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US10470048B2	Dynamic time-division duplexing (TDD) in new radio-spectrum sharing (NR-SS) and self-contained subframe structure Wireless communications systems and methods related to dynamic time-division duplexing (TDD) and self-contained subframe-based communications in a shared spectrum are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates a control information communication protection request over a shared spectrum. The shared spectrum is shared by a plurality of network operating entities based on priorities. The first wireless communication device is associated with a first network operating entity of the plurality of network operating entities. The first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity, control information in a first link direction during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in the shared spectrum. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, data in a second link direction during the TXOP.
US10470029B2	Global-to-local profile controller system and method Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, associating a global-to-local network profile with a user profile of a first communications network and detecting a number of local networks managed separately from the first communications network. The local networks include local user profiles, wherein access to resources of a local network is based on credentials available by way of a local user profile associated with the user. A location of the user is determined and a proximity of the user to a first local network is determined based on the location of the user. Information is transferred between the global-to-local network profile and a local user profile based on the proximity of the user to the first local network, wherein the transferring of the information supports a registration status of the user with the first local network of the plurality of local networks. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10470028B2	User plane data transmission method, mobility management entity, evolved NodeB, and system The present invention relates to a user plane data transmission method, a mobility management entity, an evolved NodeB, and a system, where the method includes: setting up a radio access bearer connection with a radio access network node; and performing user plane data transmission with the radio access network node by using a user plane protocol stack, where the user plane protocol stack includes a physical layer, a data link layer, and a network layer, where the network layer includes an IPv6 header and a flow label of the IPv6 header carries a user plane tunnel endpoint identifier TEID, or the network layer carries a type identifier of a GTP-U header.
US10470024B2	Mobile emergency response network A mobile emergency response network may be utilized to respond to emergencies. Emergency response resources may be selected and deployed through the use of network communications between user equipment and network elements. In an example configuration, a mobile emergency response network may receive emergency data, determine an emergency is occurring, determine a resource requirement for the emergency, identify a mobile device associated with a user who meets the resource requirement, and send a request to the mobile device.
US10470019B2	Method, device, and system for adjusting packet length in near field communication (NFC) A method, an apparatus, and a system are provided for adjusting a data packet length in near field communication NFC. The method includes: determining, by an NFCC of a first NFC device, whether the NFCC is responsible for determining a maximum length value of data packets transmitted in subsequent communication; if yes, sending a first request comprising a first length value to a second NFC device, the first request further includes a first DID; receiving a first response that is returned by the second NFC device for the first request and that comprises a second DID; and when the first DID is the same as the second DID, using the first length value as the maximum length value of the data packets transmitted in the subsequent communication.
US10470014B2	Central and security access control provisioning Embodiments of systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology to provision data associated with a plurality of devices, detect a first machine-to-machine update request with respect to a first device in the plurality of devices, and automatically update at least a portion of the provisioned data in response to the first machine-to-machine update request. In one example, the provisioned data includes one or more of applications, encryption keys or digital certificates. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10470001B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling data common to both MBSFN and SC-PTM in wireless communication system In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives common scheduling information which schedules the data across multiple multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) areas, and receives the data according to the common scheduling information. In another embodiment, the UE receives common scheduling information which schedules the data on either a physical multicast channel (PMCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and receives the data on a corresponding channel according to the common scheduling information. The data may correspond to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message.
US10469998B2	Interaction method and communication device An interaction method and a communication device are provided. An interaction method comprises sending multiple different signals in different directions by a communication device, wherein the signals have different coverage areas, at least determining at least two signals in the signals received by another communication device, and at least according to the at least two signals, executing a corresponding command, enabling an interaction solution.
US10469997B2	Detecting a wireless signal based on context A technique is described for efficiently detecting a wireless beacon signal emitted from a beacon-emitting mechanism, and thereby reducing consumption of power. The technique operates by selectively increasing detection activity when a detection event is likely to occur, and decreasing it otherwise. The technique leverages calendar information as one factor in determining when a detection event is likely to occur. The technique can also vary the detection activity based on location information (identifying the location of a user) and/or motion information (describing the motion of the user).
US10469988B2	Ultra-wideband radio frequency tracking of an implement on a work vehicle A method and system of position determination of an implement on a work vehicle. The method includes determining a position of a first radio frequency (RF) device relative to a local reference frame using ultra-wideband ranging between the first RF device and at least one additional RF device. The first RF device is coupled to a fixed location on the implement, and the additional RF device is mounted at a fixed location relative to the local reference frame. The implement is controllably movable relative to the local reference frame. A position and orientated of the implement is determined relative to the local reference frame based at least in part on the determined position of the first RF device relative to the local reference frame.
US10469986B1	Criteria-based location tracking and notification system Systems and methods are provided for providing criteria-based location notifications to parents based on a geolocation of a child. Geolocation information may be transmitted from a child's mobile device. Geolocation information may include a geolocation of a child user and may be processed in accordance with user-selected parameters specifying a set of undesirable geolocations provided by the parent user. The determination that the child user's geolocation satisfies child user's parameters may trigger a notification transmitted to the parent user. Determination of a likelihood of incident occurrence for a child user at a geolocation may be made in accordance with a threshold parameter provided by the parent user. The determination may be performed by analyzing geolocation information, user information provided by the parent user, and additional information obtained by the system. An incident indicator generated during the determination may quantify a likelihood of an occurrence of a negative event at the geolocation.
US10469984B1	Location based information providing system A location based information providing system operates utilizing a communicably coupled mobile device and a mobile software application communicating with its remote server installed on the mobile device and providing a user interface for operation. The mobile device includes a GPS module, a compass, an aiming device and a digital map communicating with remote server of the digital map. A user points the mobile device at a building and the software extrapolates a straight line intermediate the mobile device and the building. The location of the mobile device is determined utilizing the GPS module and a check along the extrapolated straight line by cross referencing with the digital map is executed until a potential identity of the building is determined. The user is sent an image and data of the identity of the building. A widened search range angle is executed if the mobile device is close to the building.
US10469983B2	System and method for device-centric location detection and geofencing A system and a plurality of methods for location detection are disclosed. In some cases, the user's present location is represented by a circle, having a center and a radius, where the radius is indicative of the accuracy of the present location. The desired destination location, or geofence, is also defined as a circle, having a center and a radius. The various methods disclosed are used to determine when a user has entered or exited the geofence. In some embodiments, these methods attempt to minimize power consumption or another parameter. In another embodiment, the methods attempt to achieve the highest degree of accuracy possible or required for the task.
US10469973B2	Speaker array systems An array is provided that includes a plurality of drivers, each of the same size and type, to transduce processed audio signals into acoustic waves, an input to receive an audio signal and a control signal, and at least one signal processor to provide the processed audio signals in accord with the received audio signal and the control signal. The signal processor receives the audio signal and the control signal, and provides a first processed signal to a first driver based in part upon the audio signal and a first parameter received from the control signal, and provides a second processed signal to a second driver based in part upon the audio signal and a second parameter received from the control signal.
US10469966B2	Zone scene management An example computing device in a media playback system receives a first request to create a first zone scene including a first preconfigured grouping of zones including a first zone and a second zone, and based on the first request, causes creation and storage of the first zone scene. The computing device receives a second request to create a second zone scene including a second preconfigured grouping of zones including the first zone and a third zone, and based on the second request, causes creation and storage of the second zone scene. While displaying a representation of the first zone scene and a representation of the second zone scene, the computing devices receives a third request to invoke the first zone scene, and based on the third request, causes the first zone scene to be invoked such that the first zone and the second zone become configured for synchronous playback of media.
US10469960B2	Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals The present application provides method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using a monaural audio signal input. The system, in various examples, provides adjustable delay/phase adjustment and sound level adjustment. Different embodiments are provided for receiving the monaural signal and distributing it to a plurality of hearing assistance devices. Different relaying modes are provided. Special functions are supported, such as telecoil functions. The system also has examples that account for a head-related transfer function in providing advanced sound processing for the wearer. Other examples are provided that are described in the detailed description.
US10469958B2	MEMS sound transducer, MEMS microphone and method for providing a MEMS sound transducer An MEMS sound transducer comprises a first and a second backplate, as well as a diaphragm, which is arranged between the first and the second backplate and is held by an edge fastening between the first and the second backplate. The MEMS sound transducer comprises a clamping structure, which is configured to provide fixing for the diaphragm when an electrostatic force acting in an operating state is applied between the first and the second backplate and at a distance from the edge fastening, and to release the fixing in absence of the electrostatic force.
US10469955B2	Amplifiers for parametric loudspeakers Systems and methods of audio processing and control for improved audibility and performance in a parametric loudspeaker system. The parametric loudspeaker system includes a parametric loudspeaker providing a capacitive load, an output stage having a plurality of switches interconnected in a bridge configuration and connected to the capacitive load of the parametric loudspeaker, and a controller operative to generate a series of pulse width modulation (PWM) pulses, and to generate a plurality of control signals synchronized with the series of PWM pulses for switchingly controlling the plurality of switches in the bridge configuration, thereby driving the capacitive load of the parametric loudspeaker.
US10469943B2	Loudspeaker assembly Aspects of the present disclosure related to an apparatus and method for radiating sound waves in an omnidirectional manner. A loudspeaker assembly includes a first electro-acoustic transducer positioned along a first longitudinal axis and configured to generate one of low frequency sound waves or high frequency sound waves, a second electro-acoustic transducer positioned along a second longitudinal axis and configured to generate another one of the low frequency sound waves or the high frequency sound waves, and a waveguide and phase plug assembly, coupled between the first electro-acoustic transducer and the second electro-acoustic transducer, and configured to control a direction in which the sound waves generated by the first electro-acoustic transducer and the second electro-acoustic transducer are radiated.
US10469929B2	Electronic display shroud assemble An electronic display shroud assembly (10) configured to be used in conjunction with a conventional microphone stand holding a conventional electronic display (D). The electronic shroud assembly includes a mounting clip (12), a quick connect coupler (14) removably mounted to the mounting clip, and a shroud (16) removably mounted to the coupler. The mounting clip has a generally C-shaped stand grasping portion (22) extending to coupler holding portion (24). The coupler holding portion also has a channel (34) configured to releasably hold the coupler. The coupler has a C-shaped body (38) and a spring loaded gate (40).
US10469925B2	Speaker device A speaker device includes: a loudspeaker including a diaphragm and a field portion disposed rearwardly of the diaphragm; and a cabinet accommodating the field portion. The loudspeaker also includes a mounting member with which the loudspeaker is mounted to the cabinet, and a mounting plane of the mounting member includes a center of gravity of the loudspeaker.
US10469922B1	Data center architecture utilizing optical switches Embodiments of the invention describe flexible (i.e., elastic) data center architectures capable of meeting exascale, while maintaining low latency and using reasonable sizes of electronic packet switches, through the use of optical circuit switches such as optical time, wavelength, waveband and space circuit switching technologies. This flexible architecture enables the reconfigurability of the interconnectivity of servers and storage devices within a data center to respond to the number, size, type and duration of the various applications being requested at any given point in time.
US10469911B2	Display apparatus and method for providing channel list thereof A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus according to an example embodiment includes a display configured to display a broadcast program, a storage configured to store a viewing history information regarding broadcasting programs viewed through the display apparatus, and a processor configured to determine a channel analysis model from among a plurality of channel analysis models based on a viewing history information related to a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus, to generate a channel list through the determined channel analysis model and to display the channel list on the display, and the channel list includes information regarding a broadcast program which is expected to be viewed at a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus. Accordingly, a channel list for broadcast programs which are expected to be viewed at a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus is provided and thus, the user may easily reproduce a desired broadcast program.
US10469901B2	Methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for generating media presentation information includes a comparator to periodically output a value indicative of whether media selected via a set-top box is presented at a media presentation location by comparing a first audio signal associated with the media to ambient audio received in the media presentation location via an audio system associated with a media presentation device. The example apparatus also includes a privacy protector to facilitate operation of the comparator by periodically preventing the comparator from receiving of the ambient audio. The example apparatus also includes a metering module to record presentation of the media based on the output.
US10469900B2	Display apparatus configuring a multi display system and control method thereof A display apparatus of a multi-display system is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display, an input connector configured to receive an input of an image which is encrypted based on HDCP, an output connector which is connected with another display apparatus of the multi-display system, and a processor configured to control the display to display an image corresponding to the display apparatus by decrypting the encrypted image and to re-encrypt the decrypted image to transmit to the another display apparatus through the output connector.
US10469899B2	Channel debonding of multiple tuners in different set top boxes In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for receiving high data transmission channels, where the system may have a first set top box and a second set top box. The first set top box may contain a tuner configured to receive via a broadcast network, a portion of a channel bonded data stream. The first set top box may also contain a network interface to a local network to send the portion to the network interface of a second set top box. The second set top box may also contain a tuner configured to receive another portion of the channel bonded data stream. The second set top box may then be configured to debond the portions received before combining the portions of the channel bonded data stream for output.
US10469897B2	Context-based user music menu systems and methods Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide content to a playback network are disclosed. An example method includes displaying an indicator of multimedia content to a user via a graphical user interface. The example method includes enabling a multiselect state to allow the user to select multiple items from a browseable list of indicators associated with multimedia content. The example method includes providing a context-sensitive menu including a plurality of options associated with playback of selected items based on enablement of the multiselect state. The example method includes applying an option to each of the selected items based on user selection. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to user selection of the option.
US10469896B2	Content reception device, content reception system, content reception device control method, and program A content receiving device includes: a content receiver that acquires a content item; a generator that generates a thumbnail of the content item, which is acquired by the content receiver; a thumbnail storage that stores the thumbnail generated by the generator; a request receiver that receives the acquisition request for the thumbnail; and a transmitter. The transmitter transmits the thumbnail stored in the thumbnail storage, to a transmission source of the acquisition request for the thumbnail, in response to the acquisition request for the thumbnail being received by the request receiver.
US10469890B2	Systems and methods to select targeted advertising Systems and methods to select targeted advertising for display are disclosed. An example system to select a targeted advertisement includes an opportunity calculator to assign a household to a consumer segment based on (1) geodemographic characteristics of the household and (2) characteristics of the consumer segment. The example system also includes a collaborative filter to: determine, for the consumer segment assigned to the household, a relationship metric between purchases of a first product and purchases of a second product; determine an expected consumption of the first product by the household based on (1) the relationship metric and (2) actual consumption of the first product by the household; determine an opportunity metric based on a quantity difference between the expected consumption of the first product by the household and the actual consumption of the first product by the household; and improve advertising resource utilization by permitting exposure of the targeted advertisement to the household when the opportunity metric satisfies a threshold, wherein at least one of the collaborative filter, or the opportunity calculator is implemented using a processor.
US10469884B2	Devices for presenting video program segments in accordance with definition documents Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for presenting segments of at least one video program in accordance with a definition document are disclosed. For example, a processor may load a definition document for at least one video program. The definition document may specify segments of the at least one video program for presentation and further specify segment types for the segments. The segment types may identify whether a segment is to include video content, include audio content, or include both video and audio content. The processor may further obtain the at least one video program, present a first segment of the at least one video program in accordance with the definition document, and present a second segment of the plurality of segments of the at least one video program in accordance with the definition document.
US10469883B2	Distributed multi-datacenter video packaging system A content streaming system and methodology for facilitating the management of content streaming. A video packaging and origination service requests streaming content that is organized according to content segments. Individual content segments will be encoded according to a plurality of encoding profiles and generated by different encoders. The video packaging and origination service utilizes synchronization information provided to the encoders to receive redundant encoded content segments responsive to the request for streaming content. The video packaging and origination service can process the received redundant streams.
US10469880B1	Providing alternative live media content Techniques are described for providing alternative media content to a client device along with primary media content.
US10469869B1	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information for a first block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an inter prediction mode that determines a first motion vector for the first block from a motion vector predictor. The processing circuitry then constructs, in responses to the inter prediction mode, a candidate list of candidate motion vector predictors with an exclusion from a second block that requires an operation to finalize a second motion vector for the second block in a motion vector derivation. Then, the processing circuitry determines, based on the candidate list, the first motion vector for the first block, and reconstructs the first block according to the first motion vector for the first block.
US10469864B2	Method and apparatus for video signal coding using current picture reference flag A method for processing a vide signal, according to the present invention comprises generating a reference picture list based on a current picture reference flag for a current picture, obtaining motion information about a current block in the current picture, restoring the current block using the motion information of the current block and the reference picture list relating to the current picture, and applying a deblocking filter to the stored current block.
US10469861B2	Image decoding method and apparatus using same The present invention includes an image information decoding method which comprises: a step of receiving a bitstream that includes a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit including information related to an encoded image; and a step of parsing an NAL unit header of the NAL unit. The NAL unit header includes layer information including reserved_one_5bits for identifying an extended layer in an extended bitstream and temporal_id for identifying a temporal layer of a bitstream. The reserved_one_5bits of the layer information is received prior to the temporal_id of the layer information. Thus, a method for describing scalability information in a hierarchical bitstream is provided.
US10469858B2	Image encoding method, image decoding method, image encoding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus An image encoding method includes: determining respective decoding times of a plurality of pictures included in a motion picture such that decoding times of a plurality of lower layer picture which do not belong to a highest layer of a plurality of layers are spaced at regular intervals, and decoding timing for each of the plurality of lower layer pictures is identical between a case where the plurality of encoded pictures included in the motion picture are decoded and a case where only the plurality of lower layer pictures are decoded, encoding each of the plurality of pictures included in the motion picture in accordance with the encoding order according to the determined respective decoding times, and generating an encoded stream including the plurality of encoded pictures and the determined respective decoding times for the plurality of pictures.
US10469852B2	Method and apparatus of interlayer texture prediction A method and apparatus for coding video data in a scalable or three-dimensional video coding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, context for the input data associated with an inter-layer or inter-view coding syntax element of a current block in an enhancement-layer (EL) or a dependent view is formed or the input data is parsed to identify the context based on information associated with one or more neighboring blocks, information associated with the current block, or both. In another embodiment, encoding or decoding is applied to the input data associated with the current block in the EL using inter-layer texture prediction based on the BL block in the BL, wherein a flag indicating whether there is any transform coefficient coded for the current block is signaled.
US10469844B2	Intra prediction in image processing An intra prediction method and a device using the intra prediction method are provided. The intra prediction method includes the steps of: deriving a current prediction mode as a prediction mode of a current block; constructing neighboring samples of the current block with available reference samples; filtering the available reference samples; and generating predicted samples of the current block on the basis of the filtered available reference samples. The filtering step includes performing the filtering using the available reference sample located in the prediction direction of the current prediction mode and a predetermined number of available reference samples neighboring to the prediction direction of the current prediction mode.
US10469840B2	Motion picture encoding apparatus and method thereof Provided is a video encoding apparatus, including a signal separator to separate a differential image block into a first domain and a second domain, based on a boundary line included in the differential image block, the differential image block indicating a difference between an original image and a prediction image with respect to the original image, a transform encoder to perform a transform encoding with respect to the first domain using a discrete cosine transform (DCT), a quantization unit to quantize an output of the transform encoding unit in a frequency domain, a space domain quantization unit to quantize the second domain in a space domain, and an entropy encoder to perform an entropy encoding using outputs of the quantization unit and the space domain quantization unit.
US10469832B1	Tileable structured light projection for wide field-of-view depth sensing A depth camera assembly (DCA) includes a projector, a detector and a controller. The projector emits a tiled structured light (SL) pattern onto a local area. Each illumination source of the projector includes one or more light emitters and an augmented diffractive optical element (ADOE) designed with a pattern mask. The ADOE diffracts at least a portion of light beams emitted from the light emitters to form a first SL pattern projection having a field-of-view corresponding to a first tileable boundary. The pattern mask prevents projection of light that would otherwise be diffracted outside the first tileable boundary. The first SL pattern projection is combined with at least a second SL pattern projection into the tiled SL pattern illuminating objects in the local area. The detector captures images of the objects illuminated by the SL pattern. The controller determines depth information for the objects using the captured images.
US10469829B2	Information processor and information processing method An information processor acquires a stereo image from an imaging device. A detection plane definition portion defines a detection plane in a three-dimensional space of a camera coordinate system of a first camera. A feature quantity calculation portion generates feature point image of left and right images. A parallax correction area derivation portion derives an area as a parallax correction area, which is obtained by moving, to a left, an area of the right image identical to the detection area of the left image. A matching portion performs matching for the feature point images of each area, thus deriving a highly rated feature point. A position information output portion generates information to be used by an output information generation section based on the matching result.
US10469823B2	Image apparatus for detecting abnormality of distance image An image processing device of an image apparatus includes a distance image generation unit that generates a first distance image and a second distance image from the output signals of a first camera and a second camera based on flight times of light. The image processing device includes a stereo image generation unit that generates a stereo image from the output signals of the cameras. The image processing device includes an image comparison unit that compares the stereo image and the distance image and detects an abnormality of at least one of the first distance image and the second distance image.
US10469821B2	Stereo image generating method and electronic apparatus utilizing the method A stereo image generating method and an electronic apparatus utilizing the method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first camera and a second camera capable of capturing stereo images, and a resolution of the first camera is larger than that of the second camera. In the method, a first image is captured by the first camera, and a second image is captured by the second camera. The second image is upscaled to the resolution of the first camera, and a depth map is generated with use of the first image and the upscaled second image. With reference to the depth map, the first image is re-projected to reconstruct a reference image of the second image. An occlusion region in the reference image is detected and compensated by using the upscaled second image. A stereo image including the first image and the compensated reference image is generated.
US10469813B2	Light source response compensation for light projection system using a graphics processing unit A light projection system includes a light module emitting a light beam and a movable mirror reflecting the light beam toward a surface. A graphics processing unit processes video data to compensate for a response of the light module. The response is an optical power of the light beam produced by the light module for a given forward current through the light module. A light source driver controls the light module as a function of the processed video data. Colors of the images from the video data produced on the surface by the light beam would otherwise not look as they are intended to look due to changing of the response of the light module, but the processing of the video data alters the video data such that the colors of the images from the video data produced on the surface look as they are intended to look.
US10469806B2	Lighting device with low voltage power output ports and surveillance and lighting system having same The lighting device has a at least one low-voltage power output port to provide low voltage power to an wireless imaging device detachably connected to the at least one low-voltage power output port; a lighting member; a microcontroller unit (MCU) coupled with the power module and the lighting member for controlling operations of the lighting member; and a power module coupled between a standard AC power source and the low-voltage power output port/MCU for converting an AC power of the standard AC power source to at least one low-voltage DC/AC power. Also, a surveillance and lighting system utilizing the lighting device with at least one low voltage power output port and an existing electricity wiring for its wireless imaging device power supply, including imaging and lighting devices and a network video recorder (NVR) wirelessly coupled together.
US10469789B2	Digital device for improving image quality with low power and control method thereof A digital device and a control method thereof are disclosed in the present specification. The digital device and the control method thereof according to the present invention may comprise the steps of receiving an image signal; separating the received image signal by a plurality of frequency bands; adjusting a gain for the image signal of each of the separated frequency bands; displaying an enhanced image on a screen by synthesizing the image signals of the respective frequency bands in which the gain has been adjusted; separating the screen, on which the enhanced image is displayed, into a plurality of areas; checking whether the maximum pixel value of the enhanced image displayed on the separated screen area, if the maximum pixel value of the enhanced image is larger than the reference value.
US10469776B2	Sample and hold based temporal contrast vision sensor This invention relates to a pixel circuit comprising a photo-sensor stage comprising a photodiode delivering a photoreceptor current, a comparison stage configured for detecting a change in a signal voltage derived from said photoreceptor current, a sample-and-hold circuit connected to the converting stage and to the comparison stage, said comparison stage configured to output an input signal for the sample-and-hold circuit, and for emitting a sampling signal to a control terminal of the sample-and-hold circuit when a change is detected in the signal voltage.
US10469766B2	Image processing apparatus, surveillance camera system, and image processing method to improve contrast of a moving object An image processing apparatus includes an image processor. The image processor inputs image data, determines amount of motion within an image on the basis of the image data, and corrects and outputs a luminance of the image data such that a contrast of an object, whose amount of motion is large, increases.
US10469762B2	Image pickup device, image pickup system, and movable body An image pickup device, an image pickup system, and a movable body that include a conductive line in which a potential changes in a direction opposite to a direction of a change in a potential of a control line used to perform a global electronic shutter operation.
US10469759B2	Combining optical and digital zoom under varying image capturing conditions A device includes a lens assembly to focus an image or to optically zoom, a sensor array to capture an image; a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions. The processor may execute the instructions to: cause the sensor array to capture an image; determining a field of view in the captured image; obtain parameter values based on sensor measurements associated with the captured image; obtain a digital zoom profile and an optical zoom profile based on the parameter values, the captured image, and the field of view; and jointly apply the digital zoom profile and the optical zoom profile to set the camera to the received zoom request for the field of view.
US10469758B2	Structured light 3D sensors with variable focal length lenses and illuminators A device for three-dimensional imaging includes a structured light illuminator and an imaging sensor. The structured light illuminator has one or more movable illuminator lenses positioned proximate an output of the illuminator that are configured to vary a field of illumination of the illuminator. The imaging sensor has one or more movable imaging lenses positioned proximate an input of the imaging sensor that are configured to vary a field of view of the imaging sensor.
US10469748B2	Systems and methods for determining preferences for capture settings of an image capturing device A first portion of a first video segment may be obtained from a user. A second portion of a second video segment may be obtained from the user. The first portion and the second portion may be aggregated to form an aggregated video segment. A first set of capture settings associated with capture of the first portion may be obtained. A second set of capture settings associated with capture of the second portion may be obtained. Preferences for capture settings of an image capturing device may be determined based upon the first and second set of capture settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the image capturing device. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the capture settings and may be configured to cause the image capturing device to adjust the capture settings to the determined preferences.
US10469747B2	Infrared imaging device and signal correction method using infrared imaging device The infrared imaging device includes an optical system, an infrared detector that captures an infrared image, a correction unit that corrects an infrared image based on basic correction data and outputs a corrected image, and an offset value calculation unit. The offset value calculation unit detects a subject region from the corrected image, calculates a subject value indicating a pixel value of a subject region, and calculates a subject value change amount which is a change amount of a pixel value of the subject region based on the reference subject value and the calculated subject value, and calculates the subject value change amount, as a representative offset value indicating a change amount of each pixel value of a plurality of pixels caused by a temperature change.
US10469744B2	Mobile terminal and operating method thereof A mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to display an omnidirectional spherical image acquired through an omnidirectional capturing device; and a controller configured to cut out a partial image of the omnidirectional spherical image through a crop handler displayed on the omnidirectional spherical image and display a stitched omnidirectional image by stitching remaining regions of the omnidirectional spherical image.
US10469742B2	Apparatus and method for processing image An image processing apparatus and method for converting a frame rate are provided. According to the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a memory, a first black-and-white image sensor, a second image sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to set different values as a first setting value for the first black-and-white image sensor and a second setting value for the second image sensor, if an illuminance value indicating an illuminance at an arbitrary time point does not satisfy a predetermined illuminance value, to acquire a black-and-white image of an object based on the first setting value using the first black-and-white image sensor, to acquire at least one color image of the object based on the second setting value using the second image sensor, to generate a color image by synthesizing the black-and-white image with a color determined based on at least part of color information of the at least one color image, and to store the generated color image as video data in the memory. The black-and-white image has a high resolution relative to a resolution of the at least one color image.
US10469733B2	Imaging apparatus, control method of imaging apparatus, and storage medium storing control program of imaging apparatus for controlling focus-related communications An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and a control unit. The imaging unit accumulates electric charges synchronously with an imaging control signal to generate an imaging signal. The control unit has a first communication mode and a second communication mode. The first communication mode communicates to acquire data of a lens unit and to send an instruction to the lens unit synchronously with the imaging control signal. The second communication mode communicates to acquire data of the lens unit and to send the instruction to the lens unit at any timing asynchronous with the imaging control signal. The control unit performs focus adjustment on the basis of the data received from the lens unit and the imaging signal. The control unit switches between the first communication mode and the second communication mode in response to a state of the focus adjustment.
US10469732B2	Method and device for controlling electronic apparatus, and electronic apparatus A control method of an electronic apparatus includes determining whether an imaging device is in focus when an imaging command is received; deciding a threshold of an imaging wait time based on a current frame rate of the imaging device and a preset focusing frame number when the imaging device is not in focus; controlling a focusing process of the imaging device when the imaging wait time is less than the threshold; and controlling the imaging device for imaging when the imaging wait time being greater than or equal to the threshold. A control device for carrying out the control method and an electronic apparatus having the control device are also provided.
US10469728B2	Imaging device having a lens array of micro lenses An imaging device includes an imaging lens; an imaging element which contains object imaging pixels and focal point detection pixels; and a lens array configured by micro lenses being arranged on a two-dimensional plane, and arranged on a front surface of an imaging surface of the imaging element to be distanced therefrom.
US10469721B2	Self-aligning multi-part camera system A multi-part electronic device has a mode with at least two overlapped device parts comprising a first camera part mounted on a first device part and a second camera part mounted on a second device part. At least one of the first and second camera parts is resiliently mounted such that contact between the first and second camera parts when the first device part and the second device part are overlapped with each other aligns the first camera part and the second camera part within a selected angular deviation between the camera parts' respective optical axes. A camera part having a body and a flexible mount and a method of reducing tilt error are also described.
US10469720B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system is provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power; a sixth lens with refractive power. There is at least one lens with positive refractive power among the first lens to the fifth lenses. The sixth lens may have negative refractive power. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and the adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality.
US10469716B2	Pivotal gangway having container spotting system An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
US10469711B2	Colorimetric device, image forming device, image forming system, and image forming management device A colorimetric device includes: a feeding unit configured to feed a transfer medium; a colorimeter configured to perform colorimetry of an image that is formed on the transfer medium and that has a color boundary in a feeding direction; and a colorimetry control unit configured to control the feeding unit and the colorimeter, wherein the colorimetry control unit acquires color information related to the color boundary of the image and determines the color boundary of the image based on the color information and a result of the colorimetry performed by the colorimeter.
US10469708B2	Systems and methods for image optimization and enhancement in electrophotographic copying Systems and methods for enhancing an image for printing include identifying a plurality of true edge positions in a scanned digital image, generating an edge restoration signal based on image data at the plurality of true edge positions, generating a boost value for each pixel position in the image as a function of the edge restoration signal and an unsharp masking of the image, and generating an enhanced image. A system may include a print interface, an image interface receiving a digital image without an explicit K component, and an image processing module that computes a halftone energy measure, an edge strength, and a colorfulness measure, generate a K component based on the halftone energy measure, the edge strength, and the colorfulness measure, and output data representing the image and a K component to the print engine.
US10469705B2	Management device, communication system, and recording medium A management device for an image processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a hardware processor. The communication interface transmits and receives a job to be executed in the image processing apparatus. Before transmission and reception of a job, the hardware processor transmits data on a communication path of the job for measuring a communication speed to obtain information representing a communication speed of a communication path for the job transmitted and received by the communication interface, and sets a timeout time of an image processing apparatus that executes the job, based on the obtained information representing a communication speed.
US10469698B2	Image processing apparatus having image data transmission, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An image processing apparatus of the present invention displays a transmission setting screen for a user to set a transmission destination of image data, and when a transmission instruction is received from a user, transmits the image data to a destination set via the transmission setting screen. Meanwhile, if destination information is received from an external apparatus, a screen displayed on a display unit is changed to a transmission setting screen, and a destination designated by the received the destination information is set as a transmission destination of the image data.
US10469694B2	Image sensor panel and method for capturing graphical information using same The present disclosure provides an image sensor panel and a method for capturing graphical information using the image sensor panel. In one aspect, the image sensor panel includes a substrate and a sensor array on the substrate, the sensor array including a plurality of photosensitive pixels. The substrate includes a first region defined by the sensor array and a second region other than the first region. The second region is optically transparent and has an area greater than that of the first region.
US10469690B2	Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus includes an interface and circuitry. The interface communicates with an auxiliary device via a first communication channel and a second communication channel. The first communication channel and the second communication channel are each separately exchange communications between the information processing apparatus and the auxiliary device. The circuitry obtains failure information indicating a communication failure occurring in the first communication channel, sends a shutdown instruction via the second communication channel in response to a determination to reboot the information processing apparatus, the shutdown instruction instructing the auxiliary device to shut down, and reboots the information processing apparatus.
US10469684B2	Electronic device for aligning orientations of scanning images and method thereof An electronic device for aligning orientations of scanning images includes a scanning module, a storage module, an identification module, a timing unit, an alignment module, and a control unit. The control unit controls the scanning module to scan N scanned objects at different times and to store N scanning images corresponding to the N scanned objects into the storage module. The control unit controls the identification module to identify orientations of the N scanning images. The control unit controls the timing unit to calculate time intervals among the N scanning images. The control unit determines whether to control the alignment module to align orientations of a second scanning image to an Nth scanning image of the N scanning images with orientation of a first scanning image of the N scanning images according to the time intervals among the N scanning images calculated by the timing unit.
US10469682B2	Information processing apparatus and nontransitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a controller. If images related to devices that have been identified are superimposed on one another, the controller causes information about one or plural cooperative functions that use functions of the devices to be displayed.
US10469681B2	Touch display module, office apparatus having touch display module and related method A touch display module is for controlling a printing module and a scanning module. The scanning module is for at least scanning a first side of a scanned object to generate a first image corresponding to the first side of the scanned object. The touch display module includes a touch display panel and a control unit. The touch display panel at least includes a first section for displaying a first pattern corresponding to the first image and generating a first touch signal. The control unit controls the first section to display the first pattern corresponding to the first image when the control unit receives the first image transmitted from the scanning module. The control unit controls the printing module to print the first image according to the first touch signal when the control unit receives the first touch signal transmitted from the first section.
US10469676B2	Image forming systems, and methods of using same An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store configuration information of an image forming apparatus, a return unit configured to return the image processing apparatus from a power saving state when the image processing apparatus detects a predetermined condition, and a request unit configured to transmit a request for acquiring the configuration information of the image forming apparatus to the image forming apparatus when the return unit returns the image processing apparatus from the power saving state. The image forming apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit the configuration information of the image forming apparatus to the image processing apparatus based on the request transmitted by the request unit. Further, the image processing apparatus includes an update unit configured to update the configuration information stored in the storage unit by using the configuration information of the image forming apparatus.
US10469674B1	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and communication processing method with drawing mode drawing in self-apparatus at time of remote maintenance connection Provided is an image forming apparatus having a drawing mode that enables drawing on a terminal at time of remote maintenance connection. A connecting part connects with the terminal for remote maintenance in a session of a specific protocol. An operation acquiring part acquires operational information corresponding to operation of the terminal connected by the connecting part. A drawing mode switching part switches to the drawing mode that performs drawing on a display of an operation panel part by using the operational information acquired by the operation acquiring part. A drawing part draw to the operation panel part corresponding to a drawing instruction included in the operational information and to reflect a drawing result on the terminal when being switched to the drawing mode by the drawing mode switching part.
US10469669B2	Intercom system An intercommunication system in an apartment complex comprises residential buildings, each including room parent devices installed in respective rooms; a collective entrance device having a call unit enabling a call manipulation for calling a visit destination room parent device; a storage unit stored with a call table having room numbers correlated with pieces of room parent device IDs for identification of the room parent devices, respectively; a processing unit performing processing of converting a signal input to the call unit into the room parent device ID of a call target room parent device based on the call table; and a transmission unit transmitting the room parent device ID to the room parent devices in the building of the terminal device; and a building control unit connecting the collective entrance device to the room parent devices of the rooms of the building of the building control unit, by an intercom line.
US10469663B2	Computer-implemented system and method for protecting sensitive information within a call center in real time A computer-implemented system and method for protecting sensitive information within a call center in real time is provided. A call from a caller is received within a call center. The call is assigned to an agent and a determination is made as to when the caller is to provide sensitive information. The user is transferred to an automated voice response system to which the sensitive information is provided, while maintaining the call with the agent. The caller is returned to the agent upon providing the sensitive information. A notification regarding a status of the sensitive information is sent and the call is terminated.
US10469657B1	Redundancy for back-end failure Methods and systems are described for back-end failure redundancy in security and automation systems. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for back-end failure redundancy includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by a processor to detect an alarm event, and attempt to establish a connection between a control panel and a backend system. If no connection between control panel and backend system is made, the instructions may initiate a two-way cellular call between the control panel and a central station, and deliver a caller ID from the control panel to the central station via the two-way cellular call.
US10469654B2	Electronic device, prompting method and related product Disclosed are an electronic device, a prompting method and a related product. The electronic device includes a processor as well as a display and a memory connected with the processor. The display is configured to display an application program running in foreground. The memory is configured to store a preset application program, a falling probability corresponding to the preset application program being higher than a preset falling probability and the falling probability corresponding to the preset application program being a probability that the electronic device falls when the preset application program runs in foreground. The processor is configured to detect whether the application program running in foreground is the preset application program or not and control the display to output a prompting message when it is detected that the application program running in foreground is the preset application program.
US10469653B2	Proximity and movement detection of a mobile computing device during a user session Methods, systems and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for detecting a proximity of a mobile computing device during a user session. The mobile computing device enters a first operational mode during the user session and obtains sensor data from at least one sensor responsive to a property of the location. The mobile computing device forwards to a server computing device, a baseline profile including the sensor data and a time stamp indicating a time the sensor data was obtained. The mobile computing device receives from the server computing device, a differential trigger threshold including a range of permissible values for sensor data obtained from the at least one sensor. The mobile computing device obtains updated sensor data from the at least one sensor. The mobile computing device enters a second operational mode when the updated sensor data is outside of the differential trigger threshold.
US10469647B2	Tracking activity data between wearable devices paired with a companion A set of wearable devices, each paired with a companion device, are configured to cumulatively maintain data about physical activities even though a user may switch between wearing them over a period of time. For example, a streak of workouts over many days can be maintained while the user switches between two watches over that period of time.
US10469646B2	Method and apparatus for providing communication-related information An electronic device is provided including: a display unit that displays an indication of a communication counterpart; a processor configured to: select a first application from a plurality of applications that are associated with the communication counterpart based on a preset condition; and display a first indication of the first application on the display unit, wherein the first application is used for communication with the communication counterpart.
US10469638B2	Battery cover structure and portable terminal A battery cover structure including a battery accommodation section which has a battery insertion/removal opening provided on one surface side of a housing, a battery cover which openably covers the battery insertion/removal opening, and a gasket which is fitted into a groove provided in a periphery of the battery cover or a periphery of the battery insertion/removal opening so as to hermetically seal the battery accommodation section by the battery cover, in which the lateral pressure to the gasket fitted into the groove is greater in corner areas of the gasket than in linear areas of the gasket.
US10469636B1	Signal enhancement device applying antenna module and method for manufacturing the same A signal enhancement device matched with a wireless communication device and mounted to a rear of the wireless communication device. The signal enhancement device includes an antenna module opening a plurality of narrow slots of arc shapes, and a covering portion enclosing the antenna module. The antenna module is fixed inside the covering portion. The covering portion covers the rear of the wireless communication device. A method for manufacturing the signal enhancement device includes specific steps described hereinafter. Make the antenna module which opens a plurality of narrow slots. Form a semi-manufactured product of the covering portion by an injection molding technology. Place the antenna module on the semi-manufactured product of the covering portion, and continue proceeding molding the covering portion by the injection molding technology to complete molding the whole covering portion, so that the antenna module is molded inside and is fixed inside the covering portion.
US10469635B1	Hinged electronic device with chambers accommodating a dynamic flexible substrate and corresponding systems An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.
US10469630B2	Embedded RTCP packets Various of the disclosed embodiments reduce the impact of RTCP overhead by including RTCP information in the media packets themselves. The values in the RTCP headers may be selected based on the context and organized in a unique format for transport in the media packets. For example, RTT, packet loss, and bandwidth estimates may dictate when and how RTCP data is moved into the media packet. An interface may be provided for extracting the data so that clients may easily integrate the embodiments with existing RTCP-based systems. Inclusion of the RTCP information in the media packet may increase the media packet size, which may be anticipated in bandwidth assessments and accommodations.
US10469628B2	System providing faster and more efficient data communication A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US10469626B2	Systems and methods of address book management A server comprising a processor circuit and a database may receive address book data comprising information associated with at least one contact from a communication device via a network. The processor circuit may identify information associated with the at least one contact in the database and/or from public data. The processor circuit may add the identified information to the address book data. The processor circuit may store the address book data with the added information in the database and send the added information with or without the address book data to the communication device via the network.
US10469625B2	Systems and methods for identifying a returning web client Methods and systems are provided for identifying unique devices and/or unique users of a web-based system within constraints of an external application. In some embodiments the process comprises receiving request information from a client device at an application server, using such information to form a device fingerprint, and attempting to match the newly-formed fingerprint with exactly one fingerprint stored in a database of previously-formed fingerprints. Some embodiments utilize a two-stage Locality-Sensitive Hash query technique. The client device fingerprint may be converted into a series of LSH values which may be used to find a matching fingerprint. A first stage may query input LSH values against LSH values in a data store, and a second stage may query LSH values temporarily held in volatile memory, thereby minimizing network traffic and reducing a total process time.
US10469621B2	System and method of host-side configuration of a host channel adapter (HCA) in a high-performance computing environment Systems and methods for host-side configuration of a host channel adapter (HCA). An exemplary embodiment can provide a HCA, including a control circuit with a processor and a memory, and at least one port operative to connect the HCA to a network fabric. Additionally, the HCA can include a subnet management agent (SMA) that executes on the HCA, and a software driver for the HCA that includes a control application programming interface (API) that exposes functionality to hyper-privileged software executing on a host. The hyper-privileged software can set, through the control API, configurable variables stored in the memory of the HCA. Based on the value of the set variables, the HCA can operate in one of a legacy mode or one or more other modes.
US10469616B2	Data driven bin packing implementation for data centers with variable node capabilities A method includes receiving, by a processing device executing a scheduler, a first request to provision a software application, the request comprising a resource requirement associated with executing the software application, requesting, from a node of a data center, a performance degradation index value of the node, the performance degradation index value reflecting performance degradation of at least one of a processor resource, a memory resource, or a network resource, determining, in view of the performance degradation index values, whether the node meets the resource requirement associated with executing the software application, and responsive to determining that the node meets the resource requirement, provisioning the software application to execute on the node.
US10469614B2	System and method for improving Internet communication by using intermediate nodes A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices.
US10469613B2	Providing multiple user profiles to a single user A single user can be provided multiple user profiles. When a user logs in to a computing device, the user can be given the option of selecting one of the multiple user profiles and/or the option to create a new user profile. The user can therefore select a user profile that is most appropriate for a particular situation. By employing a layering system, these multiple user profiles can be provided in various types of virtualization environments and independently of the operating system version.
US10469611B2	Reduced page load time utilizing cache storage A cache that can be stored in a user partitioned region of storage and utilized to reduce the amount of time required to present content responsive to content requests is described. A request for content associated with a region of a user interface can be received and data corresponding to a list item in a cache can be accessed. Content associated with the data can be presented in the region of the user interface via a same presentation as a most recent presentation of the content. At a time subsequent to when the content is initially presented in the region, new data associated with the list item can be retrieved. In examples where the new data corresponds to updated data, the presentation can be modified based partly on the updated data and the new data can be written to the cache in a location corresponding to the list item.
US10469610B2	Return path selection for content delivery Systems and methods of operating a content node that caches digital content for end users are provided herein. The content node is configured to cache data. When the content node receives a request for content that is not presently cached, the content node identifies the origin server associated with the requested content. The content node monitors network characteristics for at least the origin server and one or more service providers that transfer content between the origin server and the content node. The content node selects a network address associated with a particular service provider based upon network characteristics and requests the origin server to deliver requested content and the selected address.
US10469609B2	Methods and apparatus for serving content to customer devices based on dynamic content popularity Methods and apparatus for processing requests for content received from customer devices are described. A decision on how to respond to a request for content is made at an edge node based on a locally maintained popularity list. The local popularity list reflects the local popularity of individual pieces of content at the edge node. A white list of content to be cached and served irrespective of popularity is sometimes used in combination with the local popularity list to make decisions as to how to respond to individual requests for content. In some embodiments the edge node decides on one of the following responses to a content request: i) cache and serve the requested content; ii) serve but don't cache the requested content; or iii) redirect the content request to another node, e.g., an alternate serving node, which can respond to the content request.
US10469608B2	Relay server system and communication apparatus A relay server system includes: at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor causing the relay server system to: receive first condition information from a first terminal device, the first condition information representing a condition to transmit data from a communication apparatus to a first terminal device; transmit the first condition information to the communication apparatus when the relay server system receives the first condition information; store the first condition information in a memory when the first condition information is received; receive a specific notification from the communication apparatus after the relay server system transmits the first condition information to the communication apparatus; and transmit the first condition information stored in the memory to the communication apparatus again when the specific notification is received.
US10469603B2	Using a historical record of actions taken by a group of users to identify responsive actions in a computing system A method, computer program product and apparatus are provided for responding to conditions within a computing system. The method includes accessing a stored historical record of user-selected actions responsive to multiple types of conditions in a computing system, wherein each instance of a condition in the historical record is associated with a user-selected action that was taken by a user within a predetermined group of users. The method further includes identifying a current instance of a condition within the computing system, using the historical record to identify one or more actions previously used in responding to the identified current instance of a condition, and displaying the one or more identified actions on a screen of the mobile computing device.
US10469602B2	Ordering tracing of wireless terminal activities According to the invention a core network management device (32) in a core network section (CN) of the wireless network (WN) receives a request for a tracing regarding a wireless terminal (16). The request includes an address of a destination device (26) that is to receive trace log data or data enabling the locating of the address. The core network management device (32) then automatically orders, based on the request, network elements (10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24) of an access network section (AN) of the wireless network (WN) to perform tracing regarding the wireless terminal (16) and ensures that the trace log data is sent to the destination trace log data handling device (26). The request with the address may be sent from an access network management device (26) in the access network section (AN).
US10469601B2	Content management apparatus There is disclosed an apparatus configured to provide a chart of content items to a plurality of user devices. The apparatus is configured to enable individual users to temporarily access one or more content items listed in the chart. The apparatus comprises a user device interface configured to communicate with user device applications and a permissions module configured to define user access permissions, including temporary user access permissions, relating to individual ones of the one or more items of content. The apparatus also provides a distribution module configured to implement permissions defined in the permission module in relation to user devices by making available one or more items of content listed in the chart to at least one user device application.
US10469600B2	Local Proxy for service discovery Systems and methods for a local proxy for service discovery. In some embodiments, an Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IoT gateway to: retrieve, by a service discovery agent, endpoint information maintained by a service discovery server remotely located with respect to the IoT gateway; store the service endpoint information in the memory; receive a service request aimed at a service endpoint; and provide the service endpoint information, from the memory, in response to the service request.
US10469597B2	Methods and systems for selecting a tunnel of transmitting packets through an aggregated connection The present invention discloses methods and systems for transmitting a received packet at a first network node through an aggregated connection. The first network node determines session information of the received packet and determines whether a new tunnel needs to be selected for transmitting the received packet. When a new tunnel needs to be selected, a hash result is determined. The hash result is substantially based on the session information and the number of available tunnels. A first tunnel is determined for transmitting the received packet according to the hash result. The session information and tunnel ID of the first tunnel is then stored in a first database. The received packet is transmitted through the first tunnel. When a new tunnel need not be selected, a lookup is performed to determine a tunnel ID substantially based on the session information. The received packet is transmitted through the determined tunnel.
US10469585B2	Data processing and data movement in cloud computing environment A plurality of data sets to be moved from a source site to a target site in a cloud computing platform is received at a plurality of a containerized data ingest components located at the source site. The received plurality of data sets are provided from the plurality of data ingest components to a staging cluster comprising a plurality of containerized broker components located at the source site, wherein the plurality of containerized broker components queue the plurality of data sets. The queued plurality of data sets are provided from the plurality of containerized broker components to a processing cluster comprising a plurality of containerized data processing components, wherein the plurality of containerized data processing components process the plurality of data sets. The plurality of data sets is transmitted from the plurality of containerized data processing components to the target site.
US10469577B2	Caching method and system based on cache cluster A caching method based on a cache cluster is provided, the method including determining a partition number of a caching partition corresponding to to-be-written data; querying, with a view service node according to the partition number, primary node information of the caching partition corresponding to the to-be-written data; receiving the primary node information that is of the caching partition corresponding to the to-be-written data and that is returned by a view service node, and sending a write request to a primary node of the caching partition corresponding to the to-be-written data; writing the to-be-written data into a local write-back cache according to the write request; and obtaining information about each secondary node of the caching partition corresponding to the to-be-written data from the view service node, and copying the to-be-written data to each secondary node of the caching partition corresponding to the to-be-written data.
US10469568B2	System and method to reduce bandwidth requirement for visibility event packet streaming using a predicted maximal view frustum and predicted maximal viewpoint extent, each computed at runtime There is provided a method of predictive prefetching and transmitting from a server to a client device at least one partial visibility event packet and/or deferred visibility event packet including renderable graphics information occluded from a first viewcell and not occluded from a second viewcell, including otherwise renderable graphics information in a client view frustum not previously transmitted to the client device; determining an estimated maximal client view frustum; calculating a subset comprising renderable graphics information that is included in the estimated maximal client view frustum; determining whether the calculated subset has previously been transmitted to the client device by comparing the calculated subset to the stored renderable graphics information previously transmitted, and transmitting the at least one partial visibility event packet and/or deferred visibility event packet to the client device if said packet has not been previously transmitted to the client device.
US10469563B2	Propagating an intelligent walker agent in a network to perform a computation These techniques introduce various “walker” agents that may physically move between different executing nodes/devices within the network. More specifically, a device in a network receives a path computation agent configured to determine a path in the network that satisfies an objective function. The device executes the path computation agent to update state information regarding the network maintained by the path computation agent. The device selects a neighbor of the device in the network to execute the path computation agent based on the updated state information regarding the network. The device instructs the selected neighbor to execute the path computation agent with the updated state information regarding the network. The device unloads the path computation agent from the device after selecting the neighbor of the device to execute the path computation agent.
US10469555B2	Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bitrate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.
US10469544B2	Access to a computer network A method of mediating access to a computer network comprises the steps of identifying a user who wishes to access the computer network, obtaining quality of service data specific to the user, generating a token comprising the quality of service data and providing an output derived from the token to the user. Optionally, the method can further comprise receiving a request from the user for access to the computer network and providing access to the computer network to the user according to the token.
US10469540B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating establishing and maintaining communication services Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing radio access information to a first server of an IP multimedia subsystem network to cause the first server to establish an interface between the first server and a second server for providing the radio access information to the second server, where the interface does not utilize an S14 interface, and where the providing of the radio access information to the second server causes the second server to discover access networks in proximity to the communication device and to manage connections to the access networks. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10469538B2	Call preservation for multiple legs of a call when a primary session manager fails In response to a failure of a SIP dialog between a first communication endpoint and a first communication application (i.e., when a session manager fails), a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE with replaces header message received from the first communication endpoint. The first SIP INVITE with replaces header message comprises a Session Description Protocol (SDP) offer and a first request Universal Resource Identifier (URI) that identifies the first communication application. In response to receiving the first SIP INVITE with replaces header message, a second SIP INVITE with replaces header message is sent to a second communication application. The second SIP INVITE with replaces header message is used to reestablish all the SIP failed dialogs in order to reestablish the original communication session and reestablish the original media stream.
US10469537B2	High availability take over for in-dialog communication sessions When a communication session is established, a primary sequenced application is sequenced into the communication session. At some point, the primary sequenced application fails. Before the communication session has been reestablished, an in-dialog message is received for the first communication session. In response to determining that the primary sequenced application has failed and receiving the in-dialog message for the first communication session, reestablishment of the first communication session is expedited to a backup sequenced application. The communication session is reestablished. This allows a communication session that was normally going to be dropped to stay established, thus providing higher reliability over current systems.
US10469535B1	Systems and methods for network security Enhanced electronic security systems and methods are provided. A whitelist, blacklist, or both of resource access sources that are allowed to use a particular resource access account are obtained. Upon detecting an access attempt to a particular resource on a computer network, a source of the access attempt and a resource access account used in the access attempt is identified. The whitelist, blacklist, or both are referenced to determine if the source of the access attempt is allowed to use the resource access account used in the access attempt. When the source of the access attempt is not allowed to use the resource access account used in the access attempt, one or more mitigation tasks may be performed.
US10469531B2	Fraud detection network system and fraud detection method [Problem] A fraud detection network system and a fraud detection method are provided which efficiently detect the behavior of malware performing an unauthorized operation, which are easily introduced and which are unlikely to be attacked.[Solution] In a fraud detection network system, a web server device transmits web content information including a call script to a user terminal device, the user terminal device displays the web content and performs the call script. The user terminal device acquires a fraud detection script from a fraud detection server based on the call script, searches detection target data included in the web content information based on the fraud detection script and transmits the result of the search to the fraud detection server device. Then, a predetermined fraud measure operation is performed based on a fraud detection result received from the fraud detection server.
US10469528B2	Algorithmically detecting malicious packets in DDoS attacks A method for detecting patterns using statistical analysis is provided. The method includes receiving a subset of structured data having a plurality of fields. A plurality of value combinations is generated for the plurality of fields using a statistical combination function. Each combination of the generated plurality of value combinations is stored as a separate entry in a results table. The entry in the results table includes a counter associated with the stored combination. A value of the counter is incremented for every occurrence of the stored combination in the generated plurality of value combinations. The results table is sorted based on the counters' values and based on a number of fields in each combination. One or more entries having highest counter values are identified in the results table.
US10469526B2	Cyberattack prevention system A self-updating system for defending against a cyberattack requests connected devices to solve a problem that is created in a random manner. The problems are created in a manner such that the system can determine whether the client device is being used as part of a cyberattack based on how the client device responds to the problems.
US10469519B2	Systems and methods for performing of creating simulated phishing attacks and phishing attack campaigns A method for establishing a campaign for a simulated phishing attack includes receiving, via a campaign manager, specification of a plurality of parameters for a campaign including at least an identifier of a campaign and identification of users to which to send the campaign, establishing, via the campaign manager, a type of exploit for the campaign and one or more types of data to collect via the type of exploit, storing, by the campaign manager, the campaign comprising the plurality of parameters, and identifying, by a simulation server, the campaign stored in the database to create a simulated phishing email, to be sent to email accounts of the users, using the plurality of parameters of the campaign, wherein the simulated phishing email is to be created to have a link to a landing page comprising the type of exploit and configured to collect the one or more types of data.
US10469504B1	Systems and methods for using one or more networks to assess a metric about an entity Described herein are systems and methods for predicting a metric value for an entity associated with a query node in a graph that represents a network. In embodiments, using a user's profile as the query node, a metric about that user may be estimated based, at least in part, as a function of how well connected the query node is to a whitelist of “good” users/nodes in the network, a blacklist of “bad” users/nodes in the network, or both. In embodiments, one or more nodes or edges may be weighted when determining a final score for the query node. In embodiments, the final score regarding the metric may be used to take one or more actions relative to the query node, including accepting it into a network, allowing or rejecting a transaction, assigning a classification to the node, using the final score to compute another estimate for a node, etc.
US10469501B2	Multi-protocol access control lists Example implementations relate to multi-protocol access control lists. In an example, a multi-protocol access control list (ACL) is maintained in an extended attribute of an object stored in a file store. The multi-protocol ACL holds a primary ACL in a format associated with a primary protocol of a file store and a secondary ACL in a format associated with a secondary protocol.
US10469500B1	Enforceable launch configurations Users intending to launch instances or otherwise access virtual resources in a multi-tenant environment can specify a launch configuration. For each type of instance or each type of user, at least one launch configuration is created that includes parameters and values to be used in instantiating an instance of that type, the values being optimized for the current environment and type of instance. Launch configurations can be optimized for different types of users, such as to account for security credentials and access levels. Such an approach enables users to launch instances by contacting the resource provider directly without need for a proxy, which can function as a choke point under heavy load. The use of an appropriate launch configuration can be enforced for any type of user at any level, such as at the sub-net level, by modifying a request that does not specify an appropriate launch configuration.
US10469491B2	Access control in an information centric network A node (17, 21) in an information centric network (ICN) receives a first identifier associated with an information object. The node (17, 21) causes creation of a virtual node (18) in the ICN, for holding a mapping between a second identifier and the first identifier. The second identifier is assigned to a copy of the information object stored in the ICN. The node (17, 21) causes creation of the virtual node (18) such that the mapping is arranged to cease after a predetermined event. The virtual node (18) is created with the sole purpose of providing copies of the information object to a small number of requestors (14), and possibly to just one requestor (14). Ceasing the mapping after delivery of the one copy, or the few copies, of the information object prevents unauthorized retrieval of the information object.
US10469489B2	Systems and methods for simultaneous voice and sound multifactor authentication A computer-implemented method is described for authenticating an identity of a user requesting execution of a computerized transaction via a first client computing device. The first device and a second client computing device in proximity each execute applications for communicating with a server. The first and second devices contemporaneously capture voice sequences including at least one audible sound vocalized by the user, and a timestamp indicating when the sound is captured. The identity of the user is validated based upon a determination that the user vocalized the pass phrase, and a difference between the first timestamp and the second timestamp is below a predetermined threshold. The first device executes a computerized transaction with the server computing device upon receiving validation of the identity of the user.
US10469476B1	Method, system, and apparatus for delegating control over the configuration of multi-tenant network devices The disclosed apparatus may include (1) providing a framework that enables a customer entity of a service provider to configure, via a customer portal, a network device of the service provider that directs network traffic of the customer entity, (2) creating, for the customer entity by way of the framework, a virtual network that includes at least a portion of the network device of the service provider, (3) detecting an attempt by the customer entity to configure at least a portion of the virtual network via the customer portal, and then in response to detecting the attempt by the customer entity, (4) performing a configuration operation that configures the portion of the virtual network as directed by the customer entity via the customer portal. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10469474B2	Mobile assisted television sign in using discovery and launch protocol Implementations disclose methods and systems for facilitating an automated user login into a first application hosted by a first-screen device. A method includes detecting, by a second-screen device, a message transmitted by the first-screen device over a network; determining, based on the message, that the first application hosted by the first-screen device is requesting user authentication for the automated user login; presenting, via a second application hosted by the second-screen device, a prompt for user input indicating user acceptance of the automated user login; receiving the user input indicating the user acceptance of the automated user login; and responsive to the user input, transmitting an authentication code from the message to the server device to perform the user authentication for the automated user login into the first application.
US10469467B2	Email attachment security system and method using out-of-band authentication The email attachment security system and method using out-of-band authentication allows a recipient to receive a secure digital file from a sender. The system server receives from the sender a send request, a digital file with a recipient's email address and phone number. The system server encrypts the digital file and sends an email to the recipient with a clickable link that, when clicked, initiates the out-of-band authentication by opening a customized webpage requesting the recipient verify the sender-provided recipient phone number. After verification, an authentication PIN is forwarded to the recipient's telephone via voice or text message. This authentication PIN is input at the customized webpage by the recipient to complete the authentication. Then the encrypted digital file (attached to the email in the first aspect) is decrypted and access to the digital file is provided to the authenticated recipient.
US10469454B2	Digital identity A system for providing a user with access to different services of at least one service provider in a network considering privacy and security via a user-related unique digital identifier (D-ID). The system includes: a D-ID middleware; and a D-ID-agent. The D-ID agent is at least partly run on a terminal device of a user and is configured to: generate the D-ID, at least one pseudonym for the user, and a user-defined and pseudonym-specific number of secrets; compute, using the number of secrets and a cryptographic hash function, a root value of a pseudonym-specific Merkle-tree having the secrets as its leafs; transmit the at least one pseudonym and the corresponding root value, both encrypted, to the D-ID middleware; and use a secret of the number of secrets as needed to access a desired service of the different services of the at least one service provider.
US10469453B2	Granular offloading of a proxied secure session A device may receive encrypted traffic associated with a secure session. The device may determine, based on the encrypted traffic, information associated with an offload service to be applied to the encrypted traffic associated with the secure session. The information associated with the offload service may indicate whether the encrypted traffic is permitted to bypass inspection by one or more security services. The device may selectively permit the encrypted traffic, associated with the secure session, to bypass inspection by the one or more security services based on the information associated with the offload service.
US10469450B2	Creating and distributing template based service rules Some embodiments of the invention introduce cloud template awareness in the service policy framework. Some embodiments provide one or more service rule processing engines that natively support (1) template-specific dynamic groups and template-specific rules, and (2) dynamic security tag concepts. A service rule processing engine of some embodiments natively supports template-specific dynamic groups and rules as it can directly process service rules that are defined in terms of dynamic component groups, template identifiers, template instance identifiers, and/or template match criteria. Examples of such services can include any kind of middlebox services, such as firewalls, load balancers, network address translators, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, etc.
US10469449B2	Port authentication control for access control and information security A system that includes a threat management server configured to store a port exemption log that identifies ports on a switch configured to bypass authentication and endpoint devices connected the ports configured to bypass authentication. The threat management server interrogates a switch for switch information identifying ports on the switch configured to bypass authentication and endpoint devices connected the ports configured to bypass authentication. The threat management server compares the switch information to the information in the port exemption log. The threat management server identifies a port based on differences between the received switch information and the port exemption log and enables port authentication for the identified port in response to identifying the differences.
US10469438B2	Facilitating integration of collaborative communication platform and document collaboration tool Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for integrating a collaborative communication system and a document collaboration system. A document within the document collaboration system may be linked to an object within the collaborative communication system. A user post may be received in association with the object or the document. A first feed configured to be rendered in association with the object is synchronized with a second feed configured to be rendered in association with the document such that both the first feed and the second feed each includes the user post.
US10469431B2	Cognitive message action recommendation in multimodal messaging system Technical solutions are described for action recommendation in a multimodal messaging system. An example method includes accessing a prior message received by a user. The method also includes identifying a first set of attributes associated with the prior message. The method also includes identifying a prior action selected by the user in response to the prior message. The method also includes receiving a new message directed for the user. The method also includes identifying a second set of attributes associated with the new message. The method also includes generating a list of recommended actions in response to the new message based on a comparison of the first set of attributes and the second set of attributes. The method also includes presenting the list of recommended actions to the user.
US10469430B2	Predictive forwarding of notification data A computing system is described that receives notification data associated with a user, and responsive to determining that the user is interacting with a first computing device at a first particular time, outputs, for transmission to the first computing device, the notification data. The computing system determines that the user is interacting with a second computing device at a second particular time, and responsive to determining, based on the second particular time being less than a threshold amount of time after the first particular time, that the user did not view the notification data at the first computing device, outputs, for transmission to the second computing device, the notification data.
US10469414B2	User interface for integrating applications on a mobile communication device A user interface, in accordance with the teachings described herein, is provided for integrating applications on a mobile communication device. An instant messaging user interface may be included for displaying an instant messaging communication that includes an instant messaging contact. An instant messaging user interface menu may be included for displaying a list of commands, one or more of the commands being specific to the displayed instant messaging contact, and the list of commands including a command associated with a calendar application. The user interface may be operable to automatically launch the calendar application in response to a user selecting the command associated with the calendar application. A field in the calendar application may be automatically populated with the instant messaging contact.
US10469413B2	Updating the recipients of a previously delivered electronic message A system and method for updating the list of recipients of a previously delivered email message are provided. An electronic message server may store an electronic message and a list of recipients associated with that electronic message. Recipient information identifying a new recipient to be added to the list of recipients may be received from an email client. The list of recipients may be updated based on the recipient information such that the new recipient is added to the list of recipients for the electronic message. The recipient information may be provided to another electronic message client that stores a copy of the electronic message as well as a copy of the list of recipients. The copy of the list of recipients may also be updated based on the recipient information such that the new recipient is added to the copy of the list of recipients.
US10469405B2	Network-accessible data volume modification A user can set or modify operational parameters of a data volume stored on a network-accessible storage device in a data center. For example, the user may be provided access to a data volume and may request a modification to the operational parameters of the data volume. Instead of modifying the existing data volume, the data center can provision a new data volume and migrate data stored on the existing data volume to the new data volume. While the data migration takes place, the existing data volume may block input/output (I/O) requests and the new data volume may handle such requests instead. Once the data migration is complete, the data center may deallocate the data blocks of the existing data volume such that the data blocks can be reused by other data volumes.
US10469400B2	Method and apparatus for provisioning of resources to support applications and their varying demands Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for allowing efficient allocation of data center resources in a virtualized data center. In one step, network information is obtained from a network using an application resource broker (ARB). In another step, data center information is obtained from a virtual center server using the ARB. In another step, a set of application traffic metrics and a set of virtualized infrastructure metrics are determined using the ARB based on the obtained network information and data center information respectively. The ARB is implemented on a computer system.
US10469399B2	Managing remote device based on physical state of a management device Cloud security may be provided remotely via a device with network capabilities. Virtual resources managed by the cloud configuration may also be modified and updated based on status changes to the device that may be managed by an administrator. One example may include at least one of associating a virtual resource with a physical device, configuring the virtual resource based on an initial state of the physical device, detecting a change in the initial state of the physical device to a different state of the physical device, and updating the virtual resource based on the different state of the physical device.
US10469380B2	Table-driven routing in a dragonfly processor interconnect network A multiprocessor computer system comprises a dragonfly processor interconnect network that comprises a plurality of processor nodes and a plurality of routers. The routers are operable to route data by selecting from among a plurality of network paths from a target node to a destination node in the dragonfly network based on one or more routing tables.
US10469376B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic network routing in a software defined network Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving, from a first management gateway of a network, first information associated with first network traffic that is received by the first management gateway from a first access network, determining, from the first information, a first service requested by a first communication device associated with the first network traffic received at the first management gateway, determining a first plurality of service functions required to facilitate the first service for the first communication device, selecting a first core gateway of a plurality of core gateways according to the first plurality of service functions, and transmitting, to the first management gateway, second information identifying the first core gateway, wherein the first management gateway routes the first network traffic to the first core gateway based on the second information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10469372B2	Segment-routing multiprotocol label switching end-to-end dataplane continuity A method is performed at a source node in a network of nodes configured with a link state protocol, and in which at least some of the nodes are enabled for multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). The node discovers and stores a link state topology representing the nodes of the network, links between the nodes, path-costs for the links, and whether each link is enabled or not enabled for MPLS. The node determines one or more shortest paths from the source node to a destination node among the nodes based on traversing the link state topology and, while the node traverses the link state topology, detects whether each shortest path supports or does not support MPLS end-to-end dataplane continuity. The node programs an IP dataplane with each shortest path, and programs an MPLS dataplane with ones of the one or more shortest paths that support the end-to-end MPLS continuity.
US10469369B2	Simple hierarchical label-switched paths A device may identify a portion of a label-switched path (LSP) on which a simple hierarchical LSP (sH-LSP) is to be used for transferring traffic via a network. The device may determine attribute information associated with the sH-LSP. The attribute information may include information associated with one or more characteristics of the sH-LSP. The device may provide an indication associated with identifying an available sH-LSP or creating a sH-LSP. The indication may include the attribute information associated with the sH-LSP, and may be being provided to cause the sH-LSP to be created on the portion of the LSP or an available sH-LSP, associated with the portion of the LSP, to be identified. The device may receive, based on providing the indication, an identifier associated with the sH-LSP. The device may cause the LSP to be set up based on the identifier associated with the sH-LSP.
US10469363B2	Method for data exchange between web browsers, and routing device, terminal, computer program and storage medium therefor A method for exchanging data between a first web browser and a second web browser of a communications network. The method includes a phase of initialization, implementing the following acts in a routing device of the network placed on a default communications path between the first and second browsers: receiving a message for verifying connectivity between the browsers, the message carrying a specific attribute authorizing data exchanges between the browsers; and verifying an authorization of data exchanges between the browsers, from the specific attribute; and in the event of positive verification, modifying at least one routing table for routing data between the first browser and the second browser so as to define a replacement communications path between the browsers, passing through the routing device.
US10469353B2	Method and a first node for managing modes of operation of a service A first node (110) and a method therein for managing modes of operation of a service, referred to as “service modes” are disclosed. The service is executed in the first node (110). The service is capable of communicating with a second node (120) over a wireless network (100). The first node (110) receives an estimated level of a connectivity for the service from the wireless network (100). The estimated level of the connectivity relates to likelihood of maintaining the connectivity to the second node (120). The first node (110) selects one of the service modes based on the estimated level of the connectivity. Moreover, corresponding computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.
US10469352B2	Method and apparatus for available bandwidth measurement An available bandwidth measuring apparatus classifies, into one group, a plurality of virtual machines communicating with a physical node. Then, the available bandwidth measuring apparatus obtains available bandwidth measurements with respect to the virtual machines belonging to the same group by transmitting, to the physical node, measuring packets emulating each of the virtual machines. The available bandwidth measurements represent available bandwidth available when each of the virtual machines performs data transmission in a different time slot. Based on the available bandwidth measurements, the available bandwidth measuring apparatus determines actual available bandwidth of each of the virtual machines, to be used when the virtual machines perform data transmission to the physical node in the same time slot, and notifies each of the virtual machines of the actual available bandwidth determined for the virtual machine.
US10469351B2	Method and system for calculating latency in a data flow The present invention provides a system for calculating latency in a distributed data flow environment. The system includes a plurality of hop servers and a central registry server. The plurality of hops servers is configured to receive a plurality of data packets across a time window, bucket each of the data packets of the plurality of data packets received across the time window into one or more buckets and transmit count of the plurality of the data packets in the one or more buckets and a window identifier associated with the time window to the central registry server. Each of the data packet of the plurality of data packets includes a header. The central registry server is configured to receive a plurality of counts and a plurality of window identifiers, to receive a latency query and to calculate latency.
US10469343B2	Path continuity determination in an aggregate flow environment Mechanisms for path continuity determination in an aggregate flow environment. An ingress node and a downstream node for which a path continuity check is desired are determined. The ingress node devolves, from an aggregate flow entry, one or more microflows that comprise packets which are destined for the downstream node. The downstream node is directed to generate corresponding microflows. Each microflow is associated with a continuity set identifier and has one or more timers, such as an idle timer and/or a hard timeout timer. Upon timeout of one of the timers, the ingress node and the downstream node send a microflow termination message that contains the continuity set identifier to a controller node. The controller node determines a path continuity status between the ingress node and the downstream node based on a receipt of one or more microflow termination messages from the ingress node and the downstream node.
US10469341B2	Intelligent connection management for multiple interfaces A computing device supports multiple different network interfaces providing respective connections to, for example WiFi, short-range and near field communication (NFC), and mobile data (e.g., cellular) networks, over which bandwidth-consuming applications may operate. An operating system (OS) instantiated on the computing device supports a connection manager configured to dynamically and concurrently optimize utilization of the available network connections across the executing applications to provide seamless user experiences on the device while meeting various user objectives. These objectives may include, for example, maximizing device battery life, minimizing costs associated with use of mobile data plans and other metered network connections, minimizing glitches, data buffering, and disruptions (e.g., when streaming multimedia, downloading files, and engaging in real-time communications like voice and video calls), and transparency of operation as the diverse network connections are utilized.
US10469331B2	Extensible analytics and recommendation engine for network traffic data A method and system for using plug-in analysis modules to analyze network traffic data is disclosed. The network has computing devices coupled to a network traffic appliance that routes data to and from the computing devices. A plug-in network analysis module is installed on a network traffic recommendation engine. The network analysis module is run to obtain selected network traffic data on the network. The selected network traffic data is analyzed via the network analysis module. A recommendation is output based on the selected network traffic data. A policy is adjusted based on the recommendation to improve the efficiency of the network traffic to the computing devices.
US10469330B1	Client account versioning metadata manager for cloud computing environments Methods and apparatus for a client account versioning metadata manager for cloud computing environments are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of resources, a plurality of service managers coordinating respective multitenant network-accessible services, and a metadata manager. The metadata manager receives a multi-service account state view request. The metadata manager generates a representation of an administrative state of a client account indicated by the request with respect a plurality of services accessible by the client account, as of a time indicated in the request. The administrative state with respect to a particular service comprises an indication of an assignment to the client account of resources participating in implementation of the particular service.
US10469324B2	Virtual network verification service A virtual network verification service for provider networks that leverages a declarative logic programming language to allow clients to pose queries about their virtual networks as constraint problems; the queries may be resolved using a constraint solver engine. Semantics and logic for networking primitives of virtual networks in the provider network environment may be encoded as a set of rules according to the logic programming language; networking security standards and/or client-defined rules may also be encoded in the rules. A description of a virtual network may be obtained and encoded. A constraint problem expressed by a query may then be resolved for the encoded description according to the encoded rules using the constraint solver engine; the results may be provided to the client.
US10469321B2	Channel configuration methods and devices for robots The present disclosure relates to a channel configuration method for communication between the main controller of the robot and the at least one node of the robot, including: receiving at least one description message transmitted from at least one node via a broadcast channel, confirming a channel according to the description message of the node, wherein a main controller communicates with the node via the channel, and transmitting at least one channel configuration message via the broadcast channel. The channel configuration message carries the description message of the node and a description message of the channel. The main controller may communicate with the node via the channel.
US10469313B2	Data file registration management system, method, management apparatus, and recording medium The present invention provides a registration management method capable of suppressing influence of data file forwarding load upon processing, and suitable for application to for example VNF Package on-boarding. A data file required for registration is placed in advance on a side of a management apparatus that performs registration processing, and at a registration stage, a registration request is made to the management apparatus by specifying the data file placed on the management apparatus side.
US10469304B1	Network visualization service A network visualization service may auto-generate graphical, dynamic, and interactive network diagrams of the infrastructure (resource instances, connections, etc.) of clients' virtual private networks as implemented on a provider network. A network diagram may include representations of various virtualized components of a client's virtual private network, as well as relationships among and connections between and among the various components. The diagram may also display logical and/or geographical groupings of the virtual resources in the client's virtual private network. The service may track changes to the virtual private network and update the diagram accordingly. The diagram may provide a user interface via which the client may select particular graphical objects on diagram to display additional information about a respective resource instance or connection and/or to change the client's virtual private network configuration via the network diagram.
US10469278B2	Method and device for multicast content delivery In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at a multicast gateway node within an operator network, where the multicast gateway node includes one or more processors, non-transitory memory, an ingress interface, and one or more egress interfaces. The method includes determining a multicast identifier for a user device in response to obtaining a registration request associated with the user device. The method also includes generating a header for a multicast data stream based at least in part on the multicast identifier in response to obtaining a multicast flow join request. The method further includes populating a packet associated with the multicast data stream with the header. The method further includes forwarding the packet to the user device via a portion of the one or more egress interfaces, where the portion of the one or more egress interfaces is associated with the user device.
US10469277B2	Multicast group establishment method in fat-tree network, apparatus, and fat-tree network A multicast group establishment method in a fat-tree network is disclosed, the method includes: sending, by a network node according to an address of a target multicast group, a join request to a management switching node of the target multicast group, where the join request is used to request to make the network node join the target multicast group, and the management switching node of the target multicast group is a core switching node to which the address of the target multicast group belongs. The fat-tree network includes multiple switching nodes, a top layer is a core switching node, and each core switching node manages multiple multicast group addresses.
US10469275B1	Clustering of discussion group participants Systems and methods are provided for spitting a population of users into electronic discussion groups or subgroups to facilitate more engaging conversations. Discussion profiles may be generated for individual users based on behavioral data, linguistic analysis, and demographic data. A target group size may be determined based on an analysis of user engagement levels within a number of discussion groups of varying sizes. One or more machine learning models may be configured to assign users to groups based on the users' similarity to each other and their conversation styles in order to maximize expected user engagement across the different groups.
US10469274B2	Live ink presence for real-time collaboration A live ink presence indicator is provided to identify what users created what content when multiple users do real-time collaboration within an application using digital ink. A presence manager determines a presence region for a user and a suggested location for rendering a presence indicator.
US10469267B2	Method of managing implicit certificates using a distributed public keys infrastructure A method of managing implicit certificates of an elliptical curve encryption (ECQV). The implicit certificates are stored in different nodes of the network as a function of a distributed hash table (DHT) and not with a single certification authority. The implicit certificate of the public key associated with a node is obtained by chaining elementary certification operations with a sequence of indexing nodes of the network. Chaining of elementary certification operations can reinforce authentication of network nodes.
US10469258B2	Apparatus and method for encryption Disclosed are an encryption apparatus and method. The encryption apparatus includes a storage configured to store a static key table, and at least one processor configured to implement an authenticator configured to perform authentication with an external apparatus and acquire authentication information and a key table generator configured to generate a dynamic key table using authentication information acquired through the authentication.
US10469256B2	Cryptographic communication system and cryptographic communication method Provided is a cryptographic communication system including a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a common key generation unit that generates a common key CK(a) by using a unique code UC(a) and correction data CD(a), and an encryption unit that encrypts the common key CK(a) generated in the common key generation unit by using a public key PK(b) of the second semiconductor device. The second semiconductor device includes a secret key generation unit that generates a secret key SK(b) by using a unique code UC(b) and correction data CD(b), and a decryption unit that decrypts the common key CK(a) encrypted in the encryption unit by using the secret key SK(b).
US10469255B2	Software security protection method and apparatus A software security protection method and apparatus are disclosed, which are applied to a server. The method includes: receiving a software obtaining request of a small cell, where the software obtaining request includes information about a software package requested by the small cell; decrypting, according to a first key, the software package requested by the small cell; establishing an encrypted transmission channel between the server and the small cell; and sending the decrypted software package to the small cell through the encrypted transmission channel for the small cell to encrypt the software package according to a second key. This can resolve a problem that a software key is easily leaked and security is relatively low.
US10469249B2	SM4 acceleration processors, methods, systems, and instructions A processor of an aspect includes a plurality of packed data registers, and a decode unit to decode an instruction. The instruction is to indicate one or more source packed data operands. The one or more source packed data operands are to have four 32-bit results of four prior SM4 cryptographic rounds, and four 32-bit values. The processor also includes an execution unit coupled with the decode unit and the plurality of the packed data registers. The execution unit, in response to the instruction, is to store four 32-bit results of four immediately subsequent and sequential SM4 cryptographic rounds in a destination storage location that is to be indicated by the instruction.
US10469241B2	Clock synchronization within wireless network A method of performing clock synchronization between two apparatuses includes storing, in a first apparatus, information representing synchronization accuracy required by at least one function of the apparatus; carrying out, by the first apparatus, a service discovery procedure with a second apparatus, and receiving clock information from the second apparatus during the service discovery procedure; determining, by the first apparatus on the basis of the received clock information and said stored information, whether or not synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function; and upon determining that the synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function, synchronizing a clock of the first apparatus with a clock of the second apparatus.
US10469239B2	System and method for semi-orthogonal multiple access A method for operating a transmitting device using semi-orthogonal multiple access (SOMA) includes determining power allocations and sub-quadrature amplitude modulation (sub-QAM) allocations for a first receiving device and a second receiving device in accordance with channel information associated with the first receiving device and the second receiving device, and transmitting information about a first power allocation for the first receiving device, and a first sub-QAM allocation for the first receiving device to the first receiving device.
US10469237B2	Method and apparatus for feedback in multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication system Provided is a feedback method and apparatus in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. A terminal may determine a preferred pre-coding matrix for a neighboring terminal, based on a reference rank determined by a base station and a preferred pre-coding matrix of the terminal. The terminal may calculate a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on the preferred precoding matrix for the neighboring terminal, and may feed the CQI back to the base station.
US10469230B2	Transmission/reception apparatus and method for wireless communication system A method for transmitting a PPDU of an STA device, including generating an HE-STF sequence, generating a PPDU configured on the basis of the HE-STF sequence and including an HE-STF field having periodicity of 1.6 μs, and transmitting the PPDU such that the HE-STF field included in the PPDU is transmitted via a channel, wherein the HE-STF sequence is configured on the basis of an M sequence, and when the channel is a 20 MHz channel, the HE-STF sequence may be configured to have a structure of {the M Sequence, 07, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, the M sequence}, when the channel is a 40 MHz channel, the HE-STF sequence may be configured on the basis of a structure in which the HE-STF sequence of the 20 MHz channel is duplicated twice and frequency-shifted, and when the channel is a 80 MHz channel, the HE-STF sequence may be configured on the basis of a structure in which the HE-STF sequence of the 40 MHz channel is duplicated twice and frequency-shifted.
US10469222B2	Method and MTC device for transmitting DMRS for uplink data demodulation The present specification discloses a method for transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for uplink data demodulation by a machine type communication (MTC) device which is configured to operate in only a part of the system band of a cell. The method may comprise the steps of: mapping a DMRS sequence to 12 sub-carriers of a physical resource block (PRB); and dividing the PRB, to which the DMRS is mapped, into N sub-PRBs. Here, each of the sub-PRBs may comprise 12/N sub-carriers to which the DMRS is mapped. The method may further comprise a step for transmitting the N sub-PRBs to a base station in N sub-frames.
US10469211B2	Method and apparatus for performing hybrid automatic repeat request operation in a communication system A Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) method and an apparatus in a communication system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a Subscriber Station (SS), first data from at least one first member Base Station (BS) among member BSs of a cooperative cell, when the cooperative cell is configured with the member BSs to provide a communication service to the SS, generating a response signal indicating a reception result of the first data, and transmitting the response signal to at least one predefined second member BS from among the member BSs. The member BSs include a master BS for controlling communication of the member BSs and at least one slave BS for communicating with the SS under the control of the master BS.
US10469210B2	Acknowledgment data unit for data unit fragment A method for acknowledging a first medium access control (MAC) service data unit (MSDU) is described. A first aggregate MAC protocol data unit (A-MPDU) of a first orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) data unit is received at a first communication device from a second communication device. The first A-MPDU includes a first fragment of a plurality of fragments of the first MSDU. A second A-MPDU of a second OFDMA data unit is received at the first communication device from the second communication device. The second A-MPDU includes a second fragment of the plurality of fragments and the second fragment is an end fragment of the plurality of fragments. A fragment acknowledgment data unit is generated by the first communication device to acknowledge receipt of each of the plurality of fragments of the first MSDU. The fragment acknowledgment data unit is caused to be transmitted to the second communication device.
US10469204B2	Techniques of CSI feedback with unequal error protection messages In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines a plurality of messages containing channel state information to be reported to a base station. The UE also determines a priority level for each of the plurality of messages based on at least one predetermined rule. The UE further selects one or more messages from the plurality of messages based on priority levels of the plurality of messages. The UE then sends the selected one or more messages to the base station.
US10469196B2	Check positions within a transport block A radio node (52) in a wireless communication system (10) employs multiple different candidate formats (22) that define different possible positions of decoding checks (24) within a transport block of a specific size. The radio node (52) determines, from these different candidate formats (22), a format that defines a position of decoding checks (24) within a transport block (16) to be encoded or decoded. The radio node (52) then encodes or decodes at least a portion of the transport block (16) based on the determined format.
US10469181B2	High density low cost wideband production RF test instrument architecture A test apparatus and method of testing a DUT are described. The apparatus includes a receiver and transmitter path each having a pair of switches that switch between a bypass position and a direct position. The bypass position is used for low frequency signals communicated through the apparatus. The direct position allows higher frequency signals to be double converted by upconversion to an IF signal and bandpass filtered before being downconverted to a predetermined frequency. Both variable and fixed LO signals are used to convert the double converted signals so that the same IF may be used independent of the higher frequency signal received or transmitted. Bandpass filtering is applied before and after amplification of the IF signal. Lowpass filtering before and after the double conversion use LPFs of different cutoff frequencies.
US10469179B2	Distortion compensation apparatus and distortion compensation method A distortion compensation apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates a first signal to be used on a transmission side and a feedback side in common; a conversion unit that converts a frequency of a third signal that is to be an even-order distortion compensation signal by using a second signal that is based on the first signal; and a compensation unit that compensates an even-order distortion in a transmission signal caused by amplification by using a signal obtained by frequency conversion for the third signal by the conversion unit.
US10469174B2	Anti-interference semiconductor device for optical transceiver Provided is an anti-interference semiconductor device for an optical transceiver. The semiconductor device includes: a back metallization layer, a p++ bearing wafer layer, a P-type epitaxial layer, an isolation layer and a metal layer arranged from bottom to top. The back metallization layer serves as a substrate, on which the p++ bearing wafer layer is formed. The P-type epitaxial layer is formed on the p++ bearing wafer layer. The metal layer is formed on the isolation layer. The semiconductor device includes at least two N-type heavily doped grooves, two P-type heavily doped grooves and a plurality of deep through-silicon vias, which are formed in the P-type epitaxial layer and the isolation layer. The deep through-silicon vias are distributed and divided into at least two rows. The N-type heavily doped grooves and the P-type heavily doped grooves are alternately arranged at two sides of the deep through-silicon vias.
US10469173B2	High-speed low-power-consumption optical transceiver chip A single-channel high-speed low-power-consumption optical transceiver chip is provided, which comprises an optical transmitter module, an optical receiver module, and a common module, wherein the optical transmitter module comprises a data buffer, a first clock and data recovery unit, a first data selector, a laser driver, a power controller, a first clock buffer, a light-emitting diode, and a first photodiode; the optical receiver module comprises a second photodiode, a direct-current bias module, a transimpedance amplifier, a feedback resistor, a second clock and data recovery unit, a second clock buffer, a second data selector, and an output driver; the common module comprises a power supply controller, a direct-current bias, a logic controller, a serial interface, a memory, and a pseudo random data generator and checker; and the common module also provides a communication loop for the optical transmitter module and the optical receiver module.
US10469171B2	Transmitter optical signal to noise ratio improvement through receiver amplification in single laser coherent systems A transceiver having an improved transmitter optical signal to noise ratio, and methods of making and using the same.
US10469168B2	Disaggregated integrated synchronous optical network and optical transport network switching system Methods and systems of a disaggregated integrated synchronous optical network (SONET) and optical transport network (OTN) switching system that includes using plug-in universal (PIU) modules for OTN to Ethernet transceiving, SONET PIU modules for Ethernet to SONET transceiving, and an Ethernet fabric as a switching core are disclosed. An OTN over Ethernet module in each of the PIU modules and an Ethernet over SONET module in each of the SONET PIU modules may enable various SONET and OTN functionality to be realized using the Ethernet fabric which may include multiple Ethernet switches.
US10469160B2	System for communication in a drone system Communication system, used in a drone system, based on a communication system of the TDMA type in which the time is divided into a plurality of temporal breakdown hierarchy levels. All the hierarchy levels being suitable for complying with a plurality of constraints related to the drone system comprising a first constraint meaning that each communication between a drone and a station controlling the drone system must be compatible with a conversation audio data transmission, a second constraint meaning that the control station must be capable of controlling a predefined number of drones simultaneously and a third constraint meaning that, the drone system using transmissions by bursts, each burst must be transmitted over a stationary channel.
US10469154B2	Method for performing management of local id identifying a remote UE in a relay UE in wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing management of local id identifying a remote UE in a relay UE in wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a local ID identifying a remote UE of which transmits/receives data to/from a eNB via the relay UE, wherein the generated local ID is derived from RAT specific ID which is acquired during discovery procedure and linking process between the remote UE and the relay UE; receiving RRC connection request message from the remote UE; and transmitting the RRC connection request message for the remote UE using the generating local ID to the eNB.
US10469149B2	Beam scanning method using codebook in wireless communication system Disclosed are a beam scanning method and a base station, the method in which generated is a code book comprising a plurality of second precoders, defined by the weighted sums of a plurality of first precoders, and in which a plurality of synchronization signals, to which applied are second precoders that are selected from the code book and differ from each other, are transmitted to a terminal over a plurality of time intervals. The synchronization signals are used in synchronization, beam scanning and cell ID acquisition of the terminal, and each weighted sum applied to the plurality of first precoders indicates a beam ID used in the beam scanning.
US10469146B1	Reducing hypothesis search for multi-panel precoder selection Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One example includes calculating one or more first channel capacities for each precoder hypothesis of a first subset of precoder hypotheses and selecting a first precoder hypothesis of the first subset of precoder hypotheses using the calculated first channel capacities. The example also includes selecting a second subset of precoder hypotheses based on the first precoder hypothesis, calculating one or more second channel capacities for each precoder hypothesis of the second subset of precoder hypotheses, and selecting a second precoder hypothesis of the second subset of precoder hypotheses using the calculated second channel capacities. The example also includes selecting grouping co-phase factors based at least in part on the first precoder hypothesis or the second precoder hypothesis and transmitting a first precoding matrix indicator that indicates a first precoder index based on the one or more grouping co-phase factors.
US10469140B1	WAP uplink optimization by selection of MIMO antennas spatial states A wireless access point (WAP) for wireless communication with associated stations on selected orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communication channels of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The WAP includes: an array of antennas having a number of spatial states, a plurality of components coupled to one another to form receive and transmit chains, and an antenna control circuit. The antenna control circuit couples to the plurality of components and to the array of antennas to determine for each uplink an optimal spatial state of the array of antennas for receiving said uplink; and to change the spatial state of the array of antennas for each uplink to match the optimum determined spatial state therefore.
US10469137B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in multi-antenna communication system A method for transmitting a signal in a multi-antenna system is provided. The method includes designating an analog beam to a plurality of generated modulation symbol sequences corresponding to a plurality of antenna ports, for each antenna port of the plurality, multiplexing signals, to which a beam is designated by the beam assignment, to a plurality of beam groups each having the same antenna beam combination, mapping beam group signals generated by the beam multiplexing, to at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and time and frequency resources, generating OFDM symbol signals corresponding to one or more antenna beams by OFDM-converting the beam group signals according to the resource mapping, converting the OFDM symbol signals into analog Radio Frequency (RF) signals, and transmitting the analog RF signals via a plurality of antenna elements by carrying the analog RF signals on associated antenna beams by analog beamforming.
US10469136B2	Antenna system loaded in vehicle An antenna system loaded in a vehicle according to the present invention includes a first antenna system to perform beamforming by a plurality of first communication antenna elements disposed to transmit and receive a first signal according to a first communication system, and a second antenna system to perform a Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) by a plurality of second communication antenna elements disposed to transmit and receive a second signal according to a second communication system, whereby a plurality of communication services can be provided through a flat vehicle antenna having beamforming array antennas capable of providing next generation communication services and MIMO antennas capable of providing existing mobile communication services.
US10469129B2	Vehicle-mounted apparatus, relay apparatus and computer program Provided is a small and inexpensive vehicle-mounted apparatus including a first vehicle-mounted device and a second vehicle-mounted device, a small and inexpensive relay apparatus including a first relay device and a second relay device, and computer programs executed by the vehicle-mounted apparatus and the relay apparatus. A relay apparatus includes a first relay device that executes a process in accordance with a first control program and a second relay device that executes a process in accordance with a second control program. A Hardwar Security Module (HSM) of the first relay device verifies the second control program. The second vehicle-mounted device computes associated data pertaining to the second control program. The HSM verifies the second control program by determining whether or not the associated data computed by the second relay device matches reference data.
US10469126B1	Code synchronization for analog spread spectrum systems Methods and apparatuses for performing synchronization in a receiver of an analog code division spreading system are described. The method includes outputting a sampling point alignment signal to apply first time delays to align encoder code signals with a sampling point of an ADC The ADC is used to obtain digital samples of the orthogonal code-encoded analog signal at the sampling point. The method also includes outputting a decoder code alignment signal to apply second time delays to align decoder code signals with the digital samples. The method also includes outputting an orthogonal code alignment signal to apply third time delays to the decoder code signals and the encoder code signals, to maintain mutual orthogonality among the decoder code signals and to maintain mutual orthogonality among the encoder code signals.
US10469121B2	Non-linear shunt circuit for third order harmonic reduction in RF switches A non-linear shunt circuit is coupled in a shunt-type configuration (e.g., parallel to an RF switch shunt branch) between a main signal line and ground in an RF circuit, and includes a harmonic cancellation element (HCE) (e.g., back-to-back diodes or diode-connected FETs) configured to cancel third harmonics generated on the main signal line by operation of an RF switch. The RF switch includes a series branch made up of multiple FETs coupled in series in the main signal line between a transmitter/receiver circuit and an antenna. The HCE is coupled to the main signal line either by way of a mid-point node or an input/output terminal of the RF switch's series branch. The non-linear shunt circuit also includes optional protection circuits that provide frequency-independent impedance through the HCE. Various techniques (e.g., active biasing) are optionally utilized to increase effectiveness to a wider range of the switch input power levels.
US10469117B2	Metallic shell, method for manufacturing the same and mobile terminal having the same A metallic shell, a method for manufacturing the metallic shell and a mobile terminal including the metallic shell are provided. The metallic shell includes a body and an insulator. The body has a slot. The insulator is formed in the slot and includes an insulating material. The insulating material includes a plastic material, a first coating and a second coating. The first coating is configured to colour the plastic material to make the insulator exhibit a same colour as that of the body. The second coating is configured to improve luster of the plastic material to make the insulator exhibit a same metallic luster as that of the body.
US10469112B2	System, apparatus and method for performing automatic gain control in a receiver for a packet-based protocol In one example, a method includes: at a beginning of a packet communication, setting a maximum gain setting for a plurality of gain components of a receiver; and during a preamble portion of the packet communication, reducing a gain setting for one or more of the plurality of gain components in response to at least one of a first signal output by a first component of the receiver being greater than a first threshold and a second signal output by a second component of the receiver being greater than a second threshold.
US10469099B2	Apparatus and method for multilevel coding (MLC) with binary alphabet polar codes A method includes receiving multiple bits to be transmitted. The method also includes applying a first binary alphabet polar code to a first subset of the multiple bits to generate first encoded bits. The first encoded bits are associated with a first bit level of a multilevel coding scheme. The method further includes generating one or more symbols using the first encoded bits and bits associated with a second bit level of the multilevel coding scheme. The first binary alphabet polar code is associated with a first coding rate. In addition, the method could include applying a second binary alphabet polar code to a second subset of the multiple bits to generate second encoded bits. The second encoded bits are associated with the second bit level. The second binary alphabet polar code is associated with a second coding rate such that the bit levels have substantially equal error rates.
US10469091B2	Variable delay This disclosure describes controlling a variable delay system with a control signal generated in a phase-locked loop (PLL). Furthermore, aspects describe generating a compensation current based on a number of edges of pulses propagating through a variable delay line including multiple delay elements. The number of edges propagating through the variable delay is determined by computing a difference between a number of edges entering the variable delay line and a number of edges exiting the variable delay line. The compensation current is derived from a mirrored version of the current of the control signal of the PLL. Thus, the techniques and systems in this disclosure provide accurate and repeatable control of a variable delay line over variations in temperature and process using low-power circuits. Furthermore, the input signal to the variable delay line may be asynchronous with respect to a system clock or a reference signal of the PLL.
US10469085B2	Seamless switching control for low power battery backup system A circuit for providing back-up power includes a switching circuit configured to be coupled to a first power source and a second power source. The circuit includes a domain voltage level monitor circuit coupled with the first power source and the second power source and with output of the switching circuit. The circuit includes a dynamic level shifter circuit coupled with the first power source and the second power source and an output of the domain voltage level monitor. The circuit includes a double controlled latch circuit coupled with the first power source and the second power source and an output of the dynamic level shifter circuit. The double controlled latch circuit is configured to provide control signals to the switching circuit.
US10469083B2	Breakdown-based physical unclonable function A device and a method for implementing a physically unclonable function is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes at least one electronic structure including a dielectric. A conductive path is formed at a random position through the dielectric due to an electrical breakdown of the dielectric, or the electronic structure is adapted for generating an electrical breakdown of the dielectric such that the conductive path is formed through the dielectric at a random position. The at least one electronic structure is adapted for determining a distinct value of a set comprising at least two predetermined values. The distinct value is determined by the position of the conductive path through the dielectric.
US10469071B2	Driver for a power field-effect transistor, related system and integrated circuit A method of controlling a power field-effect transistor includes controlling a plurality of different phases of a gate-to-source voltage of the power field-effect transistor. Without comparing the gate-to-source voltage of the power field effect transistor to a plurality of reference voltages, the method includes discriminating between the different phases of the gate-to-source voltage based on the plurality of reference voltages. At least one of the plurality of reference voltages is based on a threshold voltage of at least one field-effect transistor.
US10469065B2	Multi-level gate control for transistor devices A circuit for operating a transistor device that acts as a switch is presented. The circuit includes the transistor device and a control circuit coupled to a gate of the transistor device. The control circuit is adapted to selectively apply at least a first voltage level, a second voltage level, and a third voltage level to the gate of the transistor device, wherein the first, second, and third voltage levels are distinct voltage levels. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating a transistor device that acts as a switch. The proposed circuit provides additional gate voltages, by contrast to conventional two-level gate drivers. By appropriate choice of the additional gate voltages, reverse mode conductance losses of the transistor device can be reduced and/or to the Safe Operating Area (SOA) of the transistor device can be improved.
US10469058B1	Leakage-based oscillator with digital correction A multi-stage ring oscillator generates an output clock signal having a frequency which is dependent on a digitally leakage current that is applied to each stage of the multi-stage ring oscillator. A magnitude of a leakage current sourced by each digitally controlled leakage current source is set by a control circuit in response to a selection signal. A calibration circuit processes a reference clock signal and the output clock signal generated by the multi-stage ring oscillator to make adjustment to the selection signal which drives a locking of a frequency of the output clock signal to a desired frequency.
US10469052B2	Elastic wave device, high-frequency front-end circuit, and communication device An elastic wave device includes a support substrate made of silicon, a piezoelectric film disposed directly or indirectly on the support substrate, and an interdigital transducer electrode disposed on one surface of the piezoelectric film. A higher-order mode acoustic velocity of propagation through the piezoelectric film is equal or substantially equal to an acoustic velocity Vsi=(V1)1/2 of propagation through silicon or higher than the acoustic velocity Vsi, where Vsi is specified by V1 among solutions V1, V2, and V3 with respect to x derived from Ax3+Bx2+Cx+D=0.
US10469051B2	Acoustic wave filter and duplexer An acoustic wave filter includes series resonators and parallel resonators that have a piezoelectric film on an identical substrate and have a lower electrode and an upper electrode, wherein: one of the series resonators and the parallel resonators have a temperature compensation film on a face of the lower electrode or the upper electrode that is opposite to the piezoelectric film in a resonance region, the compensation film having an elastic constant of a temperature coefficient of which sign is opposite to a sign of a temperature coefficient of an elastic constant of the piezoelectric film; and the other have an added film on the same side as the temperature compensation film on the lower electrode side or the upper electrode side compared to the piezoelectric film in the resonance region in the one of the series resonators and the parallel resonators.
US10469048B2	System, sound processing apparatus and sound processing method for electronic games A system, a sound processing method and a sound processing apparatus suitable for enhancing gamer experience for electronic games. The sound processing apparatus can communicate with a terminal suitable for playing an electronic game. The electronic game can be associated with audio data which can be communicated from the terminal to the sound processing apparatus. The sound processing apparatus includes a receive module for receiving the audio data and a processing module coupled to the receive module. The audio data can include low frequency range audio signals, mid frequency range audio signals and high frequency range audio signals. The audio data can be communicated from the receive module to the processing module. The processing module can be configured to process the audio data in a manner such that at least one of the low frequency range audio signals and the high frequency range audio signals are accentuated relative to the mid frequency range audio signals.
US10469032B2	Power amplifier circuit A power amplifier circuit includes a transistor, a bias current source, and an adjustment circuit. The transistor amplifies an RF signal when supplied with a variable power supply voltage. The bias current source supplies a bias current to the base of the transistor through a first current path. The adjustment circuit increases a current flowing from the bias current source to an input terminal of a matching circuit through a second current path as the variable power supply voltage decreases, and decreases the bias current flowing from the bias current source to the base of the transistor through the first current path as the current flowing from the bias current source to the input terminal through the second current path increases.
US10469027B2	Maintaining a solar power module A solar power system includes a plurality of solar power cells mounted on an outer surface of a spherical frame, the spherical frame including an inner surface that defines an interior volume; at least one magnet mounted adjacent the outer surface of the spherical frame or within the interior volume of the spherical frame and configured to generate a magnetic field within the interior volume; and a magnetized heat transfer fluid disposed and flowable within the interior volume of the spherical frame based, at least in part, on an amount of heat transferred from the outer surface of the spherical frame into the magnetized heat transfer fluid and the magnetic field.
US10469024B2	Pre-assembled nesting photovoltaic module bracket for solar tracker Photovoltaic module assemblies are mounted onto a solar tracker array torque tube via photovoltaic module brackets. The photovoltaic module brackets provide for stacking photovoltaic module assemblies in a nested configuration. The photovoltaic module assemblies are pre-assembled off-site, at a location different than the photovoltaic array installation site, and the nested configuration allows for efficient transportation of pre-assembled photovoltaic module assemblies to the installation site.
US10469016B1	System and method for improving drive efficiency in an industrial automation system Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for improving drive efficiency in an industrial automation system. In one implementation, a system comprises a mechanical load, an electromechanical device attached to the mechanical load, and a drive coupled to the electromechanical device. A processor is programmed to generate and display an acceleration curve, a duplicate acceleration curve, an energy curve and a duplicate energy curve. A user input is received indicating a change to at least a portion of the duplicate acceleration curve, and a change to the duplicate energy curve is calculated and displayed. A modified command signal based on the user input is calculated, and the drive is configured to control the electromechanical device via the modified command signal to mechanically operate the mechanical load perform a task.
US10469013B2	Motor control device, and method for correcting torque constant in such motor control device A motor control device at least includes a speed control part for controlling a motor rotation speed. The motor control device includes a torque correction means for suppressing variation in torque constant due to individual differences of motors. In addition, the motor control device corrects the torque constant by using a correction torque coefficient calculated based on an unloaded speed when a fixed voltage is applied. Alternatively, the torque constant is corrected using the correction torque coefficient calculated based on the motor applied voltage when the motor speed is fixed.
US10469009B2	Evaluation system, evaluation device, game machine, and evaluation method Disclosed are an evaluation system, an evaluation device, a game machine, and an evaluation method for being able to evaluate a drive motor that drives various movable bodies called an accessory attached to a game machine such as a pachinko game machine. The game machine includes an accessory mechanism and a motor control mechanism that controls the drive motor of the accessory mechanism. The evaluation device is connectable to the game machine. The motor control mechanism controls the drive motor by outputting a control signal based on input from the evaluation device, and the motor control mechanism outputs a rotational position and a rotational speed of the controlled drive motor and the control signal to the evaluation device. The evaluation device evaluates the drive motor based on the input rotational position, rotational speed, and control signal.
US10469008B2	Rotary solenoid drive control method A movable body portion Sm is configured to reciprocate in a rotation angle range Zm between a first position Xa and a second position Xb according to energization control of a driving coil 6 and to be stopped at the first position Xa and the second position Xb by a pair of self-holding mechanisms 11a and 11b by restriction of a pair of restricting stopper mechanisms 10a and 10b and attraction of magnets 8a and 8b. when controlling switching from the second position Xb (or the first position Xa) to the first position Xa (or the second position Xb), after a driving voltage based on a driving pulse Ps is applied to the driving coil 6, if the movable body portion Sm has reached a predetermined intermediate position Xp in 10 to 50[%] of the rotation angle range Zm, control is performed so that application of the driving voltage is stopped.
US10469006B2	Power tool with electric motor and auxiliary switch path A power adapter for use with a power tool having an electric motor, and configured to supply electric power from an alternating current power supply to the power tool, is provided. The adapter includes a housing and an auxiliary capacitor circuit housed within the housing. The auxiliary capacitor circuit includes an auxiliary capacitor, a switch in series with the auxiliary capacitor, and a switch control circuit. A state of the switch creates either a charging path for the auxiliary capacitor or both the charging path and a discharging path for the auxiliary capacitor, and the switch control circuit is configured to detect voltage associated with the power supply or the power tool and to control state of the switch in accordance with magnitude of the detected voltage.
US10469004B2	Motor drive apparatus and motor drive method A motor drive apparatus includes: a stage determination part that determines a position of the rotor based on a combination of states of a plurality of the output signals; and a power distribution timing determination part which determines that a power distribution timing when power is distributed to the coil is a timing obtained by advancing an angle by an amount that corresponds to a predetermined electric angle in a startup time of the motor, wherein, when a rotation speed of the motor becomes a predetermined rotation speed or more, the power distribution timing determination part determines that a timing when a predetermined period of time elapses since a position of the rotor arrives at a position of an electric angle that corresponds to a displacement amount of an electric angle which is arbitrarily advanced with respect to a predetermined electric angle that is advanced in the startup time is a power distribution timing.
US10468997B2	Power generating element A tabular structure having flexibility extends from a root end portion to a distal end portion along a reference axis. The root end portion is fixed to a pedestal. Three sectioned parts are provided in the tabular structure. Weights are joined to the lower surfaces of the respective three sectioned parts. The three sectioned parts respectively have different thicknesses. As a result, spring constants are different. When vibration energy from the outside is applied to the pedestal, the weights vibrate and a bend occurs in the tabular structure. If a charge generating element such as a piezoelectric element is stuck to the tabular structure, an electric charge is generated by bending stress. A frequency band capable of generating electric power is expanded by providing a plurality of weights in the tabular structure in which the spring constants are different in each of the sectioned parts.
US10468987B2	Methods and apparatus for adaptive timing for zero voltage transition power converters Timing circuitry causes: a first closed signal on a first switch control output before a signal on a second switch control output changes from a second closed signal to a first open signal; the first switch control output to provide a second open signal after a first selected time after the second switch control output changes from the second closed signal to the first open signal; and a third switch control output to provide a third closed signal a second selected time after the first switch control output changes from the first closed signal to a third open signal. A beginning of the first closed signal to a beginning of the first open signal is based on a later of: a current through a switch connected to the second switch control output exceeding a threshold current; and a clocked time after the beginning of the first closed signal.
US10468986B2	Voltage converting apparatus for improve stability of the comparison opreration thereof A voltage converting apparatus includes a first comparator, a second comparator, a constant on-time signal generator, a driving stage circuit, an inductor and a reference signal generator. The first comparator compares a feedback signal and a first reference signal to generate a first comparison result. The second comparator compares the first comparison result with a second reference signal to generate a second comparison result. The constant on-time signal generator generates a constant on-time signal. The reference signal generator generates the second reference signal with reducing voltage during a first time period according to an input voltage or a driving signal, and generates the second reference signal with rising voltage during a second time period according to a preset slope. The reference signal generator sets the first time period and the second time period according to the constant on-time signal.
US10468983B2	Slew-rate controlled supply voltage switching An apparatus includes a slew rate regulation circuit, a plurality of switches and a controller circuit. The controller circuit controls the plurality of switches to decouple a first source supply voltage from a supply rail; control the plurality of switches to couple a second source supply voltage to the supply rail to replace the first source supply voltage with the second source supply voltage; and control the slew rate regulation circuit to regulate a slew rate of a voltage of the supply rail during a time interval in which the first source supply voltage is being replaced with the second source supply voltage.
US10468982B2	Switching power supply circuit, load driving device, and liquid crystal display device A switching power supply circuit has a switching output stage which generates an output voltage from an input voltage by driving a coil current by using an output transistor and a switching controller which turns ON and OFF the output transistor to keep the output voltage or a feedback voltage commensurate with it equal to a predetermined reference voltage. The switching controller includes a reference slope voltage generator which generates a reference slope voltage, a sense voltage holder which generates a held sense voltage by latching a sense voltage commensurate with the coil current with predetermined timing, and a voltage adder which generates a slope voltage by adding up the reference slope voltage and the held sense voltage. The switching controller determines the ON duty of the output transistor by using the slope voltage.
US10468974B2	Method and apparatus of dead time tuning in an inverter A method that prevents overload to input source and reduces parasitic inductance in an inverter circuit with dead-time control. A sensing capacitor senses temperatures of transistors in the inverter circuit. A delay generator changes delay times in response to receiving the temperatures of the transistors from the sensing capacitor. A dead time generation unit changes the dead times for the transistors in response to changes in the delay times.
US10468969B2	Electronic circuit and method for operating an electronic circuit An electronic circuit (1), in particular DC-link circuit, has a high side DC voltage level, an input and an output, the electronic circuit comprising a DC-link capacitor (4), an inrush circuit (3), for limiting an input current to a predetermined level, connected between a supply line (6) of the DC-link capacitor and the input. The inrush circuit includes a charge resistor element (Rc), a switch element (9), connected in parallel with the charge resistor element, and a control (7, 8) controlling the switch element. The control is adapted to turn the switch element on when the input current falls below a predetermined current level. The control includes a trigger control element (8) adapted to detect a differential voltage across the switch element and to turn the switch element off when the detected differential voltage rises above a predetermined threshold voltage. A method is provided for operating the electronic circuit (1).
US10468967B2	Estimating an average value of an inductor current for switched-mode power converters The present invention relates to a device (1) for estimating an average value of an inductor current for switched-mode power converters (100), the device (1) comprising: a sensor (10), which is configured to measure an inductor voltage (v_L) and an inductor current (i_L); a ripple-suppressor (20), which is configured to provide an estimated inductor current ripple (EIR) based on the measured inductor voltage (v_L); and a current-corrector (30), which is configured to provide a corrected inductor current (i_Lc) based on the estimated inductor current ripple (EIR) and the measured inductor current (i_L).
US10468966B1	Gate interface circuit A circuit includes a first feedforward path configured to determine a state of a first power switch using a first gate control voltage from a gate driver and a source voltage of the first power switch, and to apply a gate driving voltage to a gate of the first power switch based on the determined state of the first power switch; and a first feedback path configured to provide a scaled value of a drain voltage of the first power switch and a scaled value of the source voltage of the first power switch to the gate driver, where the first feedforward path and the first feedback path are configured to provide a bi-directional gate interface coupled between the gate driver and the first power switch.
US10468963B2	Resonant switching regulator with continuous current A switched-mode power regulator circuit has four solid-state switches connected in series and a capacitor and an inductor that regulate power delivered to a load. The solid-state switches are operated such that a voltage at the load is regulated by repetitively (1) charging the capacitor causing an increase in current flow in the inductor followed by a decrease in current flow in the inductor and before the current flow in the inductor stops, (2) discharging the capacitor causing an increase in current flow in the inductor followed by a decrease in current flow in the inductor and before the current flow in the inductor stops, repeating (1).
US10468960B2	Code modulator for code-modulating power with modulation code, code demodulator for code-demodulating code-modulated power with demodulation code, and controller thereof A code modulator includes: a code-modulation circuit that code-modulates input power with a modulation code to generate code-modulated power which is alternating-current power; and a terminal through which the code-modulated power is transmitted, the terminal being connected to a transmission path.
US10468959B2	Lens moving apparatus and camera module including same A lens moving apparatus, according to one embodiment, comprises: a bobbin having a first coil installed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a location detection sensor equipped to the bobbin; a housing in which the bobbin is provided; an upper elastic member disposed on the upper side of the housing; and a support member that supports the housing such that the housing can move in a second or third direction that is perpendicular to a first direction, wherein the upper elastic member is divided into a plurality of parts, at least two of which are disposed parallel to each other on the x-y plane in the second or third direction and are disposed such that end portions thereof face each other.
US10468958B2	Skipping and rolo-skip electrical motors A stepper motor comprising: a stator and a rotor; a plurality of N greater than two electromagnets mounted to the stator or to the rotor, each of the electromagnets comprising a core having at least one contact surface, wherein the at least one contact surface of any of the cores is rotatable about a same first axis of rotation with a same first radius of rotation into substantial congruence with at least a portion of the at least one contact surface of any other of the electromagnet cores; and a coupling of the rotor to the stator configured to enable rotation of the rotor and contact of the stator and rotor along at least one contact surface during operation of the motor.
US10468956B2	Electrical component with moving mass and flexible cables An electronic device may have an electrical component with a moving portion. The moving portion of the electrical component may include a moving mass and may include coils or other circuitry coupled to the moving mass. The moving mass may be supported within a support structure such as a housing structure. Springs may be coupled between walls in the housing structure and end portions of the moving mass. The coils or other circuitry on the moving mass may be coupled to flexible printed circuit cables. The flexible printed circuit cables may be coupled to the coils at the ends of the moving mass adjacent to the springs. The flexible printed circuit cables may have localized stiffeners that help prevent damage to metal traces in the cables during cable bending. The cables may have U-shapes or other suitable shapes.
US10468954B2	Spindle motor with particular rotor magnet and stator teeth dimensions and disk drive device including the same A spindle motor includes a stationary unit and a rotating unit. The rotating unit is rotatable with respect to the stationary unit in a state in which the stationary unit is aligned with a central axis. The stationary unit includes a stator core and coils. The stator core includes a cylindrical core back and teeth units extending radially outward from an outer circumferential portion of the core back. The coils are defined by a conductive wire wound around each of the teeth units. The rotating unit includes a magnet located radially outside the teeth units. An axial length of the magnet is shorter than an axial length of the teeth unit. A first angle corresponding to a circumferential width of the teeth unit is smaller than a second angle corresponding to a circumferential gap between the adjacent teeth units.
US10468947B2	Rotary electric machine A motor according to the present invention includes: a stator core that surrounds an outer circumference of a rotor, and that includes: a yoke portion; and a plurality of tooth portions in which tip portions protrude radially inward toward a central axis of the rotor from an inner circumferential surface of the yoke portion; a heat sink that is disposed so as to face a first end surface of the stator core in an axial direction of the stator core; a stator coil that includes phase coil portions that are configured using conducting wires that are mounted to the stator core; and a coil fixing member that is disposed on coil end portions of the phase coil portions, that fixes the coil end portions in a state of surface contact with the heatsink.
US10468944B2	System and method for synchronous condensing A method includes aligning a generator shaft axis of a generator, a clutch axis of a clutch, and a pump axis of a pump along a common axis. The method also includes coupling a supply line from the pump to a radial surface of the clutch. Further, the generator is configured to operate in a power generation mode and a synchronous condensing mode, and the pump is configured to supply a lubricant to the clutch in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the common axis.
US10468939B2	Coolant sleeve and fixing device thereof and electric machine A liquid coolant sleeve fixing device for fixing the cylindrical liquid coolant sleeve in a radially interior part of a housing is disclosed. The coolant sleeve fixing device includes a bolt for fixing the liquid coolant sleeve and the housing, and an axial installation hole disposed on an axial side of the housing and used for installing the bolt. The fixing device also includes a recess disposed on an axial side of the liquid coolant sleeve, and a press plate of a shape which fits the recess, the quantity of the press plate being the same as the quantity of the recess. A radially inner side part of the press plate presses against the interior of the recess. The press plate is fixed to the housing by means of the bolt and installation hole, thereby fixing the liquid coolant sleeve in the radially interior part of the housing.
US10468938B2	Electric motor, and air blast device and air-conditioning and/or heating ventilation system provided with such a motor The invention relates to an electric motor (100) comprising a stator (2) and a rotor (3), the rotor (3) being arranged around the stator (2), an element (9) for supporting said rotor (3) and said stator (2), a motor support (5) through which a stream of fluid flows, a radiator (8) and an electronic body (7), said radiator (8) being inserted between said motor (100) support (5) and said electronic body (7), characterised in that the element (9) for supporting the rotor (3) and the stator (2), and the radiator (8), form the same so-called bifunctional part (30).
US10468936B2	Sealed robot drive A transport apparatus including a housing, a drive mounted to the housing, and at least one transport arm connected to the drive where the drive includes at least one rotor having at least one salient pole of magnetic permeable material and disposed in an isolated environment, at least one stator having at least one salient pole with corresponding coil units and disposed outside the isolated environment, where the at least one salient pole of the at least one stator and the at least one salient pole of the rotor form a closed magnetic flux circuit between the at least one rotor and the at least one stator, and at least one seal configured to isolate the isolated environment where the at least one seal is integral to the at least one stator.
US10468925B2	Rotor including segmented yoke Rotor for motor or generator, which rotor (11) includes a rotor ring (12), which rotor includes a yoke formed by yoke segments (13) which by arrangement to the rotor ring (12) forms a complete yoke. The yoke segments (13) are provided with one or more magnet blanks (19), which magnet blanks (19) are formed by one or more permanent magnets (18).
US10468915B2	Power receiving unit, power receiving control method, wireless power transfer system, and electronic apparatus A power receiving unit of the disclosure includes: a power receiving section that receives power transferred from a power transfer unit in a contactless manner; a protection circuit section that varies a receiving power voltage of the power received by the power receiving section; and a control section that controls an operational state of the protection circuit section to a plurality of statuses on the basis of a plurality of thresholds.
US10468909B2	Data center power systems with dynamic source designation A data center power distribution system includes at least one switch configured to couple at least one first power source to a load and at least one converter configured to couple at least one second power source to the load. The system further includes a control circuit configured to implement a state machine that controls the at least one switch and the at least one converter to redundantly provide power to the load using variable source designations for the at least one first power source and the at least one second power source. Variation of the source designations for the at least one first power source and the at least one second power source may vary a priority relationship among the at least one first power source and the at least one second power source responsive to a control input.
US10468893B2	USB charging method having protection function A USB charging method adopted by an electronic source device and an electronic sink device electrically connected thereto through USB interface is present. The method comprises following steps: receiving a Discover Identity ACK from the sink device after connection; determining if the sink device is recorded in a protect list according to the Discover Identity ACK; adjusting voltage/current combinations which is to provide to the sink device according to a best working voltage of the sink device if the sink device is recorded in the protect list; transmitting the adjusted voltage/current combinations to the sink device.
US10468883B2	Method and system for facilitating optimization of energy in a distributed environment Disclosed is a real-time decision support system for facilitating optimization of in a distributed environment. A data capturing module for capturing data from a plurality of data sources at a predefined interval of time. The data is captured pertaining to a specific domain and a specific geographical area. A forecasting module for forecasting demand of energy to be consumed by energy utilities in the specific domain and the geographical area upon analyzing the data. A position gap determination module for determining a position gap indicating a difference between the demand of energy and supply of energy. An energy optimization module for identifying at least one energy pool, from a plurality of energy pools, for retrieving a deficit of the demand of energy and providing the deficit of the demand of energy retrieved from the at least one energy pool in order to bridge the position gap.
US10468880B2	Systems and methods for voltage regulation using split-conductors with loop current reduction A split-conductor electrical-injection power substation uses an array of series and parallel electrical-injection devices to control power flow in the power grid. The split-conductors allow the use of smaller electrical-injection devices in higher current distribution systems. The electrical injection devices introduce small voltage differences between the split-conductor wires because of electrical injection and sensor variations. The small voltage variations cause large loop currents on the low-impedance wires. Sensors detect current differences in the split-conductor wires and use feedback to adjust injected voltages, thereby reducing the loop currents.
US10468879B2	Method and apparatus for parallel operation of packet energy transfer receivers A digital power distribution system comprises a digital power transmitter configured to accept analog electrical power and to convert the analog electrical power into discrete energy packets for distribution across a common set of transmission lines; a plurality of digital power receivers with parallel connections to the transmission lines, wherein the digital power receivers are configured to accept the energy packets from the digital power transmitter and to convert the packets back into analog electrical power for use by the load device; a load device electrically coupled with at least one of the digital power receivers and configured to receive analog electrical power from the digital power receiver with which it is electrically coupled; and a termination module with parallel connections to the transmission lines, wherein the termination module includes at least a capacitor configured to establish the characteristic capacitance of the transmission lines.
US10468878B2	Direct current power combiner A circuit for combining direct current (DC) power including multiple direct current (DC) voltage inputs; multiple inductive elements. The inductive elements are adapted for operatively connecting respectively to the DC voltage inputs. Multiple switches connect respectively with the inductive elements. A controller is configured to switch the switches periodically at a frequency sufficiently high so that direct currents flowing through the inductive elements are substantially zero. A direct current voltage output is connected across one of the DC voltage inputs and a common reference to both the inputs and the output.
US10468864B2	Outlet box for vertical or horizontal mounting An outlet box is configured to be installed to a building structure in a new work or an old work. The outlet box includes an outlet box body and a removable flange partially attached to the outlet box body. The outlet box body has a base member, a first longitudinal side wall, a second longitudinal side wall, a first transverse side wall, and a second transverse side wall. The first and second longitudinal side walls and the first and second transverse side walls are integrally connected to the base member and extend upwardly therefrom, defining an outlet box volume therewithin. A plurality of first angled mounting holes and a plurality of second angled mounting holes are defined on an inner surface of one of the first and second longitudinal side walls and an inner surface of one of the first and second transverse side walls, respectively.
US10468860B2	Rugged weather resistant power distribution An electrical system for group seating arrangements includes a plurality of conduit assemblies and a plurality of branch assemblies, each made up of hollow casings with electrical connectors and seals at their opposite ends, and with electrical conductors providing continuity to the electrical connectors of each branch and conduit assembly. A mechanical latch or lock coupling at each of the ends, combined with a seal at each coupling or junction, provides a secure and contaminant-resistant mechanical connection and at each conduit-to-conduit or conduit-to-branch junction. The hollow casings of the conduit assemblies and branch assemblies may be made of high-strength material so as to resist damage from impacts when installed in high traffic areas such as stadiums, arenas, theaters, and public transit vehicles.
US10468856B2	Spark plug device and method of manufacturing spark plug device A spark plug device that includes a spark plug and a sealing ring, and a method for producing the same. The spark plug may include a body, an insulator, a center electrode, and a ground electrode. The sealing ring is secured to the body in a captive fashion. A fastening section of the body has an outer diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the sealing ring, which has been reshaped from a flat sealing ring blank into a conical sealing ring.
US10468847B2	Hydraulically actuatable crimping device, method for carrying out a crimping operation, method for producing an electroconductive compression joint, electroconductively crimped compression sleeve, method for clamping a workpiece and hydraulic device A handheld hydraulically actuatable crimping device includes a hydraulic piston that can be displaced in a cylinder against the force of a spring. The piston is connected to a crimping part by a piston rod in order to carry out a crimping operation. The piston includes first and second partial pistons with first and second partial application faces which can be acted upon with hydraulic medium that has the same hydraulic pressure. Both partial pistons are respectively connected to a first and a second crimping part. The second crimping part can at a greater traveling distance only be acted upon with the second partial piston. The second crimping part can be acted upon with both partial pistons over a first partial traveling distance that is defined by the displacement of the first partial piston from its initial position up to the point, at which it reaches a stop. The first crimping part is axially covered in its entirety by the second crimping part.
US10468840B2	Alternating current (AC) inlet and outlet assembly An electrical inlet/outlet assembly is provided including an Alternating Current (AC) inlet having at least a line terminal and a neutral terminal arranged to receive electric power from a power supply via a first power, and an AC outlet having at least a line terminal and a neutral terminal arranged to supply electric power from the AC inlet to an electrical device. Channels are provided extending respectively between the line and neutral terminals of the AC inlet and the line and neutral terminals of the AC outlet, and connectors are disposed within the channels to electrically connect the line and neutral terminals of the AC inlet respectively to the line and neutral terminals of the AC outlet. The channels forms water-sealed enclosures around the connectors.
US10468838B2	Magnetic connector A magnetic connector includes a connector insert having a magnetic sleeve and a power contact received in a central opening of the magnetic sleeve. The magnetic sleeve has an end face to magnetically latch onto a magnetic ground return of a connector receptacle. The power contact has a spring contact end to contact a connector pin of the connector receptacle when the end face of the magnetic sleeve is magnetically latched onto the magnetic ground return of the connector receptacle.
US10468834B2	Illuminable wall plates The invention relates generally to an illuminable wall socket plate for replacing existing wall socket plates in one simple installation step. The illuminable wall socket plate obtains electric current from a socket to power a light by connecting metal tabs on the back side of the illuminable wall socket plate to socket terminals, and transferring electric current from the socket terminals to a light in the wall socket plate through conductive material, in accordance with the invention described herein.
US10468828B2	Electric connector The electric connector conforms to the HDMI and DP specifications and includes at least an insulating member, a first conductor set, and a second conductor set. Each conductor includes a contact terminal, an intermediate conductor, and a welding terminal. A first grounding conductor in the second conductor set has forked intermediate conductors and welding terminals disposed respectively to two sides of a first high-frequency conductor pair in the first conductor set, thereby achieving the isolation and shielding of noise. Similarly, second to fourth high-frequency conductor pairs are respectively isolated and shielded by pairs of second to fourth intermediate conductors and welding terminals forked from the second to fourth grounding conductors. Through these grounding conductors, the electric connector is able to reduce electromagnetic or radio-frequency interference.
US10468821B2	Lever-type connector A connector includes a housing (10) connectable to a mating housing (90), a detector (40) arranged movably from a standby position to a detection position with respect to the housing (10). A movement from the standby position to the detection position is restricted by locking portions (47) locking stoppers (33) of the housing (10). A lever (60) arranged displaceably from an initial position to a connection position with respect to the housing (10), the both housings (10, 90) is connected toward the connection position by the lever. The lever (60) includes releasing portions (66) for releasing a locked state by pressing the locking portions (47) when the lever is displaced to the connection position.
US10468818B2	Magnetically activated power socket and plug combination The system includes a magnetically actuated electrical power socket and a magnetic plug. The plug includes an insulating cylindrical plug body, a plurality of conductive ring contacts provided on the face of the cylindrical plug body, a permanent magnet disposed in the center of the plug body. The magnetically actuated electrical power socket includes an insulating fixed face, a corresponding plurality of fixed conductive contacts in the face, a movable cam lever disposed behind the face, a corresponding plurality of insulatively isolated transfer contacts disposed on a corresponding plurality of spring arms, which spring arms normally maintain the cam lever from the face, and a corresponding plurality of fixed conductive terminals extending from the rear of the socket module electrically coupled to the transfer contacts.
US10468815B2	Branch connector Provided is a branch connector capable of achieving desired waterproofing functionality by supporting the waterproofing gel in a compressing manner, while stably maintaining a closed state by reducing repulsive force acting in an opening direction of a pair of split housings. The pair of split housings (a first split housing (10) and a second split housing (20)) includes a gel-escaping space (Z), formed around a gel-supporting space (Y), for accommodating portions of waterproofing gels (a first waterproofing gel (70) and a second waterproofing gel (80)) pushed out of the gel-supporting space (Y).
US10468813B2	Connector for connecting wire and connector assembly A connector for connecting a wire comprises a housing, a conductive terminal, and sealing member. The housing has a receiving passage extending through the housing in an insertion direction in which the wire is inserted into the housing. The receiving passage has an insertion port disposed at an end of the receiving passage in the insertion direction. The conductive terminal is disposed in the receiving passage and electrically connects the wire to a mating conductive terminal of a mating connector. The sealing member is disposed adjacent the insertion port and has a wire receiving passageway though which the wire extends. The sealing member seals the receiving passage at the insertion port.
US10468808B2	Electrical plug connector with terminal contact to shielding shell prevention means An electrical plug connector includes a plurality of terminals and an insulator, a pair of grounding latches, a shielding spring and a shielding shell. Each of the terminals has a contacting segment and an elastic segment. Each of the contacting segments has a stopping face. The insulator partially covers the terminals and has a plurality of stopping edges. When the electrical plug connector is inserted into an electrical receptacle connector, shape deformation of each of the elastic segments shifts the corresponding contacting segment until the corresponding stopping edge is against the corresponding stopping face, and each contacting segment does not protrude from the insulator. When the electrical plug connector is not inserted into the electrical receptacle connector, shape recovery of each of the elastic segments restores the corresponding contacting segment and the corresponding stopping edge is away from the stopping face.
US10468802B2	Terminal connecting structure A terminal connecting structure includes a male terminal having a rod-shaped portion, a female terminal having a cylindrical portion, and an elastic member provided in the cylindrical portion. The female terminal has indented portions. A projecting portion is provided on one of the rod-shaped portion and a central portion of the cylindrical portion. A cut-out portion is provided on the other of the rod-shaped portion and the central portion of the cylindrical portion. The projecting portion fits the cut-out portion when the male terminal fits in the female terminal.
US10468774B2	Apparatus and methods for launching guided waves via circuits Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having a plurality of transmitters for launching, according to a signal, instances of first electromagnetic waves having different phases to induce propagation of a second electromagnetic wave at an interface of a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, wherein the plurality of transmitters has a corresponding plurality of antennas. A reflective plate is spaced a distance behind the plurality of antennas relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10468766B2	Antenna structure with hollow-boresight antenna beam In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dielectric antenna having a longitudinal axis, a feed point and an aperture. A cable comprising a core is coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna. A transmitter, coupled to the cable, facilitates a transmission of first electromagnetic waves to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, the first electromagnetic waves guided by the core. The first electromagnetic waves propagate along the core without requiring an electrical return path, and the first electromagnetic waves generate free-space wireless signals from the aperture of the antenna in accordance with a hollow-boresight antenna beam pattern.
US10468752B2	Wireless communication module and portable terminal including the same A wireless communication module includes a controller configured to control wireless communication operations, an antenna module that includes a first antenna device, and a matching circuit configured to perform impedance matching between the controller and the antenna module, wherein the first antenna device includes a heat dissipating sheet with a first pattern that transceives wireless signals by detecting a surrounding magnetic flux.
US10468750B2	Antenna and electronic device including the same Provided are an antenna and an electronic device including the same. The antenna includes a substrate, an antenna radiator fed from the substrate, at least one metallic member disposed near the antenna radiator, a connector member electrically connected to the substrate, and a capacitor formed by a dielectric interposed between the connector member and the at least one metallic member.
US10468749B2	Mobile display terminal The present disclosure provides a mobile display terminal, including a case, a main board and an antenna. The main board is arranged inside the case, a circuit board is arranged on the main board, and the antenna is arranged on the case. The mobile display terminal further includes a connector configured to electrically connect the antenna to the circuit board.
US10468747B2	Tunable external antenna by using data connector of portable devices A method and apparatus for operating a tunable accessory connected to a portable communications device. The method includes detecting, using an electronic processor, that a network signal is below a threshold and connecting, using a first switch connected to the electronic processor and a data connector port of a portable communications device, data signals received from the data connector port to radio frequency frontend. The method also includes determining, using an accessory electronic processor of the tunable accessory, a radio frequency band requirement of the portable communications device and tuning, using a matching tuning network controller of the tunable accessory, an external antenna of the tunable accessory. The method further includes connecting, using a second switch connected to the accessory electronic processor, a data connector output to the data connector port to external antenna signals received from the matching tuning network controller.
US10468744B2	Method and apparatus for assembly and installation of a communication device Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication device having a connection structure that physically connects with a utility structure, where the connection structure has a strut channel. The communication device has a support structure physically connected to the connection structure. The communication device has a group of radio devices secured to the support structure, where the strut channel is configured to enable temporarily locking the support structure to the connection structure via an installation member during an installation process. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10468741B2	Phased array antenna assembly A carrier plate configured for mounting thereto of a plurality of communication units to form a phased array antenna; The carrier plate is integrally formed with a plurality of sockets, each of the sockets being adapted to receive therein at least one of the plurality of communication unit; The carrier plate is further integrally formed with one or more cooling channels extending along the carrier plate and associated with the sockets; The channels are configured for passage of a cooling fluid therethrough for cooling of the plurality of units during operation of the antenna.
US10468734B2	Resonator and filter with resonator A resonator, in particular a high-frequency resonator, includes a resonator housing with a resonator space formed therein and a container with a cavity in which a liquid crystal is accommodated, wherein the container is at least partially arranged in the resonator space and includes an electrode configuration for generating an electric control field for controlling the permittivity of the liquid crystal.
US10468733B2	Ceramic block filter having through holes of specific shapes The present application is directed to a filter and methods of making the same. The filter includes a block of dielectric material with a top surface including a patterned region, a bottom surface, and side surfaces. The filter also includes a through-hole extending through the block from the top surface to the bottom surface. The through-hole may include a top edge that connects the top surface with an inner wall of the through hole and a bottom edge that connects the bottom surface with the inner wall of the through hole. The top edge or bottom edges of the through-hole may be rounded, chamfered, or tapered.
US10468729B2	Method for producing non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt, a non-aqueous solvent capable of dissolving the electrolyte salt, and plural additives, wherein at least one of the additives has a reduction potential that is nobler than the reduction potential of the non-aqueous solvent. The method includes a first charging step for maintaining battery voltage at a negative electrode potential at which the additive having the noblest reduction potential of the additives is decomposed while the non-aqueous solvent and other additives are not reduced and decomposed and a second charging step for maintaining battery voltage so as to have reduction and decomposition of at least one of the non-aqueous solvents and bring the electrical potential of the negative electrode to at least 0.7 V relative to lithium. By having a uniform reaction in an electrode, a decrease in durability is suppressed.
US10468724B2	All-solid-state battery An all-solid-state battery able to inhibit internal short-circuiting that occurs in the case of a rise in battery temperature during improper use, etc., of the all-solid-state battery is provided. The all-solid-state battery (100) has a positive electrode active material layer (10), a solid electrolyte layer (20) and a negative electrode active material layer (30) in that order, and the solid electrolyte layer (20) has solid electrolyte particles (14) and additive particles (22). The additive particles have a melting point of 700° C. or higher and are electrochemically inert. The ratio of the median diameter (D50) of the additive particles to the thickness of the solid electrolyte layer (20) is 0.4 to 0.8.
US10468711B2	Electrode plate, layered electrode group, and battery A layered electrode group according to the present invention includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. The positive electrode plate is formed into a substantial U-shape by disposing two active material retaining portions retaining the positive active material opposite to each other. The negative electrode plate is formed into a substantial U-shape by disposing two active material retaining portions retaining the negative active material opposite to each other. The positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are layered such that at least one active material retaining portion at the positive electrode plate is sandwiched between two active material retaining portions at the negative electrode plate.
US10468707B2	Fuel cell stack assembly A fuel cell stack assembly for a vehicle is provided which includes a first end plate, a second end plate; and a first plurality of fuel cells disposed between the first and second end plates. The first plurality of fuel cells may define a repeating pattern of a thick fuel cell adjacent to a thin fuel cell. Each fuel cell in the first plurality of fuel cells having an active area thickness. The fuel cell stack assembly of the present disclosure may further include a second plurality of nominal fuel cells.
US10468702B2	Composite metal oxide particles and method for manufacturing same The present specification relates to composite metal oxide particles manufactured by reacting two or more metal oxides and a method for manufacturing the same.
US10468696B2	End cell heater for fuel cell, and fuel cell including same A fuel cell includes end cell heaters each disposed on outer sides of end cells disposed at both ends of the fuel cell stack. The end cell heaters each include a support formed in a plate shape having fuel channels and air channels. A heat generating part is formed in the support. Electricity conduction blocks are coupled to the support.
US10468695B2	Gas distribution element for a fuel cell The gas distribution element for a fuel cell or an electrolyzing device including a first layer and a second layer, the first and second layers are disposed with a gas distribution structure forming a pattern for a fluid flow of a first reactant fluid. The second layer is a homogenizing element, which has first apertures, wherein at least some of the first apertures have a length and a width, with the length being greater than the width and the length extending in a transverse direction to the main direction of fluid flow.
US10468694B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle on which a fuel cell system including a fuel cell is mounted includes a discharge mechanism configured to discharge moisture, generated by the fuel cell, from the fuel cell system to an outside of the vehicle, a camera configured to capture an image outside the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to determine whether predetermined control based on an information obtained from the image and executed or stopped in response to a driving status or drive mode of the vehicle in an on-state of an ignition switch is being executed, and, when it is determined that the predetermined control is being executed, execute a low discharge process in which a discharge flow rate of water vapor that is discharged from the discharge mechanism to the outside of the vehicle is reduced as compared to when it is determined that the predetermined control is stopped.
US10468691B2	Bipolar plates for use in conduction-cooled electrochemical cells The present disclosure is directed towards the design of bipolar plates for use in conduction-cooled electrochemical cells. Heat generated during the operation of the cell is removed from the active area of the cell to the periphery of the cell via the one or more bipolar plates in the cell. The one or more bipolar plates are configured to function as heat sinks to collect heat from the active area of the cell and to conduct the heat to the periphery of the plate where the heat is removed by traditional heat transfer means. The boundary of the one or more bipolar plates can be provided with heat dissipation structures to facilitate removal of heat from the plates. To function as effective heat sinks, the thickness of the one or more bipolar plates can be determined based on the rate of heat generation in the cell during operation, the thermal conductivity (“k”) of the material selected to form the plate, and the desired temperature gradient in a direction orthogonal to the plate (“ΔT”).
US10468684B2	Manganese oxide compositions and their use as electrodes for aqueous phase energy storage devices A composition and method of preparation of mixed valence manganese oxide, nickel-doped mixed valence manganese oxide and cobalt-doped mixed valence manganese oxide nanoparticles as well as tri-manganese tetroxide, nickel-doped tri-manganese tetroxide and cobalt-doped tri-manganese tetroxide nanoparticles for use as electrodes for aqueous energy storage devices.
US10468678B2	Process for making cathode materials for lithium ion batteries Process for making a particulate material of general formula (I), wherein the integers are defined as follows: M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.015 to 0.03, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.6, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.35, c is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.03, with a+b+c+d=1 said process comprising the following steps: (a) co-precipitating a mixed hydroxide of nickel, cobalt and manganese from a solution of water-soluble salts of nickel, cobalt and manganese by contacting such solution with a solution of alkali metal hydroxide, (b) adding an aqueous solution of an aluminate or titanate and thereby co-precipitating a layer of a mixed hydroxide of nickel and cobalt and manganese and aluminum or titanium on the particles formed in step (a), (c) removing particles of (Nia Cob Mnc Ald)(OH)2+d or (Nia Cob Mnc Tid)(OH)2+2d so obtained and drying them in the presence of oxygen, (d) mixing the particles obtained in step (c) with at least one Li compound selected from Li2O, LiOH and Li2CO3, (e) calcining the mixture obtained according to step (d) at a temperature in the range of from 920 to 950° C.
US10468668B1	Methods and compositions for anode and cathode nanocomposite materials for thermal batteries Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of making such compositions, for making lithium-containing anodes and cathodes. Disclosed are batteries comprising such anodes and/or cathodes, and uses for such batteries. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US10468667B2	Electrode sheet for use in power storage device and power storage device including electrode sheet A positive electrode active material layer is formed on at least one surface of a positive electrode current collector having a substantially rectangular planar shape. The positive electrode current collector includes an exposed portion in a partial region in a longitudinal direction and at an end portion of the partial region in a width direction, and a positive electrode lead is to be connected to the exposed portion. In a region in which the positive electrode active material layer is formed, an elastic modulus of a first region adjacent to the exposed portion in the width direction is larger than elastic moduli of second regions adjacent to the exposed portion and the first region in the longitudinal direction.
US10468660B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; an electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly; a sealing part for insulating the electrode tab from the case; and an insulation film around the electrode tab and between the sealing part and the electrode assembly.
US10468659B2	Cell terminal seal system and method A battery module includes a hermetically sealed battery cell assembly. The battery cell assembly includes a housing and an electrochemical cell disposed in the housing. The battery cell assembly also includes a first battery terminal coupled to and extending away from the electrochemical cell and extending through a first opening in the housing. The first opening in the housing comprises a flange. The battery cell assembly further includes a sealing ring disposed around the flange to exert a compressive force for hermetically sealing the opening.
US10468654B2	Battery module printed circuit board assembly system and method A battery module includes a housing, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the housing, and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly disposed in the housing. The PCB assembly includes a PCB and a shunt disposed across a first surface of the PCB. A second surface of the shunt directly contacts the first surface of the PCB, and the shunt is electrically coupled between the battery cells and a terminal of the battery module.
US10468649B2	Battery case, and battery pack and vehicle including the same Disclosed is a battery case, which includes a frame unit having an accommodation space formed therein so that a cell assembly including a plurality of stacked battery cells is accommodated therein, the frame unit having at least one open side surface; and a frame cover configured to cover the at least one open side surface and having an extinguishing space in which flame generated at the cell assembly is introduced and extinguished, the frame cover having a discharge unit communicating with an outside of the extinguishing space so that gas generated at the cell assembly and introduced into the extinguishing space is discharged to the outside of the extinguishing space.
US10468644B2	Battery cell with integrated mounting foot A battery cell according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a cell housing and a mounting member that is fixed to an outer surface of the cell housing. In one example, the mounting member is formed separate from the cell housing and attached to the outer surface of the cell housing. In another example, the mounting member is unitarily formed with the cell housing and protrudes from a planar surface of the cell housing.
US10468643B2	Battery module and battery pack including the same Disclosed are a battery module and a battery pack including the same. The battery module includes a frame; and a plurality of battery cells disposed at the frame, and the plurality of battery cells are arranged in a single layer with respect to the frame.
US10468642B2	Rechargeable storage battery with improved performance The present disclosure provides an improved high watt-hour lithium ion rechargeable battery pack including a plurality of cells not comprising a multiple of eight and an electrical circuit to provide a battery pack that mimics eight cells in series. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a battery pack comprising a non-multiple of eight cells of the type typically used in a 2590 battery pack and a corresponding mechanical packing assembly. The improved electromechanical design may provide an increased capacity and reduced heat of the cells upon discharge as compared to a standard 2590 battery pack, and may also avoid an imbalance that may arise when using multiple internal battery packs. The disclosed improved battery packs require only one control circuit to provide voltage regulation as well as the protection, balancing, and fuel gauge circuit functions for all of the energy cells, leading to reductions in both complexity and cost.
US10468637B2	Color OLED display with a larger aperture ratio A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
US10468634B2	OLED display panel having an electro-polarizing layer The present invention provides an OLED display panel and an OLED display apparatus. The OLED display panel includes a substrate, an OLED layer, an electro-polarizing layer, a light-sensing layer and a control chip. The OLED layer is mounted on the substrate. The electro-polarizing layer is mounted on the OLED layer and has a polarized state and a non-polarized state. The light-sensing layer is used to transfer an external light signal into an electric signal. The control chip is connected to the OLED layer, the electro-polarizing layer and the light-sensing layer.
US10468633B2	Microlens array architectures for enhanced light outcoupling from an OLED array Novel microlens array architectures for enhanced light outcoupling from light emission are provided. Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) that include an outcoupling layer including these novel microlens array architectures and method for fabricating such OLEDs are provided. These devices may be used to provide OLEDs with optimized light extraction.
US10468629B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display apparatus includes: preparing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming a through-hole penetrating the substrate from the first surface to the second surface; forming a humidity preventing layer on the substrate; forming a plurality of organic light emitting diodes on the substrate; and removing an organic light emitting diode adjacent to the through-hole from among the plurality of organic light emitting diodes, in which the humidity preventing layer may be formed on the substrate via a sequential vapor infiltration (SVI) process.
US10468624B2	Display device having touch sensing part A display device includes: a first substrate including a first region, a third region spaced apart from and surrounding the first region, and a second region located between the first region and the third region; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a display element including a first electrode on the first substrate, a light emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode provided on the light emitting layer; a touch sensing part disposed on the second substrate; and a sealing member provided on the third region of the first substrate, the sealing member joining the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second electrode overlaps the touch sensing part, and an end of the second electrode is spaced apart from an end of the touch sensing part in the direction of the sealing member in the second region.
US10468616B2	Photoelectric conversion device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device of an embodiment includes: forming a layer on a substrate; and drying this layer. The layer contains a p-type semiconductor, an n-type semiconductor, and a compound represented by the following formula (1). The layer is dried under pressures of 100 Pa or less and substrate temperatures of 40 to 200° C. R1—(CH2)n—R2 (1) Here, n: 1 to 20, and R1, R2: halogen or SH
US10468613B2	Motherboard of flexible display panel, cutting method thereof, flexible display panel and display device Embodiment of the present disclosure provides a motherboard of flexible display panel, a cutting method thereof, a flexible display panel and a display device. The motherboard of flexible display panel includes: a plurality of display units; a space region, disposed to at least separate adjacent ones of the display unis; and a barrier strip, disposed in the space region and configured to stop a crack from extending towards the display units across the barrier strip.
US10468610B2	Isomer-mixture metal complex composition, organic electroluminescent element, illuminator, and display device An isomer-mixture metal complex composition that includes a plurality of atropisomers is described. This isomer-mixture metal complex composition is a metal complex composition which is a mixture of isomers each comprising a metal atom and a plurality of ligands, and is characterized by containing a plurality of atropisomers because at least one of the ligands has an aromatic ring as a substituent and the free rotation of the axis of the bonding between the aromatic ring and the ligand is inhibited by the formation of a complex of the metal atom with other ligand(s). An organic EL element using the isomer-mixture metal complex composition as a material for organic EL element is also described. Further, an illuminator and a display device which are obtained using the organic EL element are described.
US10468609B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices New organic materials having polyaromatic structure containing boron and high triplet energy are disclosed. The high triplet energy materials are useful as host materials in PHOLEDs and improve device quantum efficiency and stability.
US10468606B2	Compound for organic electric element, organic electric element comprising the same, and electronic device thereof The present invention provides the compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and electronic device thereof, and by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer, the driving voltage of the organic electronic device can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the organic electronic device can be improved.
US10468586B2	Electronic device, topological insulator, fabrication method of topological insulator and memory device An electronic device is provided, including: a first drive electrode; a second drive electrode that is spaced apart from the first drive electrode; and a topological insulator that contacts both of the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode and has magnetism, wherein the topological insulator includes a first region having a first coercivity and a second region having a second coercivity that is different from the first coercivity. A fabrication method of a topological insulator is also provided, including: preparing a topological insulator having magnetism and a first coercivity; and forming a second region having a second coercivity that is different from the first coercivity by irradiating a partial region of the topological insulator with ions.
US10468585B1	Dual function magnetic tunnel junction pillar encapsulation Magnetic tunnel junction pillars are encapsulated by an oxidized diffusion barrier layer. Oxygen within the encapsulating material is used to oxidize metallic residue outside the pillars, converting the residue to a non-conductive material such as a metal oxide or metal oxynitride. Selective deposition of manganese on the metal layers of the pillars can be followed by oxidation of the manganese to form a manganese oxide diffusion barrier. Alternatively, manganese deposition can be followed by deposition of silicon dioxide and subsequent annealing to form a manganese silicate diffusion barrier.
US10468582B2	Basketball with piezo elements to produce charging current A basketball that uses compression or decompression of piezo elements to produce current that charges a rechargeable battery in the basketball. The current is generated by the piezo elements that are placed between an inner shell and an outer shell of the basketball so that the bouncing of the basketball creates current to charge the battery. The charged battery can be coupled to an electronic device (e.g., smartphone) to charge the electronic device.
US10468576B2	Method of manufacturing a sealed thermoelectric module A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric module utilizes solid-liquid interdiffusion bonding for both forming metallization, interconnection and bonding between thermoelectric elements and electric contacts and forming of a hermetic sealing of the thermoelectric module.
US10468574B2	Thermoelectric materials and related compositions and methods A thermoelectric material includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of partially coated particles dispersed within the polymer matrix. Each particle of the plurality has a discontinuous coating of metal on a carbon-based material. A method includes dispersing functionalized particles comprising a carbon-based material in a solvent; providing a metal salt in the solvent; and forming a plurality of distinct metal volumes on a surface of the functionalized particles to form partially coated particles. The distinct metal volumes are thermally insulated from other volumes of the plurality. A composition of matter includes a discontinuous coating of metal on a surface of a carbon-based material. The carbon-based material is selected from the group consisting of graphene oxide and functionalized carbon nanotubes.
US10468563B2	Light-emitting device and image display apparatus A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits blue light, a Mn2+-activated γ-AlON phosphor and a Eu2+-activated β-SiAlON phosphor that are excited by the blue light to emit green light, and a red phosphor that is excited by the blue light to emit red light. The weight ratio of the Mn2+-activated γ-AlON phosphor to the Eu2+-activated β-SiAlON phosphor is from 20 to 75.
US10468561B2	LED module for increasing effective wavelengths output An LED module for increasing effective wavelengths output includes a light emission unit configured to be supplied with electric energy to generate light; and a frame unit where an installation space for installing the light emission unit is formed, and that absorbs electromagnetic waves being generated in the light emission unit. During operation, harmful electromagnetic waves other than the effective waves beneficial to human body may be absorbed. Accordingly, even when the human body is exposed to the LED module for a long period of time, the side effects caused by the electromagnetic waves can be minimized.
US10468559B2	Quantum dot nanoparticles having enhanced stability and luminescence efficiency Certain dithio-compounds have been found to be superior capping ligands for quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles. Example dithio-ligands include dithiocarbamate ligands. These strongly binding ligands are capable of coordinating to both positive and negative atoms on the surface of the nanoparticle. The ligands are bi-dentate and thus their approach to the QD surface is not as sterically hindered as is the approach of mono-dentate ligands. These ligands can therefore completely saturate the QD surface.
US10468542B2	Thick-film pastes containing lead-tellurium-lithium-oxides, and their use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices The present invention provides a thick-film paste for printing the front side of a solar cell device having one or more insulating layers. The thick-film paste comprises an electrically conductive metal, and a lead-tellurium-lithium-oxide dispersed in an organic medium.
US10468536B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film which includes oxidized material containing silicon and covers the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film provided to be in contact with the gate insulating film and overlap with at least the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. In the oxide semiconductor film, a first region which is provided to be in contact with the gate insulating film and have a thickness less than or equal to 5 nm has a silicon concentration lower than or equal to 1.0 at. %, and a region in the oxide semiconductor film other than the first region has lower silicon concentration than the first region. At least the first region includes a crystal portion.
US10468529B2	Structure and formation method of semiconductor device structure with etch stop layer Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate and having a sidewall, a spacer element over the sidewall of the gate structure and a source/drain portion adjacent to the spacer element and the gate structure. The semiconductor device structure also includes an etch stop layer over the source/drain portion, an interlayer dielectric layer over the etch stop layer and in contact with the spacer element, and a contact plug penetrating through the interlayer dielectric layer and the etch stop layer, and electrically connected to the source/drain portion.
US10468527B2	Metal gate structure and methods of fabricating thereof A semiconductor device and method of forming thereof includes a first fin and a second fin each extending from a substrate. A first gate segment is disposed over the first fin and a second gate segment is disposed over the second fin. An interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is adjacent the first gate segment and the second gate segment. A cut region (e.g., opening or gap between first gate structure and the second gate structure) extends between the first and second gate segments. The cut region has a first portion has a first width and a second portion has a second width, the second width is greater than the first width. The second portion interposes the first and second gate segments and the first portion is defined within the ILD layer.
US10468523B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A recessed portion is formed in a top surface of an isolation insulation film filling an isolation trench between a p+ source region and a p+ drain region. A p− drift region is located below the isolation trench and connected to the p+ drain region. A gate electrode fills the recessed portion. An n-type impurity region is located below the p− drift region and directly below the recessed portion.
US10468522B2	Semiconductor device The present examples relate to a semiconductor device used in an electric device or high voltage device. The present examples improve Rsp by minimizing drift region resistance by satisfying breakdown voltage by improving the structure of a drift region through which current flows in a semiconductor device to provide optimal results. Moreover, a high frequency application achieves useful results by reducing a gate charge Qg for an identical device pitch to that of an alternative technology.
US10468521B2	Load modulation circuit and semiconductor device, and wireless power supply system A load modulation circuit of an embodiment has a first element, a switch element configured to connect the first element to an end portion of a coil, a first control section configured to control an operation of the switch element, and a second control section configured to control an amount of electric charges accumulated in the first element, and the second control section discharges the electric charges accumulated in the first element when the switch element is switched to off.
US10468518B2	Power semiconductor device having a first and a second conductive-type columnar regions formed alternately with each other and method of manufacturing the power semiconductor device A power semiconductor device of the present invention includes: a semiconductor base body which has a super junction structure formed of a plurality of first conductive-type columnar regions and a plurality of second conductive-type columnar regions; a plurality of trenches; gate insulation films; gate electrodes; an interlayer insulation film; contact holes formed such that two or more contact holes are formed between two trenches disposed adjacently to each other; metal plugs formed by filling the inside of the contact holes with metal; and an electrode, wherein a first conductive-type high concentration diffusion region is formed only between the trench and the metal plug disposed closest to the trench between each two trenches disposed adjacently to each other. According to the power semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to provide a power semiconductor device which satisfies a demand for reduction in cost and downsizing of electronic equipment, and has a large breakdown strength.
US10468517B2	Tunneling field effect transistor having interfacial layer containing nitrogen A method for fabricating a tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) includes the steps of providing a substrate and then forming an interfacial layer on the substrate. Preferably, the step of forming the interfacial layer includes the steps of: performing a plasma treatment process to inject a first gas containing nitrogen; injecting a second gas containing oxygen; and injecting a precursor to react with the first gas and the second gas for forming the interfacial layer.
US10468513B1	Bidirectional silicon-controlled rectifier A bidirectional silicon-controlled rectifier includes a lightly-doped semiconductor structure, a first lightly-doped region, a second lightly-doped region, a first doped well, a second doped well, a first heavily-doped area, a second heavily-doped area, a third heavily-doped area, a fourth heavily-doped area. The lightly-doped semiconductor structure, the first heavily-doped area, and the third heavily-doped area have a first conductivity type. The first lightly-doped region, the second lightly-doped region, the first doped well, the second doped well, the fourth heavily-doped area, and the second heavily-doped area have a second conductivity type. A first part of the first lightly-doped region is arranged under the first doped well. A second part of the second lightly-doped region is arranged under the second doped well.
US10468501B2	Gap-filling germanium through selective bottom-up growth A method includes depositing a silicon layer on a plurality of strips. The silicon layer is etched back to remove top portions of the silicon layer, and to expose some portions of the plurality of strips. Some bottom portions of the silicon layer at bottoms of trenches between the plurality of strips remain after the etching back. A germanium layer is selectively grown from remaining portions of the silicon layer, and exposed portions of the plurality of strips remain exposed after the germanium layer is selectively grown.
US10468500B1	FinFET fabrication methods A method and structure for doping source and drain (S/D) regions of a PMOS and/or NMOS FinFET device are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes providing a substrate including a fin extending therefrom. In some examples, the fin includes a channel region, source/drain regions disposed adjacent to and on either side of the channel region, a gate structure disposed over the channel region, and a main spacer disposed on sidewalls of the gate structure. In some embodiments, contact openings are formed to provide access to the source/drain regions, where the forming the contact openings may etch a portion of the main spacer. After forming the contact openings, a spacer deposition and etch process may be performed. In some cases, after performing the spacer deposition and etch process, a silicide layer is formed over, and in contact with, the source/drain regions.
US10468496B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device having an oxidation-resistant insulating film in a termination region A semiconductor device includes: a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate made of silicon carbide; a second conductivity type body region in a device region of the semiconductor substrate; a first conductivity type source region formed in the body region; and a gate electrode formed on the body region through gate insulating films. The semiconductor device further includes, in a termination region of the semiconductor substrate, second conductivity type RESURF layers, and an edge termination region formed in the RESURF layers. Then, the RESURF layers and a front surface of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the RESURF layers are covered by an oxidation-resistant insulating film.
US10468493B2	Method for manufacturing gate stack structure The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a gate stack structure. The method comprises providing a substrate. A dielectric layer is then formed on the substrate and a gate trench is formed in the dielectric layer. A bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a top barrier layer are formed in the gate trench in sequence. Afterwards, a silicon formation layer is formed on the top barrier layer and filling the gate trench. A planarization process is performed, to remove a portion of the silicon formation layer, a portion of the bottom barrier layer, a portion of the first work function metal layer, and a portion of the top barrier layer. Next, the remaining silicon formation layer is removed completely, and a conductive layer is filled in the gate trench.
US10468492B2	Thin film transistor, array substrate and display apparatus having the same, and fabricating method thereof The present application discloses a thin film transistor including a base substrate; an active layer on the base substrate comprising a channel region, a source electrode contact region, and a drain electrode contact region; a gate insulating layer on a side of the channel region distal to the base substrate; and a gate electrode on a side of the gate insulating layer distal to the channel region; the gate insulating layer being made of a silicone-based organic material.
US10468488B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The fourth semiconductor region includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is arranged with the second semiconductor region in a second direction crossing a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region. The second portion is located above the third semiconductor region. The gate electrode is provided via a gate insulating layer on another part of the second semiconductor region, part of the third semiconductor region, and the first portion. The first electrode is provided on another part of the third semiconductor region. The second electrode is provided on the second portion.
US10468486B2	SOI substrate, semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate includes a semiconductor substrate and a multi-layered polycrystalline silicon structure. The multi-layered polycrystalline silicon structure is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The multi-layered polycrystalline silicon structure includes a plurality of polycrystalline silicon layers stacked over one another, and a native oxide layer between each adjacent pair of polycrystalline silicon layers.
US10468483B2	Horizontal nanowire semiconductor devices The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a semiconductor device comprising horizontal nanowires. The method comprises depositing a multilayer stack on a substrate, the multilayer stack comprising first sacrificial layers alternated with layers of nanowire material; forming at least one fin in the multilayer stack; applying an additional sacrificial layer around the fin such that a resulting sacrificial layer is formed all around the nanowire material; and forming a nanowire spacer, starting from the resulting sacrificial layer, around the nanowire material at an extremity of the nanowire material. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding semiconductor device.
US10468475B2	Display panel and display device The invention discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel including a fold area, and at least one non-fold area proximate to the fold area, the display panel includes: an underlying substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a plurality of pixel circuit units arranged on the underlying substrate, which are arranged in the non-fold area; and the non-fold area includes at least one first area and second area; and there are a plurality of the pixel circuit units arrayed respectively in the first area and the second area, the first area is adjacent to the fold area, the second area is located on the side of the first area away from the fold area, and the distribution density of the pixel circuit units in the first area is higher than or equal to the distribution density of the pixel circuit units in the second area.
US10468474B2	Top-emission type organic light emitting diode display substrate The present application discloses a top-emission type organic light emitting diode display substrate having a plurality of subpixel areas, in each of which the top-emission type organic light emitting diode display substrate includes a base substrate; a thin film transistor on the base substrate and including a drain electrode; and an organic light emitting diode on a side of the drain electrode distal to the base substrate. The organic light emitting diode includes a first electrode on a side of the drain electrode distal to the base substrate; an organic layer on a side of the first electrode distal to the drain electrode; and a second electrode on a side of the organic layer distal to the first electrode. The first electrode is a substantially transparent electrode and electrically connected to the drain electrode. The drain electrode is a reflective electrode. The second electrode is a substantially transparent electrode.
US10468469B2	Transparent display device with wall structure A transparent display device including a substrate having a light emitting region and a light transmitting region, a light emitting element located in the light emitting region, a first wall structure having an undercut sidewall, a first top conductive pattern and a barrier multi-layer structure is provided. The first wall structure forms the boundary between the light emitting region and the light transmitting region and the light emitting element is located in the light emitting region surrounded by the first wall structure. The first top conductive pattern is disposed on the top surface of the first wall structure. The barrier multi-layer structure is disposed on the light emitting element. The barrier multi-layer structure includes a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer. An overlapping portion of the first barrier layer and the second barrier is located in the light emitting region surrounded by the first wall structure.
US10468467B2	Organic electroluminescence display device Provided is an organic EL display device including an organic EL display panel exhibiting flexibility, a functional layer portion provided to face the organic EL display panel on one surface side thereof and exhibiting flexibility, and a support layer portion provided to face the organic EL display panel on the other surface side thereof and exhibiting flexibility. The functional layer portion is slidably provided on one surface of the organic EL display panel, and the support layer portion is slidably provided on the other surface of the organic EL display panel.
US10468466B2	Touch display panel and method of manufacturing the same A touch display panel including a thin-film transistor substrate including a thin-film transistor, a pixel defining layer disposed on the thin-film transistor substrate and including a first opening, a light emitting structure disposed in the first opening, a thin film encapsulation layer covering the light emitting structure and the pixel defining layer, a first metal pattern disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer, a first insulation pattern disposed on the first metal pattern and having the same shape as the first metal pattern in a plan view, a second metal pattern disposed on the first insulation pattern, and a second insulation layer disposed on the second metal pattern and the thin film encapsulation layer and covering the first metal pattern, the first insulation pattern and the second metal pattern.
US10468461B2	Method and apparatus for performing display control of a display panel equipped with red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels A method and apparatus for performing display control of a display panel having red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels are provided. The method may include: performing hue calculations on pixel data of an image frame to detect a yellow partial image of the image frame and detect a white partial image of the image frame; determining a distance between the yellow partial image and the white partial image; and when the yellow partial image and the white partial image are sufficiently close to each other, changing at least one of brightness of the yellow partial image and brightness of the white partial image to reduce a brightness difference between the yellow partial image and the white partial image, for controlling the display panel to display the yellow partial image and the white partial image with the brightness difference being reduced, to prevent generating an incorrect color related to inherent deficiency.
US10468459B2	Multiple vertical TFT structures for a vertical bit line architecture Systems and methods for implementing a memory array comprising vertical bit lines that are connected to different pairs of vertical thin-film transistors (TFTs) are described. A set of vertical TFTs may be formed such that a first TFT and a second TFT are spaced apart by a first separation distance and a third TFT and the second TFT are spaced apart by a second separation distance. The fabrication of the memory array includes forming a layer of conducting material with a thickness that is greater than half of the first separation distance and less than half of the second separation distance and then performing an anisotropic etch to remove portions of the conducting material such that openings in the conducting material are formed between the pairs of vertical TFTs while preventing openings from forming between the vertical TFTs of each pair of vertical TFTs.
US10468456B2	Integrated circuits including magnetic random access memory structures having reduced switching energy barriers for differential bit operation and methods for fabricating the same Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided herein. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of MRAM structures. The integrated circuit further includes a first lower MTJ stack with the first lower MTJ stack including a first lower free layer. The integrated circuit further includes a spin orbit torque coupling layer overlying the first lower MTJ stack. The integrated circuit further includes a first upper MTJ stack overlying the spin orbit torque coupling layer and the first lower MTJ stack with the first upper MTJ stack including a first upper free layer. The switching energy barrier for each of the first lower free layer and the first upper free layer is reduced in the presence of an electrical voltage passing through each of the MTJ stacks. The first lower free layer and said first upper free layer are configured to have complement magnetizations.
US10468452B2	Method of manufacturing a LED-based emissive display device A method of manufacturing elementary chips of a LED-based emissive display device, each chip including an inorganic semiconductor LED, a circuit for controlling the LED, and a plurality of areas of connection to an external device arranged on a connection surface of the chip.
US10468451B2	Imaging element, stacked-type imaging element, solid-state imaging device, and driving method for solid-state imaging device An imaging device is provided. The imaging device may include a substrate having a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit at a light-incident side of the substrate. The second photoelectric conversion unit may include a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode, a second electrode above the photoelectric conversion layer, a third electrode, and an insulating material between the third electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, wherein a portion of the insulating material is between the first electrode and the third electrode.
US10468443B2	Pixel structure of image sensor and method of forming same A photo diode includes a pixel unit, a photo conversion layer, and a dielectric layer. The pixel unit includes a pair of pixels. The photo conversion layer is above the pixel unit and has a pair of portions, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the pixels. The dielectric layer is between the portions of the photo conversion layer. A method of manufacturing the photo diode is also disclosed.
US10468439B2	Photoelectric conversion device, ranging apparatus, and information processing system A photoelectric conversion device includes a first photoelectric conversion portion configured to generate electrons; a second photoelectric conversion portion configured to generate holes; a charge-to-voltage conversion portion including an n-type first semiconductor region configured to collect the generated electrons and a p-type second semiconductor region configured to collect the generated holes, the charge-to-voltage conversion portion being configured to convert a charge that is based on the electrons and the holes to a voltage; and a signal generation portion configured to generate a signal corresponding to the voltage, the signal generation portion including an amplification transistor.
US10468432B1	BEOL cross-bar array ferroelectric synapse units for domain wall movement A method is presented for incorporating a metal-ferroelectric-metal (MFM) structure in a cross-bar array in back end of the line (BEOL) processing. The method includes forming a first electrode, forming a ferroelectric layer in direct contact with the first electrode, forming a second electrode in direct contact with the ferroelectric layer, such that the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer are perpendicular to the second electrode to form the cross-bar array, and biasing the second electrode to adjust domain wall movement within the ferroelectric layer.
US10468431B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes vertically stacked on a substrate, and channel holes passing through the gate electrodes to extend perpendicularly to the substrate and including a gate dielectric layer and a channel area. The gate dielectric layer may be formed of a plurality of layers, and at least one layer among the plurality of layers may have different thicknesses in different locations.
US10468429B2	Non-volatile memory device According to one embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes electrodes, an interlayer insulating film, at least one semiconductor layer, conductive layers, first and second insulating films. The electrodes are arranged in a first direction. The interlayer insulating film is provided between the electrodes. The semiconductor layer extends in the first direction in the electrodes and the interlayer insulating film. The conductive layers are provided between each of the electrodes and the semiconductor layer, and separated from each other in the first direction. The first insulating film is provided between the conductive layers and the semiconductor layer. The second insulating film is provided between each of the electrodes and the conductive layers, and extends between each of the electrodes and the interlayer insulating film adjacent to the each of the electrodes. A width of the conductive layers in the first direction is narrower than that of the second insulating film.
US10468425B2	Embedded non-volatile memory with single polysilicon layer memory cells erasable through band to band tunneling induced hot electron and programmable through Fowler-Nordheim tunneling A non-volatile memory includes cells arranged in rows and columns. Each memory cell includes an access portion and a control portion. The access and control portions share an electrically floating layer of conductive material defining a first capacitive coupling with the access portion and a second capacitive coupling with the control portion. The first capacitive coupling defines a first capacity lower than a second capacity defined by the second capacitive coupling. The control portion is configured so that an electric current extracts charge carriers from the electrically floating layer through Fowler-Nordheim tunneling to store a first logic value in the memory cell. The access portion is configured so that an electric current injects charge carriers in the electrically floating layer by injection of band-to-band tunneling-induced hot electrons to store a second logic value, respectively, in the memory cell.
US10468416B2	Semiconductor device comprising gate structure sidewalls having different angles The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first active region, a second active region, and a gate structure. The first active region and the second active region are disposed in the substrate. The gate structure includes a bottom, a first sidewall attached to the first active region, and a second sidewall attached to the second active region. The first sidewall and the bottom have a first point of intersection, and the first sidewall and a first horizontal line starting from the first point toward the substrate have a first included angle. The second sidewall and the bottom have a second point of intersection, and the second sidewall and a second horizontal line starting from the second point toward the substrate have a second included angle. The first included angle is different from the second included angle. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided herein.
US10468415B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor package including the same The invention provides a semiconductor device including a capacitor capable of securing capacity and exhibiting improved reliability and a semiconductor package comprising the same. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate having a cell block; a plurality of capacitors, which are in the cell block of the substrate and have first electrodes; and a support pattern, which contacts sidewalls of the first electrodes of the plurality of capacitors and supports the plurality of capacitors, wherein the support pattern includes an upper support pattern including: a first upper pattern having a plate-like structure connected as a whole in the cell block; and a second upper pattern, which contacts a bottom surface of the first upper pattern and has a top surface having a smaller area than the bottom surface of the first upper pattern, the upper support pattern contacting sidewalls of upper ends of the first electrodes.
US10468404B2	Monolithically integrated low loss passive components and associated circuitry and methods for the manufacture thereof An oscillator having a dielectric wave guiding resonant cavity and an oscillator circuit operatively coupled to the dielectric wave guiding resonant cavity having at least one transistor, the two being of a unitary construction.
US10468401B2	Cross-domain ESD protection circuit An ESD protection circuit includes: a first current path switch arranged in a parallel connection with a first circuit and turned off when a first node voltage is at a logic low level; a first node for providing the first node voltage; a resister element coupled between a first power terminal and the first node; a MOS capacitor coupled between the first node and a first fixed-voltage terminal; a second current path switch arranged in a parallel connection with a second circuit and controlled by a second node voltage; a switch control circuit for providing the second node voltage; and a node voltage control circuit for controlling the first node voltage according to the second node voltage to ensure the first current path switch is turned off when the first power terminal supplies power to the first circuit while the second power terminal supplies power to the second circuit.
US10468400B2	Method of manufacturing substrate structure A method of manufacturing a substrate structure includes providing a first substrate including a first device region on a first surface, providing a second substrate including a second device region on a second surface, such that a width of the first device region is greater than a width of the second device region, and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, such that the first and second device regions are facing each other and are electrically connected to each other.
US10468398B2	Efficiently micro-transfer printing micro-scale devices onto large-format substrates A method of making a micro-transfer printed system includes providing a source wafer having a plurality of micro-transfer printable source devices arranged at a source spatial density; providing an intermediate wafer having a plurality of micro-transfer printable intermediate supports arranged at an intermediate spatial density less than or equal to the source spatial density; providing a destination substrate; micro-transfer printing the source devices from the source wafer to the intermediate supports of the intermediate wafer with a source stamp having a plurality of posts at a source transfer density to make an intermediate device on each intermediate support; and micro-transfer printing the intermediate devices from the intermediate wafer to the destination substrate at a destination spatial density less than the source spatial density with an intermediate stamp having a plurality of posts at an intermediate transfer density less than the source transfer density.
US10468387B2	Semiconductor device having plate-shaped metal terminals facing one another Provided is a semiconductor device according to an embodiment including a plate-shaped first metal terminal, a plate-shaped second metal terminal provided to face the first metal terminal, a resin layer provided between the first metal terminal and the second metal terminal, and a semiconductor chip having a first upper electrode electrically connected to the first metal terminal and a first lower electrode electrically connected to the second metal terminal, wherein a first distance between the first metal terminal and the second metal terminal at the end portion of the first metal terminal is larger than a second distance between the first metal terminal and the second metal terminal at a portion inside the end portion of the first metal terminal.
US10468373B2	Bonding machines for bonding semiconductor elements, methods of operating bonding machines, and techniques for improving UPH on such bonding machines A method of operating a bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) carrying a semiconductor element with a transfer tool; and (b) transferring the semiconductor element from the transfer tool to a bonding tool of the bonding machine without the transfer tool and the bonding tool contacting the semiconductor element at the same time.
US10468372B2	Semiconductor apparatus According to the present invention, a semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor device, a case surrounding the semiconductor device, a spring terminal including a first connection portion extending to a top surface of the case, and a second connection portion provided on the top surface of the case and a control substrate provided on the second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is connected to the semiconductor device, the second connection portion includes a first end connected to an end of the first connection portion, and a second end opposite to the first end, the second connection portion being a flat plate and having an elastic force using the first end as a supporting point, the second end contacts the control substrate with an elastic force, and the second connection portion has a constriction structure having a notch formed in a side surface along a longitudinal direction.
US10468366B2	Bonded structures for package and substrate The embodiments described provide elongated bonded structures near edges of packaged structures free of solder wetting on sides of copper posts substantially facing the center of the packaged structures. Solder wetting occurs on other sides of copper posts of these bonded structures. The elongated bonded structures are arranged in different arrangements and reduce the chance of shorting between neighboring bonded structures. In addition, the elongated bonded structures improve the reliability performance.
US10468354B2	Semiconductor device with magnetic layer and nonmagnetic layer According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, and a first member. The first member includes a first nonmagnetic planar region separated from the semiconductor element in a first direction, a first magnetic planar region provided between the first nonmagnetic planar region and the semiconductor element in the first direction, and a second nonmagnetic planar region provided between the first magnetic planar region and the semiconductor element in the first direction. The first magnetic planar region includes a first end portion extending along a second direction crossing the first direction. A first magnetization direction of the first magnetic planar region is tilted with respect to the second direction.
US10468352B2	Semiconductor packages with embedded bridge interconnects Semiconductor packages with embedded bridge interconnects, and related assemblies and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a semiconductor package may have a first side and a second side, and may include a bridge interconnect, embedded in a build-up material, having a first side with a plurality of conductive pads. The semiconductor package may also include a via having a first end that is narrower than a second end. The bridge interconnect and via may be arranged so that the first side of the semiconductor package is closer to the first side of the bridge interconnect than to the second side of the bridge interconnect, and so that the first side of the semiconductor package is closer to the first end of the via than to the second end of the via. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US10468336B2	High density semiconductor package and related methods Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a first semiconductor die having a plurality of balls coupled to a first side thereof, a second semiconductor die, a lead frame having a die attach area on a first side of the lead frame, the die attach area containing an opening therethrough and one or more wire bonds. The first semiconductor die may be coupled to a backside of the second semiconductor die by an adhesive on a second side of the first semiconductor die opposing the first side. The second semiconductor die may be mechanically and electrically coupled to the lead frame through one or more wire bonds at the die attach area. The first semiconductor die may be positioned within the opening in the center of the lead frame.
US10468318B2	Stiffener for providing uniformity in microelectronic packages In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a microelectronic package comprising a plurality of semiconductor chips connected to a substrate and a stiffener mounted on the substrate. The stiffener is mounted on the substrate with the semiconductor chips disposed within an opening in the stiffener and the opening defines an asymmetric shape relative to the semiconductor chips to control overall warpage in the microelectronic package by the stiffener.
US10468315B2	Power module The power module includes: an insulating substrate having an upper surface on which a semiconductor element is mounted; a base plate joined to a lower surface of the insulating substrate; a case member surrounding the insulating substrate and adhered to the base plate; a sealing resin provided in a region surrounded by the base plate and the case member, so as to seal the insulating substrate; and a holding plate projecting from an inner wall of the case member to above an outer peripheral portion of the insulating substrate, the holding plate being fixed to the inner wall, the holding plate being in contact with the sealing resin.
US10468310B2	Spacer integration scheme for FNET and PFET devices The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a spacer integration scheme for both NFET and PFET devices and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a plurality of epitaxial grown fin structures for NFET devices having sidewall spacers of a first dimension; and a plurality epitaxial grown fin structures for PFET devices having sidewall spacers of the first dimension.
US10468304B1	Semiconductor substrate production systems and related methods Implementations of a method of separating a wafer from a boule including semiconductor material may include: creating a damage layer in a boule comprising semiconductor material. The boule may have a first end and a second end. The method may include cooling the first end of the boule and heating the second end of the boule. A thermal gradient may be formed between the cooled first end and the heated second end. The thermal gradient may assist a silicon carbide wafer to separate from the boule at the damage layer.
US10468301B2	Magnetic trap for cylindrical diamagnetic materials A magnetic trap is configured to arrange at least one diamagnetic rod. The magnetic trap includes first and second magnets on a substrate that forms the magnetic trap defining a template configured to self-assemble diamagnetic material. Each of the first and second magnets extends along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length, and contact each other to define a contact line. The first magnet and the second magnet have a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction.
US10468297B1	Metal-based etch-stop layer A semiconductor structure includes a conductive feature, a first metal-based etch-stop layer over the underlying structure, a metal-free etch-stop layer over the first metal-based etch-stop layer, a second metal-based etch-stop layer over the metal-free etch-stop layer, an interlayer dielectric layer over the second metal-based etch-stop layer, and an interconnect structure extending through the first metal-based etch-stop layer, metal-free etch-stop layer, and the second metal-based etch-stop layer, wherein a bottom portion of the conductive interconnect structure directly contacts the conductive feature. The first metal-based etch-stop layer may include a first metallic component having one of aluminum, tantalum, titanium, or hafnium, and the second metal-based etch-stop layer may include a second metallic component the same as or different from the first metallic component. The first metal-based etch-stop layer and the second metal-based etch-stop layer may both be free of silicon.
US10468289B2	Substrate holding member Provided is a substrate holding member that includes a base body and a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface of the base body and that is capable of suppressing generation of particles due to peeling-off or cracking of protective layers of the protrusions. A substrate holding member includes a base body and a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface of the base body. Each of the protrusions includes a base portion and a protective layer, the base portion having a flat upper end surface and being made from a silicon carbide sintered compact, the protective layer being made of silicon carbide. The protective layer includes a region on at least a part of the base portion from an edge of the upper end surface to a lower end of the base portion, the region being exposed along an entire periphery. Preferably, the protective layer is formed so as to cover at least only a part of an upper portion of the base portion, the upper portion including the upper end surface.
US10468288B2	Methods and systems for chucking a warped wafer Methods and systems for vacuum mounting a warped, thin substrate onto a flat chuck are presented herein. A vacuum chuck includes three or more collapsible bellows that move above the chuck and into contact with a warped substrate. The bellows seal and vacuum clamp onto the backside surface of the substrate. In some embodiments, the bellows collapse by at least five hundred micrometers while clamping. An extensible sealing element is mounted in a recessed annular channel on the surface of the chuck body. As the substrate moves toward the chucking surface, the extensible sealing element extends at least five millimeters above the chuck body and into contact with the substrate. As the space between the chuck and the substrate is evacuated, the extensible sealing element collapse into the recessed annular channel, and the substrate is clamped onto the flat chucking surface of chuck body.
US10468284B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method One or plurality of correction information corresponding to one or plurality of spin chucks are acquired in advance for adjustment of a position of a substrate by an aligner and are stored in a memory. Each correction information indicates a position to be adjusted by the aligner when the substrate is transported from the aligner to each spin chuck by a transport mechanism in order for a center of the transported substrate to coincide with a rotational center of the spin chuck. The position of the substrate is adjusted by the aligner based on the correction information, corresponding to the spin chuck, stored in the memory before the substrate is transported to any one of the spin chucks from the aligner during processing for the substrate.
US10468283B2	Ion implantation apparatus and method for processing plurality of wafers using the same A first conveyance mechanism and a second conveyance mechanism convey a pair of two wafers to an alignment device from a wafer container via a buffer device, and then bring the wafers respectively into a first load lock chamber and a second load lock chamber after alignment. An intermediate conveyance mechanism conveys one of the pair of two wafers between the first load lock chamber and a vacuum processing chamber. The intermediate conveyance mechanism conveys the other of the pair of two wafers between the second load lock chamber and the vacuum processing chamber. The first conveyance mechanism and the second conveyance mechanism take out the pair of two wafers subjected to an implantation process from the first load lock chamber and the second load lock chamber and store the wafers into the wafer container.
US10468272B2	Method of manufacturing an electronic device and electronic device manufactured thereby An electronic device and a method of making an electronic device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide methods of making an electronic device, and electronic devices made thereby, that comprise forming first and second encapsulating materials, followed by further processing and the removal of the entire second encapsulating material.
US10468255B2	Wafer processing method A processing method for performing laser processing on a wafer includes: a reflected light detecting step of irradiating the wafer with light for state detection along a plurality of planned dividing lines, and detecting reflected light of the light from an upper surface of the wafer; a region setting step of setting a first region and a second region to the planned dividing lines based on the reflected light; a first laser processing step of performing laser processing on the first region under a first laser processing condition; and a second laser processing step of performing laser processing on the second region under a second laser processing condition.
US10468254B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate doped with an impurity; a front-surface-side electrode provided at a side of a front surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a back-surface-side electrode provided at a side of a back surface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein the semiconductor substrate includes: a peak region arranged at the side of the back surface of the semiconductor substrate and having one or more peaks of an impurity concentration; a high concentration region arranged closer to the front surface than the peak region and having an impurity concentration more gently sloped than the one or more peaks; and a low concentration region arranged closer to the front surface than the high concentration region and having an impurity concentration lower than the impurity concentration of the high concentration region and a substrate concentration of the semiconductor substrate.
US10468252B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The method comprises sequentially forming a target layer and a first mask layer on a substrate, patterning the first mask layer to form a first opening in the first mask layer, forming a spacer covering an inner wall of the first opening, forming on the first mask layer a first photoresist pattern having a second opening vertically overlapping at least a portion of the spacer, forming a third opening in the first mask layer that is adjacent to the first opening by using the spacer as a mask to remove a portion of the first mask layer that is exposed to the second opening, and using the first mask layer and the spacer as a mask to pattern the target layer.
US10468251B2	Method for forming spacers using silicon nitride film for spacer-defined multiple patterning A method of forming spacers for spacer-defined multiple pattering (SDMP), includes: depositing a pattern transfer film by PEALD on the entire patterned surface of a template using halogenated silane as a precursor and nitrogen as a reactant at a temperature of 200° C. or less, which pattern transfer film is a silicon nitride film; dry-etching the template using a fluorocarbon as an etchant, and thereby selectively removing a portion of the pattern transfer film formed on a top of a core material and a horizontal portion of the pattern transfer film while leaving the core material and a vertical portion of the pattern transfer film as a vertical spacer, wherein a top of the vertical spacer is substantially flat; and dry-etching the core material, whereby the template has a surface patterned by the vertical spacer on a underlying layer.
US10468246B2	Method of preparing diamond substrates for CVD nanometric delta doping A method of preparing a diamond crystal substrate for epitaxial deposition thereupon of a delta doping layer includes preparing an atomically smooth, undamaged diamond crystal substrate surface, which can be in the (100) plane, by polishing the surface and then etching the surface to remove subsurface damage caused by the polishing. The polishing can include a rough polish, for example in the (010) direction, followed by a fine polish, for example in the (011) direction, that removes the polishing tracks from the rough polishing. After etching the polished face can have a roughness Sa of less than 0.3 nm. An inductively coupled reactive ion etcher can apply the etching at a homogeneous etch rate using an appropriate gas mixture such as using argon and chlorine to remove between 0.1 and 10 microns of material from the polished surface.
US10468237B2	Substrate processing apparatus An apparatus includes a row of substrate transfer devices 3 which can deliver a wafer W within a transfer chamber; and rows of process modules PM, arranged at right and left sides of the row of the substrate transfer devices along the row, configured to perform processes to the wafer W. The rows of the process modules PM are arranged such that each of the processes can be performed by at least two process modules PM. Thus, when a single process module PM cannot be used, the wafer W can be rapidly transferred to another process module PM which can perform the same process as performed in the corresponding process module. Therefore, even when the single process module PM cannot be used, the processes can be continued to the wafers W without stopping an operation of the apparatus, so that the number of wasted wafers W can be reduced.
US10468232B2	Charged particle beam writing apparatus and charged particle beam writing method A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a writing data generation circuitry to input character information or information of an item selected, for specifying an apparatus quality check pattern used for evaluating apparatus quality of a charged particle beam writing apparatus, and to generate writing data of the apparatus quality check pattern based on the character information or the information of the item selected, and a combination circuitry to input writing data of an actual chip pattern to be written on a target object, and to combine the writing data of the actual chip pattern and the writing data of the apparatus quality check pattern such that the actual chip pattern and the apparatus quality check pattern do not overlap with each other.
US10468229B2	Method of generating a zoom sequence and microscope system configured to perform the method The disclosure provides a method of generating a zoom sequence visualizing a portion of a sample. The method includes changing a zoom parameter representing a magnification of an image of a portion of a sample, and directing a charged particle beam to first locations of the portion based on the zoom parameter using a charged particle beam system. The method also includes detecting intensities representing amounts of particles incident onto a detection area, visualizing a representation of the portion based on the intensities, and directing an electron beam to second locations of the portion based on the zoom parameter using a scanning electron microscope. The method further includes detecting diffraction patterns, and determining crystallographic properties of a crystal structure of the portion based on the diffraction patterns.
US10468223B2	System and method for reducing relative bearing shaft deflection in an X-ray tube An X-ray tube is provided. The X-ray tube includes a bearing configured to couple to an anode. The bearing includes a stationary member, a rotary member configured to rotate with respect to the stationary member during operation of the X-ray tube, and a support feature configured to minimize bending moment along a surface of the stationary member to reduce deflection of the stationary member relative to the rotary member due to radial loads during operation of the X-ray tube.
US10468221B2	Shadow frame with sides having a varied profile for improved deposition uniformity Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relates a shadow frame including two opposing major side frame members adjacent to two opposing minor side frame members coupled together with a corner bracket, wherein the corner bracket includes a corner inlay having legs that extend in directions generally orthogonal to each other.
US10468220B1	Indirectly heated cathode ion source assembly The indirectly heated cathode ion source assembly employs a cathode having a cup shaped body with a base and a cylindrical periphery, a thermal barrier having a plurality of cylindrical foils concentric to the cathode to reduce thermal loss; and a holder receiving the cathode and the thermal barrier in concentric relation.
US10468210B2	Key tappet for a key module of a key for a keyboard, key module of a key for a keyboard and method for producing it The invention proposes a key tappet for a key module of a key for a keyboard. The key tappet comprises a coupling section for coupling a key button and a guiding section for guiding the key tappet in a receiving section of the key module upon actuation of the key tappet. The guiding section has at least one sliding section to slide in the receiving section of the key module during the actuation of the key tappet. Demolding fins caused by demolding of the key tappet are arranged outside the at least one sliding section.
US10468203B2	Edible supercapacitors Systems and methods are described for an edible capacitive power source such as a supercapacitor device. The capacitive power source includes an anode electrode, an anode current collector, a cathode electrode, and a cathode current collector, arranged in layers with a separator layer positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode forming a symmetrical electrical double-layer capacitor. The anode electrode, the anode current collector, the cathode electrode, the cathode current collector, and the separator layer are all constructed of non-toxic, edible materials. The packaging material, the conductive anode tab, and the conductive cathode tab are all also constructed of non-toxic, edible materials forming a completely edible capacitive power source package.
US10468195B1	Multilayer ceramic electronic component array A multilayer ceramic electronic component array includes a plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components including a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, respectively; and an interposer including an insulating body disposed below the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components, a first terminal electrode disposed on the insulating body and connected to at least a portion of the respective first external electrodes of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components, and a second terminal electrode disposed on the insulating body and connected to at least a portion of the respective second external electrodes of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components. The first external electrodes of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components are in electrical contact with each other, and the second external electrodes of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic components are in electrical contact with each other.
US10468191B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor and multilayer-ceramic-capacitor-mounted structure A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a stacked body and first and second external electrodes. When a dimension of the stacked body in a length direction is L0, a dimension of the stacked body in a width direction is W0, a dimension of the stacked body in a stacking direction is T0, a dimension of the first outer layer portion in the stacking direction is T1, a dimension of the second outer layer portion in the stacking direction is T2, a dimension of the first side margin in the width direction is W1, a dimension of the second side margin in the width direction is W2, a dimension of the first end margin in the length direction is L1, and a dimension of the second end margin in the length direction is L2, conditions of (L1+L2)/L0>(W1+W2)/W0 and (L1+L2)/L0>(T1+T2)/T0 are satisfied, and a condition of 0.244≤(L1+L2)/L0≤0.348 is satisfied.
US10468186B2	Perovskite ceramic composition, combined composition containing perovskite ceramic composition, method for manufacturing perovskite ceramic composition, and method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic capacitor A perovskite ceramic composition that contains Sn, Ba, and Ti, and where the Sn content is within a range of about 0.001 parts by mol≤Sn≤about 0.999 parts by mole with respect to 100 parts by mole of the Ti. The perovskite ceramic composition can be used in a composition that further includes a rare earth element R, Mn, and Si, and optionally Mg, where proportions of the R, the Mn, the Si, and the optional Mg, satisfy R: 0
US10468179B2	Active twisted figure ‘8’ inductor An inductor is disclosed that includes an arrangement of lobes, each of the lobes in the arrangement of lobes including a generator, the arrangement of lobes interconnected such that, when currents are provided by each generator in the arrangement of lobes, each lobe in the arrangement of lobes produces a magnetic field with a defined polarity relative to the arrangement of lobes. When the arrangement of lobes are appropriately interconnected, the magnetic field from the arrangement of lobes can be canceled.
US10468174B2	Magnetic core and coil component Provided are a magnetic core having a high initial permeability and a coil component including the same. The magnetic core has an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the magnetic core measured using Cu-Kα characteristic X-rays, wherein a peak intensity ratio (P1/P2) of a peak intensity P1 of a diffraction peak of an Fe oxide having a corundum structure appearing in a vicinity of 2θ=33.2° to a peak intensity P2 of a diffraction peak of the Fe-based alloy having a bcc structure appearing in a vicinity of 2θ=44.7° is 0.015 or less; and in the X-ray diffraction spectrum, a peak intensity ratio (P3/P2) of a peak intensity P3 of a superlattice peak of an Fe3Al ordered structure appearing in a vicinity of 2θ=26.6° to the peak intensity P2 is 0.015 or more and 0.050 or less.
US10468172B2	Advanced 3D inductor structures with confined magnetic field Embodiments of an apparatus that includes a substrate and an inductor residing in the substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the inductor is formed as a conductive path that extends from a first terminal to a second terminal. The conductive path has a shape corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) lobe laid over a three-dimensional (3D) volume. Since the shape of the conductive path corresponds to the 2D lobe laid over a 3D volume, the magnetic field generated by the inductor has magnetic field lines that are predominately destructive outside the inductor and magnetic field lines that are predominately constructive inside the inductor. In this manner, the inductor can maintain a high quality (Q) factor while being placed close to other components.
US10468168B2	Rare-earth magnet comprising holmium and tungsten Disclosed is a Ho and W-containing rare-earth magnet. The rare-earth magnet comprises a R2Fe14B type principal phase, and comprises the following raw material components: R: 28 wt % to 33 wt %, wherein R is a raw-earth element comprising Nd and Ho, and the content of Ho is 0.3 wt % to 5 wt %; B: 0.8 wt % to 1.3 wt %; W: 0.005 wt % to 0.3 wt %, and the balance of T and inevitable purities, wherein T is an element mainly comprising Fe and/or Co. The rare-earth magnet mainly consists of a W-rich grain boundary phase and a Ho-rich principal phase; crystal grain growth of the Ho-containing magnet in a sintering process is constrained by the trace of W, thereby preventing AGG from occurring on the Ho-containing magnet, and obtaining a magnet with high coercivity and high heat resistance.
US10468164B2	Electrically conductive shaped body with a positive temperature coefficient The invention describes electrically conductive shaped bodies with an inherent positive temperature coefficient (PTC), produced from a composition which contains at least one organic matrix polymer (compound component A), at least one submicroscale or nanoscale, electrically conductive additive (compound component B) and at least one phase-change material with a phase-transition temperature in the range from −42° C. to +150° C. (compound component D). The phase-change material is incorporated into an organic network (compound component C). The electrically conductive shaped body with an inherent PTC effect is, in particular, a filament, a fibre, a spun-bonded web, a foam, a film, a foil or an injection-moulded article. The switching point for the PTC behavior is dependent on the type and also the phase-conversion temperature of the phase-change material. By way of example, a self-regulating surface heater in the form of a film, foil and/or textile can be realized in this way.
US10468160B2	Acousto-optic audio signal cable The invention discloses an acousto-optic audio signal cable which includes an audio wire cluster, at least one LED marquee light wire or at least one illuminating line parallel or spiral twining around outside or external wall of the audio wire cluster and an acousto-optic controller. The audio wire cluster and the LED marquee light wires form a cluster which is coated by a transparent insulating layer. A main circuit board of the acousto-optic controller includes a sampling amplifier circuit component, an analog-digital conversion circuit component, a microprocessor and an output driver sequentially connected. The audio wire cluster is connected to the input end of the sampling amplifier circuit component. The LED marquee light wires are connected to the output driver. The acousto-optic audio signal cable is simple in structure, convenient to operate, dynamic, fashionable and capable of synchronously flickering light during tone and rhythm changes of instrumental performances and speeches.
US10468148B2	Apparatus and method for neutron transmutation doping of semiconductor wafers In various embodiments, a method of processing one or more semiconductor wafers is provided. The method includes positioning the one or more semiconductor wafers in an irradiation chamber, generating a neutron flux in a spallation chamber coupled to the irradiation chamber, moderating the neutron flux to produce a thermal neutron flux, and exposing the one or more semiconductor wafers to the thermal neutron flux to thereby induce the creation of dopant atoms in the one or more semiconductor wafers.
US10468146B2	Combustion controller for combustible gas Provided is a combustion controller for a combustible gas of a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, and more particularly, to a combustion controller for a combustible gas installed in a rear end of a filtered vent system outside a containment vessel or an external chimney, configured to convert a combustible gas such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide, or the like, into steam, carbon dioxide, or the like, and simultaneously, operate by itself with no external power supply. Accordingly, the combustion controller for a combustible gas can perform stable combustion control with no probability of explosion of hydrogen through a recombining reaction of the combustible gas, prevent discharge of carbon monoxide, which is a toxic gas, and prevent backward flow of the flame through the quenching mesh.
US10468137B1	Managing treatment of children with Tetralogy of Fallot Systems and methods are provided for managing treatment of children with a congenital cyanotic heart condition such as Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) including determining predicted survival probabilities within a timeframe wherein patients await medical treatment such as surgical correction, based on amounts of a biomarker, such as BNP (brain natriuretic peptide) in serial samples of blood plasma from the subject and determining a Tetralogy of Fallot Index (TOFI®) score from the biomarker values. Some embodiments use TOFI score to determine severity and include scheduling and prioritizing medical treatment for patients based on the severity. In some embodiments, the TOFI score is calculated from a plurality of biomarker measurements, which are log-transformed and z-score transformed, by a mathematical survival predictive model, such as a Cox Proportional Hazards model. In some embodiments, the method is implemented on a mobile device, such as a smart-phone or tablet application, or via web-based or cloud-based computing services.
US10468136B2	Method and system for data processing to predict health condition of a human subject Disclosed are embodiments of method and system to predict health condition of a human subject. The method comprises receiving historical human-subject related data including records corresponding to multiple data views. The method estimates one or more latent variables based on: a first value indicative of count of records in a cluster, a second value indicative of count of records, and a third value indicative of a parameter utilizable to predict a fourth value. The fourth value corresponds to selection probability of a D-vine pair copula family, of a D-vine mixture model, utilizable to model a cluster. The method generates the D-vine mixture model based on the estimated one or more latent variables. The method further comprises receiving multi-view data of a second human subject and predicting health condition of the second human subject based on the multi-view data using a classifier trained based on the estimated latent variables.
US10468132B2	Pill dispenser A pill dispenser is disclosed that includes a pill-dispensing mechanism, a receptacle, an identifying camera positioned to capture an image of an area adjacent to the pill dispenser, and a processor in operative communication with the pill-dispensing mechanism and the identifying camera.
US10468126B1	Clinical activity network generation Clinical activity network applications are described. Some embodiments provide an Operational Intelligence Platform (“OIP”) that is configured to generate a clinical activity network that uniformly represents actions and data updates occurring in a source healthcare system. Each clinical activity instance associates an action (or activity) with a context, a time, a user, and a patient or other subject. By analyzing collections of clinical activity instances, applications can identify patterns, processes, and relationships within the healthcare setting that would not necessarily be detectable when analyzing data from a single source, such as the source customer database.
US10468124B2	Process for designing and producing cooling fluids The present invention provides a process for designing and producing a cooling fluid for use in a cooling system. The process uses molecular dynamics to calculate the thermal properties of one or more fluid-nanoparticle solutions, and thereby aids in the study, selection and/or production of desired cooling fluids based on first principle simulations.
US10468116B2	Methods of operating a memory device Methods of operating a memory device include comparing an input address to one or more addresses stored in the memory device and indicative of problematic memory cells of the memory device, determining a status value of an indicator corresponding to a matched address if the input address matches a stored address, and storing data corresponding to the input address to a first memory array of the memory device and to a second memory array of the memory device if the indicator has a first status value. Methods may further include storing the data corresponding to the input address to only the first memory array or the second memory array if the indicator has a second status value.
US10468114B2	Shared error detection and correction memory Apparatuses and methods for an interface chip that interfaces with chips are described. An example apparatus includes: first terminals; circuit groups, each of the circuit groups including circuit blocks being configured to electrically couple to the first terminals; a control circuit that selects one of the circuit groups and electrically couple the first terminals to the circuit blocks of the one of the circuit groups; terminal groups, each of the terminal groups including second terminals, each of the terminal groups being provided correspondingly to each of the circuit groups, the second terminals of each of the terminal groups being smaller in number than the circuit blocks of a corresponding one of the circuit groups; and a remapping circuit that couples the second terminals of each of the terminal groups to selected ones of the circuit blocks of the corresponding one of the circuit groups.
US10468110B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof A semiconductor memory device includes a cell string, a common source line controller, and a page buffer. The cell string includes a plurality of memory cells coupled in series between a common source line and a bit line. In a read operation, the common source line controller provides a channel current to the cell string through the common source line. The page buffer senses data stored in a selected memory cell among the plurality of memory cells by sensing a current of the bit line when the channel current is provided. The common source line controller precharges the bit line by providing the channel current to the cell string through the common source line. After the bit line is precharged, the page buffer senses the data stored in the selected memory cell by transmitting a voltage of the bit line to a sensing node.
US10468106B2	Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof A semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks, a voltage generator applying operation voltages to a selected memory block, among the plurality of memory blocks, a control logic generating converted data by converting data bit sets respectively corresponding to at least one set of program states among a plurality of program states, during a program operation, and a read and write circuit temporarily storing the converted data and performing a program operation by controlling potential levels of bit lines of the memory cell array in accordance with stored converted data.
US10468105B2	Apparatus having memory arrays and having trim registers associated with memory array access operation commands Apparatus include an external controller, a memory storing trim settings corresponding to a plurality of modes of operation, and a memory device. The memory device includes an array of memory cells, an internal controller, and a trim register array. The internal controller is configured to load trim settings to a trim register of the trim register array in response to a command received from the external controller, to set trims in response to the trim settings in response to receiving an access command associated with the trim settings, and to perform an access operation on the array of memory cells using the trims in response to receiving the access command. The external controller is configured, in response to receiving a command indicative of a desired mode of operation, to select trim settings corresponding to the desired mode of operation, and to transmit the selected trim settings to the memory device.
US10468102B2	Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality and method of operating Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile modes and methods of operation. A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells each having a floating body for storing, reading and writing data as volatile memory. The device includes a floating gate or trapping layer for storing data as non-volatile memory, the device operating as volatile memory when power is applied to the device, and the device storing data from the volatile memory as non-volatile memory when power to the device is interrupted.
US10468095B2	Method and circuit to enable wide supply voltage difference in multi-supply memory A method of operating a memory device includes providing a first voltage to a memory array, providing a second voltage to a peripheral logic circuit, receiving an access request, and in response to the access request, increasing a third voltage of a bit line of the memory array during a precharge phase.
US10468091B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for operating the same The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a page buffer, a cache buffer, and a control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory blocks. The page buffer senses data of a selected page of the memory cell array. The cache buffer temporarily stores the data sensed by the page buffer. The control logic controls operations of the page buffer and the cache buffer to read data stored in the memory cell array. The control logic controls operations of the page buffer and the cache buffer, based on a cache-normal state of the semiconductor memory device.
US10468083B1	Integrated circuits with look up tables, and methods of producing and operating the same Integrated circuits and methods of operating and producing the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a look up table with a first and second memory cell. The first memory cell includes a first magneto electric (ME) layer, a first free layer adjacent to the first ME layer, and a first fixed layer. The second memory cell includes a second ME layer, a second free layer adjacent to the second ME layer, and a second fixed layer. A first word line is in direct communication with the first and second free layers, wherein direct communication is a connection through zero, one, or more intervening components that are electrical conductors. A first bit line is in direct communication with the first ME layer, and a second bit line is in direct communication with the second ME layer.
US10468079B2	Processing device with nonvolatile logic array backup A processing device is operated using a plurality of volatile storage elements. N groups of M volatile storage elements of the plurality of volatile storage elements per group are connected to an N by M size non-volatile logic element array of a plurality of non-volatile logic element arrays using a multiplexer. The multiplexer connects one of the N groups to the N by M size non-volatile logic element array to store data from the M volatile storage elements into a row of the N by M size non-volatile logic element array at one time or to write data to the M volatile storage elements from a row of the N by M size non-volatile logic element array at one time. A corresponding non-volatile logic controller controls the multiplexer operation with respect to the connections between volatile storage elements and non-volatile storage elements.
US10468078B2	Methods and systems for pin-efficient memory controller interface using vector signaling codes for chip-to-chip communication Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high speed, low latency interface such as between a memory controller and memory devices. Controller-side and memory-side embodiments of such channel interfaces are disclosed which require a low pin count and have low power utilization. In some embodiments of the invention, different voltage, current, etc. levels are used for signaling and more than two levels may be used, such as a vector signaling code wherein each wire signal may take on one of four signal values.
US10468077B2	Adaptive object buffering and meta-data indexing using persistent memory to improve flash memory durability in tiered storage Examples include techniques for storing an object in a non-volatile memory in a solid-state storage device (SSD), the SDD supporting input/output (I/O) operations of a block size, when a size of the object is greater than or equal to the block size. The object may be stored in a write buffer in a persistent memory in a computing platform when the size of the object is less than the block size. An object metadata component may be updated in the persistent memory to store attributes of stored objects, the attributes comprising at least an object identifier, an object state, and a location where the object is stored, the location being one or more of a cache in volatile memory, the write buffer, and the SSD. A flush operation may be performed to coalesce objects smaller than the block size together in the write buffer and to store the coalesced objects in the SSD when a size of coalesced objects is equal to the block size.
US10468073B2	Transmission line optimization for multi-die systems An apparatus may include a controller die configured to communicate with a plurality of dies via a transmission line. The controller die may be configured to transmit a signal on the transmission line to a target die of the plurality of dies, or the target die may transmit a signal on the transmission line. The transmission may be dependent on an end die of the plurality of dies setting an end-die termination resistance to a low level. In situations where the target memory is receiving the signal, the target die may set target an on-die termination resistance to a high level. In situations where the target memory die is transmitting the signal, the target die may set an on-die termination resistance to a low level.
US10468066B2	Video content selection A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting a user selection of a positioning tag; retrieving directional information and timestamp information relating to the selected tag; comparing directional information relating to the selected tag with directional information of an array of cameras arranged to capture video content from a recording area; identifying video content captured by one or more cameras from an array of cameras arranged to capture video content from a recording area, wherein the video content captured by the one or more cameras is identified if the one or more cameras have captured video content from a section of the recording area relevant to the location of the selected tag over a time period relevant to the timestamp information relating to the selected tag; and selecting the identified video content obtained from the one or more cameras for display.
US10468064B1	Systems and methods for efficient media editing In the field of media editing, in one embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include steps for receiving a file at a user device, the file including a video; presenting a representation of the video at the user device; receiving a user selection indicative of a scrubbable portion of the video at a first time; generating a reversed video portion at the first time based on the scrubbable portion; receiving a scrubbing input and a playback speed at the user device, the scrubbing input indicative of playback of the scrubbable portion of the video in a forward direction and in a reverse direction; generating a scaling factor between the scrubbing input and the playback speed; scaling the reversed video portion based on the scaling factor to yield a scaled reversed video portion; and generating additional instructions to combine the video and the scaled reversed video portion to produce the media file.
US10468052B2	Method and device for providing information A method and a device for providing information are provided. The method includes obtaining, via a communication terminal, speech information provided by at least one participant in a communication conducted using the communication terminal via the communication terminal; obtaining state information indicating a current state of the at least one participant by using at least one from among the speech information and data stored in advance; determining a virtual speech to be provided to the at least one participant based on the speech information and the state information; and outputting the determined virtual speech.
US10468050B2	Voice synthesized participatory rhyming chat bot Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to help train speech recognizers for improving generalized voice experience quality in a chat bot system. In some embodiments, the system provides users with games to play to increase user engagement with the chat bot system.
US10468046B2	Coding mode determination method and apparatus, audio encoding method and apparatus, and audio decoding method and apparatus Provided are a method and an apparatus for determining an encoding mode for improving the quality of a reconstructed audio signal. A method of determining an encoding mode includes determining one from among a plurality of encoding modes including a first encoding mode and a second encoding mode as an initial encoding mode in correspondence to characteristics of an audio signal, and if there is an error in the determination of the initial encoding mode, generating a modified encoding mode by modifying the initial encoding mode to a third encoding mode.
US10468044B2	Vector quantizer Vector Quantizer and method therein for vector quantization, e.g. in a transform audio codec. The method comprises comparing an input target vector with four centroids C0, C1, C0,flip and C1,flip, wherein centroid C0,flip is a flipped version of centroid C0 and centroid C1,flip is a flipped version of centroid C1, each centroid representing a respective class of codevectors. A starting point for a search related to the input target vector in the codebook is determined, based on the comparison. A search is performed in the codebook, starting at the determined starting point, and a codevector is identified to represent the input target vector. A number of input target vectors per block or time segment is variable. A search space is dynamically adjusted to the number of input target vectors. The codevectors are sorted according to a distortion measure reflecting the distance between each codevector and the centroids C0 and C1.
US10468043B2	Low-complexity tonality-adaptive audio signal quantization The invention provides an audio encoder for encoding an audio signal so as to produce therefrom an encoded signal, the audio encoder including: a framing device configured to extract frames from the audio signal; a quantizer configured to map spectral lines of a spectrum signal derived from the frame of the audio signal to quantization indices, wherein the quantizer has a dead-zone, in which the input spectral lines are mapped to quantization index zero; and a control device configured to modify the dead-zone; wherein the control device includes a tonality calculating device configured to calculate at least one tonality indicating value for at least one spectrum line or for at least one group of spectral lines, wherein the control device is configured to modify the dead-zone for the at least one spectrum line or the at least one group of spectrum lines depending on the respective tonality indicating value.
US10468035B2	High-band encoding method and device, and high-band decoding method and device Disclosed are a high-band encoding/decoding method and device for bandwidth extension. A high-band encoding method comprising the steps of: generating sub band-specific bit allocation information on the basis of a low-band envelope; determining, on the basis of the sub band-specific bit allocation information, the sub band requiring an envelope update in a high band; and generating, for the determined sub band, refinement data relating to the envelope update. A high-band decoding method comprising the steps of: generating sub band-specific bit allocation information on the basis of a low-band envelope; determining, on the basis of the sub band-specific bit allocation information, the sub band requiring an envelope update in a high band; and decoding, for the determined sub band, refinement data relating to the envelope update, thereby updating the envelope.
US10468030B2	Speech recognition method and apparatus Disclosed is a speech recognition method and apparatus, the method including two recognition processes, a first recognition process being performed using an acoustic model and a language model and a second recognition process being performed without distinguishing between the acoustic model and the language model in response to an accuracy of a result of the first recognition process not meeting a threshold. The apparatus including a processor configured to acquire a first text from a speech sequence using an acoustic model and a language model, determine whether an accuracy of the first text meets a threshold, and acquire a second text from the first text based on a parameter generated in acquiring the first text, in response to the accuracy of the first text being below the threshold.
US10468016B2	System and method for supporting automatic speech recognition of regional accents based on statistical information and user corrections Disclosed herein is a system for compensating for dialects and accents comprising an automatic speech recognition system comprising an automatic speech recognition device that is operative to receive an utterance in an acoustic format from a user with a user interface; a speech to text conversion engine that is operative to receive the utterance from the automatic speech recognition device and to prepare a textual statement of the utterance; and a correction database that is operative to store textual statements of all utterances; where the correction database is operative to secure a corrected transcript of the textual statement of the utterance from the speech to text conversion engine and adds it to the corrections database if the corrected transcript of the textual statement of the utterance is not available.
US10468015B2	Automated TTS self correction system A method for text-to-speech (TTS) pronunciation correction includes initiating a correction of a pronunciation error produced by a TTS system; receiving an input from a user for the correction of the pronunciation error; and updating the pronunciation based on the input provided by the user. The user input can include providing one or more voice recording entries, a manual entry from a keyboard, and/or choosing an entry from a predetermined list of phonetic strings. The method can also include pronouncing the corrected pronunciation entry back to the user. The user input can be further used for correction of similar syllables, words, and/or phrases.
US10468014B1	Updating a speech generation setting based on user speech A device causes a communication session to be established between the device and a user device to allow the device and the user device to communicate speech, and receives user speech from the user device. The device processes the user speech using a natural language processing technique to determine a plurality of characteristics of the user speech, and updates a speech generation setting of a plurality of speech generation settings based on the plurality of characteristics of the user speech. The device generates, after updating the speech generation setting, device speech using a text-to-speech technique based on the speech generation setting, and sends the device speech to the user device.
US10467999B2	Auditory augmentation system and method of composing a media product An auditory augmentation system includes a database with a multiplicity of audio sections and associated metadata for digital audio files. Each audio section is mapped to a contextual theme, each contextual theme being mapped to an audio section having an entry point and an exit point. The entry and exit points support seamless splice or fade transitions between different audio sections. A processing system couples to the database along with an input; the input is in the form of temporally-varying events data that defines a temporal input. The processing system resolves the temporal input into one or more of a plurality of categorized contextual themes, correlates the categorized contextual themes with metadata associated with selected audio sections relevant to the one or more categorized contextual themes, and splices or fades together selected audio sections, and generates, as an output, a media product in which transitions between audio sections are seamless.
US10467989B2	System for visualizing an aircraft procedure having several alternate sequences and related process A system for visualizing an aircraft procedure having several alternate sequences and related process are provided. The system includes a display and a display management assembly on the display, making it possible to display successive steps of the procedure on the display. The display management assembly able to display, on the display, an active step of an active sequence of the procedure, at least one prior step preceding the active step in the active sequence of the procedure and defining one alternative among several series of steps, and at least one step after the active step in this active sequence of the procedure, without displaying a step of the procedure situated on an inactive sequence of the procedure that may be accessible from any step before the active step.
US10467987B2	Display apparatus and controlling method thereof A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, an input unit configured to receive a selection of a panoramic image, and a processor configured to control the display to display a first split screen which displays a first viewpoint of the panoramic image, and a second split screen which is disposed below the first split screen and displays a horizontally flipped second viewpoint of the panoramic image, the second viewpoint being in an opposite direction to the first viewpoint.
US10467986B2	Automated method of displaying personalized photos on a digital picture frame A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for use as a Mobile Positional Social Media (MPSM) device for displaying social media pictures from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.
US10467985B2	Display with localized brightness adjustment capabilities An electronic device may have a display with an array of pixels. The device may have an array of components such as an array of light sensors for capturing fingerprints of a user through an array of corresponding transparent windows in the display. A capacitive touch sensor, proximity sensor, force sensor, or other sensor may be used by control circuitry in the device to monitor for the presence of a user's finger over the array of light sensors. In response, the control circuitry can direct the display to illuminate a subset of the pixels, thereby illuminating the user's finger and causing reflected light from the finger to illuminate the array of light sensors for a fingerprint capture operation. The display may have display driver circuitry that facilitates the momentary illumination of the subset of pixels with uniform flash data while image data is displayed in other portions of the display.
US10467977B2	Display panel and driving circuit thereof A driving circuit for a display panel is disclosed. The driving circuit includes at least a driving signal line connected to a display driving signal transmission unit delivering display driving signal produced by the display driving signal transmission unit to sub-pixels of the display panel through the driving signal line; and a number of data signal lines connected to a display data provision unit delivering display data signal produced by the display data provision unit to the sub-pixels. For each subset of the sub-pixels that are of a same component color, at least two data signal lines, starting from different points of time, deliver display data signal to the subset of sub-pixels that are of the same component color. The driving circuit effectively resolves glitches to input signal resulted from heavy transient load to the input signal.
US10467974B2	Display driver and method for evaluating display device A display driver for driving a display panel includes a test control unit that generates n test data each designating a brightness gradation for each pixel of the panel, and controls a connected-state test for testing the display panel in a connected-state where the display panel and the display driver are electrically connected and a disconnected-state test for testing the display driver in a disconnected-state where the display panel and the display driver are electrically disconnected, a voltage converter that generates n pixel drive voltages from the n test data, an output unit that supplies each of the n pixel drive voltages to a corresponding data line in the connected-state, and a fault evaluator that outputs a test result signal including a fault or a no-fault in the connected-state and the disconnected-state by checking if each of the n pixel drive voltages is within an acceptable gradation voltage range.
US10467973B2	Buffer amplifier circuit for enhancing the slew rate of an output signal and devices including the same A buffer amplifier circuit includes a buffer amplifier including a first differential amplifier having a first active load and a second differential amplifier having a second active load and a feedback circuit configured to feed an output signal of an output terminal of the buffer amplifier back to one of the first and second active loads using differential switch signals and an input signal of the buffer amplifier to enhance a slew rate of the output signal.
US10467971B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel having a display area with a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area adjacent the display area, the display panel may include a substrate including at least one thin film transistor in each of the pixel areas and a display element connected to the thin film transistor; lighting circuits in the non-display area on the substrate to check lighting states of the display element; signal wires in the non-display area on the substrate to supply a signal to the lighting circuits; dummy circuits including a plurality of dummy capacitors, each of which include a first dummy capacitor electrode and a second dummy capacitor electrode, wherein the dummy circuits collect external static electricity coming through the signal wires before the external static electricity flows into the lighting circuits.
US10467964B2	Device and method for emission driving of a variable refresh rate display An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a change in a refresh rate of the display from a first frequency to a second frequency. The controller is also configured to selectively generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display based on the first frequency.
US10467962B2	Pixel circuit and method of driving the same A pixel circuit comprises a light emission element; a driving transistor including a first electrode connected to the first node, a second electrode connected to a second node, and a gate electrode connected to a third node; a first transistor including a first electrode receiving a third voltage, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a gate electrode receiving a second light emission control signal; a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a first line transferring a first power voltage, a second electrode connected to the second node, and a gate electrode receiving a first light emission control signal; a first storage capacitor connected between the third node and a fourth node; and a switching transistor including a first electrode connected to a data line, a second electrode connected to the fourth node, and a gate electrode receiving a scan signal.
US10467958B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes a first pixel area having first pixels and a second pixel area having second pixels. Each first pixel includes a driving transistor initialized to a voltage of a first initialization power supply. Each second pixel includes a driving transistor initialized to a voltage of a second initialization power supply. The first initialization power supply and the second initialization power supply are set to different voltages. The first pixel area and the second pixel area have different widths.
US10467952B2	Integrated light-emitting diode arrays for displays Integrated light-emitting diode (LED) arrays based devices or systems and methods of forming the integrated LED arrays based devices or systems are provided. In one aspect, an integrated active-matrix LED display includes a silicon substrate including a first side and a second side, an array of active-matrix LED pixels formed on the first side, each LED pixel including at least one LED and at least one non-volatile memory coupled to the at least one LED, display drivers formed on the first side and coupled to the LED pixels, integrated circuits formed on the second side, and conductive electrodes penetrating through the silicon substrate and coupling the display drivers to the integrated circuits. The integrated circuits transmit image/video data to the display drivers via the conductive electrodes, and the display drivers select particular LED pixels and control the particular LED pixels to emit light based on the image/video data.
US10467929B2	Retractable warning sign A retractable warning sign having a timer, comprising: an elongated housing having a longitudinal slot, a distal end, and a proximal end; a retractable strap wound around a spool assembly and housed inside said elongated housing that extends and retracts through said longitudinal slot; a timer connected to said spool assembly to set a retraction time for said retractable strap; a hinge assembly coupled to said proximal end of said elongated housing to provide a translational movement for said elongated housing, and an attachment mechanism to attach said elongated housing on a wall or a ceiling or a window.
US10467925B2	Coaching a participant in a conversation Embodiments herein include a NLP application used to coach a participant who violates a social norm during a conversation. For example, the NLP application can evaluate the textual representation of the conversation to determine if the participant is exhibiting a characteristic of autism or other medical disorder which violates a social norm, and if so, inform the participant. Once a characteristic of autism is identified, a coaching application may output text that informs the participant what particular characteristic he is exhibiting—e.g., the participant is ignoring an attempt by another participant to change the topic of the conversation. In addition to providing notice, in one embodiment, the coaching application suggests a corrective action to the participant. For example, if the participant fails to provide an appropriate response to an emotional statement, the coaching action may suggest a sympathetic statement.
US10467923B2	System and method for identifying a deviation of an operator of a vehicle from a doctrine A profile comparator for comparing between a human operator and a clone including a storage device, a simulation processor and a parameter comparator, the storage device including a recording of at least one parameter during an activity session of a platform, the platform including at least one control system, the parameter being at least one of a parameter of the platform and an action of an operator of the platform during the activity session, and a predetermined profile, the simulation processor configured to generate a virtual clone of the platform according to at least one of the recorded parameter, the simulation processor being further configured to manage the virtual clone according to the predetermined profile, the parameter comparator configured to compare at least one comparison parameter relative to the comparison parameter of the virtual clone and configured to determine at least one deviation wherein the comparison parameter deviates from the comparison parameter of the virtual clone.
US10467922B2	Interactive training system A training system (20) includes a memory (34), which holds a general database (36), containing first entries corresponding to training problems and including respective general ranking data based on solutions given by multiple users (22) to the training problems, and multiple personal databases (38), each personal database assigned to a respective individual user and containing second entries corresponding to the training problems and including respective personal ranking data based on the solutions given by the individual user to the training problems. A processor (30) selects the training problems to present to each individual user based on both the general ranking data in the general database and the personal ranking data in the personal database, receives the solutions to the training problems entered by the individual user, and updates both the general ranking data and the personal ranking data responsively to the received solutions.
US10467906B2	System to identify a vehicle A system that provides a safety rating for a driver or a vehicle to a rider of the vehicle. Information including diagnostic information such as sensor information and location information is used to determine the safety rating. By having a high safety rating, the rider of the vehicle has some level of assurance that the vehicle will arrive at a designated location.
US10467905B2	User configurable vehicle parking alert system A parking place alert system may include an interface, and a controller configured to generate an alert to be displayed via the interface and identifying a set of available park assist features selected in response to an indication that an available parking place is of a user identified type that defines a desired vehicle orientation and position relative to other parked vehicles.
US10467901B2	Warning device and street light system A warning device includes: a sensor which is attachable to a supporting member and measures a distance, the supporting member being fixedly installed; and a notifier which performs notification using predetermined output. The sensor measures at least one of sensor-object distances and a moving object distance, the sensor-object distances being distances between the sensor and each of at least two moving objects which are approaching to each other, the moving object distance being a distance between the at least two moving objects which are approaching to each other, and the notifier performs the notification by varying a manner of the predetermined output according to the at least one of the sensor object distances and the moving object distance which are measured by the sensor.
US10467898B2	Driving behavior correction method and device based on internet of vehicles The disclosure relates to an Internet of Vehicles technology, and particularly to a driving behavior correction method and device based on the Internet of Vehicles. The driving behavior correction method based on the Internet of Vehicles comprises: a first information acquirer acquiring information about a vehicle in real time, and a second information acquirer acquiring vehicle condition information about the other surrounding vehicles on a travelling road in real time; and a determination unit arranged in the vehicle or at a cloud determining in real time, according to the information about the vehicle and the vehicle condition information about the surrounding vehicles, whether a driving behavior of the vehicle is dangerous, and if so, issuing a driving behavior correction prompt to the driver of the vehicle, which can intervene in and correct the driving behavior of the driver in real time.
US10467896B2	Vehicle identification system and method A vehicle identification system includes one or more displays associated with a vehicle, and a network-accessible controller. The one or more displays are located to be visible from an exterior of the vehicle. The controller is adapted to generate a first signal with an identifier to be transmitted to a mobile communication device associated with a vehicle or its driver in response to receiving a ride request from a user. The mobile communication device associated with the vehicle or its driver is adapted to generate a second signal indicative of the identifier to be transmitted to the one or more displays. The controller is also adapted to generate a further signal for displaying an advertisement on the one or more displays.
US10467890B2	Secured sensor interface Examples are disclosed that relate to the securing of a distributed sensor system. One example provides a security component configured to be communicatively coupled between a trusted element and a distributed sensor system. The security component includes a configuration table configured to store sensor configurations for the distributed sensor system, and a security controller configured to secure the configuration table by limiting access to the configuration table according to a selected security protocol. The security component further includes a feedback controller configured to receive signals from the distributed sensor system and send feedback instructions to the trusted element based at least on a comparison of the signals received from the distributed sensor system with values in the configuration table.
US10467880B2	Apparatus, system and method for a portable personal air quality monitor Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a personal air quality monitor. The personal air quality monitor may include a housing suitable for physical association with a person; an air inlet capable of providing air flow from an environment outside the housing to a chamber within the housing; a plurality of sensor resident within the chamber, suitable for receiving the airflow and measuring air quality factors associated with the airflow; and a communication system suitable for processing the air quality factor measurements and communicating the processed air quality factor measurements to a user interface cognizable to the person.
US10467866B2	Systems, apparatuses and methods for awarding gaming payouts Methods, apparatuses, and systems for awarding gaming payouts in slot games are provided. Embodiments are directed to initiating a reelspin and moving at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location. If a predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin, the predetermined symbol is replaced with the modifying symbol.
US10467865B2	Gaming device and methods of allowing a player to play a game having persistent player positions A gaming device for providing an award to a player is described herein. The gaming device displays a primary game including a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols displayed with reels, generates an outcome of the primary game, and provides a primary award as a function of the outcome. The gaming device detects a triggering condition occurring with the primary game and responsively displays a secondary game including a game board having a plurality of paths and a plurality of position locations defined along each of the plurality of paths. The gaming device determines a current player position within the game board and responsively displays a player symbol at the current player position. The current player position is associated with one of the plurality of position locations and is indicative of a previous position location of the player symbol at a completion of a previous secondary game.
US10467864B2	Gaming system and method for redistributing funds amongst players of skill games at different devices A gaming system which employs a community skill award pool funded based on one or more awards that lower-skilled players (or no-skill players) failed to win in association with one or more skill-based games.
US10467855B2	Gaming system and method for modifying persistent elements In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for modifying one or more accumulated persistent elements.
US10467853B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a game having a dynamic award scheme Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide gaming systems and methods providing casual games with dynamic award schemes. Each game has a designated number of elements. For each play of the wagering game, the gaming system: determines a number of the designated number of elements that will be as payout elements; determines which of the designated number of elements to make the payout elements; and for each payout element, determines the payout value associated with that payout element. The gaming system enables the player to play the wagering game in accordance with predetermined rules of the wagering game, which includes enabling the player to employ the elements until a game ending condition occurs. If a payout element is employed in that play of the wagering game in a designated manner, the gaming system provides the player the associated payout value.
US10467849B1	Electronic poker gameplay apparatus and gaming token set usable with the gameplay apparatus An apparatus with sensors and displays to be used with specifically weighted gaming tokens in order to provide useful information during a game of poker. All gaming tokens formed in a poker pot are contained in a gaming token receiving receptacle. The gaming tokens are weighed and the total monetary value of tokens within the receptacle is determined based on the total weight of the gaming tokens within the receptacle. The weights of the gaming tokens in the set are manufactured such that the weight of any gaming token and the assigned monetary value of that gaming token is identical among all gaming tokens of the gaming token set. The apparatus displays both the total monetary value of gaming tokens in the receptacle and the total value of gaming tokens that were previously added to the receptacle. The apparatus also displays the time remaining until the value of the blinds needs to be increased. The timer automatically resets at the start of the following round after the time reaches zero.
US10467848B2	System for monitoring and playing a plurality of live casino table games A system for monitoring and playing a plurality of live casino table games, comprising: a plurality of dealer game tables; a plurality of electronic handheld devices remotely located from the game tables configured to display a video of at least one game taking place at the plurality of game tables; a gaming server; and a network operatively coupling the gaming server to the game tables and the electronic handheld devices; wherein each electronic handheld device includes a display part comprising: a player wagering display area having a touch screen input configured to display a plurality of touch screen results bars that allow a player to switch between the plurality of the game table's videos in response to touching the touch screen results bar to provide a selected touch screen results bar; a video display area configured to display a video of at least one game taking place at the plurality of game tables, wherein the video being displayed corresponds to the selected touch screen results bar.
US10467841B2	Sheet handling apparatus, sheet handling system and sheet handling method Proceeds deposit machine has determination setting data containing correspondence between types of the coupons and information relating to necessity of authentication determination. A type determination unit determines the type of deposited coupon and then refers to the determination setting data. If “yes” has been set for the necessity of the authentication determination for the determined type of coupon, an authentication determination unit performs authentication determination. If the coupon is determined to be counterfeit as result of the authentication determination, the proceeds deposit machine discharges this coupon. If the coupon is determined to be genuine, proceeds deposit machine stores this coupon in one of sheet cassettes. If “no” has been set for the necessity of the authentication determination for the determined type of the coupon, proceeds deposit machine stores this coupon in one of the sheet cassettes without performing the authentication determination by the authentication determination unit.
US10467839B2	Systems and methods for coin counting An object of the present invention is to provide a coin detection apparatus that includes a coin path and a light emitting diode (LED) sensor array positioned within the coin path and configured to transmit light beams within the coin path in order to detect characteristics of coins travelling through the coin path based on information from the LED sensor array and transmit data regarding a coin type based on the detected characteristics of the coin to an external application.
US10467835B2	Method and apparatus for access control An access control apparatus includes a selectively-lockable access portal for a facility, an order number entry terminal, and a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing components and configured to control a lock state of the selectively-lockable access portal as a function of an order number entered via the order number entry terminal. By one approach the order number entry terminal includes a keypad and is disposed proximal to a corresponding selectively-lockable access portal. By one approach the aforementioned order number comprises an advanced shipping notice (ASN) number.
US10467834B2	Method for the intervention-free control of a vehicle locking system with a mobile terminal device The subject-matter of the disclosure is a method for the intervention-free control of a vehicle locking system with a mobile terminal device, with the following steps: checking whether the mobile terminal device is located in a surrounding area of the vehicle, if so, authorizing the mobile terminal device in relation to the vehicle by means of a secured wireless point-to-point, two-way communication connection secured with a security key, and opening or locking the vehicle by means of the vehicle locking system if a difference between a current location position of the vehicle and a current location position of the mobile terminal device falls below or exceeds a predefined value in the surrounding area.
US10467827B2	Apparatus, method and article for providing vehicle event data Detected events such as impacts, accidents, breakdowns, and types of driving behaviors based on feedback from tilt, gravity, accelerometers and/or shock sensors within a portable electrical power storage device such as a battery and/or within a vehicle (e.g., an electric scooter) are communicated to the user's mobile device, dashboard display and/or backend systems over wired and/or wireless communication channels. The communication of the events and types of events are logged and automatically aggregated from multiple vehicles for further analysis to determine various potential system-wide safety issues and to track event history on an individual per-user or individual per-scooter basis or individual per-battery basis. Such event data may also be transferred accordingly via the battery exchange process at the online exchange machine through a memory device attached to the battery that stores the event data.
US10467817B1	User device augmented reality virtual item modeling Disclosed are various embodiments for simulating one or more virtual objects (e.g., renders) in specified spatial areas of a real-world environment. Options of item models for modeling in a given spatial area can be filtered based on specified dimensions and identified features of an image of a given spatial area. A selected item model can be rendered and continuously updated on a display device as the client device is physical moved.
US10467814B2	Mixed-reality architectural design environment A computer system for managing multiple distinct perspectives within a mixed-reality design environment loads a three-dimensional architectural model into memory. The three-dimensional architectural model is associated with a virtual coordinate system. The three-dimensional architectural model comprises at least one virtual object that is associated with an independently executable software object that comprises independent variables and functions that are specific to a particular architectural element that is represented by the at least one virtual object. The computer system associates the virtual coordinate system with a physical coordinate system within a real-world environment. The computer system transmits to each device of multiple different devices rendering information. The rendering information comprises three-dimensional image data for rendering the three-dimensional architectural model and coordinate information that maps the virtual coordinate system to the physical coordinate system.
US10467812B2	Managing the display of assets in augmented reality mode The present document describes a system and method for managing the display of assets associated with images captured during an AR experience to avoid congesting the display device of the portable device used for the AR experience. The method comprising capturing images of an object; receiving a plurality of assets associated with the object being captured from a remote server; detecting the POV from which the images were taken; selecting, from the plurality of assets, a first subset of assets associated with the POV; and displaying on the display device one or more assets pertaining to the first subset only. When the user changes the position from which the object is being captured, the device detects a second POV for the images captured and displays a second subset of assets different than the first subset. Whereby, existing assets disappear and new assets appear as the user changes positions or moves the device over the object being captured.
US10467808B2	Systems and methods to provide narrative experiences for users of a virtual space The systems and methods presented herein are related to providing narrative experiences for users of a virtual space. A machine learning based technique may be implemented for generating paths through the virtual space that present the narrative experiences. A path may be based on tagged points of interest, as illustrated in stored narrative information associated with the virtual space. A machine-learning training loop may be applied wherein the system may be trained to recognize and/or understand what sorts of virtual content within the virtual space may be considered to be of narrative interest to audience members.
US10467806B2	Volume dimensioning systems and methods Systems and methods for volume dimensioning packages are provided. A method of operating a volume dimensioning system may include the receipt of image data of an area at least a first three-dimensional object to be dimensioned from a first point of view as captured using at least one image sensor. The system can determine from the received image data a number of features in three dimensions of the first three-dimensional object. Based at least on part on the determined features of the first three-dimensional object, the system can fit a first three-dimensional packaging wireframe model about the first three-dimensional object. The system can display of an image of the first three-dimensional packaging wireframe model fitted about an image of the first three-dimensional object on a display device.
US10467803B1	Techniques for providing virtual lighting adjustments utilizing regression analysis and functional lightmaps Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for providing virtual lighting adjustments to image data. A number of source images may be generated to individually depict solid colors of a color space (e.g., RGB color space). Virtual lighting adjustments associated with a virtual lighting mode may be applied to each source image to generate a corresponding target image. The source images and the target images may be utilized to train a model to identify pixel modifications to be applied to image data. The modifications may be associated with a virtual lighting mode. Subsequently, a user may obtain image data (e.g., an image or video) select a virtual lighting mode via an image data processing application. The previously trained model may be utilized to modify the image to apply the virtual lighting effects associated with the selected virtual lighting mode.
US10467794B2	Techniques for generating dynamic effects animations In one embodiment, a dynamic effects subsystem automatically generates a dynamic effects animation. A graphical user interface enables an animator to sketch applied energies that influence graphical objects. Each applied energy includes flow particles that are associated with velocity fields. Over time, a dynamic effects engine moves the flow particles and the associated velocity fields along a overall direction associated with the applied energy. To generate each frame included in the dynamic effects animation, the dynamic effect engine computes samples of the graphical objects, computes the influences of the velocity fields on the samples, and updates the positions of the samples based on the influences of the velocity fields. Notably, the applied energies and the flow particles enable the animator to effectively and interactively control the automated animation operations of the dynamic effects engine. Consequently, the resulting dynamic effects animation meets artistic, performance, and physical accuracy goals.
US10467793B2	Computer implemented method and device In a computer implemented method, landmarks in a two dimensional image of a face are detected. In dependence on the detected landmarks, a three dimensional template head comprising texture, bones, animations and blend shapes is modified. The template head comprises bones corresponding to respective reference landmarks and which are moved in dependence on a respective detected landmark.
US10467786B2	Systems and methods of stent image enhancement Systems and methods of stent enhancement in medical images includes obtaining a plurality of medical images of a vessel and a stent. A centerline of the vessel is obtained in medical images of the plurality of medical images. A deformation field across the medical images of the plurality of medical images is estimated based at least in part upon the obtained centerlines. The medical images of the plurality of medical images are registered to a common reference image. The images are temporally integrated to obtain an enhanced visual representation of the stent.
US10467771B2	Method and system for vehicle localization from camera image A method for determining a location of a vehicle comprises acquiring a 2D-image, depicting vehicle surroundings, using a vehicle-based camera; classifying pixels in the image such that each classified pixel belongs to one class of a set of classes, thereby forming a classified 2D-image. The method further comprises determining an initial estimated vehicle location and defining possible vehicle locations based on the initial location; matching the classified 2D-image with a 3D-map comprising a plurality of geometric objects that each belong to one class of the set of classes, by comparing a classification of a geometric object in the 3D-map, for a possible vehicle location, with a classification of a corresponding at least one pixel in the classified 2D-image; determining a matching score for at least one possible vehicle location based on matched pixels of the 2D-image; and determining a vehicle location based on the score of the possible vehicle location.
US10467766B2	Sharing video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices Sharing video footage recorded by audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as video doorbells and security cameras. When an A/V recording and communication device records video footage of suspicious activity, or even criminal activity, a user viewing the footage may alert his or her neighbors by sharing the video. In various embodiments, the user may share the video with anyone of the user's choosing, including neighbors, friends, and family.
US10467762B2	Method for, and device comprising, an electronic display A method is provided. The method includes activating an anti-shake mode for an electronic display. The method includes, in response to activating the anti-shake mode, identifying movement of a user relative to the electronic display at least based on processing of a plurality of captured images of at least part of the user, and transforming an image displayed on the electronic display based on the identified movement of the user. A computing device is also provided.
US10467761B2	System and method for handling image data A data processing unit receives a reference image (IMG13D) of a deformable physical entity, a target image (IMG23D) of said physical entity, and a first region of interest (ROI13D) defining a first volume in the reference image (IMG13D) representing a reference image element. The reference image (IMG13D), the target image (IMG23D) and the first region of interest (ROI13D) all contain 3D datasets. In response to user commands (c1; c2), the data processing unit defines a first contour (C12D) in a first plane through the target image (IMG23D), which is presented to a user via a display unit together with graphic data reflecting the reference image (IMG13D), the target image (IMG23D) and the first region of interest (ROI13D). The first contour (C12D) is aligned with at least a portion of a first border (IEB1) of a target image element (IE3D) in the target image (IMG23D). The target image element (IE3D) corresponds to the reference image element in the reference image (IMG13D). Based on the first contour (C12D), the target image (IMG23D) and the first region of interest (ROI13D); the data processing unit determines a second region of interest (ROI23D) defining a second volume in the target image (IMG23D).
US10467760B2	Segmenting three-dimensional shapes into labeled component shapes This disclosure involves generating and outputting a segmentation model using 3D models having user-provided labels and scene graphs. For example, a system uses a neural network learned from the user-provided labels to transform feature vectors, which represent component shapes of the 3D models, into transformed feature vectors identifying points in a feature space. The system identifies component-shape groups from clusters of the points in the feature space. The system determines, from the scene graphs, parent-child relationships for the component-shape groups. The system generates a segmentation hierarchy with nodes corresponding to the component-shape groups and links corresponding to the parent-child relationships. The system trains a point classifier to assign feature points, which are sampled from an input 3D shape, to nodes of the segmentation hierarchy, and thereby segment the input 3D shape into component shapes.
US10467752B2	Bone cutting support system, information processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program A system of this invention is directed to a bone cutting support system that properly indicates a bone cutting plane determined in advance to a doctor during surgery. The bone cutting support system includes a storage that stores 3D shape data of a surgery target bone in association with position data of a marker fixed to the surgery target bone, a bone cutting plane determiner that determines, based on the 3D shape data of the surgery target bone, a position and direction of a bone cutting plane or a bone cutting guide plane representing a plane to guide for cutting the surgery target bone, and a bone cutting plane display that displays the determined bone cutting plane based on an image obtained by capturing the marker fixed to the surgery target bone.
US10467748B2	Tissue sample analysis technique Quantitative analysis of a tissue sample includes carrying out a ploidy measurement on a plurality of nuclei of the sample to determine the ploidy type of a sample and also carrying out a stroma measurement on a section to determine the stroma type of a sample. The ploidy type, e.g. diploid or non-diploid, and the stroma type, high or low stroma, give an improved patient survival estimate than the ploidy type alone.
US10467747B2	Image analysis apparatus, imaging system, surgery support system, image analysis method, storage medium, and detection system An image analysis apparatus includes: a distribution data generator that generates, on the basis of a sample image obtained by irradiating a biological tissue with light having an infrared bandwidth, distribution data indicating a distribution of light intensity in the infrared bandwidth in the tissue; a differential calculator that calculates, on the basis of the distribution data, an Nth-order derivative of the distribution of the light intensity in a first wavelength band in the infrared bandwidth, where N is an integer of 2 or more, for each region in the sample image; and an image data generator that converts the Nth-order derivative into a gray-scale value to generate image data.
US10467741B2	CT simulation optimization for radiation therapy contouring tasks A method for optimizing a CT simulation protocol for different size patients for contouring and segmentation of organs and tumors. The method scanning different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients with a CT scanning x-ray tube to create a set of images and to create data sets for each different size phantoms, cadavers, or patients and then calculating an image quality index (IQI) as a benchmark for contouring accuracy. Finding an optimal IQI that characterizes patients of different sizes and using the optimal IQI to determine the accuracy of the contouring and segmentation of A CT simulation protocol for a patient.
US10467733B2	Multiplexed high dynamic range images Technology is described for creating time multiplexed, high dynamic range images. The method can include the operation of obtaining a first image having a base exposure level captured from an image sensor. The first image can be stored in an accumulation memory. Another operation is obtaining a second image having a modified exposure level as compared to the base exposure level. A determination can be made as to whether incoming pixels in the second image exceed a saturation threshold. The pixels of the second image can be combined with the pixels of the first image to form a high dynamic range image in the accumulation memory.
US10467731B2	Automatic defective digital motion picture pixel detection A computer-implemented method for automatically identifying defective pixels captured by a motion picture camera within a sequence of frames is disclosed. The method comprises applying a spatio-temporal metric for each pixel in each frame. The metrics are analyzed to determine which pixels have values exceeding a threshold. The operator is provided a graphical display allowing the operator to select either to repair and store the repaired frame with the sequence of motion picture frames of pixel data or just store the sequence of motion picture frames of pixel data.
US10467728B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method, and image pickup element and image pickup apparatus A first-color-space converting unit 223 receives the image signal of first color space from a signal processing unit 222 and converts the received image signal into the image signal of second color space which is suitable for conversion into the image signal of third color space as specified. A thinning processing unit 226 performs thinning process on the converted image signal representing each color component of the second color space for each pixel so as to correspond to a processor unit 30 which generates the image signal representing each color component from the image signal representing one color component of color space for each pixel and output the image signal of the third color space, thereby turning it into the image signal representing one color component of the second color space for each pixel. It is possible to prevent the deterioration or the like of the image quality when the image signal representing one color component of the second color space for each pixel is output from an image pickup element 20 and processed by the processor unit 30.
US10467707B2	Dynamic creation of networks Techniques for creating a user network based on user interest in a product are described. For example, a first search query is received from a first client device. The first client device is associated with a first user. A second search query is received from a second client device. The second client device is associated with a second user. The first search query is matched to a product. The second search query is matched to the product. A user network corresponding to the product is created. The first user is added to the user network based on the matching of the first search query to the product. The second user is added to the user network based on the matching of the second search query to the product.
US10467684B2	Video e-commerce A method, apparatus and computer program product to facilitate video interactions between a publisher, and a set of end users, the publisher having content available from a network-accessible site. Each end user has a device that includes a media player. In one embodiment, the method begins by receiving (e.g., via a web-based interface) information to configure a video module to execute in association with the end user media players. A particular instance of the video module is adapted to execute as an end user media player renders a video to provide interactivity to the video. Preferably, the interactivity specifies at least one of a set of interactivity actions available to an end user. The video module is then published. After deployment the video module, the platform receives data about (i) execution of the video module in the end user media players, and (ii) the interactivity actions.
US10467683B2	Automatic shopping cart checkout An apparatus and method for purchasing contents of a virtual shopping cart are disclosed. Automatic checkout settings are received from a user, the automatic checkout settings include an automatic checkout time and an item substitution behavior setting. The user adds an item to the virtual shopping cart associated with the user. In response to the item substitution behavior authorizing substitution of items in the virtual shopping cart, availability of a substitute item that qualifies as a substitute for the item is determined. The substitute item qualifies as the substitute for the item based on the substitute item being an equivalent to the item. The item is replaced by the substitute item in the virtual shopping cart based on the availability of the substitute item. The contents of the virtual shopping cart are automatically purchased at the automatic checkout time and in accordance with remaining automatic checkout settings.
US10467681B2	System, method, and medium for matching orders with incoming shipments The embodiments provide a system for matching orders with incoming shipments. The system may include a product shipment handler configured to receive product shipment information specifying incoming products, a product order handler configured to receive product order information specifying a plurality of product orders and input parameter information associated with each product order, a job dispatcher configured to create a plurality of jobs based on the product shipment information and the product order information, a modeling tool configured to model each job as a separate constrained linear optimization problem, and a linear solver configured to solve each constrained linear optimization problem based on the input parameter information and the product shipment information including generating a delivery plan for each product order within a respective job that matches at least one incoming product with a corresponding product order over a period of time.
US10467676B2	Method and system for selection, filtering or presentation of available sales outlets Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for the filtering, selection and presentation of vendors accounting for both user characteristics and vendor characteristics, such that the systems and methods may be used by both customer and vendor alike to better match customer needs with the resource-constrained vendors with whom a successful sale has a higher probability of occurring. Embodiments may include filtering, selecting and/or presenting vendors to a user sorted by the probability that the particular vendor will possess the characteristics that appeal to a particular customer and therefore result in a large probability of sale and suppress presentation of those vendors that are unlikely to be selected by the customer since their characteristics are less consistent with those needed by the customer and, therefore, are unlikely to result in a sale.
US10467670B2	Assisting a user in selecting a lighting device design The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device design by providing a lighting device design based on a model or image of a lighting device design (e.g. the user uploading an image of an existing lighting device in his/her home). The lighting device design of the model or image is analyzed in order to determine a lighting device design related variable (e.g. type, shape or color of lighting device design). This variable is then used to select a lighting device design from a set of lighting device designs (e.g. to select a lighting device design of the same color, from an electronic catalogue of lighting device designs); or to generate a lighting device design (e.g. to generate a lighting device design that is a copy of the lighting device design in the image, only smaller and in a different color). The invention further includes a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.
US10467664B2	Method for detecting spam reviews written on websites A method for detecting if an online review written by a user on a website of a telecommunications network is a spam, using at least one previously-labeled review, a review dataset comprising at least one review to be analyzed, and a spam feature list listing different features of spam reviews, method wherein: a) a weight is computed for each spam feature of the spam feature list, corresponding to the importance of the spam feature in the detection of spam reviews, and based at least on the features of said at least one previously-labeled review, and b) a probability of being a spam for a review under analysis in the review dataset is computed by using at least the weights of the spam features computed at step a) and a comparison between the features of said review under analysis and the ones of at least one review previously-labeled as spam.
US10467663B1	System and method for goals-based financial registry A financial registry system and method for sharing and contributing to common financial goals are disclosed herein. The system allows one or more recipients of funds to share multiple goals and select one or more products that fulfill those goals. The system allows one or more donors to provide funds or purchase one or more recommended products to contribute to the goals of recipients. An analytics engine recommends one or more insurance products that are best aligned to the shared goals of recipients. The analytics engine combines insurance products with other financial products available from service partners to provide a holistic set of financial solutions tailored to the shared goals of recipients. Furthermore, the analytics engine performs continuous analysis of current goals versus future goals in order to achieve proper goals balance. Recipients can use social networks to invite family members, relatives and friends to contribute to their goals.
US10467656B2	Online to offline commerce merchant advertising A system for merchant advertising can be utilized to enable merchants to dynamically advertise products and services to consumers based on the consumers' location, time, and/or intent and through the consumer's mobile or non-mobile computing device. Consumers can submit queries for products, services, and/or merchants via various search engine(s), search engine application(s), and/or merchant portal application(s) to indicate intent. An offer module can determine if a consumer's location is within a predetermined offer radius for merchant offers and if so, display the relevant merchants and merchant offers to the consumer. The offer module may display merchant offers that are currently active. Consumers wishing to redeem an offer may approach the merchant to complete the transaction. An analytics engine can track consumers' views, transactions, and other activity with respect to the merchants and offers.
US10467653B1	Tracking online conversions attributable to offline events Systems and methods are provided for determining a quantity of network location visitors that are likely generated or encouraged by specific offline events. A corresponding number of leads may then be attributed to and associated with those specific events. Ongoing conversion activity of those visitors may be tracked and associated with the offline events. Conversions of those visitors may be attributed entirely or partially to one or more specific offline events. The effectiveness of each offline may then be evaluated based on aggregate lead and conversion information.
US10467639B2	Demand response system having a participation predictor A demand response management system having a participation predictor. There may be a storage device having information collected about past behavior, related to participation in a demand response program, about a customer. The information may incorporate determining a period of time since the customer last participated in a demand response program, a frequency of participation in demand response events by the customer, and a size of energy loads of the customer. A model of the customer may be developed from this and other information. A processor may be used to collect and process the information, develop a model, and to make a prediction of a customer's being selected to participate in an event based on the various operator selectable criteria.
US10467635B1	Efficient cross customer analytics A method for automatically determining one or more cross customer metrics from a cross customer store for cross customer analytics is provided. The method includes the steps of: (i) automatically standardizing dimensions associated with the one or more customers to create one or more cross customer metrics; (ii) automatically determining incremental data from one or more customer specific stores by tracking (a) a time stamp of a last pull time (T) for customer data stored in the one or more customer specific stores, and (b) a number of items involved (I); (iii) automatically updating the one or more cross customer metrics in the cross customer store with the incremental data; and (iv) automatically comparing the one or more cross customer metrics of a customer with one or more peer groups created at run time based on customer selected values for one or more parameters.
US10467631B2	Ranking and tracking suspicious procurement entities An apparatus, method and computer program product for identifying fraud in transaction data. The method includes: receiving invoice data comprising a vendor, a requestor and events, receiving public data and private data sources, computing a vendor risk score using the public and private data sources matching the vendor of the invoice data, computing a requestor risk score using the public data sources and the private data sources matching the requestor of the invoice data, computing an active invoice score using the vendor risk score and the requestor risk score and when the active invoice score is greater than a predetermined amount, blocking the invoice data. In one embodiment, computing a vendor risk score comprises obtaining a weight and a confidence for the event, calculating an event vendor risk score using the weight times the confidence and combining the event vendor risk scores for all of the events.
US10467630B2	Organizing and classifying social media conversations to improve customer service The present disclosure is directed toward a message classification system that allows for improved customer service through intelligent classification of social media messages. For example, the message classification system may detect one or more messages that share a common context from within a group of messages, organize the detected messages into a messaging thread, and analyze messages within the messaging thread to identify a messaging thread classification. Further, the message classification system may analyze users participating in messaging threads to determine user classifications. Using the classified messaging thread and/or user classifications, the message classification system may assist an entity in improving social media customer service.
US10467629B2	System and method for creating a new account in CRM Systems and methods for processing user requests for creating a new account in a CRM system. When a user requests to create a new account in the CRM system, an unverified account may be created in the CRM and a DCR may be sent to the MDM for verification. Users may interact with the unverified account while waiting for verification result from the MDM.
US10467626B2	Secure elements broker (SEB) for application communication channel selector optimization Systems and methods for managing concurrent secure elements on a mobile device to coordinate with an application or “app” running on the mobile device and an appropriate communications protocol for conducting transactions using the mobile device include: informing, by the processor, the reader device of a preferred app and a communication protocol usable by the preferred app; receiving, by the processor, information about which apps and communication protocols are supported by a reader for processing a transaction; locating, by the processor, a secure element supporting an app and a communication protocol supported by the reader; channeling the communication protocol for the specific configuration of the app and the supporting secure element; activating the secure element that supports the app; and processing, with the activated secure element, using the supported app and communication channel, the transaction with the reader.
US10467614B1	Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews A method and system is described to facilitate variable pricing for electronically viewable content. Consumers pay different amounts to view portions of electronically viewable content obtained from a work, where the amount paid may be based on a characteristic of the work (e.g., the genre or publisher), the consumer's past viewing behavior or purchases, including the portions of content (e.g., the number of pages or chapters) previously viewed from the same or other work, or the number or amount of purchases made of other works or products, or the aggregated viewing behavior or purchases of a number of consumers.
US10467612B2	Volume based transaction cost recovery Apparatus and methods for determining a surcharge yield are provided. A surcharge behavior may be monitored during a time period. A change in a first performance metric may be monitored during the time period. A change in a second performance metric may be monitored during the time period. A relationship between the surcharge behavior, the change in the first performance metric and the change in the second performance metric may be determined. The surcharge yield may be determined based on the relationship. Apparatus and methods for adjusting a transaction cost recovery amount are provided. A rate of change in a transaction volume may be monitored. The transaction volume may be associated with a merchant location. When a threshold rate of change is detected the transaction cost recovery amount may be adjusted.
US10467607B2	Electronic cargo payment system Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to an electronic cargo payment system and methods for electronically and automatically processing electronic payments for goods shipped by carriers for shippers. In embodiments, the accounts receivable system of the carrier transfers one or more invoices to a central payment system. The central payment system stores and organizes the invoices. A shipper communicates with the central payment system to view invoices related to that shipper. Upon approval of the invoice, the central payment system can automatically pay the invoice for the shipper and to the carrier.
US10467605B2	Toll-free data management A device can be configured to receive a transmission control protocol (TCP) packet from a user device and determine, based on data included in a header portion of the TCP packet, that the TCP packet includes a toll-free token. The toll-free token included in the TCP packet can be identified, an entity associated with the toll-free token can be identified, and an action can be performed based on the entity.
US10467604B1	ATM transaction with a mobile device A method for conducting financial transactions with an automated teller machine (ATM), including: receiving, by a mobile device, a first authentication credential from a user; authenticating, by the mobile device, the user for access to a financial account based on the first authentication credential; wirelessly transmitting, by the mobile device and to the ATM, a first request to establish a direct short range wireless connection with the ATM after authenticating the user; establishing, by the mobile device, the direct short range wireless connection with the ATM after transmitting the first request; and sending, over the direct short range wireless connection, an identifier of the user to the ATM, where the user makes a selection of a cash amount for withdrawal from the financial account, and where the ATM dispenses the cash amount to the user.
US10467602B2	Facilitating sending, receiving, and updating of payments using message and payment queues The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for sending and receiving payments using an integrated payment and messaging system. In particular, the integrated payment and messaging system allows users to send and receive electronic payments as well as exchange messages. For example, one or more implementations involve facilitating message exchanges and payment transactions using push notifications via separate message and payment queues. To illustrate, one or more implementations involve pushing status updates to a payment transaction using a payment queue specific to a user. Additionally, one or more implementations involve associating payment transactions with messages within a messaging thread for providing updates to each user in the messaging thread.
US10467601B1	Itemized digital receipts This disclosure describes, in part, systems and techniques for providing digital receipts that may include itemized, interactive, and/or modifiable information about a transaction, such as a purchase transaction between a customer and a merchant. In various examples, a resource locator may be associated with transaction data and/or payment data. Furthermore, the resource locator may be associated with a storage location at which the transaction data and/or the payment data may be stored. In various implementations, the resource locator may enable access retrieval of data stored in the storage location to facilitate provision of an itemized digital receipt. Additionally, or alternatively, the resource locator may enable access retrieval of data stored in the storage location to facilitate provision of a response to an item-level information request.
US10467598B2	Apparatus and method for automatically converting note to action reminders A method for automatically converting note-to-self to action reminders in an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving an input comprising at least one word from a user of the electronic device, analyzing an anaphora representation or a deictic representation for each of the at least one word, and generating a reminder based on a context from the anaphora representation or the deictic representation.
US10467597B2	System and method of mobile check-in and cloud system thereof A system and method of mobile check-in are provided. The system includes a cloud composed of a database, a server, and a push gateway. The server generates a check-in request and sends the check-in request in the form of a push notification to a specific mobile communication device through the push gateway and an external push server. All executable functions of the mobile communication device enabled with an organization ID are locked until a check-in operation is completed.
US10467592B2	Mobile application management A computer-implemented method may include determining whether a computing device accessing an online application marketplace is associated with a particular business entity registered with the online application marketplace. The method may further include identifying applications that were selected by a representative of the particular business entity to be identified to users whose devices are determined to be associated with the particular business entity. The method may still further include providing data for displaying the applications and a control for downloading executable code for at least one of the applications, receiving an indication that the control has been selected by the user to download the executable code for the applications, and providing the executable code for the at least one of the applications.
US10467586B2	Blockchain ledgers of material spectral signatures for supply chain integrity management Techniques facilitating blockchain ledgers of material spectral signatures for supply chain integrity management are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises validating, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, spectral signature data associated with a material, resulting in validated spectral signature data; and generating, by the device, a set of information corresponding to a transaction of the material in a blockchain associated with the material, wherein the set of information is related to the validated spectral signature data. In some embodiments, the computer-implemented method further comprises authenticating, by the device, a first party device associated with a first party to the transaction and a second party device associated with a second party to the transaction and including identities of the first party and the second party as indicated by the respective party devices in the set of information.
US10467573B1	Gathering in-store employee ratings using triggered feedback solicitations Embodiments are disclosed to detect whether an interaction has occurred between a customer and one or more store employees. By analyzing a how long a communication device used by the customer was within a threshold range of one or more devices worn by store employees, an interaction between the customer and one or more store employees may be identified. Employees whom the customer interacted with may be identified by processing transmission parameters broadcasted by the devices worn by the store employees. Thus, all employees in which a customer interacted with while visiting a store may be identified. The customer may be asked for feedback via the communication device upon detection that a customer has completed a transaction and/or left the store. Using the solicited feedback provided by the customer, various types of reports may be generated.
US10467571B2	Robotic conductor of business operations software This invention relates to non-mechanical robotic software for conducting, dictating and monitoring day-to-day regular activities of business operations of an organization being automated by adaptation of principle of servomechanism closed loop feedback control system of engineering. A “Business Operation” is defined as a sequence of particular order in which related structured activities that serve a particular business goal follow each other, and structured activities are processes and events. The control system operates in real time and automatic generation of feedback for identifying next activity to be conducted is enabled by an innovative data driven automatic generation of feedback technique. This closed loop feedback control system continues conducting activities of all occurrences of business operations automatically until a feedback identifies a terminator activity of a particular occurrence marking completion of conducting that occurrence.
US10467570B2	Work support system, work support method and computer-readable recording medium A work support system of an embodiment of the present invention includes a task information display control unit to display a list screen where contents information of tasks to be processed using an application is displayed as a plurality of task indices and a screen control unit to cause the list screen to transit to an application screen corresponding to the selected task index when the task index is selected on the list screen and to display the task index at a part of the application screen.
US10467562B1	Systems and methods for computerized balanced delivery route assignment A system for attendance assignment. The system may include a memory storing instructions and at least processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include retrieving, from a database, a plurality of delivery routes and a plurality of delivery sub-routes, wherein the delivery sub-routes are part of the delivery routes; calculating, based on the retrieval, a number of packages allocated to the delivery sub-routes; receiving, as input, a number and a type of workers available for deliveries, wherein the type including at least one of classification characteristics or efficiency characteristics; assigning, based on the calculated number of packages and the received input, the workers to a plurality of groups, wherein the groups correspond to different delivery routes or sub-routes; and comparing, based on the assignment, the assigned workers against the delivery routes or the delivery sub-routes.
US10467561B2	System for identifying events and preemptively navigating drivers to transport passengers from the events In one embodiment a plurality of transportation requests sent within a particular time window to a taxi service that specify the same destination location are detected. It is determined that an event is occurring at the destination location. An end time of the event is estimated. Prior to the end time of the event, a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service are directed to drive to the destination location to transport passengers from the event.
US10467558B2	Real time map rendering with data clustering and expansion and overlay Systems and methods are provided for the organization, management, and graphical display of multiple logically related entities. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide the real-time display of status and location information for a fleet of tracked vehicles. In some embodiments, the systems and methods permit the automatic clustering of assets based on a user's view of an underlying map. In some embodiments, the assets are vehicles that are a part of a managed fleet. In some embodiments, the assets are logically arranged into clusters of like assets. In some embodiments, the clusters provide graphical indications of status or class information of their underlying assets.
US10467554B2	System for connecting a driver and a rider A system for connecting a driver and a rider comprises a processor and an interface. The processor is configured to select a driver for a requested ride from the rider. The interface is configured to, in the event that the driver accepts the rider, provide a connect notification to the rider. The connect notification comprises an image associated with the driver, an image associated with the driver's car, and an anonymized interface for contacting the driver.
US10467551B2	Portable privacy management A memory of a privacy server stores user data and user settings. A processor of the privacy server is programmed to receive user settings corresponding to a user of a journey planning application; receive user data from vehicles and mobility services; manage the user data of the user according to the user settings; and provide information to the journey planning application explaining benefits of the sharing of the user data. A mobile computing device receives responses to a set of questions unrelated to sharing of user data for determining settings, identifies user settings defining the sharing of user data consistent with data indicative of user settings of users who answered the questions in the same manner, and displays terms of service for the sharing of user data based on the user settings.
US10467546B2	Predicting a consumer selection preference based on estimated preference and environmental dependence An information processing apparatus includes a history acquisition section configured to acquire history data including a history indicating that a plurality of selection subjects have selected selection objects; a learning processing section configured to allow a choice model to learn a preference of each selection subject for a feature and an environmental dependence of selection of each selection object in each selection environment using the history data, where the choice model uses a feature value possessed by each selection object, the preference of each selection subject for the feature, and the environmental dependence indicative of ease of selection of each selection object in each of a plurality of selection environments to calculate a selectability with which each of the plurality of selection subjects selects each selection object; and an output section configured to output results of learning by the learning processing section.
US10467544B2	Multi-qubit tunable coupling architecture using fixed-frequency superconducting qubits Various embodiments provide a coupling mechanism, method of activation and a square lattice. The coupling mechanism comprises two qubits and a tunable coupling qubit that activates an interaction between the two qubits by modulation of a frequency of the tunable coupling qubit. The tunable coupling qubit capacitively couples the two qubits. The tunable coupling qubit is modulated at a difference frequency of the two qubits. The difference frequency may be significantly larger than an anharmonicity of the two qubits. The tunable coupling qubit may be coupled to the two qubits by two electrodes separated by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) loop having two Josephson junctions or by a single electrode with a SQUID loop coupling to ground. The SQUID loop is controlled by an inductively-coupled flux bias line positioned at the center of the tunable coupling qubit.

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