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US10412627B2	Signaling strategy for advanced receiver with interference cancellation and suppression Signaling strategies for an advanced receiver with interference cancellation (IC) and suppression is discussed. Upon enablement of an advanced interference cancellation procedure according to the disclosure, transmitters within the enabled area transmit according to transmission restriction configurations that provide transmission limits based on either frequency, time, or scheduling. The restrictions on the transmitters reduces the complexity of processing by neighboring advanced receivers for cancellation of interference from the restricted transmitters. At the advanced receiver, transmission information, such as scheduling, reference signal (RS), resource block (RB) allocation, and the like, may either be determined through blind detection or received directly through signaling. The advanced receiver may use this transmission information associated with each interfering signal to detect, decode, and subtract the interfering signals from the received transmissions.
US10412625B1	Systems and methods for tracking and calculating network usage in a network with multiple user plane functions A system described herein may provide a mechanism for accurately tracking data usage across multiple User Plane Function (“UPF”) devices in a telecommunications network. For example, different types of traffic may be handled by UPFs (e.g., may be dropped or forwarded), and the UPFs may be able to report the dropping of specific types of traffic, without needing to perform deep packet inspection (“DPI”). Header information may be passed from an upstream UPF to a downstream UPF with the traffic, where the header information indicates rules and/or policies that were applied by the upstream UPF. The downstream UPF may identify the rules and/or policies from the upstream UPF, and may use this information when reporting usage to a Session Management Function (“SMF”).
US10412624B2	Dynamic policy based control for autonomous transmission of data by IoT or non-IoT device A method includes receiving at least one current network condition factor (NCF), each current NCF indicating a level of congestion of a corresponding network. The method determines that there is an autonomous report to be transmitted and in response determines a policy entry of a policy used for autonomous reporting based on matching values of one or more input parameters related to the autonomous report to values of one or more input parameters of the policy entry. A reference NCF for a first network is determined from the corresponding policy entry. The method then determines whether to request to transmit the autonomous report on the first network based on a comparison of the reference NCF for the first network and the current NCF of the first network.
US10412612B2	Method for terminal executing V2X communication to determine transmission power in wireless communication system and terminal utilizing the method Provided are a method for a terminal executing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication to determine transmission power in a wireless communication system and a terminal utilizing the method. The method determines the transmission power necessary for a V2X transmission, and transmits a V2X signal to another terminal at the determined transmission power, wherein the transmission power for the V2X transmission is determined by means of a second parameter aggregation independent of a first parameter aggregation utilized when the terminal is transmitting a signal to a base station.
US10412609B2	Handling of transport conditions A network information system for determining transport conditions in a communications network. Monitoring data is acquired from a plurality of data transport nodes in a communications network. Transport conditions are determined from network information related to transport flows for network transmission of real time media flows. The network information is determined from a subset of the acquired monitoring data. The determined transport conditions are provided to at least one of a network connected device running an application involving the network transmission of real time media flows and a data transport node involved in the network transmission of real time media flows.
US10412602B2	Apparatus and method There is provided an apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement information or position-related information for each of one or more wireless communication devices capable of operating as a mobile station and a base station, the measurement information indicating a result of measurement for a cell by a wireless communication device, the position-related information being related to a position of a wireless communication device; and a selector confirmed to select a wireless communication device to operate as a base station from among the one or more wireless communication devices based on the measurement information or the position-related information for each of the one or more wireless communication devices.
US10412595B2	Capacity optimization sub-system for distributed antenna system Certain aspects are directed to a capacity optimization sub-system for a distributed antenna system. The capacity optimization sub-system includes a switch matrix and a controller. The switch matrix includes variable attenuators and switches. The switch matrix can receive sectors from base stations. The switch matrix can provide the sectors to coverage zones. The controller can communicate with the switch matrix. The controller can determine that a number of wireless devices in one or more of the coverage zones is outside a specified range of threshold traffic levels. In response to determining that the number of wireless devices is outside the specified range of threshold traffic levels, the controller can configure one or more of the variable attenuators and corresponding switches to redistribute capacity among the coverage zones by, for example, increasing and/or decreasing capacity in one or more of the coverage zones.
US10412582B2	Method and apparatus for security communication of carrier aggregation between base stations Embodiments of the invention disclose a method for security communication of carrier aggregation between base stations, which method comprises receiving, by a user equipment, a first message to add a cell controlled by a secondary base station as a service cell sent by a primary base station; and creating, by the user equipment, a security key for communication with cells controlled by the secondary base station according to security context of the primary base station and the first message. Embodiments of the invention further disclose the corresponding user equipment and base stations. Implementation of the method and apparatus according to the present invention makes it possible to effectively protect security of data transmission of the air interface and to avoid attacks on air interface security.
US10412581B2	Secure session communication between a mobile device and a base station A vehicle includes: (i) a main telematics module, (ii) a connectivity module including antenna(s) and processor(s). The connectivity module is configured to: (a) authenticate a mobile device via a vehicle-access-key (VAK); (b), if (a), issue an ephemeral-session-key (DSK) to the mobile device; (c), if (b), establish an active session with the mobile device; (d) encrypt all messages to the mobile device with the VAK during (a) and with the DSK during (c). The connectivity module is configured to automatically revoke the DSK upon expiration of a predetermined time interval.
US10412580B2	Exclusive bonding of wireless devices A first device and a second device may establish wireless pairing, and based on that wireless pairing, establish wireless bonding. During the wireless bonding, the two devices may have multiple connections during which information is exchanged. One of the devices may also attempt to pair with a third device. The wireless bond between the first device and the second device may be broken, and a wireless bond may then be formed with the third device.
US10412574B2	Method and apparatus for selecting profile of terminal in mobile network A method and apparatus of selecting profiles is provided that provides communication services of a terminal equipped with embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) (or embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM)) and Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC). The method of selecting a profile in a terminal including a plurality of subscriber identity module (SIMs) that differ from each other in type, includes selecting, when sensing a profile changing event, one of the plurality of SIMs according to a preset rule, selecting one of a plurality of profiles stored in the plurality of SIMs, and applying the selected profile to the terminal.
US10412572B2	Device discovering method, apparatus and computer storage medium thereof The present disclosure provides a device discovering method and apparatus, a device and a computer storage medium, wherein the method comprises: receiving a user instruction instructing to discover devices; if it is found from search that an inter-network connection device exists in a local network and a current device-discovering process has not yet ended, sending first prompt information which includes a manner of guiding the user to trigger the inter-network connection device to be discovered. The manners provided by the present disclosure can guide the manner of triggering the inter-network connection device to be discovered during the device-discovering process, so that the user can conveniently and simply and smoothly trigger the inter-network connection device to be discovered according to the prompt information.
US10412566B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium There is provided an information processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The information processing apparatus performs a device search, displays search results of the device search, and generates tag information to be written into a short range wireless communication tag, using identification information of a device selected by a user based on the displayed search results. Then, the information processing apparatus writes the generated tag information into the short range wireless communication tag with the short range wireless communication.
US10412564B2	Apparatus, method, and system for displaying antenna location of communication terminal, and recording medium An apparatus, system, and method for displaying an antenna location of a communication terminal, receives, from a user carrying and operating the communication terminal, an instruction that causes the communication terminal to establish a non-contact communication with a counterpart communication device via an antenna provided in the communication terminal, and controls a display of the communication terminal to display location guide information indicating a location of the antenna in the communication terminal, the location guide information to be used for assisting the user in identifying a section of the communication terminal to be brought closer to the counterpart communication device to start establishing the non-contact communication with the counterpart communication device.
US10412548B2	Location history access for lost tracking device A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device. The secondary device can provide locations associated with the tracking device to a tracking system. When the secondary device determines that the tracking device is lost (for instance, in response to no longer receiving communications from the tracking device), the secondary device can provide additional locations associated with the secondary device to the tracking system. The tracking system can store locations received before and after the tracking device was lost, and can provide these locations to the user for display within a map interface, enabling a user to digitally retrace the user's steps in order to aid the user in locating the lost tracking device.
US10412544B1	Voronoi diagram-based algorithm for efficient progressive continuous range query for moving objects Devices and methods for providing Voronoi diagram-based progressive continuous range query (CRQ) computation for location-based services are provided. A method can include indexing all interest points using a Voronoi R-tree data structure in a server-side computing device. When a client mobile device sends a CRQ request, the server-side device receives a path of travel and builds a list to store interest points and a min-heap to store split points, iteratively retrieving split points from the min-heap, and reporting the CRQ result progressively until a termination condition is reached.
US10412540B2	Tracking device location identification A last known location of a tracking device can be determined by using location information received at a tracking system. A disconnection event is received at the tracking system indicating that a tracking device has disconnected from a mobile device. In response, the tracking system can generate a last known location for the tracking device. Other relevant location updates, such as recent locations of the mobile device or locations of other mobile devices that connect to the tracking device are collected and associated with the disconnection event. Based on the location updates, a last known location of the tracking device can be computed and stored.
US10412535B2	Method and device for providing information in communication network using a beacon service According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and a terminal can be provided, and a beacon service method of the terminal comprises the steps of: transmitting a beacon including identification information of the terminal; receiving beacon-related information from a reception device having received the beacon; receiving a beacon-related information report request message from an information collection device; and transmitting stored beacon-related information to the information collection device. In addition, the present disclosure can provide a beacon reception device communicating with the terminal and an operation method therefor, an information collection device communicating with the terminal and an operation method therefor, and a server for providing a beacon service and an operation method of the server.
US10412532B2	Environment discovery via time-synchronized networked loudspeakers A method for creating a model of reflective surfaces in a listening environment that may be applied to noise cancellation for a network of AVB/TSN loudspeaker components. A coordinator determines co-planarity and estimates orientation of all echoes of a stimulus by using recorded precise times of arrival, determined angles of arrival and the known, or estimated, locations of each loudspeaker component. The coordinator groups reflection points into planar regions based on co-planarity and estimated orientations to determine a location of each reflective surface in the listening environment thereby creating a model of all of the reflective surfaces in the listening environment.
US10412528B1	Audio content modification for playback audio A method including accessing, by a user device, a location corresponding to at least one microphone array in a content of a free-viewpoint audio environment. The method includes tracking user movement of a user based on a user position in the content of the free-viewpoint audio environment, determining a probability of error in a direction estimate from at least one part of an audio signal; and applying audio ambience to the at least one part of the audio signal based on the user displacement from the nearest microphone array of the at least one microphone array and the probability of error in the direction estimate from the at least one part of the audio signal.
US10412527B1	Head-related transfer function determination using base stations A system including base stations determines head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) for a user. Each base station is located at a distinct location within a local area and includes a speaker configured to emit a test sound in accordance with calibration instructions. A depth camera assembly determines depth information describing a position of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the local area relative to the locations of the base stations. A microphone is placed in an ear canal of a user wearing the HMD, and generates a respective audio sample from the test sound emitted by the speaker of each base station. A controller determines the relative position of the HMD using the depth information, generates the calibration instructions based on the relative position of the HMD, and determines the HRTFs based on the audio samples.
US10412521B2	Simulating acoustic output at a location corresponding to source position data Systems and methods of simulating acoustic output at a location corresponding to source position data are disclosed. A particular method includes receiving an audio signal and source position data associated with the audio signal. A set of speaker signals are applied to a plurality of speakers, where the set of speaker driver signals causes the plurality of speakers to generate acoustic output that simulates output of the audio signal by an audio source at a location corresponding to the source position data.
US10412511B2	Hearing aid Apparatus for assisting hearing, the apparatus comprising: an in-ear component for insertion into the ear canal and comprising an electromagnet; and a bone implant for mounting in the temporal bone bordering the ear canal, the bone implant comprising a housing and a magnetic mass suspended within the housing such that vibrations of the magnetic mass are mechanically coupled into the housing; wherein the in-ear component is configured to drive its electromagnet so as to, when the in-ear component is located in an ear canal with the electromagnet adjacent to the bone implant, cause the magnetic mass to vibrate within the housing.
US10412507B2	Method for operating a hearing device, hearing device and binaural hearing device system A method for operating a hearing device includes generating first and second input signals from a sound signal by using respective first and second input transducers, providing a first angle and an angular range and, with respect to frequency bands, based on the first and second input signals and first angle, forming an attenuation directional signal having relative attenuation at least for a second angle in the angular range about the first angle and thereby setting and an overlay parameter. A gain directional signal is formed based on the first and second input signals and the overlay parameter and/or second angle, having relative gain for the second angle. An angled directional signal is generated from the attenuation directional signal and the gain directional signal. An output signal is generated based on the angled directional signal. A hearing device and a binaural hearing device system are also provided.
US10412504B2	MEMS microphone and method of manufacturing the same A MEMS microphone includes a substrate having a cavity, a back plate disposed over the substrate and having a plurality of acoustic holes, a diaphragm disposed over the substrate to cover the cavity, the diaphragm being disposed under the back plate to be spaced apart from the back plate, including venting holes communicating with the cavity, and sensing an acoustic pressure to create a displacement, a first insulation layer interposed between the substrate and the diaphragm to support the diaphragm, and the first insulation layer including an opening formed at a position corresponding to the cavity to expose the diaphragm, a second insulating layer formed over the substrate to cover an upper face of the back plate and an insulating interlayer formed between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer, and the insulation interlayer being located outside the diaphragm and supporting the second insulation layer to make the back plate be spaced from the diaphragm. Thus, a process of manufacturing the MEMS microphone may be simplified.
US10412502B2	Electroacoustic transducer with dual vibration plate An electroacoustic transducer that can improve acoustic characteristics has a housing and a piezoelectric speaker. The piezoelectric speaker has a first vibration plate with a periphery part supported directly or indirectly on the housing, as well as a piezoelectric element placed at least on one side of the first vibration plate, and is constituted in such a way that its rigidity is asymmetric with respect to the center axis of the first vibration plate.
US10412499B2	Loudspeaker driver/exciter with unique design to facilitate mounting This invention is a loudspeaker driver/exciter assembly for use with a flat or slightly contoured surface panel to produce an audible sound. The invention is composed of a driver assembly, a frame, and a voice coil exciter assembly. The driver assembly includes magnet, core cap, and shell pot. The voice coil exciter assembly includes a former, coil and exciter assembly. A spider suspends the voice coil exciter assembly in relation to the driver assembly. The invention is mounted to the panel by one or more interfaces between the frame and the panel and one or more interfaces between the voice coil exciter assembly and the panel. One or more holes or apertures are provided in the shell pot, core cap, and magnet, and aligned with the screws or fasteners of the voice coil exciter assembly in such a way that a tool such as a screwdriver may be used to facilitate quick and easy mounting and removal of the driver/exciter assembly with the panel.
US10412495B2	Customizable jewelry and wireless audio headset system Embodiments for a customizable jewelry and wireless audio headset system are provided. The system includes a wireless audio headset with a housing to store multiple electrical components, at least one jewelry accessory, at least one connecting component to secure jewelry accessories to the housing of the wireless audio headset, and a securing mechanism to create a loop and secure the system around the user's neck.
US10412489B2	Auralization for multi-microphone devices A method for auralizing a multi-microphone device. Path information for one or more sound paths using dimensions and room reflection coefficients of a simulated room for one of a plurality of microphones included in a multi-microphone device is determined. An array-related transfer functions (ARTFs) for the one of the plurality of microphones is retrieved. The auralized impulse response for the one of the plurality of microphones is generated based at least on the retrieved ARTFs and the determined path information.
US10412472B2	Contiguous network A large-scale contiguous network comprises access nodes arranged into access groups and distributors arranged into constellations of collocated distributors. The distributors may comprise switches, rotators, or a mixture of switches and rotators. Each access group connects to each distributor of a respective set of distributors selected so that each pair of access groups connects once to a respective distributor. At least one access group comprises a global controller. Each access node has a dual multichannel link to each constellation of a respective set of constellations, the link carrying a set of dual channels connecting through a spectral demultiplexer and a spectral multiplexer to a subset of distributors. Each access node is equipped with a respective access controller having a memory device storing identifiers of dual paths to all other access nodes and the global controller, each path traversing only one distributor.
US10412470B2	Event entertainment system An event entertainment system including a first wearable device associated with a first competitive participant, a second wearable device associated with a second competitive participant, and a hub that receives and wirelessly broadcasts data related to one or more contests; wherein the data related to the one or more contests includes a stream of events related to at least the first competitive participant and the second competitive participant, wherein the data for each event identifies an outcome and an associated competitive participant, wherein the first wearable device and the second wearable device includes a wireless communication module that receives the data related to the one or more contests, wherein, in response to a first trigger event, the first wearable device performs an action and the second wearable device does not perform the action, wherein the first trigger event includes a first outcome associated with the first competitive participant.
US10412467B2	Personalized live media content Techniques are described that enable personalized live media content.
US10412462B2	Video frame rate conversion using streamed metadata A video server generates metadata representative of interpolation parameters for portions of a first frame representative of a scene in a stream of frames including the first frame. The interpolation parameters are used to generate at least one interpolated frame representative of the scene subsequent to the first frame and prior to a second frame in the stream of frames. The video server incorporates the metadata into the stream and transmits the stream including the multiplexed metadata. A video client receives the first frame representative the stream of frames including the metadata. The video client generates one or more interpolated frames representative of the scene subsequent to the first frame and prior to a second frame in the stream of frames based on the first frame and the metadata. The video client displays the first frame, the one or more interpolated frames, and the second frame.
US10412461B2	Media streaming with latency minimization Minimizing latency when streaming media, such as but not necessary limited to limiting or otherwise ameliorating polling latency, network response latency and/or other communication related latencies, is contemplated. The latency minimization may include facilitating long polling or otherwise facilitating instantaneously transmitting requested media once available.
US10412451B2	Storing same channel overlapping recordings First media segments for a first media program are recorded. The first media program is scheduled to start at a first start time and end at a first end time, whereas a second media program is scheduled to start at a second start time and end at a second end time, the first end time being after the second start time. It is determined whether the first media program and the second media program are on a same channel. If so, one or more shared media segments, one of which is before all other shared media segments in the shared media segments and begins no later than the first time, are recorded. A first media program object is generated to represent a first recording of the first media program, and includes references to the first media segments and the shared media segments.
US10412448B2	Media channel identification with multi-match detection and disambiguation based on location Disclosed are methods and systems involving location-based disambiguation of media channel identification, in a scenario where a fingerprint of media content being rendered by a media presentation device matches multiple reference fingerprints corresponding respectively with multiple different media channels. Upon detecting such a multi-match situation, a server or other entity will use a location of the media presentation device as a basis to disambiguate between the matching reference fingerprints and thus to determine the channel on which the media content being rendered by the media presentation device is arriving.
US10412447B2	Dynamic video overlays A client device accesses a video input stream from an intermediate device for display. The client device analyzes the video input stream to determine that the video input stream matches a template indicating a semi-transparent overlay. Based on the video input stream matching the template, a video output stream is generated and caused to be presented on a display. In some example embodiments, the analysis is performed while the client device is replacing video content received from a content source via the intermediate device. For example, commercials transmitted from a national content provider to a smart TV via a set-top box may be replaced with targeted commercials. During the replacement, semi-transparent menus generated by the set-top box may be detected and the replacement video altered by the smart TV to include the menus.
US10412441B2	Systems, methods, and devices for high-bandwidth digital content synchronization Systems for high-bandwidth digital content synchronization include transmitters including encoders, where each encoder is configured to encode one or more media steams. Systems further include receivers including decoders, where each decoder is configured to decode the one or more media streams. Decoders further include at least one packet receiver and at least one buffer, the buffer having a configurable buffer depth. Systems also include display devices configured to display outputs of the decoders, and a coordinator communicatively coupled to the encoders and the decoders. The coordinator includes one or more processors configured to start media streams being encoded by the encoders and decoded by the decoders, synchronize the media streams while the media streams are being buffered by the decoders, and implement a synchronized switching event associated with the media streams.
US10412433B2	Device provisioning A method and system of provisioning a set-top box (STB) with a STB provisioning system are provided which include storing STB profile information in a provisioning datastore, receiving a customer order at a service provisioning system, notifying a billing system of the customer order, and notifying a conditional access system of the customer order. The method and system further include storing information from the customer order in a provisioning datastore, notifying a video device manager about the STB, and delivering a cable operator configuration message from the video device manager to the STB, the configuration message being based on information from the provisioning datastore, thereby provisioning the STB without essential involvement of the conditional access system.
US10412431B2	System and method for online collaboration of synchronized audio and video data from multiple users through an online browser A system and method for online collaboration of synchronized audio and video data from multiple users through an online browser is disclosed. An online network environment (e.g., online social media platform) that is accessible by users through an online browser includes an online player/recorder that is capable of playing back multiple audio and video data uploaded by multiple users in real time, and to change tempo while maintaining the original audio key or change pitch while maintaining the original tempo during playback. The platform captures playback positions of audio data based on the corresponding playback positions of video data. The platform includes a synchronizing algorithm that calculates the discrepancies between audio playback positions and the corresponding video playback positions so that the audio and video data play in synchronization.
US10412430B2	Method and system for recommending targeted television programs based on online behavior Methods, systems, and programming for recommending targeted television programs based on online behavior is provided. In one example, information related to one or more online activities of a user is received. An identifier associated with the user is determined. Information related to television consumption of the user is assessed based on the identifier. An index is generated based on the online activity information and the television consumption information. One or more recommendations are generated based on the index.
US10412428B2	Content delivery monitor Technologies are generally described for systems and methods to identify defective segments of content data. The methods may comprise generating a monitor agent effective to generate a request for the content data. The methods may comprise deploying the monitor agent to an address. The monitor agent may be effective to extract the content data and to generate delivery data associated with the content data. The methods may comprise distributing the delivery data to a parameter processor. The methods may comprise generating parameter data. The parameter data may be effective to indicate a parameter level associated with a parameter of the content data. The methods may comprise generating performance data based on the parameter data. The performance data may be effective to indicate a number of defects among the content data. The methods may comprise identifying a number of defective segments among the content data based on the performance data.
US10412419B2	Adaptive filtering in video coding Performing deblock filtering on video data may include determining, for a first non-luma color component of the video data, whether to perform deblock filtering based on a first deblock filtering process or a second deblock filtering process. Next, deblock filtering may be performed on the first non-luma color component in accordance with the determined deblock filtering process.
US10412406B2	Method and apparatus for deriving temporal motion vector prediction A method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a motion vector (MV) of a current block of a current picture using advanced temporal motion vector prediction are disclosed. At least two collocated pictures are selected from a set of reference pictures of the current picture. One or more TMVPs are derived based on reference motion vectors (MVs) associated with collocated reference blocks of the collocated pictures. A motion vector prediction candidate set including one or more TMVPs is then determined. The current block is encoded or decoding using the motion vector prediction candidate set. The reference motion vectors (MVs) are scaled before the reference motion vectors (MVs) are used to derive the TMVPs.
US10412405B2	Field/frame adaptive decoding with field/frame index A moving picture coding method for coding a picture with switching between frame coding and field coding adaptively on a block-by-block basis includes: determining the maximum number of reference indices for field coding for specifying fields which are to be referred to at the time of field coding, using the maximum number of reference indices for frame coding for specifying frames which are to be referred to at the time of frame coding; and assigning to fields the reference indices for field coding for specifying fields which are to be referred to at the time of field coding, within a range of the determined maximum number thereof, using the reference indices for frame coding for specifying frames which are to be referred to at the time of frame coding.
US10412401B2	Reproduction device, reproduction method, and recording medium The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium that enable content having a wide dynamic range of brightness to be displayed with an appropriate brightness. A recording medium, on which the reproduction device of an aspect of the present technology performs reproduction, records coded data of an extended video that is a video having a second brightness range that is wider than a first brightness range, brightness characteristic information that represents a brightness characteristic of the extended video, and brightness conversion definition information used when performing a brightness conversion of the extended video to a standard video that is a video having the first brightness range. The reproduction device outputs data of the extended video after adding frame information including the brightness characteristic information to frame data when information acquired from a display device that is to be an output destination of the video includes information representing a display performance of the extended video, and when no information representing the display performance of the extended video is included, outputs the data of the standard video. The present technology can be applied to a player that reproduces content.
US10412399B2	Scalable video coding using reference and scaled reference layer offsets A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to accommodate other applications such as interlace/progressive scalability and to increase the resolution of the alignment between layers, it is proposed that the phase offset adjustment parameters be signaled.
US10412387B2	Unified intra-block copy and inter-prediction A video coder may include a current picture and a reference picture in a reference picture list. The video coder may determine a co-located block of the reference picture. The co-located block is co-located with a current block of the current picture. Furthermore, the video coder derives a temporal motion vector predictor from the co-located block and may determine the temporal motion vector predictor has sub-pixel precision. The video coder may right-shift the temporal motion vector predictor determined to have sub-pixel precision. In addition, the video coder may determine, based on the right-shifted temporal motion vector predictor, a predictive block within the current picture.
US10412386B2	System on chip and data processing system including the same IN a system on chip (SoC) for adaptively adjusting a bit rate, the SoC includes a central processing unit (CPU) configured to compare a first reference bit rate with a bit rate of a previous frame and to output a first parameter, a spatial filter configured to adjust a cutoff frequency using the first parameter, to filter high-frequency components from a current frame using an adjusted cutoff frequency and to output a filtered current frame, and a video codec configured to adjust a bit rate of a current macroblock in the filtered current frame using a second parameter generated according to a result of comparing a second reference bit rate with a bit rate of a previous macroblock in the filtered current frame.
US10412384B2	Picture coding device, picture coding method, picture coding program In a case where a partition mode in which luma signals are partitioned horizontally and vertically is set when an intra prediction of a picture signal is made in units of minimal coding blocks set in advance, an intra prediction unit is configured to make an intra prediction of a chroma signal in units of prediction blocks of the intra prediction of chroma signals within the minimal coding block set in accordance with a chroma format. A second bitstream constructing unit constructs a bitstream of information relating to a luma intra prediction mode of a prediction block of luma signals and information relating to a chroma intra prediction mode of a prediction block of chroma signals.
US10412381B1	Calibration target for image sensor A calibration target for an image sensor can include a plurality of bulbs that each emit light at one or more predetermined wavelengths. The calibration target can also include a container circumscribing the plurality of bulbs. The plurality of bulbs can be stacked and scattered within a volume partially or fully enclosed by the container, and the container has an open top that defines an area for the calibration target. Additionally, the image sensor can be deployed on an aircraft or a satellite.
US10412376B2	Apparatus for controlling a pixel arrangement in a display unit A display unit may include a display screen device to display contents formed by pixels based on image data, a parallax barrier including pixels forming slit parts and mask parts and arranged to display an autostereoscopic presentation in combination with the display screen device, and a sensor to sense a rotation of the display unit about an axis perpendicular to a surface of the display screen device from a reference rotational position. A pixel arrangement of the display screen device and a pixel arrangement of the parallax barrier may be rotated depending on the rotation of the display unit from the reference rotational position.
US10412375B2	Display device, electronic apparatus, and method for controlling display device According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display unit that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and that is configured to display images corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints; a parallax adjustment that is placed at a position facing the display unit, and in which a plurality of transmissive regions for transmitting light and a plurality of non-transmissive regions for limiting transmittance of light are provided in a switchable manner; a parallax controller that is configured to change positions of the transmissive regions and the non-transmissive regions, based on external information; and a display controller that is configured to change a number of successive pixels displaying an image corresponding to each of the viewpoints, based on external information.
US10412372B2	Dynamic baseline depth imaging using multiple drones Systems and methods may include a drone or multiple drones to capturing depth information, which may be used to create a stereoscopic map. The drone may capture information about two trailing drones, including a baseline distance between the two trailing drones. Additional information may be captured, such as camera angle information for one or both of the two trailing drones. The drone may receive images from the two trailing drones. The images may be used (on the drone or on another device, such as a base station) to create a stereoscopic image using the baseline distance. The stereoscopic image may include determined depth information for objects within the stereoscopic image, for example based on the baseline distance between the two trailing drones and the camera angle information.
US10412368B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for multi-sensory stereo vision for robotics Embodiments of the present invention include multi-sensory stereo vision sensors suitable for use in robotics, navigation, machine vision, manufacturing, and other applications. In some cases, a sensor includes a stereo camera that produces image data for use in generating disparity maps to determine the positions of objects in the scene and/or the position of the sensor itself. The stereo sensor may include image sensors that are fastened to a unitary frame to prevent undesired drift and a thermal pad that wicks heat away from a processor. The processor may provide an efficient means to directly compute stereo disparity maps onboard the sensor. A sensor can also include a laser rangefinder that provides range data suitable for calibrating the stereo camera and for improving its accuracy in certain environments. In some cases, the laser is coupled to a spindle, which in turn is driven by a geartrain through a slipping clutch.
US10412367B2	Multi-lens camera with a single image sensor A multiple-lens camera has only one image sensor to capture a number of images at different viewing angles. Using a single image sensor, instead of a number of separate image sensors, to capture multiple images simultaneously, one can avoid the calibration process to calibrate the different image sensors to make sure that color balance and the gain are the same for all the image sensors used. The camera has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the distance between the image lenses, and a processor to receive from the image sensor electronic signals indicative of image data of the captured of images. The camera has a connector to transfer the processed image data to an external device or to an image display. The image display device is configured to display one of said plurality of images.
US10412356B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method Provided are an apparatus and a method for generating an image with reduced blown-out highlight regions. The apparatus includes an image processing section that inputs a RAW image corresponding to an output image of an imaging device. The image processing section performs a demosaicing process, that generates RGB images having all pixels set to respective colors of RGB by demosaicing the RAW image and performs a white-balancing process that white-balances the respective RGB images resulting after the demosaicing process. The image processing section performs a pixel value estimation process that performs a G pixel value estimation process in a saturated pixel region of the G image resulting after the white balancing process by using pixel values of the R and B images resulting after the white balancing process at the same pixel position as the G pixel subject to pixel value estimation.
US10412349B2	Image sensor including phase detection pixel Provided is an image sensor including a pixel array which provides a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. The plurality of pixels include: a plurality of image sensing pixels each including a plurality of image sensing sub pixels that include the same color filter; and a plurality of phase detection pixels each including at least one phase detection sub pixel which generates a phase signal for calculating a phase difference between images, wherein the plurality of image sensing sub pixels included in the same image sensing pixel are connected to one selection signal line and receive the same selection signal.
US10412347B2	System and method for acquiring images of medication preparation A system for holding a camera for acquiring images of preparations includes a rail that can be mounted above a preparation surface. A camera carrier couples a camera with the rail such that the camera is movable relative to the rail and such that the camera can acquire images of preparations on the preparation surface.
US10412339B2	Electronic device and image encoding method of electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera configured to obtain an image, an input buffer configured to store the image, an encoder implemented with hardware, and configured to encode an image output from the input buffer, at least one memory, and a processor configured to electrically connect with the camera, the input buffer, the encoder, and the at least one memory. The processor is configured to generate an encoding parameter based on a characteristic of the encoder receiving the encoding parameter and to provide the encoding parameter to the encoder.
US10412338B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using HDMI The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using high definition media interface (HDMI). According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving a request message for requesting first latency information indicating latency for outputting the data from a receiver, the request message including second latency information indicating the latency of the receiver; acquiring the first latency information based on at least one of the second latency information and third latency information indicating the latency of the sink device; and transmitting a response message including the first latency information as a response to the request message to the receiver, and an apparatus.
US10412337B2	Display device A display device comprises a display component, an output component, a setting component, and a controller. The output component outputs a first signal having guidance information and a second signal having audio information pertaining to content. The setting component performs volume setting. The controller controls output levels of the first signal and the second signal. The controller sets the output level of the first signal to a value that is greater than or equal to the output level of the second signal, and sets the output level of the first signal to a value greater than zero when the output level of the second signal is zero.
US10412332B2	Image-capturing device for generating image-capture data An image-capturing device includes an image sensor outputting image-capture data of a subject for each predetermined unit, a first and second processors, and a display. The first processor receives the image-capture data, carries out a first processing for the image-capture data, and outputs first processing data. The second processor receives the first processing data, carries out a second processing for the first processing data, and outputs second processing data. The first processor starts the first processing after preparation of the image-capture data of the lowest necessary number of the predetermined unit for executing the first processing is finished. The second processor starts the second processing after preparation of the first processing data of the lowest necessary number of a predetermined unit for executing the second processing is finished. The display receives the second processing data and starts to display data of a single line based on the second processing data.
US10412316B2	Taking photos through visual obstructions The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image capture. Namely, an image capture system may include a camera configured to capture images of a field of view, a display, and a controller. An initial image of the field of view from an initial camera pose may be captured. An obstruction may be determined to be observable in the field of view. Based on the obstruction, at least one desired camera pose may be determined. The at least one desired camera pose includes at least one desired position of the camera. A capture interface may be displayed, which may include instructions for moving the camera to the at least one desired camera pose. At least one further image of the field of view from the at least one desired camera pose may be captured. Captured images may be processed to remove the obstruction from a background image.
US10412312B2	System and method for processing video data to detect and eliminate flickering light sources through dynamic exposure control An image capture system is provided for a vehicle equipped with a display for displaying streamed video images of a scene proximate the vehicle. The image capture system includes a camera for capturing video images of the scene proximate the vehicle at a selected exposure time and streaming the video images, and an image processing unit for receiving the streamed video images, processing the streamed video images and supplying the streamed video images to the display. The image processing unit is configured to detect amplitude-modulated light sources in the streamed video images, and adjust the exposure time of the camera to match a multiple of a modulation frequency of the amplitude-modulated light sources decreasing a flicker intensity of the amplitude-modulated light sources in the streamed video images supplied to the display.
US10412307B2	Electronic device and image display method For image display, an imaging device captures an image. A display unit displays the captured image. A processing unit displays a second interface in response to the image satisfying a predetermined condition, wherein the second interface comprises controls corresponding to the predetermined condition.
US10412292B2	Lens control device, lens control method, and recording medium An imaging apparatus is able to perform limit control of limiting a drive range of a focus lens and performing control of the focus lens. When first information regarding an end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control is set, a body control unit drives the focus lens from a position set as one end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control on a near side and a far side to one end position of the movable range of the focus lens on a near side and a far side, and then stores information corresponding to a drive amount during the drive as the first information.
US10412291B2	Intelligent interface for interchangeable sensors A sensor device has a sensor base with a sensor mount, for which different sensor assemblies are attachable to the sensor mount. The sensor base transmits different settings to the sensor assembly via the sensor mount interface. The transmission preferably is wireless, rather than using mechanical connectors. The sensor assembly stores the settings in control registers that determine the settings for the capture of sensor data. In one approach, the sensor base includes an application processor and software executing on the application processor determines the settings. The control registers for the sensor assembly are thus software programmable, allowing different settings to be applied to different samples of sensor data.
US10412284B2	Lens driving apparatus and camera module including function of shaking compensation Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens assembly; an elastic member in at least one of the housing and the lens barrel; a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing; and a sensor unit fixed to the housing.
US10412283B2	Dual aperture 3D camera and method using differing aperture areas A camera (110) for recording at least one image of at least one object (112) is proposed. The camera (110) comprises: —at least one converging element (128), wherein the converging element (128) is adapted to converge a light beam (132) passing through the converging element (128) to travel along a beam path to be received by at least one optical sensor (114); —at least one first aperture element (130) having a first adjustable area (136), wherein the first aperture element (130) is located in the beam path between the converging element (128) and the optical sensor (114); —at least one second aperture element (134) having a second adjustable area (138), wherein the second aperture element (134) is located in the beam path between the first aperture element (130) and the optical sensor (114); —the at least one optical sensor (114) being adapted for receiving the light beam (132), wherein the optical sensor (114) is further adapted to generate at least one first picture in a first setting comprising the first aperture area (136) exceeding the second aperture area (138) and to generate at least one second picture in a second setting comprising the second aperture area (138) exceeding the first aperture area (134); and —at least one evaluation device (142) designed to generate at least one three-dimensional image of the at least one object (112) by comparing the at least one first picture and the at least one second picture. Thereby, a simple and, still, efficient three-dimensional camera (110) for an accurate recording of an image of at least one object (112) in space is provided.
US10412273B2	Smart non-uniformity correction systems and methods Various embodiments of the present disclosure may include an imaging device configured to determine appropriate conditions for updating non-uniformity correction (NUC) terms. In certain embodiments, the imaging device may determine when the imaging device is likely not in use and update NUC terms during the times when the imaging device is likely not in use. Data from various position sensors such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, global positioning system receivers, and/or other data may be used to determine when the imaging device is likely not in use. Such position sensors may be coupled to the imaging device and/or may be remote from the imaging device. In certain embodiments, while NUC terms are updated, imaging data obtained may be modified with historical data to provide usable data.
US10412270B2	Ink amount upper limit setting method and non-transitory computer readable medium for storing program of ink amount upper limit setting method An ink amount upper limit setting apparatus includes a target color designating section that accepts the designation of at least one target color for which an ink amount upper limit is to be set. A patch controller causes an output device to form patches in accordance with output values. A colorimetric value acquiring section acquires colorimetric values of the formed patches. A color reproduction determination output section outputs color reproduction determination information that indicates whether the target color is contained in a color reproduction region for each of ink amount upper limit candidates, on the basis of a coordinate value of the target color and the colorimetric values.
US10412265B2	Information processing apparatus that displays a prompt to move the apparatus and information processing method An image in which additional information is embedded is shot by an imaging unit. The additional information embedded in the image is acquired from the shot image. When the additional information cannot be acquired, a display unit is caused to display information that prompts a user to move the information processing apparatus. The additional information embedded in the image is acquired from an image shot after the information that prompts the user to move the information processing apparatus is displayed.
US10412250B2	Image reading apparatus with variable drive capability for signal output A first image reading chip for reading an image of a first surface of a medium includes a first pixel portion that outputs a first pixel signal, a first output circuit that outputs a signal based on the first pixel signal, and a first output selection unit that selects a first drive capability as a drive capability of the first output circuit, and a second image reading chip for reading an image of a second surface of a medium includes a second pixel portion that outputs a second pixel signal, a second output circuit that outputs a signal based on the second pixel signal, and a second output selection unit that selects a second drive capability as a drive capability of the second output circuit.
US10412247B2	Image reading device configured to transmit image data and image data transmitting method therefor An image reading device is configured such that, when first and second external devices are designated as destinations of image data, a controller of the image reading device controls an image reader to read an image on the original and generate image data, stores the image data in a storage, transmits the image data stored in the storage to the first external device, determine whether transmission of the image data to the first external device is successfully completed, transmits the image data stored in the storage to the second external device, determine whether transmission of the image data to the second external device is successfully completed. When transmission of the image data to the first external device is successfully completed and transmission of the image data to the second external device is failed, the controller transmits a deletion instruction to delete the image data to the first external device.
US10412245B2	Method of manufacturing light-transmitting member, light-transmitting member and image reading apparatus According to the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a light-transmitting member for an image reading apparatus configured to read an image on a conveyed original, the method including: disposing a plurality of substrates each having a first light-transmitting surface and a second light-transmitting surface opposed to each other so that a part of the first light-transmitting surface of one of two adjacent substrates is in contact with a part of the second light-transmitting surface of another of the two adjacent substrates; and providing coating on the first light-transmitting surface of each of the plurality of substrates.
US10412243B2	Image formation device having an operation panel configured to move between a first position and a second position An image formation device for executing a printing job to form a toner image on a record sheet includes: an operation panel configured to move between a first position at which the operation panel protrudes from a front of a device body and a second position at which the operation panel is retracted to a device body side with respect to the first position. The device further includes an acquisition device configured to obtain state information indicating a state of the device body; and a hardware processor configured to determine, based on the obtained state information, whether the state of the device body is a state requiring a user access to the device body or a state of accessing to the device body. The device retracts the operation panel to the second position when a determination result is positive.
US10412242B2	Image forming system, non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing user identifying program, and image forming apparatus In a mobile terminal apparatus, a user identifying unit (a) extracts a printed matter image of a printed matter in a photo image taken by an imaging device, (b) transmits to an image forming apparatus a user inquiry with the printed matter image, (c) receives a response to the user inquiry from the image forming apparatus, and (d) displays the photo image on a display device and displays the user name indicated by the response so as to accompany the printed matter image in the displayed photo image. In the image forming apparatus, a printed matter history managing unit determines a document image that agrees with a printed matter image on the basis of a printed matter history upon receiving the user inquiry and the printed matter image, and transmits as the response a user name of a user associated with the determined document image.
US10412240B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a document reading unit 110 allowing input of image data generated from a read document, a paper feed unit 140 containing recording paper, an image forming unit 120 forming an image on the recording paper based on the image data, and a touch-panel display 132 displaying a preview image representing a state of image formation. The touch-panel display displays a preview image in a designated orientation for a document of a prescribed size, and displays a preview image in accordance with size and orientation of recording paper fed from the paper feed unit, for a document not of the prescribed size. Thus, for documents of a prescribed size, preview images in a prescribed orientation can be displayed regardless of the direction of arrangement of the recording paper, and easier confirmation of expected finish of the formed image becomes possible.
US10412227B2	Voice communication processing method and system, electronic device, and storage medium The present disclosure discloses a voice communication processing method and system, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: initiating from a first account, through a first application, a voice activation request to a server side; receiving a verification code that is returned by the server side and that corresponds to the first account; calling, through the first application, a voice communication authorization interface to send an authentication request comprising the verification code to the server side; the server side providing an authentication result; and initiating operations of the voice communication service interface, based on the authentication result.
US10412224B1	System and method for managing routing of customer calls to agents A call management system of a call center retrieves from a customer database enterprise customer data associated with an identified customer in a customer call, which may include customer event data, attributions data, and activity event data. The customer database tracks prospects, leads, new business, and purchasers of an enterprise. The system retrieves customer demographic data associated with the identified customer. A predictive model is selected from a plurality of predictive models based on retrieved enterprise customer data. The selected predictive model, including a logistic regression model and tree based model, determines a value prediction signal for the identified customer, then classifies the identified customer into a first value group or a second value group. The system routes a customer call classified in the first value group to a first call queue assignment, and routes a customer call classified in the second value group to a second call queue assignment.
US10412215B2	System and method for tracking and archiving mobile communications A system tracks and archives communications between a mobile device and a telephone (which could be another mobile device) or an enterprise application software module. A gateway receives communications from and sends communications to a mobile software application installed on a mobile device. Communications can include text, multimedia voice and/or video information. When the mobile software application or enterprise application software module directs a communication to the telephone, the gateway determines whether to send the communication to the telephone via a copy of the mobile software application on the telephone or via a PBX system or a virtual number. Furthermore, the gateway sends a copy of the communication to an archiving system. To process the communication for archiving, the gateway can reformat the communication, create metadata associated with it, associate tags with it, encrypt it, compress it and/or transmit it.
US10412212B2	System and methods to facilitate safe driving A vehicle safety system operating on a driver's cellphone and comprising selective blocking apparatus, controlled by a processor, for blocking specified functionalities of the cellphone only when the cellphone is in a moving vehicle; and communication functionality operative to receive from a remote server and feed to said processor, updates which determine which specified functionalities to block.
US10412210B2	Multi-level control, variable access, multi-user contextual intelligent communication platform An interactive, electronic network that enables multi-level control, variable access, multi-user communications of real-time contextually relevant data or information among network-connected devices, and actions based on those communications, as the network-connected devices move from one location to another and/or the data/information flow among those devices change over time.
US10412201B2	Clear to send-to-self transmissions in an LTE-controlled Wi-Fi system Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) procedure on a channel that includes multiple sub-bands of a radio frequency spectrum band. The base station may determine that the channel is available based on the CCA and transmit a special header in the channel. In some examples, the special header may include multiple transmission time intervals (TTIs), where each TTI may include a header packet in each sub-band of the radio frequency spectrum band. In some cases, the header packet may include a clear to send (CTS)-to-self frame structure. The base station may transmit a first TTI across each of the sub-bands at a first power level, and transmit additional TTIs across the sub-bands at a different power level. Additional header packets may be transmitted at the boundaries of subsequent subframes.
US10412196B2	Mapless user interfaces for limited network conditions A client device provides mapless user interfaces to show a service provider's progress in movement toward a start location. One type of mapless interface is a grid interface, which the device selects if the device is subject to low network connectivity. The grid interface includes graphics representing the start location and the service provider. The two graphics are displayed at their respective location coordinates on a coordinate grid. Because the grid interface does not include a map, it can be loaded relatively quickly even when the service requestor device is experiencing low network connectivity.
US10412195B2	Risk-aware service management stack transformation during workload migration Performing a risk-aware transformation of a service management stack during workload migration is provided. A set of workloads for migration from a source environment to a target environment is identified in response to receiving a request to migrate the set of workloads. The migration of the set of workloads is initiated from the source environment to the target environment. A service management stack configuration transformation from a service management stack configuration corresponding to the source environment to a set of service management stack configurations corresponding to the target environment is performed based on semantic matching between functions of the service management stack configuration corresponding to the source environment and functions of the set of service management stack configurations corresponding to the target environment, a state of the source environment, service management stack configuration transformation actions, and a goal state of the target environment.
US10412189B2	Constructing graphs from attributes of member profiles of a social networking service This disclosure is directed to determining various economic graph indices and, in particular, to systems and methods that leverage a graph analytic engine and framework to determine values assigned to graph nodes extracted from one or more member profiles, and visualizing said values to correlate skills, geographies, and industries. The disclosed embodiments include a client-server architecture where a social networking server has access to a social graph of its social networking members. The social networking server includes various modules and engines that import the member profiles and then extracts certain defined attributes from the member profiles, such as employer (e.g., current employer and/or past employers), identified skills, educational institutions attended, and other such defined attributes. Using these attributes as nodes, the social networking server constructs a graph using various graph processing techniques. The resulting graph is then used to correlate and rank the various attributes that define the graph.
US10412186B2	Front-end optimization in a content delivery network (CDN) A computer-implemented method, operable on a device in a content delivery network (CDN), wherein the CDN delivers content on behalf of at least one content provider, the device implementing a content delivery (CD) service, the method includes, by the service on the device: receiving a request for a particular resource from a client; determining whether the client includes an optimization support mechanism; when the client includes an optimization support mechanism, providing the client with a first version of the particular resource, optimized, at least in part, for the capabilities of the client in combination with the optimization support mechanism; otherwise providing the client with either (i) an un-optimized version of the particular resource, or (ii) a version of the particular resource optimized, at least in part, for the capabilities of the client without the capabilities of the optimization support mechanism.
US10412184B2	System and method for displaying contextual activity streams A method and system for creating contextual activity streams. The method includes analyzing unstructured data to identify at least one tag in the unstructured data, wherein the unstructured data includes at least one textual term, wherein the unstructured data is collected from a first plurality of data sources by an agent operable on a client node, wherein each identified tag is associated with an index to an indexed textual term of the at least one textual term; determining a context of the unstructured data based on the at least one identified tag; adding contextual data items gathered from a second plurality of data sources into a contextual activity stream, wherein each contextual data item has a context matching the determined context.
US10412182B2	Communication speed estimation apparatus, communication speed estimation method, and program A communication speed estimation apparatus configured: to generate communication log information representing history of communication executed by a user, and store the communication log information in a communication history information storage unit; to calculate, based on the stored communication log information, throughput result information for each of a server, a network, and a user terminal that were used for the communication for each time slot, and store the calculated throughput result information in a quality information storage unit; and, when the user performs new communication, in advance, to read out corresponding throughput result information from the quality information storage unit based on at least one of a terminal, a server, and a network that the user intends to use, and a time slot including a time when the user intends to perform communication, and to estimate a communication speed in the new communication based on the read-out throughput result information.
US10412170B2	Retention-based data management in a network-based data store A network-based data store may implement retention-based management techniques for data stored at the network-based data store. When data is received for storage at the network-based data store, a retention time for the data may be determined. Storage locations at persistent storage devices of the network-based data store may be selected according to the retention time. The data may then be placed at the storage locations. When a request to delete data is received, retention times of co-located data may be evaluated to determine whether the deletion may be delayed. Delayed deletions may allow the data to be subsequently deleted with at least some of the co-located data. Repair operations to maintain the data according to a durability policy may be modified according to retention time for a data suffering a loss of redundancy.
US10412168B2	Implementing a storage system using a personal user device and a data distribution device A storage system is implemented using a personal user device and a data distribution device. A personal user device stores a particular content item and transmits the particular content item to a data distribution device for storage. A client device transmits a request for the particular content item to the personal user device. The personal user device determines a characteristic associated with the personal user device, the data distribution device, the client device, and/or the particular content item. Based on the characteristic, the personal user device determines whether to serve the particular content item, or to redirect the client device to the data distribution device to obtain the particular content item. If the client device is redirected, then the client device transmits a request for the particular content item to the data distribution device. The data distribution device transmits the particular content item to the client device.
US10412152B2	Surgical corruption repair in large file systems The described herein relates to repairing a file system. Repairing the file system includes identifying a corrupted node of a tree corresponding to the file system and determining a status of a parent node of the corrupted node based on a status bit of the parent node. Repairing the file system also includes disabling the parent node to an off-line mode when the status bit indicates that the parent node is in an on-line mode; fixing the corrupted node while the parent node is in the off-line mode; and enabling the parent node to the on-line mode in response to fixing the at least one corrupted node.
US10412150B2	Facilitating secure web browsing on untrusted networks Systems and methods described herein are directed to a browser mode that provides a secure type of browsing window or a public type of browsing window. Within the secure type of browsing window, systems and methods may enforce all connections as being over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). Within the public type of browsing window, connections that require login, text entry, or HTTPS are prevented since session cookies and browsing activity from the public type of window may be eavesdropped by a third party. The browser provides separate cookie jars (which store the browser cookies) for the secure type window and the public type window.
US10412148B2	Systems and methods for event aggregation to reduce network bandwidth and improve network and activity feed server efficiency A client device includes a processor and memory. An operating system and a client application are executed by the processor and memory. The client application is configured to determine first and second coordinated universal time (UTC) time intervals for a first non-UTC time interval associated with a first event type and a second non-UTC time interval associated with the first event type; generate a single request for the remote activity feed server to aggregate corresponding events during the first UTC time interval and the second UTC time interval; and send the single request via a network interface to the remote activity feed server.
US10412133B2	Public/private communications paths Access to transactional multimedia content may be based on network routing. Some multimedia content may be best delivered via a private network. Other multimedia content may be best delivered via a public network. A type of the multimedia content may thus determine network routing.
US10412132B2	Broadcasting signal transmission device, broadcast signal reception device, broadcast signal transmission method, and broadcast signal reception method The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention proposes a system which can support a next-generation broadcast service in an environment where next-generation hybrid broadcasting using a terrestrial network and an Internet network is supported. In addition, the present invention proposes an efficient signaling scheme which can cover both the terrestrial broadcast network and the Internet network in the environment where the next-generation hybrid broadcasting is supported.
US10412126B2	Detection and auto-correction of talk path problems in communication sessions Statistics of a media stream of a communication session are received from one or more communication devices involved in the communication session. The statistics are from various communication devices that are involved in the media stream of the communication session. A determination is made to see if at least one of the statistics from one of the communication devices meets a threshold. In response to the at least one of the statistics meeting the threshold, a message is sent to dynamically change a configuration the media stream of the communication session while the communication session is still active. For example, the message may be to switch to a different media server in order to improve the quality of the media stream.
US10412125B2	Devices with calling apps for inmate calls, information sharing, monitoring, and other functions Systems and techniques for permitting, establishing, monitoring and controlling VOIP calls based on messages from outside parties, outside party availability information, institution's call restriction information, and/or account holder preferences. In one example, a message from an outside party app on an outside party computing device is receive by an inmate app on an inmate device. The inmate device displays the message at the inmate calling app including a request for the inmate to call the outside party device during a time period. When the inmate initiates a call to the outside party the call is permitted or not permitted based on determining whether the call is within the specified time period.
US10412116B1	Mechanism for concealing application and operation system identity An example method includes providing, by a computing system, first randomized configuration information, generating, by the computing system and based on the first randomized configuration information, a first unique instance of a software component, providing second randomized configuration information, wherein the second randomized configuration information is different from the first randomized configuration information, and generating, based on the second randomized configuration information, a second unique instance of the software component that is executable on the runtime computing system. The first and second unique instances of the software component comprise different instances of the same software component that each are configured to have uniquely different operating characteristics during execution on the runtime computing system, and the first and second unique instances of the software component are each further configured, during execution on the runtime computing system, to output false information to an external computing system.
US10412114B1	Application randomization mechanism An example method includes providing, by a computing system, first randomized configuration information, generating, by the computing system and based on the first randomized configuration information, a first unique instance of a software component, providing second randomized configuration information, wherein the second randomized configuration information is different from the first randomized configuration information, and generating, based on the second randomized configuration information, a second unique instance of the software component that is executable on the runtime computing system. The first and second unique instances of the software component comprise different instances of the same software component that each are configured to have uniquely different operating characteristics during execution on the runtime computing system, and the first and second unique instances of the software component are each further configured, during execution on the runtime computing system, to output false information to an external computing system.
US10412111B2	System and method for determining network security threats System and methods for determining network threats are disclosed. For each entity operating in a network being monitored for network security, an example method obtains an observed metric value for each metric that characterizes actions performed by the entity. Each observed metric value may be input into a machine learning model that is specific to the metric in order to determine an anomaly score for the observed metric value that represents how anomalous the observed metric value is relative to an expected metric value for the metric. A threat score may then be determined for each entity from the anomaly scores for each metric. A security threat presentation that identifies one or more high-scoring entities according to the threat scores may be generated and provided for display on a user device.
US10412110B2	Systems and methods for multi-tier cache visual system and visual modes Systems and methods for displaying computer environment monitoring data can include a multi-tier cache memory associated with a processor of a first device. The multi-tier cache memory can include a first cache layer, and a second cache layer having a higher data access rate than the first cache layer. The first device can receive, from a second device, a data block including monitoring data selected based on user profile information associated with a user of the first device. The first device can store the data block in the first cache layer, and generate a first data sub-block using data from the data block having a higher priority for display as compared to other data of the data block. The first device can store the first data sub-block in the second cache layer, and provide the first data sub-block for display on a display device from the second cache layer.
US10412104B2	Data protection in a networked computing environment Approaches for providing data protection in a networked computing environment are provided. A method includes detecting, by at least one computer device, a breach of a first system in the networked computing environment. The method also includes generating, by the at least one computer device, a second system in the networked computing environment, wherein the second system includes a patch based on the breach. The method additionally includes converting, by the at least one computer device, the first system to a decoy system. The method further includes generating, by the at least one computer device, a third system in the networked computing environment, wherein the third system has reduced security relative to the first system.
US10412100B2	System and methods for providing secure data connections in an aviation environment A secure communication management (SCM) computer device for providing secure data connections in an aviation environment which, includes safety of flight information, is provided. The SCM computer device includes a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is programmed to receive, from a first user computer device, a first data message for a first aircraft. The first data message is in a standardized data format. The processor is also programmed to analyze the first data message for potential cybersecurity threats. If the determination is that the first data message does not contain a cybersecurity threat, the processor is further programmed to convert the first data message into a first data format associated with the first aircraft and transmit the converted first data message to the first aircraft using a first communication protocol associated with the first aircraft.
US10412088B2	Vehicle access systems and methods Systems, devices, and methods for controlling access to vehicles in rental, loaner, shared-use, and other vehicle fleets. Some of the present systems, devices, and methods use encrypted virtual keys that can be relayed to a vehicle computing device via a user's mobile device. Such virtual keys can be command-specific such that successful use of a virtual key results execution of a predetermined command or group of commands, and further commands require one or more additional virtual keys with the additional commands. Others of the present systems, devices, and methods provide tools: for provisioning or initial pairing of vehicle computing devices with corresponding vehicles, identifying and permitting a user to select locally available vehicles, prompting vehicle computing devices to retrieve pending commands from a server, and/or various other functions described in this disclosure.
US10412075B2	Authorization server, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and authority delegating system An authorization server, comprises: receiving from a client an authorization request in which a scope group, with which one or a plurality of scopes that define an extent for using a Web service are associated, is designated; presenting to a user, in a case where one or more scopes among the one or a plurality of scopes associated with the scope group are included in an extent of an authority that the user has, a screen for accepting an authorization operation corresponding to the authorization request; issuing to the client, in accordance with accepting the authorization operation of the user corresponding to the authorization request via the screen, authorization information relating to the scope group; and issuing, in accordance with accepting an authorization token request based on the issued authorization information, an authorization token corresponding to the scope group.
US10412074B2	Remote crowd attestation in a network In one embodiment, a first device in a network receives information regarding one or more nodes in the network. The first device determines a property of the one or more nodes based on the received information. The first device determines a degree of trustworthiness of the one or more nodes based on the received information. The first device attests to the determined property and degree of trustworthiness of the one or more nodes to a verification device. The verification device is configured to verify the attested property and degree of trustworthiness.
US10412068B2	API authentication Techniques are disclosed relating to signing and authentication of network messages such as API calls. A server system and a client system may collaboratively establish a shared secret key, which is then usable to sign such messages. These techniques may be useful in various situations, such as for integrations between different systems.
US10412066B1	Hierarchical input/output fencing in clustered environments Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to perform hierarchical fencing in clustered environments. A first set of registration keys is received from a first set of nodes that are supported by a first hypervisor and are part of a cluster. A first key value is generated based on the first set of registration keys. The first key value is then stored on a shared storage device shared by the first set of nodes and a second set of nodes supported by a second hypervisor. Upon receiving a request to perform an input/output (I/O) fencing operation, the first key value is modified and the second key value is removed from the shared storage device.
US10412061B2	Method and system for encrypted communications Method and device of encrypting communication between a server and a peripheral device are disclosed. The method includes: a server receiving a session request from a control device, the session request including a predetermined device ID of a peripheral device associated with the control device; generating a first session key for encrypting and decrypting future communication between the peripheral device and the server; identifying a pre-stored encryption key corresponding to the predetermined device ID from a database, wherein the pre-stored encryption key is also pre-stored in the peripheral device; encrypting the first session key using the pre-stored encryption key; sending the encrypted first session key to the peripheral device via the control device; and encrypting communication to the peripheral device in a respective communication session using the first session key.
US10412059B2	Resource locators with keys Requests are pre-generated to include a cryptographic key to be used in fulfilling the requests. The requests may be encoded in uniform resource locators and may include authentication information to enable a service provider to whom the requests are submitted to determine whether the requests are authorized. The requests may be passed to various entities who can then submit the requests to the service provider. The service provider, upon receipt of a request, can verify the authentication information and fulfill the request using a cryptographic key encoded in the request.
US10412057B2	Service access method and system, and apparatus A service access method and an apparatus. A secure transmission proxy apparatus performs verification and management on service permission, which reduces networking costs of a service server side and workload of reconstruction and maintenance of the service server side, and enhances communication security. A solution includes: decrypting, by a secure transmission proxy apparatus, a service request message sent by a client, where the service request message includes a service type; performing verification on service permission of a decrypted service request message according to the service type; performing protocol conversion on the decrypted service request message if the service permission verification succeeds; and sending a service request message obtained after the protocol conversion to a service server side, so that the service server side executes a corresponding service according to the service request message obtained after the protocol conversion.
US10412054B2	Method for introducing dependence of white-box implementation on a set of strings A method of performing a cryptographic operation using a cryptographic implementation in a cryptographic system, including: receiving, by the cryptographic system, an identifying string value; receiving, by the cryptographic system, an input message; performing, by the cryptographic system, a keyed cryptographic operation mapping the input message into an output message wherein the output message is the correct result when the identifying string value is one of a set of binding string values, wherein the set includes a plurality of binding string values.
US10412045B1	Domain name registration reservation through the use of encoding domain names for pools A technique for facilitating registration of an internet domain name with the domain name system (DNS) is presented. The technique can include receiving a request to register an encoding domain name with the DNS, where the encoding domain name includes an indication of a temporal event and of a pool of domain names. The technique can also include registering the encoding domain name to a registrant, thereby conferring to the registrant a right to register a target domain name of the registrant's selection from the pool of domain names upon specified conditions, where the specified conditions include an occurrence of the temporal event. The technique can also include receiving a request initiated by the registrant to register the target domain name. The technique can also include registering the target domain name to the registrant after satisfaction of the specified conditions.
US10412043B1	Dynamically assigning an automatic number identification (ANI) to a device deployed in a controlled-environment facility Systems and methods for dynamically assigning an Automatic Number Identification (ANI) to a device deployed in a controlled-environment facility. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a system may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the system to: receive a request to facilitate a communication between a resident of a controlled-environment facility and a non-resident of the controlled-environment facility, where the resident operates a device lacking a dedicated ANI; and assign a temporary ANI to the resident's device, where the temporary ANI is different from any other ANI being used by any other device in the controlled-environment facility concurrently with the communication.
US10412036B2	Techniques for augmenting entity references in a messaging system Techniques for augmenting entity references in messages are described. In one embodiment, a method may comprise receiving a message from a referencing client device at a messaging system intended for a third-party receiving user account; determining that the message includes an entity reference referencing an entity; selecting an augmentation element associated with the entity reference; generating an augmented entity reference by augmenting the entity reference with the augmentation element; and sending the augmented entity reference to the one or more client devices associated with the third-party receiving user account. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10412032B2	Techniques for scam detection and prevention Techniques for scam detection and prevention are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise an interaction processing component operative to generate a scam message example repository; submit the scam message example repository to a natural-language machine learning component; and receive a scam message model from the natural-language machine learning component in response to submitting the scam message example repository; an interaction monitoring component operative to monitor a plurality of messaging interactions with a messaging system based on the scam message model; and determine a suspected scam messaging interaction of the plurality of messaging interactions; and a scam action component operative to perform a suspected scam messaging action with the messaging system in response to determining the suspected scam messaging interaction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10412028B1	Data derived user behavior modeling In some examples, user models are generated to represent experience of users with respect to their roles. Models that represent conditions are also generated. As part of generating a support element for a particular user, a triggering event is detected (e.g., an update to a user record), a condition is identified, a condition model and a user model are compared to identify a condition preparedness score. This score is used to generate the support element, which is shared with a user device of the user.
US10412020B2	Background processes in update load balancers of an auto scaling group A computing resource service provider may provide computing instances organized into logical groups, such as auto-scale groups. Computing instances assigned to an auto-scale group may be associated with one or more load balancers configured to direct traffic to the computing instances. Furthermore, customers of the computing resource service provider may add or remove load balancer from the auto-scale groups. A background process may be used to add and remove computer instances of the auto-scale group form the load balancers customers are attempting to have added or removed.
US10412017B2	Transfer device, transfer method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, a transfer device includes one or more hardware processors configured to function as a control unit and a first transfer unit. The control unit is configured to, by referring to scheduling information indicating a schedule of a timing at which data transfer occurs, dynamically control a maximum data request size that transfer of the data from a first storage unit to a second storage unit can be requested without waiting for reception of read completion notification. The first transfer unit is configured to read the data from the first storage unit and transfer the data to the second storage unit in units of maximum data transfer size equal to or less than the maximum data request size.
US10412008B2	Packet processing method, apparatus, and system A method includes receiving, by an ingress network element, a data packet, wherein an ingress flow entry is stored in the ingress network element. The ingress flow entry comprises flow description information and a processing network element indication, where the flow description information matches the data packet, and the processing network element indication is used to indicate a processing network element that processes the data packet after the ingress network element. The method further includes sending, by the ingress network element, the data packet to the processing network element according to the ingress flow entry, so that the processing network element performs context processing on the data packet.
US10412005B2	Exploiting underlay network link redundancy for overlay networks Embodiments disclose systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation for generating entropy values for packets in an overlay network. The operation generally includes generating a first entropy value for each packet in a first group of packets received in a sequence of packets from a host, and detecting an idle amount of time between the the first group of packets in the sequence of packets and a second group of packets in the sequence of packets received from the host. The operation also includes upon determining that the idle amount of time is greater than a first threshold, generating a second entropy value for each packet in the second group of packets. The operation further includes inserting the second entropy value in an outer header of each packet in the second group of packets, and transmitting the second group of packets to the underlay network.
US10411984B2	Systems and methods related to diagnostics for ethernet rings based on media redundancy protocol A system and method of identifying faulted devices in an Ethernet network of a building management system (BMS). The system includes a network manager device, a first client device, and a second client device. A first port of the first client device is connected to a first port of the network manager device, a first port of the second client device is connected to a second port of the first client device and a second port of the second client device is connected to a second port of the network manager device. The network manager device is configured to transmit a frame having a count field. The first client device is configured to increment the count field once based on a successful transmission of the frame to the second client device and increment the count field twice based on a failed transmission to the second client device.
US10411977B2	Visualization of workload distribution on server resources Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for visualization of workload distribution on server resources. A computer identifies a profile, wherein the profile corresponds to a role of an individual associated with one or more servers. The computer identifies data that includes a degree of resource utilization that corresponds to the identified profile. The computer generates a visualization of the identified data that includes the degree of resource utilization that corresponds to the identified profile, wherein the visualization includes depictions of resource utilization, distribution of a workload deployed on the one or more servers, and total quantity of available resources of the one or more servers. In another embodiment, the computer initiates display of the generated visualization of the identified data that includes the degree of resource utilization that corresponds to the determined profile.
US10411971B2	Method for unified communication of server, baseboard management controller, and server A method for unified communication of a server, a baseboard management controller, and a server is presented. A baseboard management controller (BMC) receives a first packet sent by a server, and forwards the received first packet to a physical network adapter of the BMC using a preconfigured virtual network adapter, where the first packet includes first management data or service data. The first packet is sent to an external network via the physical network adapter. The virtual network adapter is further configured to send a second packet received by the BMC to a control module of the BMC, and the control module processes the second packet. In the embodiments, the first packet is sent using an out-of-band physical network adapter of the BMC, which does not need to occupy a service network adapter of the server, thereby improving utilization of the service network adapter of the server.
US10411962B2	Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations. An apparatus may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to configure a setting on the apparatus. The instructions when executed by the processor may further cause the apparatus to generate a settings data package comprising the setting configuration. The instructions when executed by the processor may additionally cause the apparatus to send the settings data package to a settings management service for synchronization of the setting configuration to at least one of a service or a user device. The settings management service may be configured to synchronize the setting configuration by distributing the settings data package to the at least one of the service or the user device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US10411946B2	Fixed line resource management A method and system of managing fixed line network elements. Data from disparate sources is received by a processing layer of a monitoring server via a wireline communication network. The intelligence layer determines whether a first node from the disparate nodes is new or pre-existing. Based on a determination by the intelligence layer whether a node is new or pre-existing, different static rules are applied to the received data from the first node. Contextual information is retrieved from the measurements megastore related to the first node. A root cause of a malfunction of the first node is determined. A notification is generated based on the root cause of the malfunction.
US10411945B2	Time-distributed and real-time processing in information recommendation system, method and apparatus The present invention discloses a real-time and time-distributed information recommendation system, method and apparatus. Specifically, when first clients of the information recommendation system running on first terminal devices access and operate on pieces of information, influence values of the pieces of information on friend clients of the first clients are calculated, accumulated and recorded in a database based on fried intimacy and types of the operations at the times the pieces of information are accessed and operated on. As such, the influence values of the pieces of information on friend clients are updated over time and in real-time. The speed and efficiency of processes for recommending information to the friend clients, when requested, are thus improved.
US10411938B2	Transmit diversity from orthogonal design for FBMC/OQAM How to apply an Alamouti like space-time coding (or transmit diversity) to a Filter Bank Multicarrier (FBMC) transmission using Offset QAM (OQAM). In FBMC, due to the orthogonality in the real domain only, an intrinsic interference results thereof for the imaginary component. Simply adapting the Alamouti scheme to FBMC OQAM is not obvious since the intrinsic interference terms are not equivalent at each antenna since it depends on the surrounding symbols. The application proposes to use a precoding symbol chosen to cancel out (zero) the intrinsic interference individually for each antenna, ie a code rate of 1/2 (sending one data symbol requires two time units). A more elaborated embodiment proposes to choose the contiguous precoding symbols such that a virtual QAM Alamouti scheme is achieved, without rate loss.
US10411934B2	Superposition coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (SC-OFDM) system A superposition coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system which sets forth a comprehensive solution and deals with factors such as peak-to average power ratio (PAPR), error performance enhancement, data rate increase, synchronization or channel estimation and multi input and output (MIMO), using a joint system.
US10411929B2	Preamble symbol receiving method and device Provided are a preamble symbol receiving method and a receiving device, characterized in that: the received preamble symbol contains a time-domain symbol which is generated from a single three-segment structure by a transmitting end according to a predefined generation rule, the single three-segment structure containing: a time-domain main body signal, a prefix generated based on the entirety or a portion of the time-domain main body signal, and a postfix or a hyper prefix generated based on the entirety or a portion of the time-domain main body signal. Therefore, using the entirety or a portion of a certain length of a time-domain main body signal as a prefix, it is possible to implement coherent detection, which solves the issues of performance degradation with non-coherent detection and differential decoding failure under complex frequency selective fading channels.
US10411924B2	Automatic gain compression detection and gain control for analog front-end with nonlinear distortion Methods and systems are provided for gain control in circuits. Gain applied in a circuit may be set to a baseline set gain. A first baseline parameter, associated with a first feature of a particular pattern of a signal at said baseline set gain, and a second baseline parameter, associated with a second feature of said particular pattern of the signal at said baseline set gain, may be determined. The gain is then set a current set gain, and a gain compression ratio may be determined based on one or more of said first baseline parameter, said second baseline parameter, a first current parameter associated with said first feature of at said current set gain, and a second current parameter associated with said second feature at said current set gain. Said current set gain may then be adjusted until said gain compression ratio reaches a predefined limit.
US10411920B2	Methods and apparatus for inducing electromagnetic waves within pathways of a cable In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system can include a plurality of uninsulated conductors that is stranded together. The plurality of uninsulated conductors can form a hollow pathway that is bounded by internal conductive surfaces of at least three of the plurality of uninsulated conductors. The system can further include a communication device coupled to a first plurality of external conductive surfaces of the plurality of uninsulated conductors, where the communication device facilitates generating transmission signals at the first plurality of external conductive surfaces, and where the transmission signals induce electromagnetic waves that propagate along the hollow pathway without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10411912B2	Managing tunnel endpoints for facilitating creation of logical networks Some embodiments provide a novel method for managing hardware forwarding elements (MHFEs) that facilitate the creation of multiple logical networks on a set of shared physical forwarding elements. The method uses a set of logical controllers that generate data that defines a set of logical networks, and a set physical controllers to distribute the generated data to the hardware forwarding elements. In some embodiments, each MHFE can serve as either a master WIFE or a slave MHFE for one set of computing end nodes (e.g., VMs, containers, etc.) in a logical network. To ensure proper routing of data packets to the computing end nodes, each MHFE sends to its physical controller an inventory (e.g., a table, a list, etc.) of the set of computing end nodes for which it serves as the master MHFE or the slave MHFE. Each physical controller forwards the inventory for each logical network to the logical controller for the logical network. Each logical controller maintains the master inventory of the MHFEs that are masters (and slaves if applicable) of the various compute end nodes of each logical network managed by the logical controller. After receiving a new inventory from a physical controller, the logical controller updates its records, resolves any conflicts while it is updating its records, and distributes one or more master/slave inventories for one or more logical networks that it manages to the physical controllers, which, in turn, pass this information to the MHFEs that they manage.
US10411903B2	Information security realizing method and system based on digital certificate A digital certificate based information security realization method and system are provided. The method includes: separately issuing a digital certificate for a cloud management host, a physical cloud computing host and a virtual cloud computing machine; and carrying out a compliance authentication according to a corresponding digital certificate when the cloud management host, the physical cloud computing host and the virtual cloud computing machine start up or are in the running process. By using a digital certificate trust chain technology for reference and combining with a cloud management system, the digital certificate based information security realization method and system provided in embodiments of the present disclosure realize trusted systems of the cloud management system, the physical host and the virtual machine; beside, by putting emphasis on the security protection of the host platform of a system itself, the security of a virtual cloud platform is improved.
US10411898B2	Method and device for providing a key for internet of things (IoT) communication A method and device for providing a key for IoT communication are disclosed. The method includes an embodiment whereby an IoT device transmits a security code to a personal electronic device, derives a first security key and a second security key from the security code, protects outgoing communication with a control device based on the first security key, and protects outgoing communication with the personal electronic device based on the second security key.
US10411897B2	Secret sharing via blockchains Confidential, secret data may be shared via one or more blockchains. Mortgage applications, medical records, financial records, and other electronic documents often contain social security numbers, names, addresses, account information, and other personal data. A secret sharing algorithm is applied to any secret data to generate shares. The shares may then be integrated or written to one or more blockchains for distribution.
US10411892B2	Providing encrypted personal data to applications based on established policies for release of the personal data A request is received for personal data associated with a user from an application. One or more policies are established for release of the requested personal data. The requested personal data is provided to the application in encrypted form. One or more decryption keys are then sent to the application in accordance with the established policies, the one or more decryption keys being utilizable for decrypting the encrypted personal data.
US10411889B2	Chaotic-based synchronization for secure network communications In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first logic to receive from a first node a synchronization portion of a message and to generate a set of state information using the synchronization portion, to synchronize the apparatus with the first node. The apparatus may further include a second logic to decrypt a data portion of the message using the set of state information to obtain a decrypted message. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10411881B2	Data processing apparatus, method for processing data, and medium A data processing apparatus for rearranging multiple items of data to be input, includes a processor; a memory; and an input unit configured to receive as input a rearrangement number with which a rearrangement pattern of the data can be identified. The processor executes calculating a rearrangement destination for each of the items of the data based on the rearrangement number; and rearranging the data based on the rearrangement destinations.
US10411878B2	Method and/or system for transmitting and/or receiving data Embodiments of a method and/or system of transmitting and/or receiving data is disclosed.
US10411872B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, and communication method Provided is a terminal device that is in a network coverage in a carrier which is used for first communication and/or first discovery, the device including: a transmission unit configured to transmit first information for indicating an uplink-downlink configuration relating to Time Division Duplex (TDD) on a physical channel relating to the first communication and/or the first discovery; and a configuration unit configured to set the first information to a specific value (a predetermined value), in a case where a carrier in which the first information is transmitted is an uplink carrier for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), in which the first communication is a mode of communication in which the terminal device and a different terminal device communicate directly with each other, and in which the first discovery is defined as a process that identifies the different terminal device in proximity using a direct signal.
US10411866B2	Method for receiving control information in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for receiving, by a terminal which has been assigned multiple component carrier groups, control information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving control information for the multiple component carrier groups; and receiving data information via component carriers that belong to the multiple component carrier groups using the received control information, wherein the control information may comprise multiplex control information for each of the multiple component carrier groups, or single control information for the component carriers included in each of the multiple component carrier groups.
US10411859B2	Communication device to generate and process a clear to send announcement frame A communication device configured to generate a clear-to-send (CTS)-Announcement frame and to transmit the CTS-Announcement frame to one or more other communication devices. The CTS-Announcement frame can include an organizationally unique identifier (OUI) and a portion of network interface controller (NIC) identifier, and announcement information of the device's activities and/or state.
US10411858B2	Method for transmitting synchronization signal and synchronization channel in wireless communication system supporting device-to-device communication and apparatus for the same A method for transmitting synchronization information for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication and synchronization related information for the D2D communication in a wireless communication system, the method includes transmitting mapping the synchronization information for the D2D communication to a set of resource blocks; mapping the synchronization related information for the D2D communication to the set of resource blocks; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the mapped synchronization information for the D2D communication and the synchronization related information for the D2D communication, wherein the synchronization information for the D2D communication is mapped to 62 subcarriers of the set of resources blocks, and the synchronization related information for the D2D communication is mapped to 72 subcarriers of the set of resource blocks.
US10411848B2	Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, transmission method, and reception method Disclosed is a base station apparatus in which a configuration section (102) configures, within a data assignable region for a terminal apparatus (200), a first search space and a second search space each being a candidate to which control information is assigned, each of the first search space and the second search space including a plurality of control channel elements, and a signal assignment section (105) assigns control information to each of the first search space and the second search space. In addition, the configuration section (102) allocates numbers to a plurality of first control channel elements included in the first search space in an ascending order, and allocates numbers larger than or identical with the numbers allocated to the first control channel elements to a plurality of second control channel elements included in the second search space.
US10411840B2	Methods for enhanced HARQ mechanism Apparatus and methods are provided to enhance HARQ mechanism. In one novel aspect, the UE decodes resource blocks in a HARQ indicator channel and detects a single-state HARQ indicator encoded with a UE ID of the UE. The UE determines a HARQ acknowledgment status for the data transmission based on the HARQ indicator. In one embodiment, the HARQ indicator channel is either a UE-specific channel, a group-specific channel or a cell-specific channel. In another novel aspect, the UE increases a HARQ count upon decoding the HARQ indicator channel. The UE retransmits the data transmission if the HARQ count is smaller than a predefined maximum HARQ count and the HARQ acknowledgement status is determined to be negative. Otherwise, the UE stops the data transmission. In another embodiment, the UE terminates the data transmission is the total repetition number is greater than a predefined maximum data transmission number.
US10411838B2	Coverage enhancements with carrier aggregation Methods, systems, and devices are described for effective deployment of coverage enhancements in applications involving carrier aggregation or reception-limited devices, or both. Different categories of user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive simultaneous broadcasts and unicasts differently according physical limitations of each category of UE. Several component carriers may be utilized, and each may employ the same or different coverage enhancement techniques. Differences in coverage enhancement techniques may be accounted for with numbers and timing of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) processes, soft buffer partitioning, channel bundling, and/or transmission prioritization. UEs may determine to cease transmission of one or more component carriers based on different priorities assigned to the component carriers.
US10411836B2	System and method for detecting spatially multiplexed and space time block coded multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signals A system and method for detecting Spatially Multiplexed (SM), Space Time Block Coded (STBC), or Hybrid Space Time Block Coded-Spatially Multiplexed (STBC-SM) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) signals is disclosed. QR decomposition of the MIMO signal is performed. A constellation of symbols present in the MIMO signals is partitioned into subsets of symbols, using a set partitioning technique. A-posteriori probability (APP) of each branch is determined. Log Likelihood Ratios (LLRs) corresponding to the transmitted bits are determined using the a-posteriori probabilities. Successively, transmitted bits are determined by providing the LLRs corresponding to the transmitted bits, to a Viterbi decoder.
US10411825B2	Apparatus for transmitting optical signals between a central unit and at least one remote unit An apparatus for transmitting optical signals between a central unit (1) and at least one remote unit (2), said central unit comprising—at least one amplified spontaneous emission source (11, 110) of an optical signal, first means (17, 170) adapted to polarize the optical signal deriving from the amplified spontaneous emission source in a first polarization plane by forming a first polarized optical signal (POS). The apparatus comprises second means (24) configured to receive said first polarized optical signal and to polarize it in a second polarization plane, orthogonal to the first plane, by forming in said first means a second optical signal (SOS) which is orthogonally polarized with respect to the first optical signal (17).
US10411815B2	Lighting system and quality determination method for lighting system A lighting system includes: a wireless communication device that transmits a test signal; luminaires that measure a signal strength of the test signal upon receipt and transmit signal strength information on the signal strength to the wireless communication device; and a determining unit that determines a condition of the lighting system based on the signal strength or the signal strength information. The determining unit: determines the condition of the lighting system to be acceptable upon confirming transmission of the signal strength information by all luminaires and unacceptable upon failing to confirm transmission of the signal strength information by at least one luminaire; or determines the condition of the lighting system to be acceptable when each signal strength measured by all luminaires exceeds a reference value and unacceptable when the signal strength measured by at least one luminaire is less than or equal to the reference value.
US10411810B2	Receiver with mutually coherent optical frequency combs A receiver architecture for physically-assisted computing of transforms, such as discrete Fourier transforms (DFT) and discrete Hilbert transforms (DHT), employs mutually-coherent optical frequency combs for detection of the coherent beating between an optical signal and a reference optical tone generated by a local oscillator (LO). A signal replication mixer generates a plurality of signal optical tones having a frequency pitch with an input signal mapped thereon. A reference mixer (local oscillator) generates a plurality of reference optical tones having an offset frequency pitch relative to the signal tones. A receiver backplane detects coherent beating between the signal optical tones and the reference optical tones. The input signal may be in the optical domain or in the radio-frequency domain.
US10411807B1	Optical transmitter having an array of surface-coupled electro-absorption modulators An optical data transmitter in which surface-coupled reflective electro-absorption modulators are placed into different interferometer arms and operated in a manner that enables the optical data transmitter to transmit an optical output signal modulated using PAM, QPSK, or QAM modulation. In some embodiments, the optical data transmitter is configured to generate a PDM optical output signal by using two such interferometers and a quarter-wavelength plate configured to cause the output polarizations of the two interferometers to be mutually orthogonal. The electro-absorption modulators are surface-coupled in the sense that, in operation, each of these devices receives input light and outputs modulated light along a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the main plane of the device. In an example embodiment, an electro-absorption modulator includes a PIN diode comprising an MQW structure and implemented using a stack of relatively thin semiconductors layers that are parallel to the main plane of the device.
US10411806B2	Gridless optical routing and spectrum assignment A method implemented by a processing device for gridless optical routing and spectrum assignment on links in an optical network includes, responsive to one or more new channel requests, performing a path computation utilizing frequency markers to determine feasibility of the one or more new channel requests, wherein the optical spectrum is represented as a real line with the frequency markers indicative of used optical spectrum; allocating the one or more new channel requests based on the path computation and allocation criteria; and responsive to allocating the one or more new channel requests, updating the associated frequency markers on the real line.
US10411805B2	Systems and methods of optical path protection for distributed antenna systems Systems and methods for optical path protection for distributed antenna systems are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a hub and at least one node located remotely from the hub. The hub is coupled to the node by first and second fiber paths, the first fiber path comprising an uplink fiber and a downlink fiber, the second fiber path comprising an uplink fiber and a downlink fiber. The node is coupled to the downlink fibers of the first and second fiber paths via an optical combiner, and is further coupled to the uplink fibers of the first and second fiber paths via an optical splitter. The node further monitors a signal quality of a downlink optical signal and communicates to the hub information indicative of the signal quality. The hub switches communications between the hub and the node from the first to second fiber path based on the information.
US10411802B2	Optical communication device, optical communication system, and optical communication method A receiving-side splitter 4 that constitutes part of an optical communication device 1 splits a receiving-side signal light into a plurality of lights at a splitting ratio according to the intensity distribution of mutually different propagation modes included in the receiving-side signal light passed through a transmission medium 3. A transmission-side splitter 10 splits a transmission-side signal light into a plurality of-lights. A signal processing device 5 detects the light intensity and/or the phase of the receiving-side signal light, and sets a control target value for the light intensity and/or the phase of the transmission-side signal light to a value according to the result of the detection. A modulator 9 adjusts the light intensity or the phase of a the transmission-side signal light so that the light intensity or phase equals the set value. A multiplexer 8 multiplexes the plurality of transmission-side signal lights.
US10411800B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory recording medium An image area detector detects a high-luminance image area having a luminance value equal to or higher than a predetermined value, having a size equal to or larger than a predetermined size, and including two or more high-luminance subject images disposed adjacent to or overlapping with each other, from an input image frame. The enlargement controller controls the detected high-luminance image area to be enlarged and displayed. If any instruction to designate a subarea within a rectangular border surrounding the enlarged high-luminance image area is provided from the user, the position coordinate setter converts the coordinates of the subarea into the coordinates before the enlargement, and stores the converted coordinates into the memory as the coordinates of the LED serving as a light source that transmits information.
US10411796B1	Optical fiber characterization measurement systems and methods Systems and methods for characterizing an optical fiber performed in part by an optical node in an optical line system include performing one or more measurements to characterize the optical fiber with one or more components at the optical node, wherein the one or more components perform functions during operation of the optical node and are reconfigured to perform the one or measurements independent of the functions; and configuring the optical node for communication over the optical fiber based on the one or more measurements. The one or more components can include any of an Optical Service Channel (OSC), an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), and an optical amplifier. The configuring can include setting a launch power into the optical fiber based on the one or more measurements.
US10411785B2	Receive beam indication for 5G systems Systems and technologies described herein provide functionality for a cellular base station to dynamically indicate a reception (Rx) beam to be used by a user equipment (UE). The Rx beam can be indicated explicitly or implicitly. The UE can, for example, use the Rx beam for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) reception, Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements, and/or Channel State Information (CSI) calculation at the UE. Systems and technologies described herein are generally useful for systems that use multiple transmission (Tx) beams and/or that support Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) transmission technology.
US10411780B2	Fast association in millimeter wave wireless local area network systems Methods and apparatuses for association in a beamformed wireless area network (WLAN) are provided. A method for operating a station (STA) includes randomly selecting a plurality of sector sweep frames for association beam transmission within a frame-aligned transmit sector sweep duration in an association beamforming training duration of a beacon interval, transmitting a beam in each of the randomly selected sector sweep frames, and receiving sector sweep feedback from an access point (AP). A method for operating the AP includes receiving at least one transmission from one or more STAs on at least one of randomly selected sector sweep frames within the frame-aligned transmit sector sweep duration, selecting a sector identifier for transmissions from each of the one or more STAs based on the at least one received transmission, and transmitting grouped sector sweep feedback indicating the selected sector identifier for transmissions from each of the one or more STAs.
US10411778B1	Antenna diversity for beacon broadcasting in directional wireless network Antenna diversity for beacons. An access point device may include multiple antenna arrays. A series of beacons may be transmitted using each of the antenna arrays in sequence. The beacons may include configuration information usable by wireless devices to determine when to respond to the beacons. The access point may receive responses during a series of response periods, using each of the antenna arrays.
US10411775B2	Apparatus and method for beam locking in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to one embodiment, an apparatus for beamforming includes a detector for measuring at least one change of movement and rotation of an apparatus; and a calculator for determining a beamforming parameter for aligning a beam direction with another apparatus by compensating for the change of the beam direction according to at least one of the movement and the rotation.
US10411771B2	Wireless communication methods and apparatus In an embodiment, a wireless communication method of transmitting a plurality of data streams from a transmitter to a receiver is disclosed. The transmitter comprises a plurality of antennas. The method comprises: encoding each of the data streams as a sequence of code words; determining a plurality of precoding transmit coefficients from channel information for each of a plurality of subcarriers, the precoding transmit coefficients defining spatial channels between the plurality of antennas of the transmitter and the receiver; determining a set of power loading factors for each spatial channel between the receiver and the transmitter, each set of power loading factors comprising a power loading factor for each of the plurality of subcarriers, by allocating power between the plurality of subcarriers to satisfy a signal to interference and noise target per code word; determining a signal for transmission by each antenna of the plurality of antennas by applying respective precoding coefficients and power loading factors to each respective sequence of code words; and transmitting each of the sequences of code words on a plurality of subcarriers of at least one of the spatial channels by transmitting the respective signals for transmission from each respective antenna.
US10411761B2	Communication apparatus capable of communicating with external apparatus, control method, and recording medium A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an image capturing apparatus, a Tele button, a Wide button, and a control unit that, in a case where an operation on the Tele button is received, controls the communication unit to transmit information for driving a lens of the image capturing apparatus toward a telephoto side to the image capturing apparatus, and that, in a case where an operation on the Wide button is received, controls the communication unit to transmit information for driving the lens of the image capturing apparatus toward a Wide side to the image capturing apparatus. In a case where both the Tele button and the Wide button are simultaneously operated, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit data for performing pairing with the image capturing apparatus in response to receipt of data transmitted from the image capturing apparatus.
US10411752B1	Methods, apparatus, and system for high-bandwidth on-mold antennas A semiconductor device comprising an on-mold antenna for transmitting and/or receiving a millimeter-wave radio frequency signal is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer; a polymer layer proximal to the semiconductor layer; a mold proximal to the polymer layer; a plurality of nodes proximal to the semiconductor layer and distal to the polymer layer; an antenna disposed on the mold; and a conductive element providing electrical communication between the antenna and a first node. The mold may be from 500 μm to 1000 μm thick, such as from 750 μm to 800 μm thick, such as about 775 μm.
US10411748B1	Telecommunications cell and satellite phone case with stylus pen and storage compartment for the pen The present invention comprises a protective case for a portable electronic device adapted with a storage compartment which houses a tethered stylus. The tethered stylus can be retractable. The stylus is attached to the protective case by way of a permanent tether and the storage compartment is integrally attached at one end of the protective case.
US10411741B2	Data processing device and data processing method The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method which can ensure high communication quality in data transmission using LDPC codes.In group-wise interleaving, an LDPC code having a code length N of 64800 bits and a coding rate r of 11/15 is interleaved in a unit of a bit group of 360 bits. In group-wise deinterleaving, a sequence of bit groups of the LDPC code which has been subjected to the group-wise interleaving is returned to an original sequence. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a case in which data transmission is performed using LDPC codes.
US10411737B2	Transmitter and method for generating additional parity thereof A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes: a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder configured to encode input bits to generate an LDPC codeword including the input bits and parity bits to be transmitted in a current frame; a parity permutator configured to perform parity-permutation by interleaving the parity bits and group-wise interleaving a plurality of bit groups configuring the interleaved parity bits based on a group-wise interleaving pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern; a puncturer configured to puncture some of the parity-permutated parity bits; and an additional parity generator configured to select at least some of the punctured parity bits to generate additional parity bits to be transmitted in a previous frame of the current frame, based on the first pattern and the second pattern, wherein the first pattern determines parity bits to remain after the puncturing and then to be transmitted in the current frame.
US10411733B2	Data compression and decompression Apparatus comprises data compression circuitry to process a set of data values, the data compression circuitry comprising: detector circuitry to detect, for each of n complementary groups of m data values of the set of data values, a first subset of the groups for which the data values in the group have a predetermined pattern of data values, where m and n are integers and m×n is the number of data values in the set of data values; generator circuitry to generate a compressed data packet comprising at least: a representation of a second subset of the groups, the second subset being each of then complementary groups other than groups in the first subset; and an indication of a group position, with respect to the set of data values, of each group in the second subset of groups. Complementary decompression apparatus is also described.
US10411728B2	Device for and method of determining clusters A device (100) for and method of determining clusters of sequences of instances of a first type of data for compacting a data set comprising sequences of instances of the first type of data is provided. Also a method of compacting a data set, a method of transmitting compacted data and a computer program product are provided. In a sequence clustering unit (110) of the device, sequences of a first set of data are clustered on basis of conditional probabilities. Each unique sequence of the first set of data is associated with one or more conditional probabilities that an instance of the second set of data has a specific value given the unique sequence. In the clustering a significant part of the mutual information between the first set of data and the second set of data is maintained.
US10411725B2	Analog-to-digital conversion circuit and method An analog-to-digital conversion circuit and method are provided. At a sampling stage, the first capacitor array connects lower electrode plates of N capacitors to a first input voltage, connect lower electrode plates of the other capacitors to a common-mode voltage, and connect upper electrode plates of all the capacitors to the common-mode voltage to sample the first input voltage; in an ith conversion at a conversion stage, the logic circuit controls, the lower electrode plate of an ith capacitor to connect to a reference voltage or a ground voltage, a first comparison voltage output by the first capacitor array approximates a second comparison voltage; and the comparator stores a comparison result between the first and the second comparison voltage to an i+1th flag bit in the logic circuit, and analog-to-digital conversion is completed when i+1 is equal to the total number of capacitors in the first capacitor array.
US10411723B1	Dynamic triggering and sampling engine (DTSE) for low-latency and cost effective control systems A Dynamic Triggering and Sample Engine (DTSE) that detects a first trigger received on a trigger input terminal that triggers a series of analog-to-digital conversions to be completed by an analog-to-digital converter circuit. The DTSE then determines a first sequence configuration stored in a sequence configuration table that is associated with the first trigger, causes a first analog-to-digital conversion to be performed using the first sequence configuration; causes a first analog-to-digital conversion result value to be stored in a sequence result table; and outputs an interrupt to a processor indicating that the first analog-to-digital conversion result value is available in the sequence result table. The interrupt is output from the DTSE before all remaining analog-to-digital conversions in the series are completed. In response to receiving the interrupt, the processor reads the analog-to-digital result value from the sequence result table via a bus.
US10411718B2	Phase-locked loop output adjustment A method and apparatus for reducing the amount of jitter in a signal are disclosed. In one embodiment a feed-forward loop compares the edges of a reference clock and an input signal, converts a time difference of the compared edges into a voltage signal, and controls a time delay in a voltage controlled delay line in order to reduce or eliminate jitter.
US10411713B2	Superconducting circuits based devices and methods Superconducting circuits based devices and methods, including reciprocal quantum logic (RQL) based devices and methods are provided. In one example, a device comprising an output terminal, a first input terminal for receiving a first set of pulses, and a second input terminal for receiving a second set of pulses is provided. The first section may be configured to pass a single pulse received during a single clock cycle at any of the first input terminal or the second input terminal, but to not pass two or more positive pulses received during a single clock cycle at the first input terminal and the second input terminal. The second section, coupled to the first section, may be configured to, in response to the single pulse, generate a negative pulse after a predetermined fraction of a single clock cycle after providing a positive pulse at the output terminal.
US10411710B1	Adaptive read scheme for configuration SRAMs in a programmable device An example read address generation circuit for a static random access memory (SRAM) cell includes an operational amplifier having a non-inverting input coupled to a reference voltage, a memory emulation circuit having an output coupled to an inverting input of the operational amplifier and a control input coupled to an output of the operational amplifier, and a multiplexer having a first input coupled to receive a constant read voltage, a second input coupled to the output of the operational amplifier, and an output coupled to supply a read address voltage to the SRAM cell.
US10411707B1	Systems and methods for improving signal margin for input buffer circuits An input buffer circuit may include a first switch that may couple a first voltage source to an output line based on an enable signal, such that the enable signal is configured to cause the input buffer circuit to operate. The input buffer circuit may also include a first set of switches that may couple the first voltage source to the output line based on the enable signal and an input signal, wherein the first switch and the first set of switches may couple the first voltage source to the output line in response to the input signal being greater than an input reference signal. The input buffer circuit may also include a switch that may couple a second voltage source to the output line in response to the input signal being less than the input reference signal.
US10411697B1	Voltage detection circuit A voltage detection circuit is disclosed. The voltage detection circuit includes a threshold voltage detection circuit, a current leakage compensation circuit and a low voltage detection circuit. The threshold voltage detection circuit detects the voltage of a power source and determines whether the voltage is dropped over a threshold voltage, so as to wake up the low voltage detection circuit. The current leakage compensation circuit determines whether a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage exceeds a preset value, so as to generate a trigger signal to activate the low voltage detection circuit. As a result, the voltage detection circuit can have high efficiency and low power consumption, and can detect the voltage drop more accurately in environment with current leakage, temperature variation, or process variation.
US10411695B2	Programmable tunnel thermionic mode transistor The field effect transistor (FET) of the present subject matter comprises a bottom gate electrode, a bottom gate dielectric provided on the bottom gate electrode, a channel layer provided on the bottom gate dielectric. A top portion comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a top gate electrode provided, and a top dielectric layer is provided on the channel layer. The channel layer forms Schottky barriers at points of contact with the source and the drain electrode. A back-gate voltage varies a height and a top-gate voltage varies a width of the Schottky barrier. The FET can be programmed to work in two operating modes-tunnelling (providing low power consumption) and thermionic mode (providing high performance). The FET can also be programmed to combine the tunnelling and thermionic mode in a single operating cycle, yielding high performance with low power consumption.
US10411694B2	Solid state switch system A solid state switch has at least one FET-type device and at least one thyristor-type device coupled in parallel to the at least one FET-type device. The at least one FET-type device is constructed with a first power loss profile based on a rated current of an electrical device; and the at least one thyristor-type device is constructed with a second power loss profile based on a surge current associated with the electrical device.
US10411689B2	Increase robustness of devices to overvoltage transients In one example, a method includes selectively activating, by control logic and based on a control signal, a switch; in response to determining that an electrical characteristic of a signal provided to the switch satisfies a threshold while the switch is deactivated, activating, by the control logic and regardless of the control signal, the switch until determining that a potential of the signal provided to the switch satisfies a threshold potential; and in response to determining that the potential of the signal provided to the switch satisfies the threshold potential, deactivating the switch.
US10411688B1	Ultra-low power driver of reference voltage A method and apparatus for implementing a CMOS buffer for driving a reference voltage that consumes very low current in normal operating conditions but drive high current when output voltage is off, tracking the required reference voltage. The circuit is operating in a “deadzone” most of the time, where pull-up and pull-down current paths are blocked, and ultra-low power comparators, with build-in offset, are monitoring the output voltage continuously, and driving compensation current, when needed. The circuit can be manufactured with a standard CMOS processing technology.
US10411681B2	Semiconductor device and circuit protecting method A device includes a first transistor having a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, and a first gate terminal; and a second transistor having a second source terminal, a second drain terminal, and a second gate terminal. The second source terminal is coupled to the first gate terminal and the first source terminal is coupled to the second gate terminal. The first transistor has a first threshold voltage, and the second transistor has a second threshold voltage different from the first threshold voltage.
US10411674B2	Elastic wave device, duplexer, and multiplexer An elastic wave device includes first and second longitudinally coupled resonator elastic wave elements aligned on a piezoelectric substrate. A second reflector of the first longitudinally coupled resonator elastic wave element and a third reflector of the second longitudinally coupled resonator elastic wave element are adjacent to each other in an elastic wave propagation direction. A ground interconnection extends in a direction intersecting with the elastic wave propagation direction and in a region between the second reflector and the third reflector. A gap in one portion of the ground interconnection includes a different acoustic velocity portion where an acoustic velocity is different from an acoustic velocity in another portion of the ground interconnection.
US10411672B2	Elastic wave device An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, IDT electrodes disposed on the piezoelectric substrate, a first wiring line, an insulating layer covering at least a portion of the first wiring line, a second wiring line at least a portion of which is disposed on the insulating layer to provide a three-dimensional crossing portion, a peripheral support including a cavity surrounding the IDT electrodes, the first and second wiring lines, and the insulating layer, a partition support disposed in the cavity, and a cover disposed on the peripheral support and the partition support to cover the cavity. The second wiring line includes a step portion electrically connecting a portion of the second wiring line located on the piezoelectric substrate and a portion of the second wiring line located on the insulating layer to each other. The partition support covers the step portion.
US10411666B2	Open-loop linear VGA The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a variable gain amplifier (VGA) device that includes a low-gain tuning section and a high-gain tuning section. The low-gain tuning section includes both resistor and transistor elements. The high-gain tuning section includes a transistor element and is activated when an output gain is greater than a predetermined threshold level. There are other embodiments as well.
US10411665B2	Resonant cavity combined solid state amplifier system A resonant cavity combined solid-state amplifier system including a resonant cavity having at least one output port coupled to a high-power transmission line. A plurality of high-power transistors are each configured to generate a variable amount of power input directly into the resonant cavity. The plurality of high-power transistors may be configured such that a failure of one or more of the plurality of high-power transistors does not substantially impede operation of the resonant cavity. A plurality of output impedance matching networks each coupled to one of the plurality of high-power transistors and extending into the resonant cavity are configured to match an impedance of each transistor to an impedance of the resonant cavity and configured to electromagnetically couple power from each of the plurality of high-power transistors into the resonant cavity to provide a combined high-power output to the high-power transmission line.
US10411662B2	Power amplification system with reactance compensation Power amplification system is disclosed. A power amplification system can include a Class-E push-pull amplifier including a transformer balun. The power amplification can further include a reactance compensation circuit coupled to the transformer balun. In some embodiments, the reactance compensation circuit is configured to reduce variation over frequency of a fundamental load impedance of the power amplification system.
US10411649B2	Low-power crystal oscillator operating in class B with positive feedback and a step-down voltage regulator A low-power crystal oscillator circuit operating in Class B includes a PMOS transistor, an NMOS transistor, a step-down voltage regulator, and a bias voltage generator. A feedback mechanism includes an inverter whose input is connected to the drains of the PMOS and NMOS transistors and whose output is capacitively coupled to the gate of the PMOS transistor to provide positive feedback.
US10411631B2	Method and apparatus for vibration damping in a powertrain system A powertrain system including an electric machine rotatably coupled to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine via a belt is described, wherein the electric machine is disposed to generate torque. A method for controlling the electric machine includes monitoring rotational position of the electric machine, and periodically executing a speed observer to determine a rotational speed of the electric machine based upon the monitored rotational position of the electric machine. An acceleration observer is periodically executed to determine an acceleration rate, wherein the acceleration rate is determined based upon a time-based change in the rotational speed of the electric machine. A virtual inertia term is determined based upon the acceleration rate, and a torque compensation term is determined based upon the virtual inertia term and the acceleration rate. The electric machine is controlled to generate torque based upon the torque compensation term.
US10411624B2	Switching transient damper method and apparatus The present application is directed to a method and apparatus operable to damp reflected voltage transients in an electric motor drive system. The system includes an inverter, an electrical cable having at least one conducting cable connected to the inverter, and an electric motor connected to the electrical cable. An inner shield is disposed along a length of the at least one conducting cable. A ground line is operable for connecting the inner shield to a ground location through a resistor connected in series therewith.
US10411621B2	Drive device for three-phase synchronous motor In the drive device for a three-phase synchronous motor, if one of the two rotational position detectors is defective, it is necessary to identify the rotational position detector having abnormal output and is in the detective state. To do this, three or more rotational position detectors are required, which increases costs of the rotational position detectors. By comparing the outputs of two rotational position detectors, an abnormality of ether one of the two detectors is detected. The abnormal detector is identified with the use of rotational position estimating means. The drive of the three-phase synchronous motor is controlled with the use of the output θ of the properly functioning one of the first and second rotational position detectors.
US10411618B2	Air conditioner, and method and device for controlling its compressor to stop An air conditioner, a method and a device for controlling a compressor in the same are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method includes: during a shutdown process of the air conditioner, controlling a drive circuit of the compressor to short three phase windings of the compressor if receiving a stop signal for stopping the compressor; and controlling a rotor of the compressor to stop according to a brake torque generated by shorting the three phase windings, to stop the compressor. The method shorts the three phase windings by controlling the drive circuit, thus to generate the brake torque to control the rotor to stop faster. As a result, the method enables the compressor to stop and to stay still rapidly, thereby facilitating to reduce a piping stress in the air conditioner and to prolong a working life of a pipe in the air conditioner.
US10411611B2	Voltage discharge circuit Technologies are described for an adaptable power supply that can switch between two or more output voltages. The power supply includes discharge circuitry that utilizes the secondary windings of a transformer as a discharge path when the power supply switches from a high voltage level to a low voltage level. In some embodiments, the discharge circuitry is included within a synchronous rectifier. In other embodiments, the discharge circuitry is separate from the synchronous rectifier. In still other embodiments, the power supply does not include a synchronous rectifier. Whichever embodiment is used, an output capacitor can be discharged through the secondary windings of a transformer and the transformer can store that energy for future use.
US10411610B2	Resonant converter A resonant converter includes a resonant current truncating unit, a resonant current processing unit and a driving control unit. The resonant current truncating unit is connected in series in a current loop of a resonance circuit and is configured to periodically truncate to acquire a sampling interval and acquire a sampling signal characterizing a resonant current in the sampling interval. The resonant current processing unit is configured to perform an averaging process on the sampling signal to acquire a feedback signal. The driving control unit is configured to control a switching state of the main switch of the primary circuit based on the feedback signal, to make the resonant converter output a stable current.
US10411607B2	Power supply device having switching element with driving frequency control based on input voltage and image forming apparatus having power supply device A power supply device controls a driving frequency of a transformer in which a primary side and a secondary side are insulated, thereby converting a voltage input to the primary side, and supplying a voltage output to the secondary side to a load. The power supply device includes a control unit, a switching element, and a setting unit. The control unit is configured to control operation of the switching element for driving the primary side of the transformer. The setting unit is configured to set an upper limit driving frequency of a driving frequency of the switching element. In a case where a voltage to be input to the primary side is higher than a rated input voltage, the control unit controls the operation of the switching element to perform driving by using the upper limit driving frequency as the driving frequency of the switching element.
US10411598B2	Systems and methods for adjusting one or more thresholds in power converters System controller and method for a power converter. For example, the system controller includes a first current controller configured to receive a first input signal and generate a first output signal based at least in part on the first input signal, a second current controller configured to receive a compensation signal and a second input signal and generate a second output signal based at least in part on the second input signal, and a drive signal generator configured to receive the first output signal and the second output signal, generate a first drive signal based at least in part on the first output signal and the second output signal, and generate a second drive signal based at least in part on the first output signal and the second output signal.
US10411597B1	Ultra-low power and ultra-low voltage bandgap voltage regulator device and method thereof A family of bandgap embodiments are disclosed herein, capable of operating with very low currents and low power supply voltages, using neither any custom devices nor any special manufacturing technology, and fabricated on mainstream standard digital CMOS processes. As such, manufacturing cost can be kept low, manufacturing yields of digital CMOS system-on-a-chip (SOC) that require a reference can be kept optimal, and manufacturing risk can be minimized due to its flexibility with respect to fabrication process node-portability. Although the embodiments disclosed herein use novel techniques to achieve accurate operations with low power and low voltage, this family of bandgaps also uses parasitic bipolar junction transistors (BJT) available in low cost digital CMOS process to generate proportional and complementary to absolute temperature (PTAT and CTAT) voltages via the base-emitter voltage (VEB) of BJTs and scaling VEB differential pairs to generate the BJTs thermal voltage (VT).
US10411593B1	Average and decimate operations for bang-bang phase detectors A system and method for a decimated phase detector circuit includes a bang bang phase detector (BBFD), an UP rolling counter connected to an UP output of the BBFD, and a DOWN rolling counter connected to a DOWN output of the BBFD. A charge pump is connected to the UP rolling counter and the DOWN rolling counter and is configured to receive a decimated UP signal from the UP rolling counter and a decimated DOWN signal from the DOWN rolling counter. The charge pump is further configured to provide a control voltage according to the received decimated UP signals and decimated DOWN signals.
US10411588B2	Power converter with trench and planar transistors to improve efficiency A power converter includes one or more first conversion circuits, one or more second conversion circuits, and a controller. The first conversion circuit is configured to use a trench type transistor. The second conversion circuit is configured to use a planar type transistor. All the one or more first conversion circuits and all the one or more second conversion circuits are connected in parallel to each other or connected in series to each other. The controller stops all the one or more second conversion circuits and operates at least one of the one or more first conversion circuits while an output command value is lower than a predetermined output threshold value. The controller operates all the one or more first conversion circuits and operates at least one of the one or more second conversion circuits when the output command value exceeds the predetermined output threshold value.
US10411580B2	Electromagnetic oscillator with electrical and mechanical output An oscillator typically includes a rotatable drive shaft, at least two pivot members which rotate with the drive shaft, at least one oscillating member which is pivotable back and forth in an oscillating manner and at least one rod mounted on the at least one oscillating member which is movable in response to rotational and pivotal movement of the at least two pivot members so as to cause the oscillating member to pivot back and forth in an oscillating manner. At least one rotatable drive wheel may drive rotatable movement of the drive shaft. A drive mechanism may be used to drive rotation of the at least one drive wheel. At least one generating magnet may be mounted on the oscillating member and movable adjacent an electrically conductive coil for producing an electric current therein.
US10411567B2	Motor and manufacturing method of movement restricting structure A motor includes a brush configured to contact a commutator and a movement restricting structure configured to restrict a movement of the brush. The movement restricting structure has: a carbon holder for housing the brush while permitting a movement of the brush in the commutator radial direction; and a circumferentially restricting part for restricting a movement of the brush in the commutator circumferential direction. The circumferentially restricting part has a passing port formed by punching, through which the brush passes.
US10411552B2	Drive device A drive device includes a control unit with a substrate. The control unit is disposed on an opposite side of a motor relative to an output shaft of the motor. The substrate has electronic components mounted on the substrate. A motor line connects the substrate and a winding. A frame member bears the surface-mount electronic components on a first surface of the substrate. A bearing holder holds a bearing that bears a shaft. A motor line takeout part allows the motor line to extend toward the control unit. A partition wall separates the shaft and the control unit at a radial inside position of the motor line takeout part. Such a structure prevents foreign matter from intruding into a control unit accommodating space.
US10411540B2	Stator of an electric motor Stator (1) of an electric motor, in particular an electric motor for refrigerant compressors, the stator (1) comprising a coil, the coil comprising windings (3), where at least one of the windings (3) comprises two wires (4, 5) of different materials that are electrically connected in parallel, where the windings (3) are disposed at least in sections in mounting slots (2) of the stator (1). It is provided according to the invention that the mounting slots (2) each have a mounting cross section (8) with a mounting cross-sectional area AAQ, within which the windings (3) are disposed and cover a total cross-sectional area Atotal, where a degree of filling F is given as the ratio of the total cross-sectional area to the mounting cross-sectional area F=Atotal/AAQ and where the coil is designed so that for a given power and/or given efficiency of the electric motor, the degree of filling F is greater in at least one mounting slot (2) than the highest degree of filling F in the case of an alternative coil that has exactly as many windings, but which windings consist of wires of only one material.
US10411539B2	Stator for rotary electric machine having respective terminal wires connected to a connecting member Winding bodies include: a first terminal wire that extends outward at a first axial end of a stator core from a radially innermost position inside slots; and a second terminal wire that extends outward at the first axial end of the stator core from a radially outermost position inside the slots, the first terminal wires are each led radially outward over coil ends of the stator winding, the second terminal wires are each led radially outward at positions that are nearer to the stator core than end portions of the first terminal wires that are led radially outward over the coil ends of the stator winding, and end portions of intraphase connecting second terminal wires are stacked in an axial direction with, placed in contact with, and connected to end portions of intraphase connecting first terminal wires that are subject to connection therewith.
US10411537B2	Rotor lamination and related rotor and electric motor incorporating same A rotor lamination for an electric motor includes a body and a plurality of tangs. The body defines a shaft aperture, which defines a rotor axis, a plurality of flux directing aperture (FDA) sets, and a plurality of mass reduction apertures that are formed through the body. The FDA sets are spaced circumferentially about the body and each includes one or more apertures that are configured to receive a permanent magnet therein and/or form a flux barrier. The mass reduction apertures are disposed radially between the shaft aperture and the plurality of flux directing aperture sets. Each of the tangs is coupled to the body and extends radially inward into the shaft aperture. Each of the tangs has a pair of side walls that are disposed about a first centerline that intersects the rotor axis and an associated one of the mass reduction apertures that is disposed radially outwardly therefrom.
US10411535B2	Rotor for rotating electric machine A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a hollow cylindrical rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor core has a plurality of magnet-receiving holes arranged in a circumferential direction thereof. The permanent magnets are received respectively in the magnet-receiving holes of the rotor core to form a plurality of magnetic poles the polarities of which alternate between north and south in the circumferential direction of the rotor core. Moreover, the rotor core further has a plurality of q-axis core portions each of which is located between one circumferentially-adjacent pair of the magnetic poles. For each of the q-axis core portions, a radially outer circumferential width center of the q-axis core portion is offset upstream in a direction of rotation of the rotor from a radially inner circumferential width center of the q-axis core portion.
US10411530B2	Rotating electric machine A rotating electric machine of one embodiment includes a stator provided with a stator core having windings of each pole of each phase lap wound thereto; and a rotor provided rotatably with respect to the stator. The stator core is provided with slots each having two or more parallelly connected windings of equal turns count inserted therein.
US10411516B2	System and method for actively controlling output voltage of a wireless power transfer system A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit for converting a first DC voltage of an input power to a first AC voltage, a contactless power transfer unit for transmitting the input power having the first AC voltage, and a second converting unit for transmitting the power having a second DC voltage corresponding to the first AC voltage to an electric load. Additionally, the wireless power transfer system includes an active voltage tuning unit for controlling the second DC voltage based on a difference between the second DC voltage and a reference voltage and at least one among a difference between the resonant frequency and the constant operating frequency and a difference between a phase angle of the first AC voltage and a phase angle of an AC current.
US10411511B2	Coupling optimized electrical wireless power transmission In a first aspect of the current invention, a receiver circuit for a wireless power transmission link is proposed, wherein while maintaining substantially resonant coupling condition (resonance frequency of the transmitter unit is substantially equal to the resonance frequency of the receiver unit) the coupling is electronically controlled and optimized such that maximal critical coupling occurs.In a further aspect of the invention, the coupling between the transmitter unit and receiver unit is optimized by transforming of at least one receiver load such that maximal critical coupling occurs and overcritical coupling is avoided.In a further aspect of the invention, the coupling between the transmitter unit and receiver unit is optimized by transforming of at least one receiver load by means of boost- and/or buck converters such that maximal critical coupling occurs.
US10411501B2	Power supply device and switch control method therefor This power supply device includes: an AC path from an input end to an output end; a current sensor configured to detect a current flowing through the AC path; a conversion unit connected to the AC path and being capable of bidirectional power conversion; a storage battery connected to the AC path via the conversion unit; an AC switch provided between the input end and a point at which the conversion unit is connected to the AC path, the AC switch including parallel body of a relay contact and a semiconductor switch; and a control unit configured to control the conversion unit and the AC switch. When the control unit executes a current conduction mode for the first time, and when the current sensor detects an excessive current during the current conduction mode, the control unit closes only the relay contact while keeping the semiconductor switch opened.
US10411497B2	Power generation for radiation system One or more techniques and/or systems are described for generating power on a rotating unit of a system, such as a radiation system (e.g., CT system). The rotating unit comprises a generator that comprises a drive wheel. The drive wheel interfaces with a drive mechanism of a stationary unit. As the rotating unit is moved relative to the stationary unit, the drive wheel rotates along the drive mechanism causing power to be generated by the generator. The power may be supplied to one or more electronic components of the rotating unit.
US10411495B2	System for the monitoring and maintenance of remote autonomously powered lighting installations A system of monitoring and/or maintaining remotely located autonomously powered lights, security systems, parking meters, and the like is operable to receive data signals from a number of the devices, and provide a comparison with other similar devices in the same geographic region to detect a default condition of a particular device, and/or assess whether the defect is environmental or particular to the specific device itself. The system includes memory for storing operating parameters and data, and outputs modified control commands to the devices in response to sensed performance, past performance and/or self-learning algorithms. The system operates to provide for the monitoring and/or control of individual device operating parameters on an individual or regional basis, over preset periods.
US10411494B2	Adapter and method for charging control An adapter and a method for charging control are disclosed. The adapter includes a power conversion unit, a voltage feedback unit, a current feedback unit, and a power adjustment unit. The power adjustment unit includes an input end coupled to an output end of the voltage feedback unit to an output end of the current feedback unit, and an output end coupled to the power conversion unit. The power adjustment unit is used to receive the voltage feedback signal and the current feedback signal, and stabilize the output voltage and output current of the adapter when the voltage feedback signal indicates that the output voltage of the adapter has reached the target voltage or the current feedback signal indicates the output current of the adapter has reached the target current.
US10411491B2	Charging method and electronic device using the same A charging method for an electronic device comprising a battery for supplying power, the method comprises obtaining an allowable charging time and a remaining electricity information of the battery when the electronic device connects to a charger; determining a charging procedure according to the allowable charging time and the remaining electricity information; and performing the charging procedure to charge the battery with the charger; wherein the allowable charging time is a period of time that the electronic device is capable of being charged.
US10411486B2	Power conversion device A power conversion device includes a thermal conductive substrate, a DC-to-DC converter circuit assembly, an on board charger module (OBCM) circuit assembly and at least one electric wire. The thermal conductive substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The DC-to-DC converter circuit assembly is disposed on the first surface. The OBCM circuit assembly is disposed on the first surface as well. An end of the electric wire connects with the DC-to-DC converter circuit assembly, another end of the electric wire connects with the OBCM circuit assembly.
US10411482B2	Battery safety system A system for discharging the electric charge stored in a traction battery of an electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle. The system comprising a traction battery having a plurality cells, a battery management system for balancing or regulating the electric charge stored in each of the battery cells. A sensor for detecting a vehicle event is provided on the vehicle. The battery management system, upon receiving a signal indicative that a vehicle event has occurred, initiates a discharge cycle of the electrical energy stored in one or more of the cells of the battery via an energy dissipation device such as a battery regulator or battery balancer.
US10411478B2	Grid connection power conversion device and disconnection/welding detection method therefor A grid connection power conversion device having isolated operation function for connecting a distributed power supply to a commercial power system is provided which comprises an inverter for converting DC power to AC power, a capacitor connected between the inverter and the commercial power system, a commercial voltage amplitude detection circuitry, an amplitude adjustment circuitry to increase an amplitude of an output voltage from the inverter stepwise from a given value to match the amplitude of the commercial system voltage, and a start-up control circuitry to control the grid connection power conversion device so that after the amplitude adjustment circuitry adjusts the amplitude of the output voltage from the inverter, after the start-up, to match the amplitude of the commercial system voltage detected by the commercial voltage amplitude detection circuitry, the start-up control circuitry connects the inverter to the commercial power system to start grid-connected operation.
US10411475B2	Cloud-based control for power distribution system Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses for cloud-based control for power distribution systems are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a system comprising a microprocessor-based power management system in operative communication with a plurality of buildings located remotely from the power management system and a plurality of communication interface devices provided at corresponding ones of the plurality of buildings. The power management system is structured to perform a plurality of building unit-specific optimizations, evaluate a net power demand on the electrical power grid, reduce the net power demand on the electrical power grid while minimizing disruption to the resident-defined preference parameters, and transmit to each of the plurality of interface devices the one or more additional control commands corresponding to the specific building at which each interface device is provided.
US10411474B2	Electric power system and control method thereof An electric power system includes a variable-frequency drive and a control module. The variable-frequency drive includes a first power converter, a second power converter and at least one energy storage module. The first power converter is connected between a DC bus and a power terminal. Moreover, electric energy is transferred between the first power converter and the power terminal at a first power. The second power converter is connected between the DC bus and an electric/kinetic energy conversion device. Moreover, electric energy is transferred between the second power converter and the electric/kinetic energy conversion device at a second power. As the second power is dynamically changed, the control module controls a charge/discharge operation of the at least one energy storage module. As a consequence, the operational change of the electric/kinetic energy conversion device is reversely compensated.
US10411459B2	Photovoltaic power generation system and method for shutting down the same A photovoltaic power generation system includes a plurality of photovoltaic arrays, a plurality of shutdown units and an inverter. The shutdown unit is adjacent to the corresponding photovoltaic array, connected in parallel with the corresponding photovoltaic array, and electrically connected to the inverter via high voltage wires; the photovoltaic power generation system further includes a control unit configured to receive a detection signal indicating a state of the AC side of the inverter, monitor whether the AC side of the inverter is in a power-off state according to the detection signal, and generate a first power-off signal when the AC side of the inverter is in the power-off state; and the shutdown units are configured to receive the first power-off signal, and stop a power transmission from the photovoltaic arrays to the inverter according to the first power-off signal.
US10411458B2	Overvoltage protection device An overvoltage protection device including an output stage, a first switch and a first load providing circuit is provided. The output stage has a first input terminal to receive a first signal, and generates an output signal at an output terminal of the output stage according to the first signal. A first terminal of the first switch is coupled to the first input terminal of the output stage, and a control terminal of the first switch receives a second signal. The first signal is the delayed second signal. The first load providing circuit is coupled to a second terminal of the first switch. The first load providing circuit provides an impedance to the first input terminal when the first switch is turned on.
US10411456B2	Cover assemblies and methods for covering electrical cables and connections A method for protecting a cable splice connection including a cable, the cable including an electrical conductor surrounded by a cable insulation layer, includes providing a splice body assembly including: an electrically insulative, elastomeric splice body having an interior surface defining an interior passage; and a layer of a conformable medium pre-mounted on the interior surface of the splice body. The conformable medium is a flowable, electrically insulative material. The method further includes mounting the splice body assembly on the cable splice connection such that the layer of the conformable mastic is interposed between and engages each of the interior surface of the splice body and an opposing interface surface of the cable insulation layer.
US10411452B2	Device for the fastening of cables, tubular bodies and other elongated bodies in general having a differentiated diameter A device for fastening of cables includes two saddles to be joined onto a cable and provided with seats for housing the cable, the seats having a plurality of tongues that elastically deform when the saddles are closed around the cable, each of the seats having a rigid frame to which the plurality of elastically deformable tongues is secured and sides directed longitudinally and sides having a curvilinear profile following the semi-circular cross-section of the cable. A row of tongues is fastened, at one end, to the side of the frame, and the free opposed end is raised, in the rest position, towards the interior of the seat for housing the cable. A row of tongues is further provided that is fastened, at their end, to the side of the frame, and the free opposed end is raised, in the rest position, towards the interior of the seat.
US10411451B2	Hanger bracket for junction box in retrofit applications A bracket facilitates retrofit installation of items in a joist cavity. For example, the bracket permits mounting of a junction box containing a transformer, for use with low-voltage luminaire. The bracket wedges between the joists and provides a mounting for the junction box so that the junction box does not rest on a ceiling panel fixed to the underside of the joist cavity.
US10411447B1	System for electronic doorframe A system for providing electronic features in a doorframe includes a body structure having a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls. The walls define an interior space of the body structure. A plurality of ports are formed in the top wall and a plurality of ports are formed in the bottom wall with each port opening into the interior space. One or more of the top wall ports is longitudinally aligned with a respective bottom wall port to form a port pair. A diverter is positioned in the interior space and extends in the interior space from one side wall and toward an opposing side wall. The diverter spans between the port pair. The diverter has a diverter surface that is configured for directing an element that extends through a port of the port pair toward an area in the body structure.
US10411445B2	Clamping device A clamping device includes two parts which are pivotably connected to each other by a pivot joint. Each part includes a jaw and a handle. Each jaw has an engaging portion and a clamping portion defined in the inside thereof. A groove is defined in the engaging portion of each jaw so as to accommodate a wire holder. The groove of the engaging portion extends from the nose of each jaw and toward the pivot joint by an angle relative the axis of the inside of each jaw. The groove opens through the nose and one side of each jaw.
US10411444B2	Method of assembling electrical control panel wire harness A method is described that is suitable for automated use of peg apparatus and an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of a bundled wire harness.
US10411439B2	Surge arrester A surge arrester for the power supply of low-voltage systems, having a housing, two electrodes which are situated axially opposite one another, an arc combustion chamber formed in the interior of the housing, and a trigger aid. A spark gap is formed between the two electrodes so that an arc is produced when the spark gap between the two electrodes is triggered, the axial distance between end faces of the two electrodes being so large that the arc voltage is greater than the expected line voltage. Conversion of energy within the surge arrester is reduced by the arc combustion chamber having an inner region and at least one expansion region into which the arc can propagate after triggering. The inner region is arranged between the two electrodes and is delimited axially by the end faces of the electrodes and is delimited longitudinally by the at least one expansion region.
US10411434B2	Semiconductor structure comprising a tensilely stressed suspended membrane including an optical cavity The invention relates to a semiconductor structure, including:a semiconductor layer, including a membrane suspended above a carrier layer, the suspended membrane being formed of a central section, which is tensilely stressed and of a plurality of tensioning arms; andleast one optical cavity, bounded by two optical reflectors, which are placed in the lateral sections on either side of the central section;wherein:the central section is designed to transmit in the direction of the optical reflectors at least one uneven-order mode; andeach of said optical reflectors is formed of two lateral half-reflectors, which are arranged on either side of a longitudinal axis of the lateral section, so as to at least partially reflect said uneven-order mode.
US10411418B2	Plug device for a cable, in particular for a coaxial cable, preferably for connection to a musical instrument and/or sound effect equipment The invention relates to a plug device for a cable, in particular for a coaxial cable, preferably for connection to a musical instrument and/or sound effect equipment, in particular a pedalboard, comprising: a distal connecting piece, in particular a pin, for connecting the plug device to a corresponding connecting piece, in particular a socket, of a device to be connected to the cable, in particular the musical instrument and/or the sound effect equipment, a proximal connecting piece for receiving the cable and an orientation adjustment device for changing an orientation of the proximal connecting piece relative to the distal connecting piece.
US10411414B2	Electrical connector with stacked shielding plates sandwiched between two opposite contact modules A high frequency electrical connector includes a housing with first and second rows of contacts therein. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. Each contacts has a contacting section exposed upon the mating surface of the mating tongue, a connection section exposed out of the base, and a middle section therebetween. The first row of contacts as well as the second row of contacts includes a plurality of grounding contacts. First and second shielding plates stacked with each other and commonly between the first row of contacts and the second row of contacts. The first shielding plate and the second shielding plate form corresponding spring tangs offset from each other in the front-to-back direction to respectively contact the first grounding contacts and second grounding contacts at different positions in the front-to-back direction.
US10411412B2	Electrical receptacle connector with an enhanced structural strength of a tongue An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulator, a first contact set, a second contact set, a U-shaped shielding structure, and a first plate member. The insulator includes a tongue and a base connected to the tongue. The first contact set and the second contact set are disposed inside the insulator and exposed out of a first side and a second side of the tongue opposite to each other. The U-shaped shielding structure is disposed on the base and at least partially exposed out of the base. The first plate member extends from an end portion of the U-shaped shielding structure along a third side adjacent to the first side and the second side of the tongue and toward a front end of the tongue. The first plate member includes a first step structure. Therefore, it effectively prevents the tongue from being worn or deformed by insertion and withdrawal forces.
US10411411B2	Electrical connector having embedded grounding mechanism An electrical connector includes an insulative housing forming a mating slot, and the contact module assembled thereto. The contact module includes the insulator and the contacts secured thereto. The insulator is secured to the housing. The contact includes a retaining section secured to the insulator, a contact section extending from one end of the retaining section into a mating slot, a soldering section extending from the other end of the retaining section out of the housing. The contacts include the signal contacts and the grounding contacts. Each contact module further includes at least one conductive plastic block mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding grounding contacts.
US10411410B2	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes an insulating body, multiple signal terminals received in the insulating body, a metal ground member fixed on the insulating body, and at least one ground core wires. The metal ground member has a plate surface and a cutting surface connected with the plate surface. The ground core wire is soldered to the cutting surface. The cutting surface is rough, the frictional force between the cutting surface and the ground core wires is great.
US10411407B2	Connector with ground plate between first contact and second contact A connector is provided having a first contact, a first supporting portion, a second contact, a second supporting portion, a ground plate, and a third supporting position. The first contact has a first connection portion which is pushed to a first conductor to electrically connect with the first conductor. The first supporting portion receives a force to push the first connection portion to the first conductor. The second contact has a second connection portion which is pushed to a second conductor to electrically connect with the second conductor. The second supporting portion receives a force to push the second connection portion to the second conductor. The ground plate is arranged between the first contact and the second contact and has a shield connection portion which is pushed to at least one of a first shield portion covering the first conductor and a second shield portion covering the second conductor to electrically connect with at least one of the first shield portion and the second shield portion. The third supporting portion receives a force to push the shield connection portion to at least one of the first shield portion and the second shield portion.
US10411404B2	Grooved connector with land bridge A connector assembly including a female element having a bore with an open end. A male element is insertable into the bore of the female element along an axis in a first axial direction and removable from the bore of the female element in a second axial direction. One of the female and male elements defines a circumferential surface extending around the axis and a depression in the circumferential surface, the depression having a catch wall facing in one of the first and second axial directions and a release wall facing in the other one of the first and second axial directions. A second one of the male and female elements has a finger mounted thereon, the finger has a catch end biased in a radial direction transverse to the axis, the catch end of the finger being configured to engage the depression and abut the catch wall.
US10411394B2	Connector with latch protection A connector with latch protection includes a metal casing, an insulating body, plural metal terminals and a partition. The insulating body covers the interior of the metal casing and has a tab extended forwardly from the front of the insulating body and disposed apart on the top and bottom of the tab respectively, and both sides of the tab corresponding to a connecting plug form an inwardly concave portion, and both sides of the partition have a protection plate corresponding to each inwardly concave portion and the front of the tab and bent and extended forwardly. When the partition is embedded into the insulating body by a molding method, a portion of the two metal protection plates exposed from the tab forms a pair of latch grooves for latching the connecting plug to effectively improve the durability and life and lower the manufacturing cost of the connector significantly.
US10411392B2	Hybrid electrical connector A hybrid electrical connector includes a housing having a central opening, a carrier plate supported by the housing within the central opening, and electrically conductive pins supported within the housing by the carrier plate. The housing is formed of a first plastic material, and the carrier plate is formed of a second plastic material having properties that make it more dimensionally stable than the first plastic material. In addition, a sealing layer is applied to one surface of the carrier plate, the sealing layer formed of a third plastic material and serving to secure the carrier plate to the housing and to secure the pins within the carrier plate. A method of forming the electrical connector is also described.
US10411377B2	Surface mount connector with alternative direction mounting feature A connector that includes: a box-shaped substrate side housing containing a terminal mount wall extending in a plane defined by mutually orthogonal X and Y axes, four side walls; and terminals arranged in two rows, the rows being apart from each other in an X axis direction, such that the terminals in each row are in alignment with one another in a Y axis direction, is provided. A lock part is provided on one of the two first side walls for detachably locking a plug housing in an inserted position, and, on each of the second side walls, a first and a second reinforcement plate mount parts are provided at two different positions apart from each other in the X-axis direction, and a reinforcement plate may be mounted to each of the two first and the two second reinforcement plate mount parts. The housing may be alternatively mounted in an upward opening manner or in a right angle manner and with the reinforcement plate edges soldered to a printed circuit board in each case.
US10411372B2	DIN latch mechanism An electronics module having a latch assembly including first and second reciprocating latch portions adapted to engage respective first and second opposite edges of a mounting rail. Each of the latch portions includes a locking tab, the locking tabs movable away from each other from a latched position to an unlatched position, the first and second latch portions being coupled together for reciprocating motion, at least one of said latch portions including an actuator portion extending from the housing for manual actuation of the latch assembly between the latch and unlatched positions.
US10411371B2	Assembly comprising conductor element and resilient means for unidirectionally retaining electric wires for switchboard terminal blocks Conductive assembly for switchboard terminal blocks comprising a conductor element (200) for electrically connecting together the input and output (IN/OUT) of a switchboard terminal block, and resilient means for retaining electric wires (1) comprising at least one resilient element (100) with a body (110) having a first arm (111) substantially parallel to the vertical direction (Z-Z) and a second arm (112) forming an acute internal angle with the first vertical arm (111), which arms are resiliently connected together by a curved section (113), said conductor element (200) having a substantially U-shaped form and arms (211) which extend parallel to a substantially vertical direction (Z-Z) and are situated opposite each other in the longitudinal direction (X-X), wherein the conductor element comprises a pair of shoulders (212), each extending from the base (212) parallel to the vertical direction (Z-Z) and arranged facing, at a suitable distance, a respective vertical arm (211) of the conductor element. The first arm (111) of the at least one resilient element (100) has a substantially L-shaped foot (115) comprising a lug (115b) bent in the longitudinal direction (X) outwards.
US10411370B2	High-voltage cable set A high-voltage cable set, in particular for a vehicle electrical system, contains a plurality of cables, which are surrounded by a common shield, and a connector, which consists of a conducting material and is electrically connected to the shield. For this purpose, a contact sleeve is integrated into the connector, the shield being fastened to the contact sleeve. The risk of contact corrosion is thereby significantly reduced.
US10411367B2	Securing device A wire clamp is provided, having a body through which an aperture extends. An opening extending along a side of the body intersects with the aperture along its length. The wire clamp also includes a securing device configured to extend into the aperture.
US10411364B2	Distributed antenna system robust to human body loading effects A wireless handheld device comprises an internal antenna system that operates in first and second non-overlapping frequency bands with respective bandwidths. The antenna system includes: a ground plane; first and second antenna elements connected to a common input/output port, wherein a bandwidth of each of the antenna elements is less than at least one of the first and second operating frequency bandwidths and less than a frequency bandwidth for the antenna system; a combining structure to couple first and second signal transmission paths from the antenna elements to the common input/output port; and a phase shifting element on the first signal transmission path that imparts a phase delay to signals on the first signal transmission path. The phase delay minimizes a sum of reflection coefficients of the antenna elements to cause the frequency bandwidth for the antenna system to include at least the first and second operating frequency bands.
US10411360B2	Planar antenna A planar antenna according to the present invention includes a plurality of antenna elements arranged thereon and characterized in that two opposite corner parts from among corners of an N-gon (N is an even number equal to or greater than four) are cut out. For example, a planar antenna has a shape in which two opposite corner parts from among four corner parts included in a rectangle (11) (N=4) are cut out. The planar antenna may be composed by combining a plurality of square antenna units on which a plurality of antenna elements are arranged.
US10411354B2	Antenna system and terminal An antenna system includes an antenna body, a tunable component, and at least one of a first filter and a second filter. The antenna body is connected to the tunable component. The first filter is connected in parallel to the tunable component, and the first filter presents a high impedance characteristic in a low frequency band, and presents a low impedance characteristic in a high frequency band. The second filter is connected in series between the antenna body and the tunable component, a first end of the second filter is connected to the antenna body, and a second end of the second filter is connected to the tunable component. The second filter presents a low impedance characteristic in a low frequency band, and presents a high impedance characteristic in a high frequency band.
US10411340B2	Antenna mount A mounting arrangement and an antenna mounting device for mounting a directional antenna to fixed infrastructure. The antenna mounting device comprises a first adjustment element comprising a first end, an infrastructure part for attaching the antenna mounting device to the fixed infrastructure, and an antenna attachment part for attaching the directional antenna to the antenna mounting device. Moreover, the first adjustment element is coupled to the infrastructure part and to the antenna attachment part, and configured to adjust a first orientation of the antenna attachment part relative to an orientation of the infrastructure part, to provide adjustment in a first direction of the directional antenna. Furthermore, the first end of the first adjustment element is configured to remain at a fixed position relative to the infrastructure part, independently of the relative orientation of the infrastructure and the antenna attachment part.
US10411338B2	Antenna structure and electronic device including the same An electronic device includes a carrier having a surface, a first antenna radiator configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a specific frequency band, a second antenna radiator configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of the specific frequency band, a communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator, and a processor configured to control the communication circuit. The first antenna radiator includes a first conductive pattern disposed at a portion of the surface of the carrier. The second antenna radiator includes a second conductive pattern disposed at another portion of the surface of the carrier. The first antenna radiator includes a first open stub extending from one point of the first conductive pattern and configured to provide a transmission coefficient between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator that is lower than a specific value at the specific frequency band.
US10411335B2	Electronic device comprising antenna An antenna assembly in a vehicle is provided. The antenna assembly includes a first plane including a first edge and a second edge extending in parallel to each other in a first direction, a second plane spaced apart from the first plane that overlaps the first plane and including a third edge extending along the first edge, and a fourth edge extending along the second edge, a non-conductive layer interposed between the first plane and the second plane, and a plurality of wireless communication circuits electrically connected to the antenna assembly, wherein the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are positioned diagonally at opposing corners with each other when viewed from above the first plane, and wherein the third conductive pattern and the fourth conductive pattern are positioned diagonally against each other without overlapping with the first and second conductive patterns, when viewed from above the first plane.
US10411331B2	Back cover assembly The present disclosure provides a back cover assembly of a portable electronic device. The back cover assembly includes a substrate structure and a coil structure. The substrate structure includes a metal substrate and a first non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate. The coil structure is matched with an IC chip for generating an antenna magnetic field that passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. The coil structure has a first coil portion and a second coil portion connected to the first coil portion, the first coil portion is disposed above the metal substrate, the second coil portion is disposed above the first non-metal substrate, and the percentage of the first coil portion to the coil structure is larger than that the percentage of the second coil portion to the coil structure.
US10411330B1	Antenna assembly for wireless device An antenna assembly for a wireless device includes an antenna cable having a feed line and a ground shield and a substrate. The antenna includes a low band ground terminal, a low band feed terminal, a high band ground terminal and a high band feed terminal. The low band ground terminal is electrically coupled to the ground shield of the antenna cable and capacitively coupled to the feed line of the antenna cable. The low band feed terminal is electrically coupled to the feed line of the antenna cable. The high band ground terminal is electrically coupled to the ground shield of the antenna cable and capacitively coupled to the feed line of the antenna cable. The high band feed terminal is electrically coupled to the feed line of the antenna cable. The low band ground terminal and the high band ground terminal are ground plane independent.
US10411329B2	Packaged devices with antennas A packaged device may include electrical components such as integrated circuits that are mounted to a substrate such as a printed circuit substrate. Plastic may be molded to the printed circuit substrate over the integrated circuits. The molded plastic may include one or more shots of plastic and may include laser-sensitizable plastic material. Antenna structures may be supported by molded plastic such as molded plastic in a packaged device. The antenna structures may be formed from metal foil, flexible printed circuit substrate material with metal antenna traces, and metal traces that are formed on exposed surfaces of the plastic. The metal traces may be electroplated metal traces that are formed on regions of a laser-sensitizable plastic material that have been exposed to laser light. A package may have a protrusion that supports an antenna structure.
US10411317B2	Metal-air battery including passivation layer formed on metal anode A metal-air battery includes an anode and a passivation layer formed on the anode. The passivation layer functions as electrolyte and cathode, so that no additional electrolyte or cathode is included. During discharge, metal cations derived from oxidation of the anode migrate across the passivation layer, and react with nucleophilic gas and electrons received from a gas diffusion layer. The metal-air battery, by virtue of having no added electrolyte or cathode, is compact and contains no volatile materials.
US10411313B2	Biasing a battery cell An example electric vehicle battery assembly includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells, a cold plate, and a cantilevered member to urge the plurality of battery cells toward the cold plate. An electric vehicle battery assembly according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a battery cell, a cold plate, and a cantilevered member biasing a first side of the battery cell toward the cold plate to enhance thermal energy transfer between the battery cell and the cold plate. The cantilevered member biases the first side by pressing against an opposite, second side of the battery cell.
US10411312B2	Battery pack A first fin is formed on a first inside wall surface to protrude therefrom. The first fin exchanges heat between fluid and the first inside wall surface. A first fluid passage is divided between a first region that is a space where the first fin is arranged, and a second region that is a space where the first fin is not arranged. Fluid flows from the second region into the first region. The first fin includes an inflow port through which fluid flows into the first region, and an outflow port through which fluid flows out of the first region. The first fin is formed to extend from the inflow port to the outflow port. An area of the inflow port is larger than a cross-sectional area of the first fluid passage when viewed in a flow direction of fluid.
US10411307B2	Secondary battery, evaluation method and production method therefor, and charge-discharge control device Provided is a technology that can improve a cycle property without lowering a volume energy density. The present technology provides a method for evaluating a secondary battery, including conducting at least: a determination step of determining a degree of diffusion defect of an ion that performs electric conduction; an evaluation step of evaluating a state of the secondary battery on the basis the result of the determination in the determination step; and a control step of controlling states of current application and voltage application on the secondary battery during charging or during discharging of the secondary battery on the basis of the result of the evaluation in the evaluation step.
US10411305B2	Current collector design to reduce granule bed disruption Apparatus and methods to reduce granule disruption during manufacture of electrochemical cells, such as a metal halide electrochemical cell, are provided. In one embodiment, a current collector can include a diffuser strip extending beneath an aperture configured to receive an injection stream of molten electrolyte. The diffuser strip can be configured to dissipate an injection stream of molten electrolyte when the molten electrolyte is injected into an electrochemical cell. In this way, disruption of a granule bed by the injection of the molten electrolyte during manufacture of the electrochemical cell can be reduced.
US10411298B2	Polyelectrolyte composition, polyelectrolyte, battery, and electronic apparatus A polyelectrolyte composition is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 is hydrogen or CH3, R2 is any of C2H4, CH(CH3)CH2, and (CH2)3, m and n are each a copolymerization ratio of a structural unit in parentheses, and when m and n are set as follows: m+n=10, m and n satisfy the following formulae: 1≤m≤5 and 5≤n≤9, and p is 2 or more and 8 or less.
US10411282B2	Fuel cell The fuel cell has an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer. The cathode contains a main component containing a perovskite oxide of the general formula ABO3 and includes at least Sr at the A site. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The cathode has a surface region and an inner region. The surface region is within 5 μm from a surface opposite the solid electrolyte layer. The inner region is formed on a solid electrolyte layer side of the surface region. The surface region and the inner region respectively include a main phase containing the perovskite oxide and a secondary phase containing strontium sulfate. An occupied surface area ratio of the secondary phase in a cross section of the surface region is greater than an occupied surface area ratio of the secondary phase in a cross section of the inner region.
US10411281B1	Thermally integrated solid oxide fuel cell system This invention pertains to a thermally-integrated solid oxide fuel cell system, providing for a solid oxide fuel cell stack disposed within a stack hotbox; a heat extractor disposed within the stack hotbox in thermal communication with the fuel cell stack and circumscribed around a full or partial perimeter of the fuel cell stack; a fuel reformer-combustor module disposed within the stack hotbox in thermal communication with the stack and disposed around a full or partial perimeter of the heat extractor; and a manifold fluidly connecting an outlet of the heat extractor to an inlet of a reformer section of the fuel reformer-combustor module.
US10411280B2	Fuel cell system and method of shutting down the same A method of shutting down a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell includes generating power via an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas. A shutdown command is output to the fuel cell to stop generating power. The fuel cell is controlled to continue generating power during an oxygen consumption process to consume oxygen in the oxidant gas remaining in a cathode system of the fuel cell even when the shutdown command is output to the fuel cell. At least one of voltage, current, and power output from the fuel cell is detected during the oxygen consumption process. Whether an abnormality occurs during the oxygen consumption process is determined based on at least one of the voltage, the current, and the power. The fuel cell is controlled to stop generating power during the oxygen consumption process when it is determined that abnormality occurs.
US10411279B2	Fuel cell system and control method for fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a gas supply passage configured to supply one of the anode gas and the cathode gas to the fuel cell, a refrigerant supply apparatus that supplies refrigerant for cooling the fuel cell to the fuel cell, a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant increased in temperature by the fuel cell and the gas supplied to the gas supply passage. The fuel cell includes a component that circulates the one of the anode gas and the cathode gas discharged from the fuel cell to the fuel cell, and a warm-up control unit that controls a flow rate of the refrigerant to a predetermined flow rate for warming up the fuel cell when the fuel cell is warmed up. The fuel cell system includes a gas temperature increase control unit increases the flow rate of the refrigerant to be supplied to the heat exchanger on the basis of a temperature of the gas circulated by the component or a parameter related to the temperature when the flow rate of the refrigerant is controlled by the warm-up control unit.
US10411276B2	Device and method for supplying a fuel cell battery A device in which an environmental air flow is monitored by a monitoring element and in which a natural gas flow is interrupted by a shut-off element on recognition of an insufficient environmental air flow. To allow a continuous operation of the fuel cell battery the monitoring element is short-circuited by a bridging device and that its operability can thus be checked without the environmental air flow having to be interrupted. This allows a permanent operation of the fuel cell battery.
US10411272B2	Optimization of tunnel location for uniform contact pressure distribution A number of variations may include at least one bipolar plate which may include at least one bead, the bead may include a plurality of crest portions and a plurality of trough portions having at least one tangent portion disposed between adjacent crest portions and trough portions; the bipolar plate further may include at least one tunnel defining at least one through hole within the at least one tangent portion.
US10411263B2	Electrode for secondary battery, and secondary battery An electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector, and an active material layer being formed on a surface of the current collector, and containing an active material and a binder, in which the active material contains SiOx, a surface of SiOx is modified with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of an aniline group, an imidazole group, and an amino group, and the binder is constituted by a water-soluble polymer having a sugar chain structure that contains a carboxylic acid group.
US10411242B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, sequentially stacked and wound. The secondary battery further includes a series of first electrode tabs electrically connected to the first electrode and extending to an outside of the electrode assembly. The series of first electrode tabs includes inner and outer tabs respectively located proximate to and distal to the center axis of the electrode assembly. The outer tab is connected to the inner tab at the outside of the electrode assembly. A length along the inner tab from a point where the inner tab extends from the electrode assembly to a point where the inner tab is connected to the outer tab is different from a length along the outer tab from a point where the outer tab extends from the electrode assembly to a point where the outer tab is connected to the inner tab.
US10411235B2	Method for stocking battery separator roll, method for producing same, method for carrying same, and carrier for same A wagon (90b) includes a plurality of horizontal support bars (91f). A separator roll (12b) is stocked while the horizontal support bar is inserted into a core of the separator roll (12b) around which core a separator is rolled. This can prevent deformation and roll misalignment of the stocked separator roll.
US10411231B2	Energy storage apparatus An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device containing a case where a corner portion is formed by a first wall portion and a second wall portion, an opposedly facing member which opposedly faces the first wall portion, and an insulator covering at least a region of the opposedly facing member which opposedly faces the energy storage device. The opposedly facing member contains a body disposed along the first wall portion and an extension portion extending from the body along the second wall portion. The insulator contains a cover portion which extends to a distal end of the extension portion from a boundary position between the extension portion and the body along an opposedly facing surface of the extension portion which opposedly faces the second wall portion, is folded back at the distal end, and extends along an outer surface of the extension portion opposite to the second wall portion. A first inner surface of the cover portion which opposedly faces the opposedly facing surface of the extension portion includes a projecting portion which projects toward the opposedly facing surface.
US10411230B2	ESS battery pack case Disclosed is an energy storage system (ESS) battery pack case, which includes a case body having at least two plates assembled to each other by fitting so as to be connected to each other along a circumferential direction thereof to form a hollow therein, the case body having an open top end and an open bottom end; and an upper cover assembly configured to cover the top end of the case body and a lower cover assembly configured to cover the bottom end of the case body.
US10411228B2	Battery cell with partially flexible and moldable wall A battery cell having at least one battery cell housing and at least one at least partially flexible and moldable wall, wherein the wall is arranged on the battery cell housing. The wall is at least partially comprised of a biomimetic material. Also a battery module with at least one battery cell according to the invention.
US10411222B2	Transparent hybrid substrates, devices employing such substrates, and methods for fabrication and use thereof A porous base substrate is infiltrated with a polymer material to form a hybrid substrate that combines the optical advantages of both. Prior to infiltration, the base substrate may exhibit relatively low optical transmittance. For example, the base substrate may be paper, textiles, aerogels, natural wood, or any other porous material. By infiltrating the base substrate with a polymer having a similar refractive index to that of the material of the base substrate, the transmittance can thus be improved, resulting in, for example, a transparent hybrid substrate that exhibits both relatively high optical haze and relatively high optical transmittance within the visible light spectrum. The hybrid substrate can thus serve as a base for fabricating electronic devices or can be coupled to electronic devices, especially optical devices that can take utilize the unique optical properties of the hybrid substrate.
US10411220B2	OLED display with an encapsulation with a plurality of inorganic layers A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a display device and an encapsulant, and the display device are arranged on the substrate. The encapsulant covers the edge of the display device and the substrate. The encapsulant includes at least two inorganic encapsulation layers and at least one organic encapsulation layer; the at least two inorganic encapsulating layers and the at least one organic encapsulating layer are alternately stacked with each other and integrated as a whole in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. Thus, the display device in the display panel can be prevented from contacting with water and oxygen.
US10411218B2	Quasi crystalline conductive particles between a substrate and IC chip A display device is provided in the present disclosure, which has a plurality of conductive particles in a packaging region to form an electrical connection between a plurality of first metal terminals on a surface of an array substrate and a plurality of second metal terminals on a surface of an IC chip after the array substrate and the IC chip are pressed to be bonded through a conductive adhesive. At least three of the conductive particles are distributed between the first metal terminals and the second metal terminals. A plurality of quasi-crystalline conductive particles are used to be the conductive particles.
US10411217B2	OLED device and preparation method therefor and display apparatus An OLED device and a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The OLED device includes an anode, a cathode, and a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the cathode includes an organometallic layer, and the organometallic layer includes an organic metal. The OLED device is capable of increasing the stability of the cathode in the OLED device and reducing the cost of the OLED device.
US10411204B2	Flexible display panel and method for fabricating thereof, flexible display apparatus The present application discloses a flexible display panel and a method for fabricating thereof, and a flexible display apparatus. The flexible display panel including at least two non-bending regions and a bending region disposed between the at least two non-bending regions, at least one of the at least two non-bending regions is used as a display region; both the non-bending region and the bending region include the flexible substrate and the organic light emitting device layer, wherein the display region is further provided with at least one metal layer for providing a driving signal to the organic light emitting device layer, and the bending region is further provided with a buffer layer. When meeting the demand of display image in the bending region, the probability of damaging to the metal traces influenced by the bending in the bending region is reduced to increase the life time of the display panel.
US10411196B2	Fluorinated aromatic small molecules as functional additives for dispersion of conductive polymers The present invention relates to a compound having a general formula selected from the group consisting of formula 1a and 1b, wherein K represents an aromatic or heteroaromatic group in which at least one hydrogen atom may be substituted by a functional groups selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, a sulfuric acid group, an ammonium group and an aliphatic group; X is selected from the group consisting of a C—C-bond, O, S, SO2 and NR′, wherein R′ represents a hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic group; A represents a fluorinated or perfluorinated aromatic group; n represents an integer in the range from 2 to 6; m represents an integer in the range from 1 to 3. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising this compound, to a process for the preparation of a conductive layer using this composition, to a conductive layer comprising the compound according to the present invention, to electronic components comprising this conductive layer and to the use of the compound according to the present invention as an additive in a hole-injection layer of an OLED or in an organic solar cell.
US10411190B2	Organic semiconducting compounds The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing a polycyclic unit, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to compositions, polymer blends and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, compositions and polymer blends as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photo-detectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising these compounds, compositions or polymer blends.
US10411185B1	Process for creating a high density magnetic tunnel junction array test platform A method for a photo and/or electron beam lithographic fabricating processes for producing a pillar array test device. The method includes receiving a wafer having a plurality of bit cells arranged in a grid and etching a plurality of bottom electrode traces to connect a plurality of bottom electrode pads in a centrally located bit cell to each of the bit cells in the grid. The method further includes fabricating an array of magnetic tunnel junction pillars onto each respective pad in the centrally located bit cell. The wafer is then planarized. The method further includes etching a plurality of top electrode traces to connect the plurality of magnetic tunnel junction pillars to each of the bit cells in the grid, and outputting the wafer for subsequent testing.
US10411182B2	Drive apparatus A mirror device 200 disclosed herein includes a base 202, a mirror 205, an actuator 206, a fixed comb electrode 208, and a movable comb electrode 207. The movable comb electrode 207 includes: a beam portion 271; a hinge 273 configured to couple the beam portion 271 to the actuator 206 and having lower rigidity than the beam portion 271; a hinge 274 configured to couple the beam portion 271 to the base 202 and having lower rigidity than the beam portion 271; and electrode fingers 272, 272, . . . provided for the beam portion 271 and facing electrode fingers 281, 281, . . . of the fixed comb electrode 208. The movable comb electrode 207 is configured to tilt around a tilt axis B5 that passes through the hinge 274.
US10411175B2	Light emitting element package and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a light emitting element package including: a light emitting laminate having a structure in which semiconductor layers are laminated and having a first main surface and a second main surface opposing the first main surface; a terminal unit disposed on an electrode disposed on the second main surface; a molded unit disposed on the second main surface of the light emitting laminate and allowing a portion of the terminal unit to be exposed; and a wavelength conversion unit disposed on the first main surface of the light emitting laminate.
US10411170B2	Radiation-emitting optoelectronic device A radiation-emitting optoelectronic device, a method for using a radiation-emitting optoelectronic device and a method for making a radiation-emitting optoelectronic device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes a semiconductor chip configured to emit a primary radiation and a conversion element including a conversion material which comprises Cr and/or Ni ions and a host material and which, during operation of the device, converts the primary radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip into a secondary radiation of a wavelength between 700 nm and 2000 nm, wherein the host material comprises EAGa12O19, AyGa5O(15+y)/2, AE3Ga2O14, Ln3Ga5GeO14, Ga2O3, Ln3Ga5.5D0.5O14 or Mg4D2O9, wherein EA=Mg, Ca, Sr and/or Ba, A=Li, Na, K and/or Rb, AE=Mg, Ca, Sr and/or Ba, Ln=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and/or Lu and D=Nb and/or Ta, and wherein y=0.9-1.9.
US10411169B2	Light emitting device having leads in resin package A light emitting device includes: a resin package including: a first lead including: at least one notch extending from an upper surface of the first lead to a lower surface of the first lead, a first groove formed in the upper surface of the first lead, and at least one second groove connecting the first groove with the at least one notch, and a second lead, and a resin body including: a first resin portion, a second resin portion, a part of the second resin portion being disposed in the first groove, a third resin portion disposed between the first lead and the second lead, and a first resin connecting portion connecting the first resin portion with the second resin portion, at least a part of the first resin connecting portion being disposed in the at least one second groove; a light emitting element; and a light reflecting member.
US10411165B2	Invisible-light light emitting diode and fabrication method thereof An invisible-light light-emitting diode includes an N-type ohmic contact semiconductor layer, an N-type current spreading layer, an N—GaAs visible-light absorption layer, an N-type cladding layer, a light-emitting layer, a P-type cladding layer and a P-type ohmic contact semiconductor layer. In the invisible-light light-emitting diode, the absorption layer is GaAs, which can effectively remove all visible light when current density is >1 A/mm2, and essentially all visible light when current density is below 3 A/mm2. This effectively solves the red dot effect of invisible-light light-emitting diodes.
US10411163B2	Light emitting diode and fabrication method thereof A light-emitting diode includes a light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer and an omnidirectional reflector structure. The light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface, including an n-type semi-conductive layer, a light emitting layer and a p-type semiconductor layer. The omnidirectional reflector structure is formed on the second surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer, including: a transparent dielectric layer on the second surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer and having conductive holes therein; a first transparent adhesive layer on one side surface of the transparent dielectric layer distal from the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer and covering side walls of the conductive holes; a second transparent adhesive layer on one side surface of the first transparent adhesive layer distal from the transparent dielectric layer; and a metal reflective layer on one side of the second transparent adhesive layer distal from the first transparent adhesive layer.
US10411156B2	Device with transparent and higher conductive regions in lateral cross section of semiconductor layer A device including one or more layers with lateral regions configured to facilitate the transmission of radiation through the layer and lateral regions configured to facilitate current flow through the layer is provided. The layer can comprise a short period superlattice, which includes barriers alternating with wells. In this case, the barriers can include both transparent regions, which are configured to reduce an amount of radiation that is absorbed in the layer, and higher conductive regions, which are configured to keep the voltage drop across the layer within a desired range.
US10411155B2	Method of producing optoelectronic semiconductor chips A method of producing optoelectronic semiconductor chips includes growing a semiconductor layer sequence on a growth substrate; applying at least one metallization to a contact side of the semiconductor layer sequence, which contact side faces away from the growth substrate; attaching an intermediate carrier to the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein a sacrificial layer is attached between the intermediate carrier and the semiconductor layer sequence; removing the growth substrate from the semiconductor layer sequence; structuring the semiconductor layer sequence into individual chip regions; at least partially dissolving the sacrificial layer; and subsequently removing the intermediate carrier, wherein, in removing the intermediate carrier, part of the sacrificial layer is still present, removing the intermediate carrier includes mechanically breaking remaining regions of the sacrificial layer, and the sacrificial layer is completely removed after removing the intermediate carrier.
US10411153B2	Tiled solar module repair process In an example, a method includes providing a photovoltaic string comprising a plurality of from 2 to 45 strips, each of the plurality of strips being configured in a series arrangement with each other, each of the plurality of strips being coupled to another one of the plurality of strips using an electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) material, detecting at least one defective strip in the photovoltaic string, applying thermal energy to the ECA material to release the ECA material from a pair of photovoltaic strips to remove the defective photovoltaic strip, removing any residual ECA material from one or more good photovoltaic strip, aligning the photovoltaic string without the damaged photovoltaic strip, and a replacement photovoltaic strip that replaces the defective photovoltaic strip, and curing a reapplied ECA material on the replacement photovoltaic strip to provide the photovoltaic string with the replacement photovoltaic strip.
US10411148B2	Photoelectric conversion element Provided are a photoelectric conversion element capable of enhancing characteristics and reliability more than ever before and a method for manufacturing the photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a base including a semiconductor substrate, a first i-type semiconductor film placed on a portion of a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity-type semiconductor film placed on the first i-type semiconductor film, a second i-type semiconductor film placed on another portion of the surface thereof, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor film placed on the second i-type semiconductor film; an electrode section including a first electrode layer placed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor film and a second electrode layer placed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor film; and a reflective section placed in a gap region A interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
US10411140B2	Integrated cantilever switch An integrated transistor in the form of a nanoscale electromechanical switch eliminates CMOS current leakage and increases switching speed. The nanoscale electromechanical switch features a semiconducting cantilever that extends from a portion of the substrate into a cavity. The cantilever flexes in response to a voltage applied to the transistor gate thus forming a conducting channel underneath the gate. When the device is off, the cantilever returns to its resting position. Such motion of the cantilever breaks the circuit, restoring a void underneath the gate that blocks current flow, thus solving the problem of leakage. Fabrication of the nano-electromechanical switch is compatible with existing CMOS transistor fabrication processes. By doping the cantilever and using a back bias and a metallic cantilever tip, sensitivity of the switch can be further improved. A footprint of the nano-electromechanical switch can be as small as 0.1×0.1 μm2.
US10411137B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a semiconductor device, which prevents unnecessary voltage drop in a MOS transistor that is connected in series in a location between a booster circuit and a memory main body portion, to thereby operate on a low voltage and improve the ON/OFF ratio so that chip size shrinking and memory performance improvement are accomplished simultaneously. In a semiconductor memory device including a memory transistor portion and a select transistor portion, at least the select transistor portion is formed of a fin-shaped single-crystal semiconductor thin film.
US10411133B2	Method for minimizing surface roughness of polysilicon layer and thin film transistor including the polysilicon layer A manufacturing method of a polysilicon layer of a thin film transistor of a display device, includes: irradiating a first excimer laser beam having a first energy density to an amorphous silicon layer including an oxidation layer thereon, to form a first polysilicon layer including thereon portions of the oxidation layer at grain boundaries of the first polysilicon layer; removing the portions of the oxidation layer at the grain boundaries of the first polysilicon layer; and irradiating a second excimer laser beam having a second energy density of 80% to 100% of the first energy density to the first polysilicon layer from which the portions of the oxidation layer at the grain boundaries thereof are removed, to form a second polysilicon layer as the polysilicon layer of the thin film transistor.
US10411131B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes first and second active patterns protruding upward from a substrate, a gate electrode crossing the first and second active patterns and extending in a first direction, a first source/drain region on the first active pattern and on at least one side of the gate electrode, and a second source/drain region on the second active pattern and on at least one side of the gate electrode. The first and second source/drain regions have a conductivity type different from each other, and the second source/drain region has a bottom surface in contact with a top surface of the second active pattern and at a lower level than that of a bottom surface of the first source/drain region in contact with a top surface of the first active pattern. The first active pattern has a first width smaller than a second width of the second active pattern.
US10411124B2	Semiconductor component with protrusion propagation body and corresponding methods of manufacture A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a III-Nitride intermediate stack including the protrusion propagation body situated over the substrate, a transition body over the III-Nitride intermediate stack, a III-Nitride buffer layer situated over the transition body, and a III-Nitride device fabricated over the group III-V buffer layer. The protrusion propagation body includes at least a protrusion generating layer and two or more protrusion spreading multilayers.
US10411120B2	Self-aligned inner-spacer replacement process using implantation A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a stacked configuration of first and second semiconductor layers on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the stacked configuration comprises a repeating arrangement of a second semiconductor layer stacked on a first semiconductor layer, forming a plurality of dummy gates spaced apart from each other on the stacked configuration, wherein the plurality of dummy gates cover a portion of the stacked configuration in a channel region, performing an implantation of a semiconductor material on exposed portions of the stacked configuration in a source/drain region, wherein the implantation increases a concentration of the semiconductor material in the exposed portions of the stacked configuration, and selectively removing first semiconductor layers having an increased concentration of the semiconductor material from the source/drain region, wherein the removed first semiconductor layers correspond in position to the first semiconductor layers in the channel region.
US10411115B2	Semiconductor device including a recessed insulation region and fabrication method thereof The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor device, including: forming a mask layer over a substrate, the mask layer containing an opening, exposing a surface portion of the substrate to form an exposed surface portion of the substrate; forming an insulation structure between the mask layer and the substrate, and in the opening; performing a thinning process on the insulation structure exposed by the opening to form a recess region on a top of the insulation structure; and forming a gate electrode over the insulation structure and covering a portion of the recess region.
US10411114B2	Air gap spacer with wrap-around etch stop layer under gate spacer Semiconductor devices and methods are provided to fabricate FET devices. For example, a semiconductor device can include a functional gate structure on a channel region of a fin structure; and a source/drain region on each side of the functional gate structure. The functional gate structure has an insulator material abutting a portion of the sidewalls of the functional gate structure and the source drain region and the top surface of the fin, with a top surface of the insulator material in contact with a bottom surface of the first spacer layer. The functional gate structure further includes a dielectric top layer. The dielectric top layer seals an air gap between the top surface of the insulator material and the dielectric top layer.
US10411112B2	Semiconductor device with silicon layer containing carbon A semiconductor device having an n channel MISFET formed on an SOI substrate including a support substrate, an insulating layer formed on the support substrate and a silicon layer formed on the insulating layer has the following structure. An impurity region for threshold adjustment is provided in the support substrate of a gate electrode so that the silicon layer contains carbon. The threshold value can be adjusted by the semiconductor region for threshold adjustment in this manner. Further, by providing the silicon layer containing carbon, even when the impurity of the semiconductor region for threshold adjustment is diffused to the silicon layer across the insulating layer, the impurity is inactivated by the carbon implanted into the silicon layer. As a result, the fluctuation of the transistor characteristics, for example, the fluctuation of the threshold voltage of the MISFET can be reduced.
US10411107B2	Semiconductor device with airgap spacer for transistor and related method A method may include forming a transistor on a substrate, the transistor including a gate, and forming a sacrificial spacer extending along an entirety of a thickness of the gate. A via layer is then formed over/about the gate. The sacrificial spacer is at least partially removed, leaving an air vent opening. An airgap spacer is formed in the dielectric layer by depositing another dielectric layer to close off the air vent opening. The airgap spacer is coincident with at least one sidewall of the gate and extends along an entirety of a thickness of the gate. Gate airgaps may also be provided over the gate. Other embodiments extend the gate and airgap spacer the full thickness of the dielectric layer thereabout. Other embodiments extend the airgap spacer over the gate.
US10411086B2	High voltage capacitor and method In accordance with an embodiment, a method of manufacturing an electrical component that may include a high voltage capacitor that includes providing a semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in which first doped region of a first conductivity type is formed. A plurality of doped regions of the first conductivity type and a plurality of doped regions of the second conductivity type are formed in the first doped region. A first p-n junction is formed between first doped regions of the first and second conductivity types and a second p-n junction is formed between second doped regions of the first and second conductivity types. A metallization system is formed above the doped regions so that capacitors are formed by a parallel connection of a first metal layer to a polysilicon layer and the first metal layer to a second metal layer.
US10411082B2	Display device A display device includes: a substrate including first and second sides; first and second pixels connected to different scan lines; a light blocking layer defining first and second light emission areas of the first and second pixels; and patterns overlapping the first and second light emission areas and on different layers between a pixel electrode and the substrate. Each emission area is divided into first and second divided areas, between which the first divided area is the closer to the first side. In the first light emission area, an overlap area between the second divided area and the first pattern is larger than an overlap area between the first divided area and the first pattern. In the second light emission area, an overlap area between the first divided area and the first pattern is larger than an overlap area between the second divided area and the first pattern.
US10411075B2	Pixel array comprising half of regular hexagon shaped pixel, method for fabricating the same and OLED array substrate A pixel array, a method for fabricating the same, and an OLED array substrate are disclosed. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes four sub-pixels, the four sub-pixels are of the same size and all in a shape of isosceles trapezoid, and the four sub-pixels are arranged into a form of half of a regular hexagon. A display panel having the above structure has a better rotational symmetry, as a result, a high resolution and homogeneity can be achieved for each direction of the display panel.
US10411074B2	Display device substrate, organic light-emitting display device including the same, and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate; a switching thin-film transistor on the substrate; a driving thin-film transistor connected to the switching thin-film transistor; and a light-emitting element connected to the driving thin-film transistor, wherein the switching thin-film transistor and the driving thin-film transistor together include: a lower conductive layer on the substrate; an insulation layer having therein a contact hole configured to expose the lower conductive layer; an upper conductive layer connected to the lower conductive layer through the contact hole; and a mask conductive layer between an upper surface of the insulation layer and the upper conductive layer to overlap the upper conductive layer.
US10411068B2	Electrical contacts for magnetoresistive random access memory devices Disclosed herein are electrical contacts for magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) devices and related memory structures, devices, and methods. For example, and electrical contact for an MRAM device may include: a tantalum region; a barrier region formed of a first material; and a passivation region formed of a second material and disposed between the tantalum region and the barrier region, wherein the second material includes tantalum nitride and is different from the first material.
US10411064B2	Optoelectronic component and a method of producing an optoelectronic component with ESD protection A component includes a carrier with a mold body made of an electrically insulating plastic material and a metal layer, wherein the metal layer includes a first subregion and a second subregion, and at least one of the subregions extends in a vertical direction through a mold body to electrically contact a semiconductor body, and the first and second segments are spatially separated from one another in a lateral direction and electrically conductively connect to one another via a connecting structure, wherein the connecting structure, the first subregion and the second subregion adjoin the mold body and are arranged on the same side of the semiconductor body.
US10411049B2	Optical sensor having two taps for photon-generated electrons of visible and IR light An optical sensor in which photo currents generated by light in the visible and infrared wavelength ranges are to be tapped separately at pn junctions of active regions. The active regions include n- or p-doping and are formed in a p-substrate 52. The optical sensor comprises a surface-near first active region 12, and a second active region 14 subjacent to the first active region 12 and forming together with the first active region 12 a pn junction 22 that is short-circuited. A third active region 20 is subjacent to the second active region 14 and forming together with the second active region a further pn junction 23. Together with a fourth active region 24 subjacent to the second active region 20, a further pn junction 25, 29 is formed together with the third active region 20 and the substrate 52.
US10411042B2	Display device Disclosed is a display device including: a substrate including a display area for displaying an image and a peripheral area neighboring the display area; a plurality of signal lines formed in the display area; a pad formed in the peripheral area; and a plurality of connection wires for connecting the signal lines and the pad, wherein a first connection wire and a second connection wire neighboring the first connection wire from among the plurality of connection wires are disposed on different layers, and the first connection wire and the second connection wire, which are formed to extend from the pad and are bent at least twice to have at least one being bent toward backward direction, are disposed in the peripheral area.
US10411041B2	Array substrate, display panel, and display device This invention discloses an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate comprises a plurality of scanning lines and a first data line which are intersecting with each other to define a plurality of pixel regions; the pixel region with at least two situations: a transparent display mode and a non-transparent display mode in the electric field. The present invention can achieve different status in different scenes of the display panel and enlarges the scope of use of the display panel.
US10411040B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel, a signal generator, a plurality of wires, and a controller. The display panel has a plurality of pixels. The signal generator supplies data signal to the pixels. The wires connect output ends of the signal generator to input ends of the pixels, respectively. The controller varies at least one of voltage waveform and current waveform corresponding to the data signal at the output ends according to lengths of the wires.
US10411039B2	Semiconductor device, display device, and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a semiconductor device including: a first transistor over a substrate, the first transistor having a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film, and a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film; an insulating film over the first transistor, the insulating film having a first film and a second film over the first film; and a terminal electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through an opening portion in the insulating film. The insulating film has a first region in contact with the terminal, and the first region has an oxygen composition larger than that in another region of the insulating film.
US10411038B2	Display device To provide a display device including a flexible panel that can be handled without seriously damaging a driver circuit or a connecting portion between circuits. The display device includes a bent portion obtained by bending an element substrate. A circuit for driving the display device is provided in the bent portion and a wiring extends from the circuit, whereby the strength of a portion including the circuit for driving the display device is increased and failure of the circuit is reduced. Furthermore, the element substrate is bent in a connecting portion between an external terminal electrode and an external connecting wiring (FPC) so that the element substrate provided with the external terminal electrode fits the external connecting wiring, whereby the strength of the connecting portion is increased.
US10411037B2	Semiconductor device and communication system It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device in which a sophisticated integrated circuit using a polycrystalline semiconductor is formed over a substrate which is weak with heat such as a plastic substrate or a plastic film substrate and a semiconductor device which transmits/receives power or a signal without wires, and a communication system thereof. One feature of the invention is that a semiconductor device, specifically, a processor, in which a sophisticated integrated circuit is fixed to a plastic substrate which is weak with heat by a stripping method such as a stress peel of process method to transmit/receive power or a signal without wires, for example, with an antenna or a light receiving element.
US10411036B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device using an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate, capable of preventing malfunction of MISFETs (Metal Insulator Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) and thus improving the reliability of the semiconductor device. Moreover, the parasitic resistance of the MISFETs is reduced, and the performance of the semiconductor device is improved. An epitaxial layer formed on an SOI layer above an SOI substrate is formed to have a large width so as to cover the ends of the upper surface of an isolation region adjacent to the SOI layer. By virtue of this, contact plugs of which formation positions are misaligned are prevented from being connected to a semiconductor substrate below the SOI layer. Moreover, by forming the epitaxial layer at a large width, the ends of the SOI layer therebelow are prevented from being silicided. As a result, increase in the parasitic resistance of MISFETs is prevented.
US10411025B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In a semiconductor device including a higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET, an improvement is achieved in the breakdown voltage of the MISFET, while preventing an increase in the area of the MISFET. A gate pattern including a gate electrode of the higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET is formed higher in level than a gate pattern including a gate electrode of a lower-breakdown-voltage MISFET. An n+-type semiconductor region included in each of source/drain regions of the higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET is formed deeper than an n+-type semiconductor region included in each of source/drain regions of the lower-breakdown-voltage MISFET.
US10411021B2	Semiconductor device A static random access memory (SRAM) device includes an inverter including a ninth first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; a first pillar-shaped semiconductor layer which is formed on the semiconductor substrate and in which a first first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first body region, a second first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second body region, and a second second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer are formed from the substrate side in that order; a first gate insulating film formed around the first body region; a first gate formed around the first gate insulating film; a second gate insulating film formed around the second body region; a second gate formed around the second gate insulating film; and a first output terminal connected to the second first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the first second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer.
US10411016B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of lower electrodes disposed on the substrate and are repeatedly arranged in a first direction and in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and a first electrode support contacting a sidewall of at least one of the lower electrodes. The first electrode support includes a first support region including a first opening and a second support region disposed at a border of the first support region. An outer sidewall of the first electrode support includes a first sidewall extending in the first direction, a second sidewall extending in the second direction, and a connecting sidewall connecting the first and second sidewalls. The second support region includes the connecting sidewall. In a first portion of the second support region, a width of the first portion of the second support region decreases in a direction away from the first support region.
US10411009B1	Field effect transistor circuits A number of field effect transistor circuits include voltage controlled attenuators or voltage controlled processing circuits. Example circuits include modulators, lower distortion variable voltage controlled resistors, sine wave to triangle wave converters, and or servo controlled biasing circuits.
US10411005B2	Intelligent diode structures The present disclosure describes exemplary configurations and arrangements for various intelligent diodes. The intelligent diodes of the present disclosure can be implemented as part of electrostatic discharge protection circuitry to protect other electronic circuitry from the flow of electricity caused by electrostatic discharge events. The electrostatic discharge protection circuitry dissipates one or more unwanted transient signals which result from the electrostatic discharge event. In some situations, some carrier electrons and/or carrier holes can flow from intelligent diodes of the present disclosure into a semiconductor substrate. The exemplary configurations and arrangements described herein include various regions designed collect these carrier electrons and/or carrier holes to reduce the likelihood these carrier electrons and/or carrier holes cause latch-up of the other electronic circuitry.
US10411002B2	Electric power conversion circuit including switches and bootstrap circuits, and electric power transmission system including electric power conversion circuit An electric power conversion circuit includes: first and second input terminals; first and second output terminals; first and third switches connected to the first output terminal; second and fourth switches connected to the second output terminal; first through fourth diodes that are bridge-connected between the first and second switches; fifth through eighth diodes that are bridge-connected between the third and fourth switches; a first bootstrap circuit that is connected to control terminals of the second and fourth switches; and a second bootstrap circuit that is connected to control terminals of the first and third switches.
US10410998B2	Micro-LED module and method for fabricating the same A micro-LED module is disclosed. The micro-LED module includes: a micro-LED including a plurality of LED cells, each of which includes a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer; a submount substrate mounted with the micro-LED; a plurality of electrode pads formed on the micro-LED cells; a plurality of electrodes formed corresponding to the plurality of electrode pads on the submount substrate; a plurality of connection members through which the plurality of electrode pads are connected to the corresponding plurality of electrodes; and a gap fill layer formed in the gap between the micro-LED and the submount substrate and having a bonding strength to the micro-LED and the submount substrate.
US10410988B2	Single-shot encapsulation A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer. A plurality of pillar bumps is formed over the semiconductor wafer. A solder is deposited over the pillar bumps. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into a plurality of semiconductor die after forming the pillar bumps while the semiconductor wafer is on a carrier. An encapsulant is deposited around the semiconductor die and pillar bumps while the semiconductor die remains on the carrier. The encapsulant covers an active surface of the semiconductor die between the pillar bumps.
US10410983B2	Microelectronic devices designed with high frequency communication devices including compound semiconductor devices integrated on an inter die fabric on package Embodiments of the invention include a microelectronic device that includes an overmolded component having a first die with a silicon based substrate. A second die is coupled to the first die with the second die being formed with compound semiconductor materials in a different substrate. A substrate is coupled to the first die. The substrate includes an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving communications at a frequency of approximately 4 GHz or higher.
US10410982B2	Resin molded body with RFIC package incorporated therein and method for manufacturing same A resin molded body with an RFIC package incorporated therein is insert-molded incorporating therein a metal core material and an RFIC element connected to the metal core material. The RFIC element includes a ceramic multi-layer substrate that incorporates therein a coil conductor, and an RFIC chip mounted on a mounting surface of the multi-layer substrate. The RFIC chip is connected to the coil conductor by nano-particle bonding or ultrasonic bonding. The coil conductor is coupled with the core material in a magnetic field coupling scheme.
US10410981B2	Effective medium semiconductor cavities for RF applications An electronic package apparatus is formed from a semiconductor substrate having a cavity formed therein. The cavity has a top surface, a bottom surface and a sidewall surface, and a spacer extending from the bottom surface to the top surface. The spacer is formed from a dielectric material and has at least one lateral dimension less than 0.1 cm.
US10410980B2	Semiconductor chip According to one embodiment, a semiconductor chip is described including a semiconductor chip body and a semiconductor chip circuit on the body and including a first circuit path coupled to a first and a second node and including at least two gate-insulator-semiconductor structures and a second circuit path coupled to the first and the second node and including at least two gate-insulator-semiconductor structures. The first and the second circuit path are connected to set the first and the second node to complementary logic states. In each of the first and the second circuit path, at least one of the gate-insulator-semiconductor structures is configured as field effect transistor. In at least one of the first and the second circuit path, at least one of the gate-insulator-semiconductor structures is configured to connect the circuit path to the semiconductor body.
US10410977B2	High performance compliant substrate A substrate structure is presented that can include a porous polyimide material and electrodes formed in the porous polyimide material. In some examples, a method of forming a substrate can include depositing a barrier layer on a substrate; depositing a resist over the barrier layer; patterning and etching the resist; forming electrodes; removing the resist; depositing a porous polyimide aerogel; depositing a dielectric layer over the aerogel material; polishing a top side of the interposer to expose the electrodes; and removing the substrate from the bottom side of the interposer.
US10410969B2	Semiconductor package assembly The invention provides a semiconductor package assembly. The semiconductor package assembly includes a first semiconductor package and a second semiconductor package overlying a portion of the first semiconductor package. The first semiconductor package includes a first redistribution layer (RDL) structure, a first semiconductor die and a molding compound. The first semiconductor die is disposed on a first surface of the first RDL structure and electrically coupled to the first RDL structure. The molding compound is positioned overlying the first semiconductor die and the first surface of the first RDL structure. The second semiconductor package includes a first memory die and a second memory die vertically stacked on the first memory die. The second memory die is electrically coupled to first memory die by through silicon via (TSV) interconnects formed passing through the second memory die.
US10410966B2	BEOL embedded high density vertical resistor structure Embedded resistors which have tunable resistive values located between interconnect levels are provided. The embedded resistors have a pillar structure, i.e., they have a height that is greater than their width, thus they occupy less real estate as compared with conventional planar resistors that are typically employed in BEOL technology.
US10410948B2	Integrated heat sink and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield assembly A heat sink and an EMI shield are integrated via injection molding. The heat sink and the EMI shield may be molded together as an integrated unit with an intervening non-electrically conductive layer formed between the heat sink and the EMI shield during the injection molding process. The integrated molded unit could also be molded to a thermally conductive layer comprising another material such as an elastomer suitable for more precisely conforming to the contours of an electrical component for maximizing thermal transfer. Accordingly, the number of steps and amount of materials required to provide thermal dissipation and EMI protection for an electrical component may be reduced.
US10410946B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device with a FINFET, which provides enhanced reliability. The semiconductor device includes a first N channel FET and a second N channel FET which are coupled in series between a wiring for output of a 2-input NAND circuit and a wiring for a second power potential. In plan view, a local wiring is disposed between a first N gate electrode of the first N channel FET and a second N gate electrode of the second N channel FET which extend in a second direction, and crosses a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction and extends in the second direction. The local wiring is coupled to a wiring for heat dissipation.
US10410945B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device with high reliability. In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, the semiconductor device includes a heat dissipating substrate, an insulating substrate arranged on the heat dissipating substrate and having a wiring layer, a plurality of semiconductor elements arranged on the insulating substrate, a conductive block electrically connected to a front surface electrode of the semiconductor element, and a terminal electrode, in which the conductive block has a convex portion, and the convex portion is bonded to the insulating substrate.
US10410944B2	Semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device for high efficiently releasing heat generated from a semiconductor element to the outside. The semiconductor device of the present disclosure includes a substrate, made of an intrinsic semiconductor material, having a substrate main surface facing toward a thickness direction z, and configured to have a recess recessed from the substrate main surface; an internal wiring layer, disposed on the substrate main surface and the recess; a columnar conductor, protruding from the internal wiring layer disposed on the substrate main surface toward a direction in which the substrate main surface faces; a semiconductor element, having an element main surface facing the same direction as the substrate main surface, and electrically connected to the internal wiring layer; and a sealing resin, filled into the recess and covering a portion of each of the columnar conductor and the semiconductor element; wherein the semiconductor element has a portion overlapping the recess when viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate, and the semiconductor device is configured to have a heat dissipating layer being in contact with the element main surface and exposed to the outside.
US10410939B2	Package power delivery using plane and shaped vias Embodiments of the invention include an electrical package and methods of forming the package. In one embodiment, the electrical package may include a first package layer. A plurality of signal lines with a first thickness may be formed on the first package layer. Additionally, a power plane with a second thickness may be formed on the first package layer. According to an embodiment, the second thickness is greater than the first thickness. Embodiments of the invention may form the power plane with a lithographic patterning and deposition process that is different than the lithographic patterning and deposition process used to form the plurality of signal lines. In an embodiment, the power plane may be formed concurrently with vias that electrically couple the signal lines to the next routing layer.
US10410938B1	Apparatuses and methods for coupling contact pads to a circuit in a semiconductor device Apparatuses and methods for coupling contact pads to a circuit in a semiconductor device is described. An example apparatus includes a first pad, a first wiring coupled to the first pad, a second pad, a second wiring, a circuit coupled to the second pad, and a switch circuit. The switch circuit includes first, second, and third connections, and includes first and second control gates. The first wiring is coupled to the first and third connections and second wiring is coupled to the second connection. The switch circuit is configured to couple the first wiring with the second wiring when the first and second control gates are activated and to decouple the first wiring from the second wiring when the first and second control gates are not activated.
US10410936B2	Methods and apparatuses for effluent monitoring for brush conditioning An example system for monitoring contamination level of effluent of an offline brush conditioning system includes a first reservoir configured to collect a first effluent from a first portion of a brush in the offline brush conditioning system and a second reservoir configured to collect a second effluent from a second portion of the brush, where the second portion is different from the first portion, and the first and second effluents are from a fluid used to condition a brush configured to clean a surface of a semiconductor wafer. An effluent contamination monitor is configured to monitor a first contamination level of the first effluent and a second contamination level of the second effluent.
US10410933B2	Replacement metal gate patterning for nanosheet devices This disclosure relates to a method of replacement metal gate patterning for nanosheet devices including: forming a first and a second nanosheet stack on a substrate, the first and the second nanosheet stacks being adjacent to each other and each including vertically adjacent nanosheets separated by a distance; depositing a first metal surrounding the first nanosheet stack and a second portion of the first metal surrounding the second nanosheet stack; forming an isolation region between the first nanosheet stack and the second nanosheet stack; removing the second portion of the first metal surrounding the second nanosheet stack with an etching process, the isolation region preventing the etching process from reaching the first portion of the first metal and thereby preventing removal of the first portion of the first metal; and depositing a second metal surrounding each of the nanosheets of the second nanosheet stack.
US10410932B2	Method for producing pillar-shaped semiconductor device A method for producing a pillar-shaped semiconductor device includes forming, above a NiSi layer serving as a lower wiring conductor layer and connecting to an N+ layer of an SGT formed within a Si pillar, a first conductor W layer that extends through a NiSi layer serving as an upper wiring conductor layer and connecting to a gate TiN layer and that extends through a NiSi layer serving as an intermediate wiring conductor layer and connecting to an N+ layer; forming an insulating SiO2 layer between the NiSi layer and the W layer; and forming a second conductor W layer so as to surround the W layer and have its bottom at the upper surface layer of the NiSi layer, to achieve connection between the NiSi layer and the NiSi layer.
US10410931B2	Fabricating method of nanosheet transistor spacer including inner spacer A fabricating method of a nanosheet transistor includes: forming a plurality of sacrificial layers and a plurality of channel layers on a substrate, wherein the sacrificial layers and the channel layers are alternately arranged; forming a plurality of gates on an uppermost channel layer, wherein the gates are spaced apart from each other; forming a mask on each of the gates; selectively etching the sacrificial layers between the gates, wherein the sacrificial layers between the gates are removed by the etching; depositing a spacer material along sidewalls of the gates and in areas from which the sacrificial layers have been removed; and etching the spacer material to form sidewall spacers along the sidewalls of the gates and inner spacers between the channel layers.
US10410919B2	Methods of forming wiring structures for semiconductor devices A method of fabricating a wiring structure for a semiconductor device may include forming a lower wiring in a lower insulating layer, forming an etch stop layer covering the lower insulating layer and the lower wiring, forming an interlayer insulating layer on the etch stop layer, forming a preliminary via-hole through the interlayer insulating layer, partially etching the interlayer insulating layer to form a trench partially merged with the preliminary via-hole and a via-hole defined by a remaining portion of the preliminary via-hole, removing the etch stop layer exposed by the via-hole to expose the lower wiring, partially etching a contact area at which the trench and the via-hole are in contact with each other and forming an upper wiring in the via-hole and the trench to be electrically connected to the lower wiring.
US10410917B2	Semiconductor device including standard cell and electronic design automation method thereof An electronic design automation method configured to automatically design a semiconductor device includes generating a site-row having a unit height based on a standard cell having the unit height, and generating metal routing tracks which begin at an offset point spaced a specific distance from an origin point of the site-row. The unit height is a non-integer multiple of a spacing of metal lines of one of interconnection layers of the semiconductor device. Using this process, a layout of a plurality of standard cells on a plurality of site-rows, and constituting a Floorplan of the semiconductor device, is generated.
US10410915B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a first stacked structure including first conductive layers and first insulating layers stacked alternately with each other, first semiconductor patterns arranged in a first direction, wherein each of the first semiconductor patterns passes through the first stacked structure in a stacking direction, a second stacked structure including second conductive layers and second insulating layers stacked alternately with each other, second semiconductor patterns arranged in the first direction and adjacent to the first semiconductor patterns in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein each of the second semiconductor patterns passes through the second stacked structure in the stacking direction, a third stacked structure including air gaps and third insulating layers stacked alternately with each other and located between the first and second structures, and at least one blocking pattern passing through the third stacked structure in the stacking direction and contacting the first and second structures.
US10410902B2	Plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus of processing a processing target object within a depressurized space is provided. The plasma processing apparatus includes a processing vessel that partitions a depressurizable space; a mounting table, provided within the processing vessel, having an electrostatic chuck which is for a focus ring and has three electrodes; a power supply configured to apply three AC voltages having different phases to the three electrodes, respectively, to adsorb a target object on the electrostatic chuck.
US10410898B2	Mounting member A mounting member includes a body having a surface including a mounting surface on which an object is mountable, a channel arranged in the body, and a first layer arranged on an inner surface of the channel. The first layer has a higher thermal conductivity than the body.
US10410891B2	Cold fluid semiconductor device release during pick and place operations, and associated systems and methods Systems and methods for releasing semiconductor dies during pick and place operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for handling semiconductor dies comprises a support member positioned to carry at least one semiconductor die releasably attached to a support substrate. The system further includes a picking device having a pick head coupleable to a vacuum source and positioned to releasably attach to the semiconductor die at a pick station. The system still further includes a cooling member coupleable to a cold fluid source and configured to direct a cold fluid supplied by the cold fluid source toward the support substrate at the pick station. The cold fluid cools a die attach region of the substrate where the semiconductor die is attached to the substrate to facilitate removal of the semiconductor die.
US10410880B2	Semiconductor device including a superlattice as a gettering layer A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, and a superlattice gettering layer on the front side of a semiconductor substrate. The superlattice gettering layer may include stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers including a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The device may further include an active semiconductor layer on the superlattice gettering layer opposite the semiconductor substrate, at least one semiconductor circuit in the active semiconductor layer, at least one metal interconnect layer on the active layer, and at least one metal through-via extending from the at least one metal interconnect layer to the back side of the semiconductor substrate. The superlattice gettering layer may further include gettered metal ions.
US10410878B2	Hydrofluorocarbons containing —NH2 functional group for 3D NAND and DRAM applications A method for using a hydrofluorocarbon etching compound selected from the group consisting of 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanamine (C2H4F3N), 1,1,2-Trifluoroethan-1-amine (Iso-C2H4F3N), 2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropylamine (C3H4F5N), 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-Propanamine (Iso-C3H4F5N), 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoro-(2R)-2-Propanamine (Iso-2R—C3H4F5N) and 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoro-(2S)-2-Propanamine (Iso-2S—C3H4F5N), 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoroisopropylamine (C3H3F6N) and 1,1,2,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-1-Propanamine (Iso-C3H3F6N) to selectively plasma etching silicon containing films, such as a dielectric antireflective coat (DARC) layer (e.g., SiON), alternating SiO/SiN layers, alternating SiO/p-Si layers, versus a photoresist layer and/or a hard mask layer (e.g., amorphous carbon layer), wherein the photoresist layer is reinforced and SiO/SiN and/or SiO/p-Si are etched non-selectively.
US10410872B2	Borane mediated dehydrogenation process from silane and alkylsilane species for spacer and hardmask application Implementations described herein generally relate to the fabrication of integrated circuits and particularly to the deposition of a boron-doped amorphous silicon layers on a semiconductor substrate. In one implementation, a method of forming a boron-doped amorphous silicon layer on a substrate is provided. The method comprises depositing a predetermined thickness of a sacrificial dielectric layer over a substrate, forming patterned features on the substrate by removing portions of the sacrificial dielectric layer to expose an upper surface of the substrate, depositing conformally a predetermined thickness of a boron-doped amorphous silicon layer on the patterned features and the exposed upper surface of the substrate and selectively removing the boron-doped amorphous silicon layer from an upper surface of the patterned features and the upper surface of the substrate using an anisotropic etching process to provide the patterned features filled within sidewall spacers formed from the boron-doped amorphous silicon layer.
US10410871B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a gate structure extending in a second direction on a substrate, a source/drain layer disposed on a portion of the substrate adjacent the gate structure in a first direction crossing the second direction, a first conductive contact plug on the gate structure, and a second contact plug structure disposed on the source/drain layer. The second contact plug structure includes a second conductive contact plug and an insulation pattern, and the second conductive contact plug and the insulation pattern are disposed in the second direction and contact each other. The first conductive contact plug and the insulation pattern are adjacent to each other in the first direction. The first and second conductive contact plugs are spaced apart from each other.
US10410869B2	CVD based oxide-metal multi structure for 3D NAND memory devices Implementations described herein generally relate to a method for forming a metal layer and to a method for forming an oxide layer on the metal layer. In one implementation, the metal layer is formed on a seed layer, and the seed layer helps the metal in the metal layer nucleate with small grain size without affecting the conductivity of the metal layer. The metal layer may be formed using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and nitrogen gas may be flowed into the processing chamber along with the precursor gases. In another implementation, a barrier layer is formed on the metal layer in order to prevent the metal layer from being oxidized during subsequent oxide layer deposition process. In another implementation, the metal layer is treated prior to the deposition of the oxide layer in order to prevent the metal layer from being oxidized.
US10410867B2	Confined and scalable helmet An embodiment includes a system comprising: a first gate and a first contact that correspond to a transistor and are on a first fin; a second gate and a second contact that correspond to a transistor and are on a second fin; an interlayer dielectric (ILD) collinear with and between the first and second contacts; wherein (a) the first and second gates are collinear and the first and second contacts are collinear; (b) the ILD includes a recess that comprises a cap layer including at least one of an oxide and a nitride. Other embodiments are described herein.
US10410866B2	Laser annealing method and laser annealing device An annealing object is prepared in which an absorbing film formed of a metal is formed on a surface of a wafer formed of silicon carbide into which an unactivated dopant is implanted. The dopant is activated by causing a laser beam to be incident into the absorbing film. A power density of the laser beam in a surface of the annealing object is a value with which a silicide reaction is caused to occur between the absorbing film and the wafer and a metal silicide film formed by the silicide reaction is evaporated.
US10410853B2	Ultraviolet lamp apparatuses with one or more moving components Apparatuses are disclosed which include an ultraviolet light (UV) lamp and program instructions for activating an automated actuator such that the lamp is repositioned within the apparatus relative to a structure supporting the lamp while the lamp is emitting ultraviolet light. Other apparatuses include a reflector to redirect light emitted from a UV lamp, wherein the reflector and the lamp comprise a moveable assembly. The apparatuses include an actuator for moving the moveable assembly such that the lamp may be repositioned in and out of a structure supporting the moveable assembly. Yet other apparatuses include a reflector arranged along a longitudinal side of a UV lamp and a housing surrounding the lamp, wherein the reflector and the housing comprise a moveable assembly. The apparatuses include an actuator for providing rotational movement of the moveable assembly about a vertical axis and relative to a structure supporting the moveable assembly.
US10410847B2	Targeted mass analysis A mass spectrometer comprises: an ion source that generates ions having an initial range of mass-to-charge ratios; an auxiliary ion detector, downstream from the ion source that receives a plurality of first ion samples derived from the ions generated by the ion source and determines a respective ion current measurement for each of the plurality of first ion samples; a mass analyzer, downstream from the ion source that receives a second ion sample derived from the ions generated by the ion source and to generate mass spectral data by mass analysis of the second ion sample; and an output stage that establishes an abundance measurement associated with at least some of the ions generated by the ion source based on the ion current measurements determined by the auxiliary ion detector.
US10410845B2	Using bias RF pulsing to effectively clean electrostatic chuck (ESC) Embodiments include a plasma processing method for cleaning polymer byproducts from interior surfaces of the plasma chamber. In an embodiment the plasma process may include processing a workpiece in a plasma processing chamber. Thereafter, the method may include removing the workpiece from the processing chamber. After the workpiece is removed, embodiments may include cleaning the plasma processing chamber with a cleaning process that includes a high pressure cleaning process, a first low pressure cleaning process, and a second low pressure cleaning process, wherein the second low pressure cleaning process includes applying a pulsed bias.
US10410827B2	Gun lens design in a charged particle microscope A charged particle microscope and a method of operating a charged particle microscope are disclosed. The microscope employs a source for producing charged particles, and a source lens below the source to form a charged particle beam which is directed onto a specimen by a condenser system. A detector collects radiation emanating from the specimen in response to irradiation of the specimen by the beam. The source lens is a compound lens, focusing the beam within a vacuum enclosure using both a magnetic lens having permanent magnets outside the enclosure to produce a magnetic field at the beam, and a variable electrostatic lens within the enclosure.
US10410813B1	Vacuum switching apparatus and electrical contact therefor An electrical contact is for a vacuum switching apparatus. The electrical contact includes a hub portion and a plurality of petal portions extending radially outwardly from the hub portion. The electrical contact is made from conductive materials and insulating materials.
US10410804B2	Multi-stage input device The present invention provides a multi-stage input device. The multi-stage input device includes a keycap, a multi-stage cushion component, and a circuit board assembly. The multi-stage cushion component is located between the keycap and the circuit board assembly to support the keycap. When the keycap is depressed to a light pressing level position, the keycap triggers a multi-stage switch of the circuit board assembly, so that the multi-stage switch generates a light-pressing signal to perform a first function. When the keycap is depressed to a heavy pressing level position, the keycap triggers the multi-stage switch of the circuit board assembly, so that the multi-stage switch generates a heavy-pressing signal to perform a second function.
US10410803B2	Silent key switch A silent key switch includes a base body, a static contact, a dynamic contact, a movable plate, a first balancing stand, a second balancing stand, and a keycap. The movable plate includes a silencer body arranged on the head of the movable plate, a U-shaped groove provided on the rear part of the movable plate, and a first slot provided adjacent to the silencer body; one end of the movable plate where the silencer body is located is abutted against the dynamic contact and the static contact; the first balancing stand and the second balancing stand intersect with each other and are pin jointed together in a superimposed way.
US10410801B2	Scissor structure for key of keyboard A scissor structure for a key of a keyboard includes an inner scissor and an outer scissor, wherein the inner scissor is fixedly connected with the outer scissor through an elastic connecting pin; when the key is pressed, the inner scissor and the outer scissor are pressed therewith, and drive the elastic deformation of the connecting pin; when the key is loosened, the inner scissor and the outer scissor are restored to an initial state under the elastic restoring force of the connecting pin, so as to transmit the key.
US10410798B2	Blank suitable for use as a body of a supercapacitor, a supercapacitor, and a method of manufacturing a porous silicon volume A blank suitable for use as a body of a supercapacitor comprises a first porous semiconductor volume and a second porous semiconductor volume, the second porous semiconductor volume laterally surrounded by the first porous semiconductor volume and separated from it by a trench that is suitable for receiving an electrolyte, whereby the first and second porous semiconductor volume comprise channels opening to the trench. A supercapacitor comprises a body formed by using the blank according to any one of the preceding claims, so that the first porous semiconductor volume acts as one electrode and the second porous semiconductor volume acts as another electrode, with an electrolyte in the trench.
US10410795B2	Cooling of electrolytic capacitors in electrical climate compressors A system for mounting at least one cylindrical electrolytic capacitor on a heat sink, the heat sink having at least one bore for at least partially receiving a cylindrical electrolytic capacitor, and the bore partially or fully encompassing the cylindrical electrolytic capacitor once it has been received, wherein lateral surfaces of the cylindrical electrolytic capacitor are mechanically and thermally connected to surfaces forming the bore. The system providing thermal cooling of the electrolytic capacitor and enabling substantially uniform thermal cooling of the capacitor. A method for producing a connection between the at least one cylindrical electrolytic capacitor and the heat sink, and to a connection, obtainable by the method, between the at least one electrolytic capacitor and the heat sink.
US10410793B2	Thin film capacitor and method of manufacturing the same A thin film capacitor includes: a body formed by alternately stacking first and second electrode layers, with dielectric layers therebetween on a substrate. A plurality of first vias are disposed in the body and electrically connected to the first electrode layers. A plurality of second vias are disposed in the body, electrically connected to the second electrode layers, and disposed alternately with the first vias. A first connection electrode is disposed on an upper surface of the body and connected to the plurality of first vias, a second connection electrode is disposed on the upper surface of the body and connected to the plurality of second vias, and first and second electrode pads are disposed on the first and second connection electrodes, respectively, and formed to not overlap the plurality of first and second vias.
US10410782B2	Coil module A coil component is provided with only first and second columnar conductors that are a part of a coil electrode. This can simplify the manufacturing process and reduce the cost of the coil component. A wiring substrate is provided with substrate-side wiring electrode traces that form the remaining part of the coil electrode. In the process of forming the wiring substrate using a substrate forming technique commonly used, the substrate-side wiring electrode traces can be easily formed together with other wiring electrodes. Therefore, when the coil electrode is configured to be formed by placing the coil component on the wiring substrate, a coil module including the coil component can be inexpensively manufactured.
US10410777B2	R-T-B based sintered magnet and motor An R-T-B based sintered magnet has excellent corrosion resistance together with good magnetic properties. The R-T-B based sintered magnet contains R2T14B grains, wherein, an R—Cu-M-C concentrated part is existed in a grain boundary formed between or among two or more adjacent R2T14B grains, and the concentrations of R (R is at least one from Sc, Y and the lanthanoide element), Cu, M (M is at least one from Ga, Si, Sn, Ge and Bi) and C in the R—Cu-M-C concentrated part are higher than those in the R2T14B grains respectively.
US10410776B2	Production method for R-T-B-based sintered magnet A step of, while an RLM alloy powder (where RL is Nd and/or Pr; M is one or more elements selected from among Cu, Fe, Ga, Co, Ni and Al) and an RH oxide powder (where RH is Dy and/or Tb) are present on the surface of a sintered R-T-B based magnet, performing a heat treatment at a sintering temperature of the sintered R-T-B based magnet or lower is included. The RLM alloy contains RL in an amount of 50 at % or more, and the melting point of the RLM alloy is equal to or less than the temperature of the heat treatment. The heat treatment is performed while the RLM alloy powder and the RH oxide powder are present on the surface of the sintered R-T-B based magnet at a mass ratio of RLM alloy:RH oxide=9.6:0.4 to 5:5.
US10410773B2	Synthesis and annealing of manganese bismuth nanoparticles The claimed invention provides a wet chemical method to prepare manganese bismuth nanoparticles having a particle diameter of 5 to 200 nm. When annealed at 550 to 600K in a field of 0 to 3 T the nanoparticles exhibit a coercivity of approximately 1 T and are suitable for utility as a permanent magnet material. A permanent magnet containing the annealed MnBi nanoparticles is also provided.
US10410769B2	Connection module The present invention provides a connection module that allows miniaturization of a coupling structure for insulating protectors. A connection module includes a plurality of bus bars and a plurality of insulating protectors that insulate and hold the plurality of bus bars. Each of the insulating protectors includes at least one of a lock portion that includes a lock protrusion and that is provided for coupling with an adjacent insulating protector and a guide portion that guides the lock protrusion of the lock portion provided in the adjacent insulating protector such that the lock protrusion is engaged with the guide portion. The lock portion includes a guide receiving portion into which the guide portion is to be inserted, and the guide portion includes a lock engagement portion with which the lock protrusion is to be engaged.
US10410766B2	Jointed power cable and method of manufacturing the same A power cable including a conductive core including a conductor including a plurality of sections, and an electrical insulation system enclosing the conductor, and a sheath enclosing the conductive core, wherein one of the plurality of sections of the conductor is a first conductor section and another of the plurality of sections of the conductor is a second conductor section, which first conductor section has a first cross-sectional layout that provides a first ampacity for the first conductor section, and which second conductor section has a second cross-sectional layout that provides a second ampacity for the second conductor section, wherein the first ampacity is higher than the second ampacity, wherein the plurality of sections are thermally joined, and wherein the electrical insulation system extends continually from the first conductor section to the second conductor section of the conductor. A method of manufacturing a power cable is also presented.
US10410763B2	Wire harness having a waterproofing agent Provided is a wire harness in which waterproofness of an exposed conductor portion can be ensured, and even when at least one of insulated wires is exposed to a high temperature, a rubber stopper of a waterproofing terminal can be kept from coming off. An outer peripheral surface of an exposed conductor portion where partially exposed conductors of a plurality of insulated wires are joined together, and outer peripheral surfaces of coating material end portions adjacent to the exposed conductor portion, is continuously covered with a waterproofing agent. A gap between adjacent insulated wires is sealed with the waterproofing agent at the coating material end portions adjacent to the exposed conductor portion. At least one insulated wire of the plurality of insulated wires has a flow path through which gas flows, the flow path being created in gaps between strands that constitute a conductor of the insulated wire.
US10410762B2	Cable and wire harness A cable includes an assembled article formed by twisting a plurality of electric wires, a tape member spirally wound around the assembled article, and a sheath covering around the tape member. The sheath includes an injection molded body including an urethane resin. The tape member includes a non-woven fabric tape including a polyester, a polypropylene, an aramid fiber, a nylon, an acryl fiber, or a glass fiber and an air permeability defined by the Frazier method of not less than 30 cm3/cm2·sec. A twist direction of the assembled article is opposite to a winding direction of the non-woven fabric tape.
US10410757B2	Electric conduction component fixation structure An electric conduction component fixation structure includes: a fixed member which has electrically conductive properties and on which an electric conduction component is arranged; and a press member that presses and fixes the electric conduction component, which is arranged on the fixed member, to the fixed member, wherein the fixed member includes a pressed surface that is pressed when the electric conduction component is fixed by the press member, and the pressed surface is covered by a rustproof coating film having a plurality of metal flakes which are layered and a binder which joins the plurality of metal flakes.
US10410756B2	Container for storing and/or transporting spent nuclear fuel A container for storing and/or transporting spent nuclear fuel. The container includes a body that defines an internal cavity that holds the spent nuclear fuel and an outer surface. The outer surface has holes formed therein into which trunnions are positioned. The container can be lifted by a lift yoke by coupling the lift yoke to the trunnions. The trunnions may include first and second components such that the first component is slidable in its axial direction relative to the second component when a force that exceeds a threshold acts on the second component. Thus, the second component may be slidable between a protruded state in which a portion of the second component protrudes from the outer surface of the body and a retracted state in which the second component does not protrude from the outer surface of the body.
US10410754B2	Resistance pressure weld for nuclear reactor fuel rod tube end plug A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor, including a cladding tube having a first end with an annular end face, a second end with an annular end face, and a cylindrical body portion extending therebetween, and a first tube end plug including a front portion, an annular lip with an annular end face, and a substantially straight cylindrical body portion extending therebetween, wherein the surface area of the annular end face of the first end of the cladding tube and the annular end face of the annular lip of the first tube end plug are substantially equal, and the annular end face of the first end of the cladding tube and the annular end face of the annular lip of the first tube end plug are connected by a resistance pressure weld.
US10410747B2	Control of semi-autonomous vehicles Semi-autonomous vehicle apparatus which is controlled by a plurality of control sources includes a vehicle which may function autonomously and apparatus for control of the vehicle by either an onboard driver or a driver not situated onboard. The vehicle may also be controlled by an off-vehicle computational device. Hierarchy setting apparatus determines which of the possible control entities take priority. Persons using the apparatus are identified by either a password or, preferably by providing identification based on a biologic feature. Management of impaired vehicle operators is provided for.
US10410746B2	System and method for arranging objects in an operating room in preparation for surgical procedures Systems and methods for arranging objects in an operating room in preparation for a surgical procedure. The objects are arranged based on surgical procedure information provided to a guidance station. The surgical procedure information dictates the desired placement of the objects. Placement of the objects is then guided according to their desired placement using one or more tracking elements.
US10410742B2	Method and system for informed consent A method for documenting informed consent includes obtaining a video recording of a patient indicative of informed consent, communicating the video recording across a network for data storage, and storing the video recording in a computer readable data storage medium. The video may include additional portions of a patient encounter. A software application for executing on a computing device may provide a user interface for displaying an educational video to the individual using the software application executing on the computing device, the educational video containing educational content about the procedure for which the informed consent is desired, obtaining video evidencing informed consent for the procedure, administering a quiz to the individual, presenting a document for signature to the individual, receiving a signature for the document from the individual.
US10410741B1	Foot printing systems and methods of utilizing thereof In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system, including: 1) a specialized scanner; 2) a server having software stored in a computer readable medium accessible by the server; where the software is configured to: i) receive: a) forensic quality images of the foot print of the infant, b) the forensic quality image of the finger print of the mother; and c) an identification parameter of the mother ii) generate a customer identification number and correlate the customer identification number with: a) the forensic quality images of the foot print of the infant, b) the forensic quality image of the finger print of the mother; and c) the input of the identification parameter of the mother; iii) select a sharpest forensic quality image; iv) store: the sharpest forensic quality image, iv) create a correlation, v) generate an output, and 3) a plurality of specifically programmed input/output devices.
US10410738B2	Memory system and control method According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a memory, an error correcting circuit and a memory controller. The memory includes a memory cell which is writable in a memory mode including a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a mode in which a value of bits is written to the memory cell. The second mode is a mode in which a value of bits smaller than that in the first mode is written to the memory cell. The memory controller controls a coding rate for the error correction on the basis of result of error correction. The controller sets the first mode as the memory mode to be used. The controller changes the memory mode to be used from the first mode to the second mode in a case where the coding rate is less than a first threshold.
US10410728B2	Three dimensional nonvolatile memory device and programming method utilizing multiple wordline inhibit voltages to reduce hot carrier injection A nonvolatile memory device for reducing hot-carrier injection (HCI) and a programming method of the nonvolatile memory device, the programming method of the nonvolatile memory device includes programming memory cells included in a cell string in a direction from an upper memory cell adjacent to a string selection transistor to a lower memory cell adjacent to a ground selection transistor from among a plurality of memory cells; when a selected memory cell is programmed, applying a first inhibition voltage to first non-selected word lines connected to first non-selected memory cells located over the selected memory cell; and applying a second inhibition voltage to second non-selected word lines connected to second non-selected memory cells located under the selected memory cell when a predetermined delay time elapses after the first inhibition voltage is applied.
US10410720B2	Multi-layer resistive memory device with variable resistance elements A semiconductor memory device includes a first conductor extending in a first direction and a second conductor extending in a second direction and disposed above the first conductor in a third direction. Third and fourth conductors extend in the first direction and adjacent to each other in the second direction. The third and fourth conductors are above the second conductor. A fifth conductor includes a variable resistance unit and is between the first and second conductors. A sixth conductor includes a variable resistance unit and is between the third and second conductors. A seventh conductor includes a variable resistance unit and is between the fourth and second conductors. A center point of the fifth conductor along a width of the fifth conductor is does not fully overlap with either of the sixth or seventh conductors along the third direction.
US10410719B2	Non-volatile memory device including a memory cell in a variable state and a memory cell in an initial state A non-volatile memory device comprises a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory cells, the plurality of memory cells including: a memory cell in a variable state, in which a resistance value reversibly changes between a plurality of changeable resistance value ranges in accordance with an electric signal applied thereto; and a memory cell in an initial state, which does not change to the variable state unless a forming stress for changing the memory cell in the initial state to the variable state is applied thereto, a resistance value of the memory in the initial state being within an initial resistance value range which does not overlap with the plurality of changeable resistance value ranges, wherein in the memory cell array, data is stored on the basis of whether each of the plurality of memory cells is in the initial state or the variable state.
US10410716B2	Crossbar arrays for calculating matrix multiplication A crossbar array, comprises a plurality of row lines, a plurality of column lines intersecting the plurality of row lines at a plurality of intersections, a plurality of junctions coupled between the plurality of row lines and the plurality of column lines at a portion of the plurality of intersections, and a plurality of diagonal control lines coupled to the plurality of junctions. Each junction comprises a resistive memory element and a transistor, and the junctions are positioned to calculate a matrix multiplication of a first matrix and a second matrix.
US10410706B2	Resistance change type memory A memory includes a bit line connected to a memory cell and a read circuit to execute reading of data from the memory cell. The read circuit includes a first circuit having a first input terminal and detecting an output signal from the memory cell, a first transistor to control a current supplied to the memory cell based on a first control signal, and a second transistor. One terminal of the first transistor is connected to the first input terminal, the other terminal of the first transistor is connected to one terminal of the second transistor, the other terminal of the second transistor is connected to the bit line, and the one terminal and the other terminal of the first transistor are charged before data is read from the memory cell.
US10410705B2	Sense path circuitry suitable for magnetic tunnel junction memories A memory includes a first memory cell; and a second memory cell. A selectable current path is coupled between the first memory cell and the second memory cell. The selectable current path includes a first transistor. A first amplifier is coupled in a first feedback arrangement between the first memory cell and the first transistor. During a read operation of the first memory cell, a current through the first memory cell is substantially equal to a current through the second memory cell. The memory cell may include a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ).
US10410697B2	Sensing circuit with voltage clamp for non-volatile memory A sensing circuit includes a sensing stage. The sensing stage includes a voltage clamp, a P-type transistor and an N-type transistor. The voltage clamp receives a first power supply voltage and generates a second power supply voltage. The source terminal of the P-type transistor receives the second power supply voltage. The gate terminal of the P-type transistor receives a cell current from a selected circuit of a non-volatile memory. The drain terminal of the N-type transistor is connected with the drain terminal of the P-type transistor. The gate terminal of the N-type transistor receives a bias voltage. The source terminal of the N-type transistor receives a ground voltage. In a sensing period, the second power supply voltage from the voltage clamp is fixed and lower than the first power supply voltage.
US10410696B2	Methods and apparatuses for command shifter reduction Apparatuses and methods for reducing a number of command shifters are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an encoder circuit, a latency shifter circuit, and a decoder circuit. The encoder circuit may be configured to encode commands, wherein the commands are encoded based on their command type and the latency shifter circuit, coupled to the encoder circuit, may be configured to provide a latency to the encoded commands. The decoder circuit, coupled to the latency shifter circuit, may be configured to decode the encoded commands and provide decoded commands to perform memory operations associated with the command types of the decoded commands.
US10410695B2	Memory storage apparatus and operating method thereof A memory storage apparatus including a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, a memory cell array, and a memory controller is provided. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to store data. Each of the memory cells is coupled to the corresponding word line and the corresponding bit line. The memory controller is configured to perform a read operation to the memory cell array. The memory controller performs a pre-charge operation to part or all of the bit lines when the memory controller enables the word lines. In addition, an operating method of a memory storage apparatus is also provided.
US10410688B2	Managing power state in one power domain based on power states in another power domain An IC in which a power state of a circuit in one power domain is managed based at least in part on a power state of a circuit in another power domain is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes first and second functional circuit blocks in first and second power domains, respectively. A third functional block shared by the first and second is also implemented in the first power domain. A power management unit may control power states of each of the first, second, and third functional circuit blocks. The power management circuit may, when the first functional circuit block is in a sleep state, set a power state of the third functional block in accordance with that of the second functional circuit block.
US10410687B2	Static memory cell capable of balancing bit line leakage currents A static memory cell capable of balancing bit line leakage currents is characterized by including a 1st PMOS transistor, a 2nd PMOS transistor, a 1st NMOS transistor, a 2nd NMOS transistor, a 3rd NMOS transistor, a 4th NMOS transistor, a 5th NMOS transistor, a 6th NMOS transistor, a 7th NMOS transistor, an 8th NMOS transistor, a write word line, a read word line, a read bit line, an inverted read bit line, a write bit line and an inverted write bit line. The 1st NMOS transistor, the 2nd NMOS transistor, the 3rd NMOS transistor and the 4th NMOS transistor are all normal threshold NMOS transistors. The 1st PMOS transistor and the 2nd PMOS transistor are both low threshold PMOS transistors. The 5th NMOS transistor, the 6th NMOS transistor, the 7th NMOS transistor and the 8th NMOS transistor are all low threshold NMOS transistors. The static memory cell has the advantages of high read operation speed, low power consumption and high stability under low operating voltage conditions.
US10410685B2	Memory device for performing internal process and operating method thereof A memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cell groups with a corresponding plurality of independent channels, and the device and an operating method thereof perform an internal data processing operation for the memory cell groups. The memory device includes an internal command generator configured to generate one or more internal commands in order to perform an internal data processing operation in response to a reception of a command, and an internal common bus for a common internal processing channel which is disposed to be shared by the plurality of memory cell groups and configured to form a transmission path of data between the plurality of memory cell groups when the internal data processing operation is performed.
US10410680B2	Automatic generation of video and directional audio from spherical content A spherical content capture system captures spherical video and audio content. In one embodiment, captured metadata or video/audio processing is used to identify content relevant to a particular user based on time and location information. The platform can then generate an output video from one or more shared spherical content files relevant to the user. The output video may include a non-spherical reduced field of view such as those commonly associated with conventional camera systems. Particularly, relevant sub-frames having a reduced field of view may be extracted from each frame of spherical video to generate an output video that tracks a particular individual or object of interest. For each sub-frame, a corresponding portion of an audio track is generated that includes a directional audio signal having a directionality based on the selected sub-frame.
US10410675B2	Immersive virtual reality production and playback for storytelling content Methods for digital content production and playback of an immersive stereographic video work provide or enhance interactivity of immersive entertainment using various different playback and production techniques. “Immersive stereographic” may refer to virtual reality, augmented reality, or both. The methods may be implemented using specialized equipment for immersive stereographic playback or production. Aspects of the methods may be encoded as instructions in a computer memory, executable by one or more processors of the equipment to perform the aspects.
US10410671B2	Apparatus and method for recording and erasing user data on a recordable optical disc An information recording apparatus includes: a first memory which stores synchronization data for updating data on a recordable optical disc and/or adding data to the recordable optical disc; a second memory which stores erasure information indicating data to be erased; and a controller which controls addition, update, and erasure of data on the optical disc. The controller records the synchronization data onto the optical disc. After recording the synchronization data, the controller records, onto the optical disc, management information indicating the state of the optical disc on which the synchronization data has been recorded and the state of the optical disc resulting from erasure according to the erasure information. Subsequently, the controller closes the session. After closing the session, the controller physically erases the data to be erased which has been recorded on the optical disc.
US10410665B2	Magnetic tape device and magnetic reproducing method The magnetic tape device includes a TMR head (reproducing head); and a magnetic tape including a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, a binding agent, and fatty acid ester, in which an XRD intensity ratio obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, a vertical direction squareness ratio is 0.65 to 1.00, Ra measured regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 2.0 nm, full widths at half maximum of spacing distribution measured by optical interferometry regarding the surface of the magnetic layer before and after performing a vacuum heating with respect to the magnetic tape are greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 7.0 nm, and a difference between spacings before and after the vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 8.0 nm.
US10410662B1	Preventing data storage device failure due to changes in head fly height A disc drive includes a data storage surface having a system data zone and a user data zone, and a head that communicates with the data storage surface. The disc drive also includes a control circuit communicatively coupled to the head. The control circuit is configured to, during power up initialization of the disc drive, apply a fly height control value to direct the head to fly at a first target fly height for reading system data from the system data zone. The first target fly height is substantially higher than a second target fly height for reading user data from the user data zone. The control circuit determines whether an actual fly height of the head is substantially equal to the first target fly height. The control circuit performs fly height correction when the actual fly height is not substantially equal to the first target fly height.
US10410661B1	Head media spacing using multiple readers A hard disc drive includes a slider including a first reader and a second reader. The hard disc drive also includes a magnetic recording medium and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a distance between the slider and the magnetic recording medium based at least in part on amplitudes of read signals from both the first reader and the second reader.
US10410656B1	Data storage device pre-biasing a spin torque oscillator prior to a write operation A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, wherein the head comprises a spin torque oscillator (STO). A first bias signal is applied to the STO during a first interval preceding a write operation to write data to the disk, wherein the first bias signal causes the STO to protrude toward the disk. After the first interval, a second bias signal is applied to the STO during a second interval spanning at least part of the write operation, wherein an amplitude of the first bias signal is in the range of 1.1 to 1.5 times an amplitude of the second bias signal.
US10410644B2	Reduced complexity transform for a low-frequency-effects channel The computational resources that are needed to apply a transform-based filterbank to a limited-bandwidth audio signals are reduced by performing an integrated process of combining real-valued input data into complex-valued data and applying a short transform to the complex-valued data, applying a bank of very short transforms to the output of the integrated process, and deriving a sequence of real-valued output data from the outputs of the bank of very short transforms.
US10410639B1	Determining contextual relevance in multi-auditory scenarios A computer-implemented method for determining contextual relevance in multi-auditory source scenarios is disclosed, the method including receiving, by a cognitive system, auditory communications regarding a current activity, analyzing, by the cognitive system, each auditory communication to determine an intended action. For each intended action, the cognitive system creates a simulation to identify a resulting outcome of each intended action. The method further includes ranking, by the cognitive system, the resulting outcome, the ranking based on a comparison of each simulated result and the corresponding intended action regarding the current activity, and physically implementing the highest rated resulting outcome(s) for the current activity. The analyzing, in one example, includes assigning a weight to each of the relevant auditory communications based on one or more criterion, and ranking the relevant auditory communications by weight.
US10410633B2	System and method for customer interaction management The invention relates to a customer interaction management system that comprises a memory that stores customer profile data and customer interaction data; a voice response input that receives a voice pattern from a customer; and a computer processor, coupled to the memory and the voice response input, programmed to: retrieve customer voice data from a current customer interaction via a voice channel; retrieve data from one or more other interactions via one or more other channels; compare customer voice data to a customer baseline, where the customer baseline is developed from one or more prior customer interactions; generate, using a speech analytics engine, a customer score that indicates customer sentiment based on the customer voice data and data from one or more other interactions; during the current customer interaction, update the customer score based on customer progress data; and develop one or more actions, in response to the customer score.
US10410632B2	Input support apparatus and computer program product An input support apparatus of an embodiment includes a template storage unit configured to store a form template that is a template for form data having one or more slots to which item values are input in correspondence with item names, the form template describing item names of the respective slots and alternatives of an alternative type slot in which an item value is selected from a plurality of alternatives together with respective readings thereof; an acquisition unit configured to acquire recognition result data obtained by speech recognition performed on utterance of a user, the recognition result data containing a transcription and a reading; and a determination unit configured to determine the item values to be input to the slots of the form data based on the reading of the recognition result data and the readings of the item names and the alternatives described in the form template.
US10410630B2	System and method for speech-enabled personalized operation of devices and services in multiple operating environments A system provides multi-modal user interaction. The system is configured to detect acoustic events to perform context-sensitive personalized conversations with the speaker. Conversation or communication among the speakers or devices is categorized into different classes as confidential, partially anonymous, or public. When exchange with cloud infrastructure is needed, a clear indicator is presented to the speaker via one or more modalities. Furthermore, different dialog strategies are employed in situations where conversation failures, such as misunderstanding, wrong expectation, emotional stress, or memory deficiencies, occur.
US10410626B1	Progressive classifier In a crowd sourcing approach, responses to customer service inquiries are provided by routing a subset of the inquiries to an independent group of experts. The customer service inquiries are optionally routed to specific experts based on matches between identified subject matter of the inquiries and expertise of the experts. Embodiments include an expert system configured to identify clusters of inquiries that can be responded to using predetermined response content. A progressive approach to machine learning is disclosed, which combines unsupervised machine learning and supervised machine learning system. Human input used to improve the quality of data generated by the unsupervised machine learning system before that data is used to train the supervised machine learning system.
US10410615B2	Audio information processing method and apparatus An audio information processing method and apparatus are provided. The method includes decoding a first audio file to acquire a first audio subfile corresponding to a first sound channel and a second audio subfile corresponding to a second sound channel; extracting first audio data from the first audio subfile; extracting second audio data from the second audio subfile; acquiring a first audio energy value of the first audio data; acquiring a second audio energy value of the second audio data; and determining an attribute of at least one of the first sound channel and the second sound channel based on the first audio energy value and the second audio energy value.
US10410612B1	Handheld guira assembly A handheld guira assembly that comprises a guitar-shaped body coupled to a neck, operably configured to be handheld. The handheld guira assembly further comprises a substantially rigid guira plate, of a metallic material, superimposing and coupled to the upper surface of the guitar-shaped body. The guira plate includes a textured surface disposed on substantially the entire upper surface area. The handheld guira assembly further comprises a handheld scraper with a handle portion and a plurality of substantially rigid bristles, of a metallic material, coupled to, yet extending away from, the handle portion, and disposed in a parallel configuration with respect to one another. When a user strikes the handheld scraper along the textured upper surface of the guira plate, the handheld guira assembly generates musical guira percussion sounds. Therefore, the handheld guira assembly provides an alternate method of holding a guira musical device in addition to more playing surface area.
US10410611B2	Guitar playing accessory A system consisting of one or more components that enables the playing of a stringed instrument by contacting one or more strings of the instrument in such a manner as to cause the frequency emitted to change when the string is mechanically agitated so as to vibrate.
US10410610B1	Damper for piano A damper for a piano, which has a bifurcated damper felt of which a space between two protrusions is difficult to be narrowed. A damper head extends along three strings in a lengthwise direction thereof and is movable in directions in which the damper moves into and out of contact with the three strings. Damper felt is attached to a string-side surface of the damper head such that it extends in a lengthwise direction of the damper head, and includes two protrusions formed to protrude toward the strings in a bifurcated manner such that they can be brought into contact with the three strings in a state inserted into respective spaces therebetween. The damper felt is attached to the damper head such that deformation of the damper felt in which a space between the two protrusions is narrowed is resisted.
US10410605B2	System and method for determining a display orientation of a mobile device A method and system are provided for determining a display orientation of a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to change the display orientation when an orientation of the mobile device satisfies one or more criteria. The method includes determining the orientation of the mobile device and providing an indicator of a proximity of the orientation of the mobile device to satisfying the one or more criteria.
US10410598B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel rows, a data driver configured to transfer data voltages to the display panel, a gate driver configured to transfer gate signals to the display panel, and a signal controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver. The pixel rows are divided into i (i is a natural number of 2 or more) pixel row groups including a plurality of pixel rows, respectively. The display panel displays one still image for one frame set including the i sequential frames, and each of the i pixel row groups is charged by receiving the data voltage for each frame of the frame set, and the frames in which the i pixel row groups are charged are different from each other.
US10410595B2	Display driver First to N-th latches capture N pieces of pixel data indicative of the luminance levels of respective pixels in synchronization with first to N-th capture clock signals each having different edge timing. Voltages corresponding to the pieces of pixel data output from the first to N-th latches are applied to each of the data lines of the display device. In this case, first to N-th flip-flops formed in an N-stage shift register capture a single pulse load signal which is synchronized with a horizontal synchronizing signal in a video signal while sequentially shifting the load signal to subsequent stages in synchronization with a reference timing signal supplied from the outside. Outputs of the first to N-th flip-flops in the N-stage shift register are supplied as first to N-th capture clock signals, to the first to N-th latches, respectively.
US10410589B2	Method for controlling backlight source based on synchronous signal compensation and liquid crystal display The present application provides a method for controlling a backlight source, a device for controlling a backlight source and a liquid crystal display, where the method includes: determining time intervals of received synchronous signals; determining an output delay compensation value of the synchronous signals, according to the time intervals and fixed response delay time for processing the synchronous signals; generating a compensated synchronous signal according to the output delay compensation value of the synchronous signals; transmitting the compensated synchronous signal to a PWM driver. The application allows a backlight source to perform optical display according to multipath control signals with relatively stable frequency, and reduces backlight blinking of the backlight source.
US10410588B2	Display method of multi-primary color graphene display device Disclosed is a display method of a multi-primary color sphere display device. The method includes the steps of: dividing a pixel color gamut into color patches; determining a color patch to which a pixel chromaticity coordinate belongs; displaying through three dynamic sub-pixels according to the color patch to which the pixel chromaticity coordinate belongs; and determining output brightness of the dynamic sub-pixels by coordinates of a white point, coordinates of the dynamic sub-pixels, an output brightness value when gray level 255 in red is input, an output brightness value when gray level 255 in green is input, and an output brightness value when gray level 255 in blue is input respectively. When input gray level values of RGB three pixels are approximately the same, output brightness and white chromaticity are basically close to the same, guaranteeing the consistency of the chromaticity coordinates of the white point.
US10410587B2	Display pixel charge accumulation compensation systems and methods Systems and methods for improving displayed image quality of an electronic display including a display pixel that displays an image frame based at least in part on an analog electrical signal supplied to the display pixel are provided. In some embodiments, control circuitry instructs the electronic display to display the image frame based at least in part on an expected charge accumulation in the display pixel determined using a charge accumulation model that describes one or more electric fields expected to be present in the display pixel when displaying the image frame and that provides a display pixel state indicative of expected charge accumulation in the display pixel when the image frame is to be displayed based at least in part on the one or more electric fields.
US10410585B2	Pixel circuit and display apparatus A pixel circuit performs a threshold voltage correcting function. A sampling transistor becomes conductive in response to a control signal supplied from a scan line and samples a video signal supplied from a signal line to a pixel capacitor during a horizontal scanning period. The pixel capacitor applies an input voltage to a gate of a drive transistor in response to the sampled video signal. The drive transistor supplies an output current in accordance with the input voltage to a light-emitting device. A threshold voltage correcting period is provided to be part of the horizontal scanning period, to detect the threshold voltage of the drive transistor, and to write the threshold voltage in the pixel capacitor.
US10410582B2	Display panel and display device including display panel A display panel includes a displaying area including pixels, a non-displaying area including a dummy pixel, and a switching circuit to transfer a data signal to the dummy pixel in response to a control signal. The display panel may compensate for defective pixels located in different data lines using only one dummy pixel column and may minimize an area (e.g., a dead space) including the dummy pixel column by including a distributor buffering a signal of an output line and a switching circuit selecting/providing a portion of a signal of the output line to a dummy data line.
US10410576B2	Display device having a light-emitting structure A display device including two light-emitting structures on a single sub-pixel area is provided. In the display device, the two light-emitting structures are inclined toward the center of the corresponding sub-pixel area.
US10410568B2	Long-term history of display intensities A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.
US10410561B2	Organic light emitting display device and driving method thereof An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel, a data driver, and a scan driver. The display panel includes sub-pixels. The data driver supplies a data signal to the sub-pixels. The scan driver supplies a scan signal for controlling a switching transistor of each sub-pixel, and a sensing signal for controlling a sensing transistor of each sub-pixel. The sensing transistor has a turn-on time for detecting whether a short has occurred between at least two electrodes of a switching transistor in response to a sensing signal.
US10410559B2	Persistence of vision rotary display device The persistence of vision rotary display device is a display that presents 2-D and 3-D images that appear to float in midair through the timely energization of a plurality of LEDs that travel in circular paths on a rotor. The rotor is driven by a motor mounted in a stator; the stator may be mounted to a fixed structure or held in a user's hand. The device achieves a resolution that is not limited by the physical size of the LEDs by mounting LEDs on multiple arms with a different offset from the center on each arm. Control electronics in the rotor map the image to polar format and adjust the timing of the LEDs to compensate for the fact that they may be on different arms. The device may present moving images by changing the image at a predetermined frame rate.
US10410553B2	Method and apparatus for supporting a banner Banner supports and processes for making and using same. In some examples, a banner support can include at least one end connector having body which defines an aperture that is sized to allow a t-post to extend through the aperture, the end connector including at least one tab and an elongate support structure configured for connecting to a top edge of a banner and having a strength capable at least of supporting the banner, the support structure having an end with an end opening that is configured to selectively receive the end connector tab for attaching the end connector to the support structure in a locked position, and configured to selectively release the tab to at least partially detach the end connector from the support structure.
US10410551B2	Lighting assembly with LEDs and four-part optical elements A lighting assembly includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of optical elements, each proximate an associated one of the LEDs. Each optical element includes a first portion, a second portion which intersects with the first portion, a third portion extending beyond a region between the first portion and the second portion in a direction away from the associated LED, and a fourth portion positioned proximate the respective LED below the first, second and third portions. The first and second portions are shaped such that at least one surface normal to the first portion intersects with at least one surface normal to the second portion.
US10410545B2	Plate holder for holding a license plate A plate carrier for carrying a license plate includes: a carrier body; two guide rails that are arranged on the carrier body and extend so as to be mutually parallel, and between which the license plate can be pushed in an insertion direction in order to be arranged on the plate carrier, the license plate being held between the guide rails when arranged on the plate carrier; and at least one resilient latching element that is arranged on the carrier body and that can be deformed elastically when the license plate is being arranged on the plate carrier, and that secures the license plate on the carrier body against movement in the insertion direction when the license plate is arranged on the plate carrier.
US10410534B2	Modular system for the real time assessment of critical thinking skills Disclosed are various embodiments for assisting students in a development of critical thinking skills pertinent to solving problems. An educational system may access predefined education modules from memory that facilitate an interaction between a student and a user interface. The user input provided by the student is measured in real-time such that an analysis platform may conduct a real-time evaluation of the user input. A heat map that visually depicts skills of the student is generated and may be rendered in an administrative user interface that may be accessed by a teacher or similar personnel.
US10410527B2	Ground effect based surface sensing using propellers in automated aerial vehicles A system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle are provided wherein influences of ground effects (e.g., which may increase the effective thrusts of propellers by interfering with the respective airflows) are utilized for sensing the ground or other surfaces. In various implementations, operating parameters of the automated aerial vehicle are monitored to determine when ground effects are influencing the parameters associated with each of the propellers, which correspondingly indicate proximities to a surface (e.g., the ground). Utilizing such techniques, proximities of different portions of an automated aerial vehicle to the ground or other surfaces may be determined (e.g., for detecting issues with an uneven landing area, a sloped ground, etc.).
US10410525B2	Technique for monitoring a blind spot zone A technique for monitoring a blind spot zone of a motor vehicle is described. According to one aspect, a device comprises at least one sensor or an interface of the at least one sensor, which is designed for detecting objects in the blind spot zone of the motor vehicle; an actuating unit which is designed for setting a turn-signal lamp; and a signal transmitter which is designed for outputting, in the motor vehicle, a first signal for confirming the set turn-signal lamp, and outputting a second signal, which differs from the first signal, from the same signal medium as the first signal, if the at least one sensor detects an object in the blind spot zone of the motor vehicle.
US10410523B1	System and method for holographic communications between vehicles The present invention provides a method and system for monitoring vehicle movement changes by analyzing, by a computing system, projected movement changes of a first vehicle traveling along a path in response to (A) the first vehicle path being predetermined and stored in a data storage of the computing system, or (B) navigation of the first vehicle path corresponding to contemporaneous actions by a driver of the first vehicle. The computing system transmits a hologram map of the roadway ahead, indicating a next projected movement change of the first vehicle in response to the analyzed projected movement changes of the first vehicle.
US10410520B2	Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles A communication system comprises a pointable range finder to calculate a distance between the vehicle and an object, a recorder for recording a status of the vehicle and a control device. The range finder sends a signal to the control device corresponding to the vehicle's distance from the object and the control device operates the recorder in a manner dependent upon the signal from the range finder. The recorder is able to record the event if the vehicle is an unsafe distance from the object. The unsafe distance is able to be a programmed distance. In some embodiments, the unsafe distance increases with an increase in speed of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the unsafe distance is determined by a programmable constant. In these embodiments, the unsafe distance is determined according to a speed of the vehicle, the vehicle's distance from an object and a pre-defined safe zone threshold value.
US10410517B2	Distributed maintenance decision and support system and method The present disclosure is directed to a computer that receives weather information from a weather service provider (“WSP”) server and automatic vehicle locating system (“AVL”) collected information from an AVL server, accesses a material performance specification for at least one treatment material, and determines, based on the weather information and/or AVL collected information and the material performance specification, a treatment recommendation for a selected roadway segment and/or route.
US10410514B2	Display device for vehicle and display method for vehicle A display controller is able to selectively perform a rearward normal display mode in which a first view-angle image is displayed in the display unit as an image of a first area of the rearward image and a rearward enlarged display mode in which a second view-angle image is displayed in the display unit as an image of a second area of the rearward image smaller than the first view-angle image in an enlarged manner. The display controller performs the rearward enlarged display mode when: an upward slope of a road on which an own car is traveling has increased; a vehicle speed of the own car has decreased after the upward slope of the road has increased; there is no preceding car that is closely lined up with the own car; and there is a following car that is not closely lined up with the own car.
US10410506B2	Multi-modal tracking locator alarm system Tagged receivers, tracking locator alert systems, and methods of transmitting an alert are disclosed. A tagged receiver receives a command over the network interface hardware, executes the received command, send data indicative of the status of an asset to which the tagged receiver is attached over the network interface hardware, determines an alert event has occurred, and activates an alert in response to determining that the alert event has occurred. The command includes arming the tagged receiver, disarming the tagged receiver, emitting an alert from the tagged receiver, sending data indicative of location, or a combination thereof. The alert event includes the motion sensors sensing a movement of the asset, receiving a command to emit an alert over the network interface hardware, the asset leaving a predetermined geo-fenced area, or a combination thereof.
US10410492B2	Automatic presence simulator for security systems Methods, systems and computing devices are described herein for monitoring a premises when residents or other users are present in order to detect patterns of activity at the premises. Such patterns may comprise, for example, a typical schedule indicating usage of one or more devices by one or more users of the premises. When a user is away or otherwise inactive, commands may be sent to various user devices to make it appear (e.g., to those outside the premises) as if the user is present by simulating and/or recreating the patterns that were previously detected.
US10410487B2	Security system with fixture and tracking devices for in room security of valuables A security system includes an fixture and a tracking device in wireless communication with the fixture to communicate a disturbance to the tracking device.
US10410461B2	Dynamic transaction card with EMV interface and method of manufacturing A dynamic transaction card with EuroPay-Mastercard-Visa (“EMV”) technology that includes an EMV interface connecting EMV contacts and an EMV processor to enable a multifunctional dynamic transaction card. A method of manufacturing a dynamic transaction card with an EMV interface connecting EMV contacts and an EMV processor. A dynamic transaction card with an EMV interface may be manufactured using a separate printed circuit board (PCB) layout with EMV contact patterns placed into the top surface of a molding to create the dynamic transaction card. The edges of the EMV contact patterns would be incorporated through holes, which are trimmed to scallops, to allow for surface mounting. The EMV interface may then include a connection between the EMV contact patterns and the EMV microprocessor such that the EMV microprocessor does not have to be placed directly beneath the EMV contact patterns.
US10410460B2	Paper sheet handling apparatus In order to display information for rejected paper sheets in an easily recognizable manner, the paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a transport path configured to transport paper sheets; a recognition unit configured to recognize the paper sheets transported in the transport path; a reject unit configured to stack rejected paper sheets discharged from the transport path based on a recognition result by the recognition unit; and a display unit configured to display information for rejected paper sheets in a manner which is different for a case where the number of the rejected paper sheets stacked in the reject unit can be determined, and for a case where the number of the rejected paper sheets stacked in the reject unit cannot be determined.
US10410458B2	Bezel assembly for use with an automated transaction device A bezel assembly for data reception is provided for use in a transactional device that comprises a door attached to open and close. The bezel assembly comprises: a casing secured to the door, an interior insertion/dispensing slot formed in the casing, a hollow tongue or protrusion forward-extending from the casing to define a bottom surface of the interior insertion/dispensing slot, and a wireless communication module arranged in the hollow tongue or protrusion for communication with a built-in NFC chip in an identification card when put in the interior insertion/dispensing slot to identify a user of the identification card.
US10410457B2	Media dispenser cassette mechanism (MDCM) A compact and cost effective Media Dispenser Cassette Mechanism (MDCM) in the ATMs, which functions as a complete cash and media dispenser on its own. Each Media Dispenser Cassette (MDC) comprises a cover head assembly (101), a main frame assembly (102), a bottom cover assembly (103) and a top cover assembly (104). The main frame assembly (102) comprises a main path roller assembly (301), a motor assembly (302), a picker assembly (303), a shaft driver assembly (304), a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) mounting plate assembly (305), a note pick assembly (306), an idler assembly (307), a roller assembly (316), and a main transport and a roller assembly (320). The MDC independently controls transporting and delivers note by note which is collected by bunch of cash presenter and then delivered to the user as a bunch of cash thereby shortening the note travel, eliminating jam conditions and note rejections.
US10410454B2	Image sensor and banknote processing apparatus An image sensor and a banknote processing apparatus are provided. The image sensor includes a first photosensitive assembly and a first light source assembly which is configured to irradiate light to an original, and further includes a first lens array configured to aggregate light reflected by the original to the first photosensitive assembly, and a light-entering surface of the first lens array is located in a transmission path of reflected light generated due to specular reflection occurred when light emitted from the first light source assembly irradiates on the original. According to different image grayscale values generated by the image sensor, the banknote processing apparatus judges whether a banknote surface is stuck to an adhesive tape.
US10410453B2	Marking plastic-based products Methods of marking plastic-based products and marked plastic-based products are provided. Some methods include irradiating the product to alter the functionalization of the plastic. In general, the present disclosure features methods of marking substrates, e.g., substrates including plastics, such as plastic-based products, such as polymer banknotes. Such plastics can be rigid or flexible, e.g., elastomeric. Such plastics can be thermoplastic or thermosets. In some cases, the products are marked by irradiating plastic-based materials, e.g., sheet materials, under conditions that alter characteristics of the irradiated plastic.
US10410450B1	Wireless backscatter with time-of-flight for vehicle communication Method and apparatus are disclosed for wireless backscatter with time-of-flight for vehicle communication. An example vehicle includes a communication module for Wi-Fi communication and a controller. The controller is to send a signal via the communication module upon identifying a passive-entry passive-start (PEPS) request and receive a backscatter signal from an electronic device. The backscatter signal is a reflection of the signal. The controller also is to determine a distance to the electronic device based upon the backscatter signal and perform the PEPS request upon determining the distance corresponds with the PEPS request.
US10410441B2	Real-time data acquisition and recording system viewer A data acquisition and recording system (DARS) and viewer for mobile assets that includes a data encoder, onboard data manager, and at least one local memory module. DARS processes video data from at least one 360 degree camera and stores a compressed record of the data at least once per second in the local memory module. DARS is designed to run in near real-time mode, storing a full record comprising five minutes of data to a remote memory module every five minutes, and in real-time mode, streaming video data to the remote memory module by uploading a record of data at least once per second and up to once every tenth of a second. Remotely located users can view video, audio, and data in various view modes through a web browser or virtual reality device, which provides for quicker emergency response, validate the effectiveness of repairs and rerouting, and monitor crew performance and safety.
US10410439B1	Determining and assessing post-accident vehicle damage The present disclosure provides systems, machine-readable media, and methods for detecting and assessing damage to a motor vehicle. One or more embodiments include dispositioning the motor vehicle based on the detected damage using a repair/scrap threshold.
US10410436B2	Method and apparatus for verifying vehicle in inter-vehicular communication environment An apparatus for verifying a vehicle in an inter-vehicular communication environment includes: a communication unit configured to receive a basic safety message and a verification message from a remote vehicle that is allowed to engage in inter-vehicular communication; and a controller configured to determine that the remote vehicle is reliable when the communication unit receives the verification message from the remote vehicle at least a predefined number of times over a predefined period of time, and to generate permission to utilize the basic safety message received from the remote vehicle when the controller determines that the remote vehicle is reliable.
US10410434B1	Avatar creation user interface The present disclosure generally relates to creating and editing avatars, and navigating avatar selection interfaces. In some examples, an avatar feature user interface includes a plurality of feature options that can be customized to create an avatar. In some examples, different types of avatars can be managed for use in different applications. In some examples, an interface is provided for navigating types of avatars for an application.
US10410433B2	Method of modifying ray tracing samples after rendering and before rasterizing A method of directly modifying ray tracing samples generated by a ray tracing renderer. Modifications to samples may be made after rendering and before rasterizing, in contrast to typical compositing workflows that manipulate pixels of a rasterized image. Modifications may be based on user input. Rasterization may be performed afterwards at any desired resolutions, for example to adapt to different displays. Samples may be tagged with object identities, facilitating object selection without the need for object masks. Pseudo-random ray patterns typically used by renderers may be supported directly. Many operations may be performed directly on samples, including color changes, object repositioning, and merging of samples from different scenes. Secure samples with scrambled ray directions may be modified directly. Modified samples may be compressed for storage or transmission, and may be streamed to receiving devices that rasterize the samples for display, possibly after decompressing or decrypting the received streams.
US10410408B2	Graphics processing using directional representations of lighting at probe positions within a scene Graphics processing systems can include lighting effects when rendering images. “Light probes” are directional representations of lighting at particular probe positions in the space of a scene which is being rendered. Light probes can be determined iteratively, which can allow them to be determined dynamically, in real-time over a sequence of frames. Once the light probes have been determined for a frame then the lighting at a pixel can be determined based on the lighting at the nearby light probe positions. Pixels can then be shaded based on the lighting determined for the pixel positions.
US10410405B2	Reducing computational complexity in three-dimensional modeling based on two-dimensional images A method for three-dimensional (3D) modeling using two-dimensional (2D) image data includes obtaining a first image of an object oriented in a first direction and a second image of the object oriented in a second direction, determining a plurality of feature points of the object in the first image, and determining a plurality of matching feature points of the object in the second image that correspond to the plurality of feature points of the object in the first image. The method further includes calculating similarity values between the plurality of feature points and the corresponding plurality of matching feature points, calculating depth values of the plurality of feature points, calculating weighted depth values based on the similarity values and depth values, and performing 3D modeling of the object based on the weighted depth values.
US10410400B1	Digital image editing for images of folded objects Systems and techniques provide a user interface within an application to enable users to designate a folded object image of a folded object, as well as a superimposed image of a superimposed object to be added to the folded object image. Within the user interface, the user may simply place the superimposed image over the folded object image to obtain the desired modified image. If the user places the superimposed image over one or more folds of the folded object image, portions of the superimposed image will be removed to create the illusion in the modified image that the removed portions are obscured by one or more folds.
US10410396B2	Animating sketches via kinetic textures A sketch-based interface within an animation engine provides an end-user with tools for creating emitter textures and oscillator textures. The end-user may create an emitter texture by sketching one or more patch elements and then sketching an emitter. The animation engine animates the sketch by generating a stream of patch elements that emanate from the emitter. The end-user may create an oscillator texture by sketching a patch that includes one or more patch elements, and then sketching a brush skeleton and an oscillation skeleton. The animation engine replicates the patch along the brush skeleton, and then interpolates the replicated patches between the brush skeleton and the oscillation skeleton, thereby causing those replicated patches to periodically oscillate between the two skeletons.
US10410392B2	Data structure for computer graphics, information processing device, information processing method and information processing system The present invention is designed to allow easy synchronization of the movement of a computer graphics (CG) model with sound data. The data structure according to an embodiment of the present invention presents a data structure that relates to a computer graphics (CG) model, including first time-series information for designating the coordinates of the components of the CG model on a per beat basis, and the first time-series information is used on a computer to process the CG model.
US10410390B2	Augmented reality platform using captured footage from multiple angles This disclosure relates to systems and methods for augmenting visual information to simulate an appearance of an object and/or a person at an adjustable position and angle. The visual information may be captured by an image sensor. The object and/or the person may have been captured at multiple angles. A user may select at which particular position and angle the appearance will be superimposed and/or otherwise combined with the visual information.
US10410386B2	Table cell validation A method for processing an image that includes a table is provided. The method includes: obtaining a set of edges associated with a cell candidate of the table; determining a longest edge in the set of edges and a first orientation of the longest edge; determining, in the set of edges, an initial edge for a first cell border comprising the first orientation and the longest edge; building the first cell border based on the initial edge, the first orientation, and the set of edges; calculating a second orientation for a second cell border by rotating the first orientation; building the second cell border based on an initial edge for the second cell border and the second orientation; and validating the cell candidate as a cell of the table in response to building the first cell border and building the second cell border.
US10410381B2	Method and apparatus for processing tomographic image Provided are tomographic image processing apparatus and method. The tomographic image processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to generate a plurality of preview images by applying a plurality of filters to second raw data corresponding to a selected cross-section of an object and reconstruct a tomographic image by applying one of the plurality of filters, which is used to generate a preview image selected from among the plurality of preview images, to first raw data corresponding to a region of the object including the selected cross-section; and a display configured to display the reconstructed tomographic image.
US10410379B2	Reconstructing an image A method of reconstructing an image that may include in at least one example: determining coincidence events based on detection by a detector during a continuous incremental scanning; determining an axial position for each of the coincidence events; storing data for each of the coincidence events including the axial position in a list mode; sorting the data for each of the coincidence events according to a spatial order; and obtaining an image by performing iterative reconstruction with the sorted data for each of the coincidence events.
US10410372B1	Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for utilizing radial distortion to estimate a pose configuration Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for utilizing radial distortion to estimate a pose configuration are disclosed. According to one aspect, the method includes receiving, from each of a plurality of camera devices, an input pixel row of a radially distorted image and conducting a row comparison between each of the input pixel rows and a respectively associated synthesized pixel row. The method further includes approximating, for each row comparison, a span of a curve in an image space with a plurality of segments and computing, for each of the plurality of segments, a constraint. The method also includes utilizing the constraints to estimate a pose configuration.
US10410369B2	Method and system for determining locations of electrodes on a patient body A method for electrode placement includes acquiring an image of a body of a patient, such that the image captures a patch that has been placed on the body. Based on the acquired image and the patch appearing therein, one or more preferred locations are calculated on the body for placing one or more respective electrodes to be used in carrying out a procedure in an internal organ of the patient. The preferred locations are displayed to an operator.
US10410366B2	Imaging system using structured light for depth recovery An imaging system includes an optical unit that captures, from a scene, sets of first images as well as sets of second images. The scene is illuminated with non-structured light when the sets of first images are captured and illuminated with structured light when the sets of second images are captured. A pattern processing unit generates, from the second images, a recovered shadow pattern from a shadow pattern projected onto the scene during illumination with structured light, wherein at least one motion-compensated reference image is used. A depth processing unit obtains depth information on the basis of the recovered shadow pattern.
US10410363B2	Jaw surface based registration A computer-implemented method and system are provided for registering a human jaw with a volumetric computed tomography image of that jaw positioned in an image reference coordinate system and stored in a computer-readable memory. The method involves attaching a jaw marker to the jaw to establish a pose trackable jaw reference coordinate system; moving a surface sampling tool over at least one portion of the surface of the jaw while operating a pose tracking system and a computer processor to record samples in the jaw reference coordinate system indicative of locations within the at least one portion of the surface of the jaw; operating a computer processor to determine an approximate initial registration mapping; then beginning with the approximate initial registration mapping, incrementally adjust the registration mapping. Incrementally adjusting the registration mapping involves computing an edge proximity value at each sample location mapped to the image by the registration mapping.
US10410360B2	Method for displaying off-screen target indicators in motion video A method for displaying off-screen target indicators in motion video comprising the steps of receiving motion video containing a series of individual video frames, selecting a target object within a selected video frame by choosing selected target object pixel space coordinates, and determining whether the selected target object pixel space coordinates are within the selected video frame. Upon determining that the selected target object pixel space coordinates are within the selected video frame, the method updates a dynamical system model with the target object geographical coordinates, longitudinal target object speed, and latitudinal target object speed. Upon determining that the selected target object pixel space coordinates are not within the selected video frame, the method calculates estimated target object geographical coordinates at time t using the dynamical system model. The method then calculates final values in the video field of view at which to draw a target indicator.
US10410354B1	Method and apparatus for multi-model primitive fitting based on deep geometric boundary and instance aware segmentation An image processing system includes an interface to transmit and receive data via a network, a processor connected to the interface, a memory storing an image processing program modules executable by the processor, wherein the image processing program causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include providing a point cloud of an image including objects into a segmentation network, segmenting point-wisely the point cloud into multiple classes of the objects and detecting boundaries of the objects using the segmentation network, wherein the segmentation network outputs a probability of associating primitive classes of the objects based on the segmented multiple classes and the segmented boundaries, verifying and refining the segmented multiple classes and the segmented boundaries using a predetermined fitting method, and correcting misclassification of the multiple classes of the objects by fitting the primitives to the multiple classes.
US10410348B2	Online learning enhanced atlas-based auto-segmentation An image segmentation method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of atlases and a subject image, each atlas including an atlas image showing a structure of interest and associated structure delineations, the subject image being acquired by an image acquisition device and showing the structure of interest. The method further includes calculating, by an image processor, mapped atlases by registering the respective atlases to the subject image, and determining, by the image processor, a first structure label map for the subject image based on the mapped atlases. The method also includes training, by the image processor, a structure classifier using a subset of the mapped atlases, and determining, by the image processor, a second structure label map for the subject image by applying the trained structure classifier to one or more subject image points in the subject image. The method additional includes combining, by the image processor, the first label map and the second label map to generate a third label map representative of the structure of interest.
US10410345B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device includes: an acquisitor configured to acquire multiple slice images arranged in an order; a selector configured to detect the multiple slice images sequentially, to determine a reference slice image and a reference trachea region in the reference slice image; and a branch point determiner configured to determine, with a region growing method, trachea regions of slice images following the reference slice image sequentially by using the reference trachea region as a seed region, and determine connectivity of the trachea regions, until a branch point slice image is determined, where a trachea region of the branch point slice image includes two disconnected regions. With the image processing device and the image processing method, manual intervention can be reduced and a position of the branch point can be determined more accurately.
US10410339B2	Simulator, simulation method, and simulation program The system behavior is evaluated by checking the position and the orientation of a target processed by a processing device in accordance with a control instruction. A simulator estimates a behavior of a system including a processing device that processes a target. The simulator includes a measurement unit that performs image measurement of an input image including at least a part of a target as a subject of the image, an execution unit that executes a control operation for generating a control instruction directed to the processing device based on a measurement result obtained by the measurement unit, and a reproduction unit that reproduces, in the system, a behavior of a target detected in the input image together with information about a type and an orientation of the target based on time-series data for the control instruction output from the execution unit and the measurement result from the measurement unit.
US10410335B2	Inspection method and inspection apparatus An inspection method and apparatus comprising, a step of reflecting linearly-polarized light having a predetermined wavelength using an non-polarizing beam splitter after transmitting the linearly-polarized light through a half-wave plate, irradiating a sample with the linearly-polarized light having a polarization plane of a predetermined angle, causing the light reflected by the sample to be incident to an image capturing sensor through a lens, the non-polarizing beam splitter, and an analyzer, and acquiring an optical image of a pattern formed on the sample; acquiring a plurality of optical images by changing an angle of the analyzer or the half-wave plate, and obtaining an angle of the analyzer or the half-wave plate such that a value of (σ/√A) becomes a minimum; and a step of inspecting whether a defect of the pattern exists, wherein the pattern is a repetitive pattern having a period at a resolution limit or less.
US10410333B2	Product monitoring device, product monitoring system, and product monitoring method A product monitoring device is provided that presents, to the user, information by which the user can recognize specific work items of a product management work for improving an inappropriate display state. The product monitoring device acquires a captured image of a display area, sets a state monitoring area on the captured image of the display area, acquires product detection information indicating a position of a product in the state monitoring area, based on a captured image of the state monitoring area, evaluates a display state of the product in the state monitoring area, using a plurality of evaluation indices relating to display disorder of the product, based on the product detection information, and presents information on an evaluation result to a user.
US10410331B2	Computed tomography object inspection system A method and apparatus for inspecting an object in a virtual reality environment. Computed tomography scan data for the object is identified. A first group of dimensions for a model of the object and a second group of dimensions for the computed tomography scan data for the object are adjusted such that the first group of dimensions for a first group of features in the model corresponds to the second group of dimensions for a second group of features in the computed tomography scan data. The model and the computed tomography scan data are displayed by a game engine in the virtual reality environment on a display system. Graphical indicators in the virtual reality environment are displayed when a difference is present between features in the model and the features in the computed tomography scan data, enabling identifying the difference between the object and the model of the object.
US10410325B2	Method of processing an image A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-readable program, which when executed by a processor, will cause a computer to execute a computational method, the computational method including collecting an image data, wherein the collecting the image data comprises collecting a first plurality of RGB images and a second plurality of hyperspectral images. The method further includes orthorectifying the image data to produce an RGB based orthophoto and a partially rectified hyperspectral orthophoto. The method further includes selecting tie features from each of the RGB based orthophoto and the partially rectified hyperspectral orthophoto. Lastly, the method includes registering the features of the partially rectified hyperspectral orthophoto into the tie features of the RGB based orthophoto.
US10410323B2	Display apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing method for displaying a second image that includes options for manipulating a first image A projector includes a position detecting section that detects a pointing action, a projection section that projects handwritten characters on a screen based on the pointing action, and a UI controller that determines, based on the display direction of the displayed handwritten characters, the display direction of a UI screen that allows manipulation of the handwritten characters and projects the UI screen on the screen on the basis of the determined display direction.
US10410322B2	Deep convolutional image up-sampling An image and/or temporal sequence of images is received. The image and/or sequence of images was captured by an image capturing device of a vehicle apparatus onboard a vehicle and was down-sampled thereby. A scale of the image(s) is determined. An up-sampling network receives the image(s) and the scale. The up-sampling network determines appropriate network weights based on the scale. Based on the appropriate network weights, the up-sampling network generates a higher resolution image having a pre-defined scale.
US10410312B2	Method and system for interactive graphics streaming The present invention relates to a method of streaming interactive computer graphics from a server to a client device. The method includes the steps of: intercepting graphics instructions transmitted from an application destined for a graphical processing unit (GPU) at the server; processing the graphics instructions to generate graphics data at the server; generating index information for, at least, some of the graphics data at the server; transmitting the index information in place of the graphics data to a client device; extracting corresponding graphics data stored at the client device utilizing the index information; and rendering computer graphics at a graphical processing unit (GPU) at the client device using the corresponding graphics data. A system for streaming interactive computer graphics is also disclosed.
US10410311B2	Method and apparatus for efficient submission of workload to a high performance graphics sub-system Embodiments provide for an apparatus comprising a graphics processing subsystem including one or more graphics engines and a graphics scheduler to schedule a submission queue of multiple work items for execution on the one or more graphics engines of the graphics processing subsystem. The graphics scheduler can be configured to build the submission queue via a write to a memory mapped address that is mapped to logic within the graphics processing subsystem and to explicitly submit the submission queue to the graphics engine after the build of the submission queue.
US10410309B2	Classification and authentication of identification documents using a convolutional neural network The present disclosure describes a method to determine whether a physical identification document is authentic. An authentication manager receives an image of a physical identification document to be authenticated. The authentication manager extracts a set of characteristics of the document from the image. The authentication manager determines a class of the document based on the set of characteristics. The authentication manager applies a convolution kernel, convolving the image with the kernel to generate a feature map. The authentication manager determines a score based on the feature map, where the score identifies the likelihood that the document is valid. The authentication manager then provides an indication that the physical document is authentic based on the score.
US10410291B1	Systems and methods for analyzing unmanned aerial missions A system for determining drone operation rules configured to (i) receive a plurality of telematics data from a plurality of missions; (ii) analyze the plurality of telematics data to determine one or more mission trends; and (iii) determine one or more rules based upon the one or more mission trends.
US10410278B2	Method and apparatus for integrated image capture for vehicles to track damage Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for building a consolidated searchable database of vehicle images that were captured at a plurality of different sites. The database can be searched to track vehicle condition over time and over a plurality of transactions involving the vehicles. From this information, a determination can be made as to whether damage first arose on a vehicle during a particular transaction for the purpose of allocating responsibility for payment of repair costs.
US10410275B2	System and methods for integrated purchase management service An integrated purchase management apparatus includes a wish list collection unit for collecting a wish list including product information from at least one product selling apparatus, an integrated wish list generation unit for generating the integrated wish list of a corresponding user and storing the generated integrated wish list, an integrated wish list provision unit for obtaining additional payment means that belongs to additional payment means and transmitting integrated wish list information including the obtained additional payment means and the integrated wish list to the terminal device of the user, and a settlement processing unit for applying additional payment means corresponding to additional payment means selection information to a settlement request amount and performing settlement on the remaining amount using payment means, when a settlement request signal including the additional payment means selection information and the payment means is received.
US10410272B1	Predicting orders from buyer behavior A service provider system may store buyer information and merchant information related to past purchasing history of one or more buyers. In some examples, based in part on the buyer information and/or the merchant information the service provider system may identify items that the buyer regularly or habitually purchases. In some cases, the service provider system may pre-order or pre-purchase the items on behalf of the buyer and send a message to a device associated with the buyer to inform the buyer that an order for the regularly purchased item has been placed.
US10410267B1	Methods, Systems, and computer storage mediums for reel configuration Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to configuring a reel containing one or more circuits of a conductor. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies, a request to create a circuit to be installed on the reel is received. In addition, configurations associated with the circuit are received.
US10410265B2	Selecting an in-store shopper to fulfill an order placed by a remote buyer A computing device selects an in-store shopper to fulfill an order placed by a remote buyer. In particular, the computing device receives a message via a communications network. This message comprises a purchase order identifying an item offered for sale at a retail store. The computing device identifies a plurality of people physically located at the retail store and selects, from the plurality of people, a shopper to retrieve the item from the retail store and deliver the item to a delivery location. In particular, selecting the shopper is based on a purchase price and corresponding procurement cost of the item. The computing device transmits an order fulfillment request to a communications device associated with the shopper. The order fulfillment request identifies the item.
US10410261B2	Systems and methods for determining facet rankings for a website Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of displaying a plurality of facets of a product type on a website of an online retailer in a plurality of facet orders, determining a first individual number of times a facet was selected when in a first position, determining a second individual number of times the facet was selected when in a second position, estimating a first estimated number of times the facet would have been selected if the facet had been in the first position rather than the second position, determining a ranking of the plurality of facets, and coordinating displaying at least a portion of the plurality of facets on the website of the online retailer in an order of the ranking.
US10410257B1	Native online ad creation Native online sponsored content creation is disclosed. A selection of a set of native hierarchical content elements may be received. Each of at least a subset of the native hierarchical content elements in the selected set may be mapped to one or more corresponding sponsored content elements. A template may be generated based at least in part on the mapping.
US10410251B2	System and method for handset operation in a wireless communication network An application programming Interface (API) is downloaded to wireless user equipment (UE). The API enables the UE to automatically detect the presence of one or more access points (AP) in a venue and to transmit identification information to the access point to authenticate the UE. The identification/authentication may occur whenever the UE comes within range of any of the APs in the venue. A plurality of venues may be coupled to a Cloud network with the authentication information stored on the Cloud network. In this manner, whenever the UE enters any of the venues, the UE is automatically authenticated when it comes within range of any AP within any of the venues. The venue may use the API to provide advertising to the UE. The Cloud network may aggregate data from a plurality of data sources to provide targeted advertising via the API to the UE.
US10410244B2	Behavioral content discovery A system and a method for automatically collecting content, the method comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of content sites, creating a collection of virtual agents data including user characteristic data and user behavioral data, presenting the collection of virtual agents to the plurality of content sites; receiving content from the visited internet site; and storing the received content or presenting it to a user.
US10410236B2	Method and system for delivering offers to users of electronic privilege cards A method for delivering customized data items to users of electronic privilege cards includes receiving a customized data item to be delivered to a user having an electronic privilege card, identifying the electronic device storing the targeted user's electronic privilege card, and transmitting the customized data item to the electronic device. In one embodiment, the data item is an offer or coupon that the user may redeem from an entity associated with the electronic privilege card, such as a retailer or service provider. In another embodiment, the electronic device storing the electronic privilege card is a mobile telephone.
US10410232B1	Systems and methods for prioritizing default payment options in virtual wallets Techniques are disclosed for utilizing NFC, beacon, geo-fencing and/or other technologies to select default virtual cards in virtual wallets and to enable promotions for individuals who utilize the default virtual cards to conduct transactions. A reconfiguration signal that designates a virtual card to be a default virtual card is transmitted to a mobile device having an installed virtual wallet application. The virtual wallet application determines whether it includes stored information corresponding to the virtual card identified by the reconfiguration signal. In response to determining that the virtual wallet application includes the virtual card identified by the reconfiguration signal, the virtual wallet application updates or confirms a default card setting of the virtual wallet application to designate the virtual card identified by the reconfiguration signal as the default virtual card. Promotions may be applied to transactions involving the default virtual card for a predetermined period of time.
US10410230B2	Methods and apparatus to collect impressions associated with over-the-top media devices Methods and apparatus to collect impressions associated with over-the-top media devices are disclosed. Example disclosed methods involve receiving, at a first Internet domain, a first request from a first client device, the first request including a client device identifier associated with a second client device, and associating the client device identifier with demographics at the first Internet domain, the demographics corresponding to a user of the first client device. Example disclosed methods involve receiving, at the first Internet domain, a second request from the second client device, the second request indicative of media accessed at the second client device, and storing an impression of the media at the first Internet domain by associating a media identifier obtained from the second request with the demographics based on the same client device identifier being associated with the media identifier in the second request and being associated with the demographics.
US10410222B2	Messaging service for providing updates for multimedia content of a live event delivered over the internet Messaging services for providing updates for multimedia content delivered over the Internet for a live event. In one embodiment, a messaging server provides real-time updates for multimedia content of a live event delivered over the Internet to multiple media players that request the multimedia content over the Internet. In one embodiment, the real-time updates indicate when the multimedia content is available for delivery over the Internet. In another embodiment, the real-time updates can be used to dynamically insert advertisement markers for advertisement breaks in the multimedia content.
US10410214B2	System and method for financial transaction validation A system and method for identifying and validating indicia representative of at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data by an originating party involves at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data having at least one information item original to the at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data. An identifier representative of the at least one information item original to the at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data is generated. The integrity of the integrity of the at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data is validated by using the identifier to determine whether at least one information item of the at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data has not been altered from the at least one information item original to the at least one of a document and a transaction and a set of data.
US10410212B2	Secure transaction object creation, propagation and invocation Functional data of a cash channel is encapsulated by at least two parties in succession to define an at least twice-encapsulated data object. The encapsulation and subsequent de-encapsulation can utilize digital signature systems of the parties that involve a private key for encapsulation and a public key for de-encapsulation. If constructed carefully over a series of rigorous events, the resulting at least twice-encapsulated data object can be practically impossible to counterfeit. In addition, a propagation of rights can be tracked for auditing and rights can be easily terminated or modified.
US10410209B2	Electronic transaction system and method with participant authentication via separate authority from real-time payment validation A system and method of exchanging assets splits authentication of the parties in the transaction from real-time validation of the assets used in the transaction. Electronic representations of currency or other value of an asset provide a mechanism for the electronic transfer of the ownership of those assets. Digital tokens or other electronic money is created, issued, purchased, validated, and redeemed within an electronic exchange. Ownership of the token is established by the physical possession of the token along with a public key certificate that decrypts the owner's copy of the token. Tokens are stored in digital wallets and are transferred using private p2p communications channels or NFC. The separation of the authentication of the parties using an authentication authority (registry) and the validation of the assets using a transaction authority allows personal anonymity. Privacy is maintained, and no single authority has a complete audit trail of the transaction.
US10410208B2	Token identity devices Disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media configured to provide wearable devices storing tokens associated with digital versions of physical documents/cards. The wearable devices may further transfer tokens securely to interested parties without Bluetooth® or other network connectivity beyond NFC radio. In some embodiments, a token vault operator system may receive a request to establish a token vault account for a user, authenticate an identity of the user based at least on the received request, and generating a token vault ID associated with the user. The token vault operator system may further configure access to data sets generated for and associated with the token vault ID, generate tokens associated with the token vault ID, each token corresponding to one of the one or more data sets, and provide the generated plurality of tokens associated with the token vault ID to at least one user device.
US10410203B1	Universal check deposit systems and methods Apparatus and methods for supporting a mobile check deposit of a check into a bank account, the check having a first value, the first value being in a first currency, the bank account holding funds having a second currency. The system architecture may include one or more of a mobile phone platform, a shadow account creator module, a mobile check deposit host and/or a shadow account module. The mobile phone platform may provide a user with a selectable display including a plurality of bank accounts in which the check may be deposited, the plurality of bank accounts including the bank account. The shadow account creator may store funds having the first value or a second value, in the second currency, until the check has been cleared by a clearinghouse and/or honored by a drawing bank.
US10410202B1	Expedited booting with brownout monitoring An expedited booting process with brownout detection for a payment reader is provided. The payment reader can execute a boot sequence from read only memory at startup. A check is made of a stored flag value to determine whether a value such as a flag indicates whether or not a prior execution of the boot sequence was successful. If the last execution of the boot sequence was successful, the boot sequence can be executed at a faster clock rate. Otherwise the boot sequence is executed at a slower clock rate. An evaluation can be made to determine whether a predetermined portion of the boot sequence has been surpassed. If the predetermined portion of the boot sequence has been surpassed, the flag value can be set to indicate a successful execution of the boot sequence and the general operating instructions for the payment reader are then executed.
US10410201B2	Mobile communication systems and methods for redeeming and reporting coupons Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network.
US10410199B2	Print control system and print control method A print control system 1 includes a barcode reader BR; a printer 12 that receives read result data transmitted from the barcode reader BR and transmits the read result data by a WebSocket connection CT; a control server 10 that receives and transmits the read result data from the printing device; a management device 14 that receives and transmits the read result data from the control server 10; and a tablet terminal 9 that receives the read result data from the management device 14 and generates print command data based on the read result data.
US10410196B1	System and method to enable payment using mark generation and mobile device A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method involving: receiving, by a point of sale (POS) system, purchase data for a customer; generating bidirectional connection data for the customer, where the bidirectional connection data describes a bidirectional connection; encoding a symbol with the purchase data and the bidirectional connection data; presenting the symbol to the customer; enabling the bidirectional connection in response to a connection request from the customer; receiving payment data from the customer over the bidirectional connection; comparing the payment data to the purchase data; and sending a payment confirmation to the customer over the bidirectional connection in response to a determination that the payment data satisfies the purchase data.
US10410195B2	Systems and methods for managing electronic tip recommendations on mobile devices The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and techniques for managing merchandising cards. A merchandising card may be, for example, a gift card, loyalty card, or the like. Consistent disclosed embodiments, a system for managing merchandising cards may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to acquire, from a device over a network, a plurality of locations associated with the device, the device locations being acquired at different instances in time within a predetermined period of time. Additionally, the processor may be configured to calculate a merchant confidence rating for a merchant using the device locations. Further, the one or more processors may be configured to, based on the merchant confidence rating, determine that the merchant matches a merchant that is associated with merchandising card, and send a reminder a user of the device.
US10410193B2	Providing content to a target network that has insufficient connectivity to a source network Techniques are provided for remotely controlling the distribution of digital assets to users in less-connected venues. When digital assets are cached within the less-connected venues, users within those less-connected venues are better able to consume the assets, and are therefore more likely to purchase rights to consume the assets. Users within a less-connected venue may purchase and consume assets while the target network is completely disconnected from the source network from which the digital asset distribution is controlled. Sessions that are initiated within less-connected venues may be transferred outside those venues, to allow users that have purchased assets to continue to consume those assets after they leave the less connected venues.
US10410183B2	Electronic waste recycling A method and system for recycling electronic waste is provided. The method includes detecting electronic devices at a location of a user of a mobile device. Identification data identifying each electronic device is retrieved and a status for each device is determined. The electronic devices are analyzed with respect to electronic waste data and values for the electronic devices are determined with respect to recycling options. A score for each electronic device is generated and a comparative analysis is executed for the electronic devices with respect to the values and recycling options. Recommendations associated with the values and recycling options are generated and presented to the user via the mobile hardware device. The user selects a recycling option with respect to the recommendations and a recycling process associated with the recycling option selection is enabled.
US10410182B1	Visualizing vehicle condition using extended reality Various aspects described herein generally relate to visualizing a vehicle history using extended reality. In some implementations, an extended reality device may obtain image data corresponding to one or more vehicle parts that are visible in a field of view of the extended reality device. The extended reality device may identify one or more anchor points in a coordinate space corresponding to the field of view of the extended reality device and obtain a vehicle history report based on an identifier associated with the vehicle. The extended reality device may obtain digital content based on one or more records contained in the vehicle history report and an expected visual appearance of the one or more parts of the vehicle. The extended reality device may render the digital content on a display of the extended reality device. Various other aspects are provided.
US10410174B2	Logistics solution and intranet system A logistics-solution intranet system of the present invention includes a data bank that stores information regarding predetermined logistics, planning means that plans a process of a logistics solution based on the information regarding the predetermined logistics, execution means that transmits execution process information that an operation target device executes, based on the process planned by the planning means, a controller that transmits a work state of the operation target device, optimum process deployment means that controls the entire logistics-solution intranet system based on the information regarding the predetermined logistics, and a network that mutually communicatively couples the planning means, the execution means, and the optimum process deployment means to the controller, and the planning means, the execution means, and the optimum process deployment means are executed in a communication information process (a conversation method), and use identical hardware to be configured using an identical operating system.

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