audio encoding apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment may include an input signal type determination unit to determine a type of an input signal based on characteristics of the input signal, a residual signal generation unit to generate a residual signal based on an output signal from the input signal type determination unit, and a coding unit to perform lossless coding or lossy coding using the residual signal.
US10332514B2	Using multiple modality input to feedback context for natural language understanding Input context for a statistical dialog manager may be provided. Upon receiving a spoken query from a user, the query may be categorized according to at least one context clue. The spoken query may then be converted to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query and a response to the spoken query may be provided to the user.
US10332510B2	Method and apparatus for training language model and recognizing speech A method and apparatus for training a neural network language model, and a method and apparatus for recognizing speech data based on a trained language model are provided. The method of training a language model involves converting, using a processor, training data into error-containing training data, and training a neural network language model using the error-containing training data.
US10332490B2	Piano systems and methods for the enhanced display of the hands of a pianist In one embodiment, a method for the enhanced display of the hands of a pianist playing a piano is disclosed, including: (a) recording at least one video stream of at least one hand of a pianist playing a piano; and (b) while the pianist is playing the piano, using at least a portion of the piano as a display for displaying the video stream.
US10332476B2	Multi-mode low current dual voltage self-regulated LCD pump system A bias voltage generator circuit may include a mode control circuit, a clock generator circuit coupled with the mode control unit and configured to generate a plurality of clock signals, and a charge pump circuit configured to receive the clock signals. The charge pump circuit may be coupled with the mode control circuit and operable to output selectable output voltages according to input from the mode control circuit. The output selectable voltages may depend upon the clock signals.
US10332458B2	Display device Provided is a display device characterized in that the electric power consumption when optical modulation elements (for example, MEMS shutters) are driven is reduced. A display device (1000) includes a backlight unit (1), a display panel unit (2), a source driver (3), and a controller (4). The backlight unit (1) includes a light source. The display panel unit (2) includes segmented pixel regions AR11 to ARnm each of which includes: a plurality of pixels each of which includes an optical modulation element that performs modulation control with respect to light projected from the backlight unit (1); and a segmented gate driver that controls the optical modulation elements of the pixels. The source driver (3) is a driver that controls the optical modulation elements of the pixels. The controller (4) controls the light source of the backlight unit (1), the segmented gate drivers GD11 to GDnm, and the source driver (3).
US10332452B2	OLED panel and power driving system associated to same An OLED panel includes a data driver and an AMOLED. The data driver receives an input voltage and the data driver may generate a data output signal. The AMOLED may receive a positive supply voltage and a negative supply voltage and emit light according to the data output signal. In addition, the input voltage and the positive supply voltage are substantially the same.
US10332446B2	Driving circuit of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode with hybrid transistors A driving circuit includes a current drive unit and a reset compensation and light emitting control circuit. The current drive unit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are connected in series, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor include a silicon semiconductor layer. The reset compensation and light emitting control circuit is coupled to the current drive unit. The reset compensation and light emitting control circuit includes a third transistor connected to a control terminal of the first transistor, wherein the third transistor is an oxide semiconductor transistor.
US10332444B2	Shift register unit and driving method thereof, driving circuit and display device A shift register unit is disclosed, including a first input module transmitting a first level voltage signal to a first node under control of a voltage signal of a second node; a reset module transmitting a second level voltage signal to the first node under control of an output signal of the present stage of shift register unit; a first output module outputting the second level voltage signal to the output terminal of the shift register unit under control of a voltage signal of the first node; a second input module receiving an input signal and transmitting the input signal to the second node under control of a clock signal; a storage capacitor maintaining the voltage of the second node while the second input module is turned off; and a second output module outputting the first level voltage signal to the output terminal.
US10332436B2	Luminance adjustment system The invention provides a luminance adjustment system, comprising: a block division module (1), a luminance representative value calculation module (2), an edge information extraction module (3), an adjustment gain calculation module (4), a gain smooth processing module (5), and a data modulation module (6). By dividing an image into blocks, and combined with the luminance representative value and the amount of edge information amount indicating the complexity of the image of each block, the invention performs an individual luminance adjustment on each block, so that a more accurate adjustment can be achieved. As such, the invention can maintain details in darker part of the image, and to adjust the luminance of bright and complex part of the image to a greater extent.
US10332429B2	Labelling system for rackmount case for the accommodation of optical equipment A rackmount case for the accommodation of optical equipment and labelling tag is disclosed. The case comprises a box like housing comprising an end defining a rectangular opening, labelling tags each comprising a rectangular tag plate and a plurality of hinge elements arranged along an edge of the rectangular tag plate. At least one labelling tag receiving slot is within the housing for receiving one of the labelling tags. The slot comprises an opening adjacent the housing opening and a plurality of hinge elements adjacent the slot opening. The labelling tags are moveable between a first position, wherein the tags are held within the slot, and a second position wherein the tags are outside of the slot and each of the hinge elements is engaged by a respective of the second hinge elements such that the tags are rotatable about an axis in parallel to the slot opening.
US10332425B2	Simulated dissectible tissue A simulated tissue structure for surgical training is provided. The simulated tissue structure includes a first layer made of silicone and a second layer made of silicone interconnected by a third layer made of polyester fiber that is embedded in part in the first layer and in part in the second layer to create a mechanical linkage between the first layer and the second layer. Part of the third layer that is adjacent to the first layer and part of the third layer that is adjacent to the second layer includes fiber strands coated in silicone. An inclusion that mimics an anatomical structure is located between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer of polyester fibers provides a realistic dissection plane for the practice of the surgical excision of the inclusion.
US10332416B2	Automated test item generation system and method A method and system for using a natural language generator for automatic assessment item generation is disclosed. The natural language generator includes a document structure generator that produces an abstract document specification defining a structure for an assessment item based on user input. The abstract document specification is input into a logical schema generator, which produces a logical schema specification that creates a more detailed specification for an assessment item. Finally, a sentence generator receives the logical schema specification and creates natural language for the assessment item based on the variables defined in the logical schema specification.
US10332414B2	Sound generator for virtual switches in a simulator A method and apparatus for managing a simulation. The method comprises detecting a user input manipulating a virtual control on a control panel displayed in a target output location on a display system in a simulator during the simulation of a platform. Further, the method comprises identifying a sound for the virtual control when the user input is detected. Still further, the method comprises controlling a speaker system to output the sound identified during the simulation in a manner that is perceived by a human operator to be from the target output location.
US10332409B2	Midair collision threat detection and assessment using visual information A collision avoidance system includes a processor configured to determine first and second positions of an intruder in first and second images, respectively, determine an angular position change of the intruder by comparing the first and second positions, determine a rate of change of a line of sight angle from an aircraft to the intruder based on the angular position change and a time between the first and second images, determine a rate of change of the angular size of the intruder based on a difference in angular size of the intruder from the first to second image and the time between the first and second images, and provide an alert to an operator of the aircraft in response to the ratio of the rate of change of the line of sight angle and the rate of change of the angular size of the intruder being less than a threshold.
US10332407B2	Systems and methods for providing emergency alerts at emergency landing areas of unmanned aerial vehicles In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that provide for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) experiencing emergency landings and providing emergency alerts to the predicted emergency landing locations of the UAV. Each UAV includes sensors configured to detect at least one status input associated with the UAV during flight along its flight route. Each UAV analyzes the status inputs while in flight in order to predict an emergency landing location where the UAV would land if unable to fly due to an emergency condition. The UAV is configured to transmit an alert signal to electronic devices proximate the predicted emergency landing location to notify users of the electronic devices that the unmanned aerial vehicle is going to experience an emergency landing at the predicted emergency landing location.
US10332404B2	Method for computing the representation of the trajectory of an aircraft in flight A method for the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of an aircraft in flight implemented in a navigation system of an aircraft is provided. The flight plan of the aircraft comprises imposed georeferenced trajectories and predicted non-georeferenced trajectories. When the trajectory of the aircraft is dependent on a non-georeferenced flight setpoint, the three-dimensional representation method is an iterative process comprising the following steps: computing a predicted trajectory arising from at least one computed trajectory extending over a determined distance or duration; computing a smoothed trajectory from the predicted trajectory in order to obtain a resulting trajectory; computing a displayed trajectory, the trajectory being equal to the resulting trajectory corrected for constant deviations or deviations depending on the application of setpoints from the flight director; and displaying the displayed trajectory.
US10332392B2	Method and system for segmentally limiting speed of vehicle The present invention provides a method and system for segmentally limiting the speed of a vehicle. The method comprises: receiving characteristic parameters of a route sent by a vehicle monitoring platform, and respectively expanding a plurality of road segments of the route into a plurality of rectangles; dividing the plurality of rectangles into blocks sequentially; calculating a minimum enclosing rectangle of the at least two rectangles, and counting vertex information of the minimum enclosing rectangle of each block so as to establish a hash table; obtaining an instant longitude and latitude of a moving vehicle, searching in the hash table so as to determine a block where the vehicle is located, and judging a road segment where the vehicle is currently located; and comparing a current speed of the vehicle with a limiting speed of the road segment where the vehicle is currently located, judging whether the vehicle exceeds the limiting speed.
US10332391B2	Split lane traffic jam detection and remediation A plurality of instances of pre-intersection and post-intersection probe data are received. Each instance of pre-intersection probe data corresponds to traveling along a pre-intersection road segment before traveling through an intersection. Each instance of post-intersection probe data corresponds to traveling along a post-intersection road segment following traveling through the intersection. Instances of pre-intersection probe data are clustered into pre-intersection clusters based on a post-intersection road segment identified by the corresponding instance of post-intersection probe data. Instances of post-intersection probe data are clustered into post-intersection clusters based on the post-intersection road segment identified thereby. A traffic level indicator is determined for each cluster. A traffic level indicator difference is determined for each pair of corresponding pre-intersection and post-intersection clusters. Responsive to determining that at least one traffic level indicator difference is greater than a threshold traffic level indicator difference, the intersection is identified as experiencing a traffic jam.
US10332389B2	Extrapolating speed limits within road graphs In one embodiment, a speed limit application associates speed limits with road segments based on a road graph. In operation, the speed limit application selects a source road segment that meets a target road segment at an intersection based on the road graph. The source road segment is associated with a speed limit. Subsequently, the speed limit application determines a confidence value associated with extrapolating the first speed limit to the target road segment based on the first road graph. The speed limit application then determines that the confidence value indicates that a confidence in the extrapolation satisfies a minimum confidence requirement. Consequently, the speed limit application generates an attribute that associates the first speed limit with the target road segment. Finally, the speed limit application causes a navigation-related operation to be performed based on the attribute.
US10332381B2	Intelligent asset detachment sensor system An embodiment of an intelligent personal device detachment sensor apparatus and system for a lanyard, belt clip, pocket clip, or other worn device for displaying a security device, such as an identification and/or card or badge on an individual user. The device is particularly useful for monitoring the presence of the card, badge or other small asset, with many of such assets employed at security, environmental clearance, and access checkpoints. The apparatus consists of two parts, a user holder and an asset holder, held to one another in a “docked” condition using a permanent magnet of the asset holder attachable to a permanent magnet on the user holder. The user holder has a switch (e.g., a mechanical switch), an alarm device to produce an audible signal to the user, and a transmitter that transmits an alert through a network.
US10332372B2	Security system and security tag assembly A security system and security tag assembly cooperatively operative to restrict unauthorized removal of an article from an area, wherein the security tag assembly is removably attached to the article and includes an RFID component/label configured to encode and retain data associated with the article to which it is attached. A deactivator assembly includes a read component structured to read the article data encoded in the security tag assembly, before or during removal of the tag assembly, wherein the read data is transmitted to a processor for display, storage and/or supplementary processing. One or more portable readers, not associated with the deactivator assembly or processor, are configured to access and display the article data for authorized article control. A review application may be downloaded on communication devices having short range technology and is configured to access the article data to obtain information relating thereto.
US10332370B2	System and method for energy saving on access control products A system and method for energy saving on access control products is disclosed. An access controller controls access control readers, which in turn enable access to a building and/or interior areas of the building. The access controller can identify the locations of the access control readers relative to the building, such as whether the access control readers are located on the perimeter of the building for controlling access to the building, or whether the access control readers are located within the building for controlling access to interior areas of the building. The access controller can then place one or more of the access control readers into a power saving state without compromising overall building security, such as placing interior access control readers into a power saving state when the building is assessed to be unoccupied.
US10332364B2	Lighting device and apparatus with multiple applications for processing a common sensed condition A lighting device or an apparatus for use with a light source has one or more sensors, intelligence in the form of programmed processors and communication capabilities. Each sensor is configured to monitor one or more conditions external to a lighting device not directly related to operational performance of the respective lighting device. Programming provides a standardized interface to enable processing of sensed conditions from sensors of different types.
US10332361B2	Adaptor for affixing an electronic payment terminal to a support An adaptor for fixed attachment of an electronic payment terminal to a support. The adaptor has a body on which there is mounted a clip for the reversible fixed attachment of the electronic payment terminal to the support.
US10332357B2	Gaming device having conditional reel functionality Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing conditional reel functionality in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to increase the variety of outcomes and sense of anticipation in a video slot game, by varying the composition of symbols on one or more reels based on outcomes of previously determined reels. In some embodiments this varying of composition occurs while the reels are still spinning. The varying of composition may be accomplished by modifying, substituting, generating, or otherwise altering symbols or the order of symbols in the one or more reels.
US10332356B2	System and method for providing a roulette game based on multiple financial market indicators A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of a virtual roulette wheel. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The system is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result.
US10332341B2	Gaming intelligence system and method A Gaming Intelligence System and Method are described, the method comprising correlating player and game information from two sets of gaming information obtained from a plurality of gaming machines. The first set of information includes player information and transactional information and the second set of information includes game information and transactional information. By optimizing an allocation of transactional information using a goodness measure, correlations between player information and game information are obtained. A gaming intelligence system that determines correlations between player IDs and game IDs is also described.
US10332339B2	Gaming system, control method for gaming system, and program for gaming machine, for providing a game with a bonus opportunity A gaming system provides a center control unit and a plurality of gaming stations. The center control unit is provides a main game to a plurality of players. The center control unit is configured to randomly establish an outcome of the main game from a plurality of potential outcomes. The gaming stations accept a wager on the main game from respective players, receives the outcome of the main game and pays an award to one of the players as a function of the outcome of the main game. The center control unit randomly establishes one of the players as eligible for a bonus game, selects one of the potential outcomes of the main game as a bonus game eligible outcome, and if the bonus game eligible outcome is the outcome of the main game, provides a bonus game to the bonus game eligible player.
US10332338B2	Modular interactive application interleaved wagering system A modular interactive application interleaved wagering system is disclosed. Such a system includes an interactive controller constructed to generate a user interface of a wagering application, generate a user interface of an interactive application, combine the user interfaces into a combined user interface displayed to a user, detect user interactions with the combined user interface and communicate the user interactions to an application controller, receive from the application controller a wager outcome, and display to the user using the wagering user interface of the combined user interface, the wager outcome. The application controller operatively connects the interactive controller to a wager controller, wherein the application controller is constructed to receive from the interactive controller, the user interactions, detect a wagering event from the user interactions, determine the wager outcome responsive to the wagering event using the wager controller, and communicate the wager event to the interactive controller.
US10332325B2	Access control system and access control method using the same Disclosed herein are an access control system and an access control method using the same. The access control method in which a door operating device determines whether to open a door on the basis of an authentication token acquired from a user terminal without intervention of an authentication server includes obtaining the authentication token from the user terminal; determining whether the user have authorization for accessing the door based on a authentication information included in the authentication token; controlling the door to be opened in case of determined that the user have authorization for accessing the door.
US10332323B2	Automotive predictive failure system A method of predicting failure for vehicular components is implemented within a vehicle through a plurality of part sensors and an on-board computing (OBC) device as the part sensors are communicably coupled with the OBC device. The OBC device continuously timestamps and uploads a plurality of performance time-dependent data (PTDD) points to the OBC device throughout a current vehicular trip. The OBC device then analyzes the uploaded PTDD points with an updatable total time duration and an active performance-define range that are calculated from prior vehicular trips. The OBC device is then able to identify a potential vehicular problem during the current trip, based upon the uploaded PTDD points. When a potential vehicular problem is detected within the current trip, an annotating assessment is generated and wirelessly sent to a personal computing device of the owner/operator of the vehicle.
US10332322B2	Systems and methods for vehicle-to-vehicle communication Systems and method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication are provided. In one example, a vehicle system may include one or more sub-systems, an in-vehicle computing system, and an inter-vehicle communication system. The in-vehicle computing system may be configured to generate and/or update trust scores for the one or more sub-systems based on a functional safety classification of the one or more sub-systems. The trust scores may be transmitted to one or more other vehicles near the vehicle via the inter-vehicle communication system. The in-vehicle computing system may also receive trust scores from the one or more other vehicles. Based on the received trust scores, the in-vehicle computing system may adjust longitudinal and/or lateral control of the vehicle via one or more actuators.
US10332320B2	Autonomous vehicle advanced sensing and response One embodiment provides for a computing device within an autonomous vehicle, the compute device comprising a wireless network device to enable a wireless data connection with an autonomous vehicle network, a set of multiple processors including a general-purpose processor and a general-purpose graphics processor, the set of multiple processors to execute a compute manager to manage execution of compute workloads associated with the autonomous vehicle, the compute workload associated with autonomous operations of the autonomous vehicle, and offload logic configured to execute on the set of multiple processors, the offload logic to determine to offload one or more of the compute workloads to one or more autonomous vehicles within range of the wireless network device.
US10332317B2	Virtual reality and cross-device experiences The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
US10332316B2	Method for presenting contents in virtual space, system for executing the method, and contents presenting apparatus A method includes defining a virtual space. The virtual space includes a plurality of first objects and a second object. The method further includes associating each situation of a plurality of situations with a corresponding first object. The method further includes moving the second object in accordance with a detected motion of a head-mounted display. The method further includes updating the virtual space to a virtual space corresponding to a situation of the plurality of situations corresponding to a selected first object. The method further includes displaying in the virtual space a plurality of words associated with the corresponding situation. The method further includes associating a selected at least one word with the selected situation and registering the associated at least one word in a word list.
US10332310B2	Distributed index fetch, primitive assembly, and primitive batching One embodiment of the present invention includes a technique for distributing work slices associated with a graphics processing unit for processing. A primitive distribution system receives a draw command related to a graphics object associated with a plurality of indices. The primitive distribution system creates a plurality of work slices, where each work slice is associated with a different subset of the indices included in the plurality of indices. The primitive distribution system scans a first subset of indices to identify a first set of characteristics that is needed to process a second subset of indices. The primitive distribution system processes the second subset of indices based at least in part on the one or more characteristics. Advantageously, because multiple work slices are analyzed in parallel for duplicate indices, the time required to analyze work slices is more in balance with the time required to process the work slices, leading to greater utilization of GPU resources and improved overall performance.
US10332308B2	Graphic rendering quality improvements through automated data type precision control One or more system, apparatus, method, and computer readable media is described below for automated data type precision control capable of improving rendering quality on a graphics processor. Perceptible rendering quality is dependent at least in part on number format precision (e.g., FP16 or FP32) employed for shader program variables. In accordance with embodiments, shader variables implemented in lower precision data formats are tracked during shader compile to identify those that might trigger a floating point overflow and/or underflow exception. For shaders including one or more such variable, resources are provided to automatically monitor overflow and/or underflow exceptions during shader execution. In further embodiments, shader code is automatically re-generated based, at least in part, upon occurrences of such exceptions, and an increased number format precision specified for one or more of the tracked shader variables.
US10332307B2	Apparatus and method performing rendering on viewpoint disparity image A device and method performing rendering on first and second images having binocular or viewpoint disparity are provided. The method includes determining some pixels of the second image that correspond to pixels of the first image, performing reprojection to determine, based on rendering results of the first image, color values for the pixels of the second image that are determined to correspond to the pixels of the first image, and selectively rendering remaining pixels of the second image based on the reprojection.
US10332304B1	System for fast intersections in ray tracing The present disclosure describes a system of fast intersection between secondary rays and geometric objects for a global illumination ray tracing. A hardware graphics pipeline of GPU is used as a means for carrying out the intersection between secondary rays and scene geometry in large groups of rays, gaining high speed and lowering computational complexity. The resulting power consumption is reduced.
US10332303B2	Dedicated ray memory for ray tracing in graphics systems A ray tracing unit is implemented in a graphics rendering system. The ray tracing unit comprises: processing logic configured to perform ray tracing operations on rays, a dedicated ray memory coupled to the processing logic and configured to store ray data for rays to be processed by the processing logic, an interface to a memory system, and control logic configured to manage allocation of ray data to either the dedicated ray memory or the memory system. Core ray data for rays to be processed by the processing logic is stored in the dedicated ray memory, and at least some non-core ray data for the rays is stored in the memory system. This allows core ray data for many rays to be stored in the dedicated ray memory without the size of the dedicated ray memory becoming too wasteful when the ray tracing unit is not in use.
US10332299B2	Scene graph for defining a stereoscopic graphical object A scene graph suitable for defining stereoscopic graphical objects, a method and an apparatus for creating such scene graphs, and a method and an apparatus for rendering graphical objects based on such scene graphs are described. The scene graph describes a spatial or a temporal arrangement of the stereoscopic graphical object and comprises information about image data for a base image for the stereoscopic graphical object, image data for a dependent image for the graphical object, and the spatial or the temporal arrangement of the base image and the dependent image. For a 3D rendering mode the graphical object is composed of the base image and the dependent image. For a 2D rendering mode the graphical object is composed of the base image only.
US10332297B1	Electronic note graphical user interface having interactive intelligent agent and specific note processing features The invention relates to an electronic note graphical user interface that has a human-like interactive intelligent animated agent and provides specific note processing features including multimodal hands free operation, and includes methods and systems that include a processor configured to provide an Intelligent Interactive Agent as a graphic animation to a user, where the agent receives and processes verbal commands from the user to operates the GUI and executes GUI operations including showing the animation tapping, swiping, pinching, searching for text, entering text, and displaying retrieved content, in the one or more mobile electronic display notes displayed in the container display matrix.
US10332285B2	Techniques for automatic and dynamic opacity settings for scatterplots An opacity engine for automatically and dynamically setting an opacity level for a scatterplot based on a predetermined value for a mean opacity level of utilized pixels (MOUP) in the scatterplot. The opacity engine may automatically set the opacity level for the scatterplot to produce the predetermined MOUP value in the scatterplot. A utilized pixel in the scatterplot comprises a pixel displaying at least one data point representing data. The MOUP value in the scatterplot may be equal to the sum of the final opacity levels of all utilized pixels in the chart, divided by the number of utilized pixels in the chart. The predetermined MOUP value may be between 35%-45%, such as 40%. The opacity engine may adjust the determined opacity level for charts having relatively low over-plotting factors.
US10332283B2	Visualized re-physicalization of captured physical signals and/or physical states Briefly, embodiments disclosed herein may relate to re-physicalization of captured physical signals and/or sensor measurements and to generation of user-perceivable output content from a computing device based at least in part on the re-physicalization.
US10332282B2	System and method for fragmented reveal of a multimedia content A method and system are described for fragmented presentation of a media content, such as a digital picture. In an exemplary embodiment, the media content is rendered on a display of a recipient portable computing device, such as a smartphone. Simultaneously, a masking layer is rendered on the display “over the top” of the multimedia content. The mask layer obscures the presentation of the media content such that removal of the mask layer, one fragment at a time over a period of time, operates to present portions of the media content rendered below each fragment.
US10332280B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and control apparatus This invention provides a technique of appropriately managing a high-resolution tomographic image and effectively displaying an arbitrary cross section even under an environment where a 3D texture has a size limitation. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit adapted to determine whether a size of a plurality of tomographic images acquired from a single object is not more than a predetermined size, a management unit adapted to, upon determining that the size is not more than the predetermined size, manage the plurality of tomographic images as three-dimensional voxel data, a decision unit adapted to decide a cross-sectional image as a display target of an object image managed as the three-dimensional voxel data, and a display control unit adapted to cause a display unit to display the decided cross-sectional image.
US10332279B2	Methods and apparatus for image construction A method constructs an image with improved peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) from a scattered pixel set. The method generates an approximation function that is a linear combination of a plurality of Many-Knot (MK) spline basis functions, and constructs the image with improved PSNR by conducting a least squares treatment on the approximation function to minimize a residual of each pixel value in the scattered pixel set from the approximation function.
US10332271B2	Apparatus and method for detecting multilayer multipass welding trajectory Apparatuses and methods for detecting multilayer multipass welding trajectory are disclosed. The apparatus includes an imaging component, a first and a second directional light source group, a structured light source and a control and processing component. The imaging component is disposed in front of a welding gun and above a weld pass. The first and the second directional light source group are disposed symmetrically above the weld pass and at two sides of the weld pass. The structured light source is disposed above the weld pass. The control and processing component is configured to control the imaging component to capture an image of the workpiece surface separately when the first directional light source group, the second directional light source group or the structured light source emits the light to the workpiece surface and to obtain a multilayer multipass welding trajectory according to the images.
US10332264B2	Deep network flow for multi-object tracking A multi-object tracking system and method are provided. The multi-object tracking system includes at least one camera configured to capture a set of input images of a set of objects to be tracked. The multi-object tracking system further includes a memory storing a learning model configured to perform multi-object tracking by jointly learning arbitrarily parameterized and differentiable cost functions for all variables in a linear program that associates object detections with bounding boxes to form trajectories. The multi-object tracking system also includes a processor configured to (i) detect the objects and track locations of the objects by applying the learning model to the set of input images in a multi-object tracking task, and (ii), provide a listing of the objects and the locations of the objects for the multi-object tracking task. A bi-level optimization is used to minimize a loss defined on a solution of the linear program.
US10332263B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium An image processing device includes a division unit which divides an input image into a first content area and a first background area, a generation unit which corrects a first content area pixel included in the first content area by using a first peripheral pixel existing in the vicinity of the first content area among first background area pixels included in the first background area to generate a first background image formed with the after-correction first content area pixel and the first background area pixel, and a removal unit which removes the first background image from the input image.
US10332259B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus inputs image data representing a plurality of images from mutually different viewpoints, estimates first information indicating a disparity between the plurality of images by comparing image regions each having a first size between the plurality of images, and identifies image regions each having a second size different from the first size, between the plurality of images, based on the first information estimated. The estimation estimates second information indicating the magnitude of a disparity between the plurality of images in the identified image regions by comparing the image regions each having the second size between the plurality of images.
US10332257B2	Visualization of at least one characteristic variable A method for visualizing at least one characteristic variable of a patient in an angiographic scan via a C-arm X-ray device, an associated C-arm X-ray device and an associated computer program product are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes acquiring at least one 2-D image of the patient via the C-arm X-ray device; determining at least one 3-D reference image by applying an image information system to the at least one 2-D image; establishing at least one characteristic variable which describes at least one vessel of the patient in the at least one 3-D reference image; and visualizing the at least one characteristic variable in the at least one 2-D image.
US10332254B2	Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) apparatus and method Disclosed are Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) apparatus and method to combine information on sequential image frames and to provide a superior classification result for the ROI in the image frame. The CAD apparatus may include a Region of Interest (ROI) detector configured to detect an ROI from image frames, a categorizer configured to create groups of image frames having successive ROI sections from among the image frames based on a result of the detection, a classifier configured to classify an ROI detected from each of the image frames belonging to the groups, and a result combiner configured to combine classification results for the image frames belonging to each group from the groups and to calculate a group result for the each group.
US10332250B2	Three-dimensional cavitation quantitative imaging method for microsecond-resolution cavitation spatial-temporal distribution A three-dimensional cavitation quantitative imaging method for a microsecond-resolution cavitation spatial-temporal distribution includes steps of: after each wide beam detection, moving an array transducer by one unit; waiting until the cavitation nuclei distribution backs to an initial state, then detecting the cavitation by the wide beam detection with same cavitation energy incitation, so as to obtain a spatial series of two-dimensional cavitation raw radio frequency data corresponding to different placing positions of the array transducer; then changing the cavitation energy source duration, time delays between energy source incitation and the wide beam transmitted by the array transducer, and time delays between the pulsating pump and energy source incitation, so as to obtain a temporal series of two-dimensional cavitation raw radio frequency data; and then obtaining a microsecond-resolution three-dimensional cavitation spatial-temporal distribution image and a cavitation micro bubble concentration quantitative Nakagami parametric image.
US10332242B2	Method and system for reconstructing 360-degree video Methods and system for reconstructing 360-degree video is disclosed. A video sequence V1 including a plurality of frames associated with spherical content at a first frame rate and a video sequence V2 including a plurality of frames associated with a predefined viewport at a second frame rate is received by a processor. The first frame rate is lower than the second frame rate. An interpolated video sequence V1′ of the video sequence V1 is generated by creating a plurality of intermediate frames between a set of consecutive frames of the plurality of frames of the sequence V1 corresponding to the second frame rate of the video sequence V2. A pixel based blending of each intermediate frame of the plurality of the intermediate frames of sequence V1′ with a corresponding frame of the plurality of frames the sequence V2 is performed to generate a fused video sequence Vm for displaying.
US10332235B1	Direct memory access for graphics processing unit packet processing Devices for coordinating or establishing a direct memory access for a network interface card to a graphics processing unit, and for a network interface card to access a graphics processing unit via a direct memory access are disclosed. For example, a central processing unit may request a graphics processing unit to allocate a memory buffer of the graphics processing unit for a direct memory access by a network interface card and receive from the graphics processing unit a first confirmation of an allocation of the memory buffer. The central processing unit may further transmit to the network interface card a first notification of the allocation of the memory buffer of the graphics processing unit, poll the network interface card to determine when a packet is received by the network interface card, and transmit a second notification to the graphics processing unit that the packet is written to the memory buffer.
US10332218B2	Social ad hoc networking protocol and presentation layer In one embodiment, a method includes implementing an ad hoc network protocol comprising transmitting, from a first mobile device, one or more neighbor messages that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second neighbor messages from one or more second mobile devices that include second user identifiers corresponding to respective second users of the one or more second mobile devices, wherein the second user identifiers correspond to respective user accounts of one or more second users in the social networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the one or more second neighbor messages for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.
US10332213B2	Expense report system with receipt image processing by delegates A system and method are disclosed in an automated expense report system for identifying a delegated user and granting to the user delegate rights. At least one granted right includes one or more permissions to carry out certain operations in the expense report system such as permission to create an expense report, permission to access receipt data, permission to approve an expense report, or permission to view an expense report. At least one permission is associated with one or more workflows by which the operations are carried out. In one embodiment, data that identifies delegates is sent to an image capture device coupled to the expense report system and a delegated user carries out operations in the expense report system from the image capture device. In one embodiment, the expense report system keeps a database of the users and those delegating persons for whom a user is permitted to act.
US10332210B1	System and method for implementing computer modeling techniques Improved computer modeling techniques, and uses thereof, are described herein. A set of unstructured textual data is received. Certain textual data is removed from the set of unstructured data to form an initial vocabulary set of textual data. One or more bigrams are added to the vocabulary set of textual data to form a final vocabulary set of textual data. The final vocabulary set of textual data is divided into a plurality of subsets of textual data based on type. A model is trained using each of the plurality of subsets of textual data to form a plurality of trained models, each corresponding to one of the types.
US10332200B1	Dual-use display screen for financial services applications A method includes displaying a financial services document on a display screen of an electronic computing device. The financial services document is displayed on a first section of the display screen and on a second section of the display screen. An action is performed on the financial services document on the first section of the display screen without changing the display of the financial services document on the second section of the display screen. An action is performed on the financial services document on the second section of the display screen without changing the display of the financial services document on the first section of the display screen.
US10332199B2	System and method for visualizing checking account information Systems and methods for presenting fraud detection information are presented. In one example, a computer system analyzes empirical data to detect potentially fraudulent activity and alerts users of the potentially fraudulent activity via a fraud detection user interface. The fraud detection user interface determines a set of user interface components to suitable to present the potentially fraudulent activity and presents facts associated with the potentially fraudulent activity to a user for further analysis and investigation.
US10332198B2	Method and system to generate a listing in a network-based commerce system A method and system of generating a listing in a network-based commerce system is provided. The method includes receiving listing identification data from a user, and retrieving listing data associated with the listing based on the listing identification data. Thereafter, a listing is generated that is at least partially based on the listing data and posted on the network-based commerce system. In one embodiment, the user may edit the listing data prior to posting the listing. The network-based commerce system may include, as a source of attributes, a database of listing data associated with at least one of movies, music, games, books and motor vehicles. In one embodiment, a plurality of check boxes is provided each of which is associated with an attribute of the listing and the method automatically, without human intervention, checks attributes based on the listing data.
US10332194B2	Dynamic generation of user interface elements In various example embodiments, a system and method for dynamically generating user interface elements and associated values are presented. An item listing and profile data are accessed. A set of user interface elements are dynamically generated based on the item listing and the profile data, with each user interface element configured to perform an action on the item listing. A set of values are dynamically determined, with each value being associated with a user interface element of the set of user interface elements. The set of user interface elements are then caused to be presented within the item listing.
US10332191B1	Steganographic-based system and method using digital identification A steganographic-based ordering system and method using a digital identification (ID) are described. A user may obtain a digital ID card on a user device and select modes for interacting with the vendor. Using the digital ID, the user can create a personal profile that indicates the user's preferences, and place an order for an item (e.g., a product or service) through the digital ID. The order may be steganographically-embedded along with user data within the digital ID. The digital ID including the steganographically-em bedded order is transmitted to a digital ID reader located at the vendor. When completing an order for the user, the digital ID reader may de-embed user and order data from the received digital ID to obtain information about the user and provide more personalized service to complete the order.
US10332188B2	System and method for recommending home décor items based on an image of a room A method, system, and article of manufacture for recommending items for a room. An image of a room is received, a box image is fitted to the image of the room. Information is extracted from the fitted box image and is used for recommending items for the room. The image is a color image and extracting information is done by extracting color histograms from the fitted box image. The color histograms are used to determine items that match the color scheme of the room, the lighting of the room, and/or the decorating style of the room.
US10332175B2	Compatibility guidance method for a universal automotive accessory for an online and in-store marketplace A compatibility guidance method for a universal automotive accessory for an online marketplace provides a combination of make, model and year of a vehicle for customer to confirm particular universal automotive accessory's compatibility with given combination of vehicle during online shopping. By this process of providing compatibility guidance from premeasured data of vehicles saves a customer hassle of measuring and checking compatibility themselves. For in store purchases a potential customer can be directed to a webpage where the potential customer can find compatibility guidance for a universal automotive accessory.
US10332174B2	Process for preparation and purchase of individualized cosmetics under a principal brand and device according to the said process The present invention belongs to the field of systemized preparation and sale of individualized cosmetics, more precisely it belongs to the field of systems, devices and processes for creation of own cosmetic products and the sale method of said products.The essence of the process for preparation and purchase of individualized cosmetics under a principal brand is that the process is a part of a device, which performs this process, and that the process includes the following steps: entering into the shop, beginning of video recording and/or photographing, selecting a product for purchase, creating customer profile, whereby the customer receives his own code, payment, decision for an individual recipe or activation of virtual advisor, creation of individual recipe, or recipe review, selection of options for changing the recipe, storage of recipe under a new sub-brand, which includes the principal brand on the first place, possibility to alter the new recipe, enabling availability of the recipe for others, beginning of product making, product closing, printing product information and product labelling, purchase entry to the customer's code, entry of customer's bonuses, and product shipping. The process allows the possibility of active participation in creation of own recipes and sub-brands, which can be closed for others or can be offered to other customers, which means that the creator can participate in the rewarding scheme depending on the number of sold products.
US10332173B2	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating a memorial product Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating memorial products using a memorial product design and ordering system (the “design system”). The design system may generally be configured to provide users with a platform, tools, design elements, automated processes, and/or the like for designing, customizing and ordering memorial products. The design system may be configured to present users with graphical or virtual representations of physical memorial products (“virtual product templates”) that may be customized by specifying product characteristics and adding various design elements. In some embodiments, the virtual product templates may be and/or may include photo-realistic and/or three-dimensional (3D) representations of the actual physical memorial products. In this manner, the design system may be configured to provide a customer with a realistic user experience from a virtual and/or online design tool.
US10332172B2	Lead recommendations A method and system for providing lead recommendations are disclosed. A server system stores profile information for a plurality of members of a server system. The server system then analyzes the stored profile information to identify one or more potential sales lead recommendations for a first member of the server system. The server system then ranks the one or more identified potential sales lead recommendations. The server system selects one or more of the identified sales lead recommendations and transmits the selected one or more identified sales lead recommendations to a client device associated with the first member of the server system.
US10332164B2	Health-care E-commerce systems and methods A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.
US10332163B2	System and method for providing commercial services over a wireless communication network The inventive system provides real-time commercial services to users of mobile communication devices (MCDs) over a wireless communication network utilizing the short message service protocol (SMS). The inventive system establishes a dialog with a user of an MCD utilizing SMS to present the user with commercial service options and to allow the user to quickly and easily purchase the services by sending minimal SMS responses during the dialog process. Preferably, prior to utilization of the inventive system, the user subscribes with a service provider to pre-arrange payment options for purchased services, to provide information helpful in tailoring offered services and service options to the user, and optionally to receive enhanced services (such as discounted and/or last minute offers, etc.). Utilization of the inventive system occurs in three phases: trigger, purchase and claim. During the trigger phase (user or service provider initiated), the service to be purchased is selected. During the purchase phase, the user selects the grade and quantity of services to be purchased and authorizes payment which is processed by the service provider and thereafter receives a unique service code. During the claim phase, the user presents the service code at the service location, which is then verified using a local terminal, and the service is then delivered to the user. The inventive dialog process can be advantageously and readily configured for a wide variety of commercial services, including, but not limited to entertainment site admissions and travel.
US10332158B2	Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first network media impression adjustment factor based on a quantity of lost test media impression notifications for a first network in a geographic region; determining an adjusted quantity of first network user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network by applying the first network media impression adjustment factor to a quantity of successfully received user-accessed media impression notifications to generate a product and weighting the product based on a market share of first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region; and storing the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications in association with a media identifier to credit corresponding media with a quantity of media accesses corresponding to the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications.
US10332156B2	Systems and methods for using server side cookies by a demand side platform The present disclosure is directed to methods for identifying a user by a demand side platform (DSP) across advertiser exchanges. The method includes establishing, by a DSP, a cookie mapping for a user. The cookie mapping includes a mapping of user identifiers for the user from advertisement exchanges to a user identifier assigned by the DSP for the user. The DSP stores to the cookie mapping a first mapping to the user identifier of the DSP, comprising a first user id received by a bidder from a first exchange and a first exchange id for the first exchange. A bidder inserts a pixel into a bid for an impression opportunity to a second exchange. The pixel includes a key to the cookie mapping and a second user id for the user and a second exchange id. The second user id is received by the bidder from a second exchange.
US10332152B2	Systems and methods to attribute real-world visits of physical business locations by a user of a wireless device to targeted digital content or publicly displayed physical content previously viewable by the user Methods and systems that record the location of a user and transmit targeted content to a user based upon their current and past location information. A network is configured to include a server programmed with a database of targeted content, a database of location information, a database of user information, a database searching algorithm, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user's mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The location information is analyzed to determine the routes taken by the user, businesses visited by the user, and other behaviors of the user. Targeted content is sent to the mobile device of the user or exposure to physical content is tracked. Whether the user visits the physical locations associated with the content is monitored. Detailed conversion tracking is provided to producers of targeted content and business owners.
US10332151B2	Method and system for using media points to influence content delivery Method for influencing content delivery to a mobile device used by a user includes: receiving a request for content delivery from the mobile device, over a computer network; obtaining a location of the mobile device; identifying one or more media points in proximity to the obtained location of the mobile device; obtaining type, location and display size of the identified one or more media points, from one or more databases; determining a strength of an exposure of the user to said identified one or more media points, based on the type, location and display size of the identified one or more media points and the location of the mobile device; selecting a relevant supplemental content for delivery to the mobile device, based on said determined strength of an exposure of the user to said identified one or more media points; and delivering said selected relevant supplemental content and the requested content to the mobile device over the computer network.
US10332149B2	System and methods for upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing A method of providing event notification of upcoming events is provided. A method may include receiving a search request comprising search criteria. The method may also include performing a first search for one or more upcoming events based on the search criteria. Further, the method may include modifying the search criteria and performing a second search for one or more upcoming events based on the modified search criteria. The method may further include determining an upcoming event based on at least one of the first search and the second search. In addition, the method may include transmitting a notification of the upcoming event from the network-based system to a user device.

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