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US10728850B2	Device, system, and method for a high power mode for a cellular connection A device, system, and method uses a high power mode for a cellular connection. The method is performed at a device that is configured to establish a network connection to a network. The method includes detecting a number of at least one event that has occurred over a time period, the at least one event associated with operations used through the network connection, the at least one event indicative of a power to perform the operations that is greater than a predetermined power. When the number is at least a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the network connection as being in a high power state. The method includes activating settings when the network connection is in the high power state, the settings reducing a usage of the operations over the network connection.
US10728845B2	Apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state.
US10728843B2	Cellular telecommunications network This disclosure provides a base station, and a method of operating a base station, in a cellular telecommunications network, the base station having normal, compensation and energy saving modes of operation.
US10728842B2	Methods and systems for opportunistically connecting devices to a communication network A method and system for providing a wireless communication network for a smart device are provided, the device including wireless communication circuitry, the method including: analyzing information regarding a plurality of hotspots in a geographic area in which the device is deployed, each hotspot being configured to establish a wireless communication within a predetermined range; estimating, based on the analyzing, an extent of coverage provided by the plurality; checking, based on the estimating, whether at least one hotspot is able to provide the communication to the device, and if so, configuring the hotspot to provide the communication, otherwise modifying an operating behavior of a selected hotspot in order to provide the communication, the modifying including selecting the hotspot from the plurality, sending a request for modifying an operating behavior of the selected hotspot to provide the communication, and verifying that the operating behavior has been modified.
US10728830B2	System and method for enabling a mobile content player to interface with multiple content servers A push content delivery system and method are provided for delivering push content to a wireless device. A plurality of content servers are configurable to deliver push content to the wireless device, each of the content servers having a processor connected to a memory. A plurality of mobile connectors are coupled to one or more of the respective content servers for delivering the push content to the wireless device. Each of the plurality of content servers has one or more modules stored in the memory. The modules are configured to cause the content server to send an invitation to the wireless device to receive push content from the content server, the invitation including information relating to the push content being offered to the wireless device and a version of a mobile content player needed for viewing the push content.
US10728829B2	Mobile collaborative communication method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention relate to mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile collaborative communication method and apparatus. In the method, a unified mobility coordinator UMC unit receives application motion event information of an application, where the application is located at a network edge and is used to provide an application service for user equipment UE; the UMC unit receives UE motion event information of the UE; and the UMC unit determines a path between the UE and the application based on the application motion event information and the UE motion event information. Embodiments of the present invention can implement routing configuration between UE and an edge application.
US10728824B2	Method and apparatus for improving coverage of cell in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related service, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. A method for a terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving system information; receiving a signal from a service cell when a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer expires; determining the mobility of the terminal on the basis of the signal; and omitting neighboring cell measurement when the terminal has no mobility.
US10728816B2	Assisted handover to VoLTE in case of VoWiFi failure A VoWiFi service monitor monitors the logical data path to the ePDG of a MNO as an indication of whether VoWiFi service is possible for subscribers of the MNO network. Due to the standard configuration of UEs in preferring WLAN connectivity over LTE cellular connectivity, if the VoWiFi service is unavailable the UEs will not automatically switch to VoLTE while a WLAN connection is available between the UE and a hub. When a change in the status of an ePDG is detected, the VoWiFi service monitor informs any connected hubs. The hubs receive notifications from the VoWiFi service monitor and for each notification determine whether the ePDG status change affects one or more of the VoWiFi capable UEs connected to the hub. If at least one such device is affected by the change, the hub notifies the affected UE with instructions to handover from VoWiFi to VoLTE.
US10728813B2	Method and device for handing over user equipment among wireless access points The present application provides a method, network station and user device to switch wireless connection between WAPs. The network station obtains a target WAP for the user device to connect later, determines the access information corresponding to the target WAP, and sends the access information to the user device via current wireless connection between the user device and a currently connected WAP. The user device correspondingly receives the access information corresponding to a target WAP, and establishes wireless connection between the user device and the target WAP according to the access information.
US10728812B2	Method and apparatus for supporting MBMS service continuity Provided are a method for supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service continuity by a terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus supporting the same. The method may comprise the steps of: entering an RRC state in which cell reselection is not supported; determining whether an MBMS service of interest can be received at a serving frequency for the terminal; and when it is determined that the MBMS service of interest cannot be received at the serving frequency, transmitting an MBMS interest indication message to a network, wherein the terminal may be a terminal not supporting a handover.
US10728810B2	User terminal and radio communication method A user terminal is disclosed, which includes a receiver that receives a signal, and a processor that obtains a measurement result for one or more beams, based on the signal, before applying layer 3 filtering, and obtains a cell level measurement result based on the measurement result for the one or more beams. The one or more beams are up to a maximum of N beams having a quality that exceeds a threshold, and the number N is notified to the user terminal.
US10728809B2	Cell reselection method and apparatus This application provides a cell reselection method and apparatus. The method includes: measuring, by a terminal, reference signals of X neighboring cells that work on a target frequency, to obtain X signal measurement values; and if the terminal determines that signal measurement values of N cells in the X neighboring cells meet a cell reselection condition, using, by the terminal as a reselected cell when determining that there is at least one evolved long term evolution cell in the N cells, a cell with a largest signal measurement value in the at least one evolved long term evolution cell.
US10728808B2	Methods and arrangements for measurement based mobility The present disclosure relates to methods and arrangements for performing wireless device assisted handover form a source access node to a target access node. Performed in a wireless device, the method comprises performing (S31) one or more mobility measurements for corresponding candidate radio links and transmitting (S33) a first radio link measurement report, comprising the mobility measurements for a recommended target link, using a first radio link reporting mechanism to the source access node. When communication over a target link is not initiated under a predetermined condition, the method comprises transmitting a second radio link measurement report, for the one or more candidate radio links, on the recommended target link using a second radio link reporting mechanism different from the first radio link reporting mechanism.
US10728800B2	Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal device and a base station device can efficiently communicate with each other by using a downlink channel. The terminal device monitors, in a subframe k, a first set Sk(L) of first PDCCH candidates and a second set Sk(L) of second PDCCH candidates. A first number Mc(L) of first PDCCH candidates is given based on first αc and M(L), and a second number Mc(L) of second PDCCH candidates is given based on second αc and M(L). First CCE(s) corresponding to an m-th first PDCCH candidate included in the first set Sk(L) and a second CCE(s) corresponding to an m-th second PDCCH candidate included in the second set are given by an expression below. NCCE,k is a total number of CCEs in the subframe k, and L is an aggregation level.
US10728799B2	Method for transmitting data in wireless communication system and device therefor According to one embodiment of the present invention, an operation method for a station (STA) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system comprises the steps of receiving a first physical protocol data unit (PPDU), and transmitting a second PPDU as a response to the first PPDU, wherein the first or second PPDU includes at least one MAC protocol data unit (MPDU), a MAC header of the MPDU includes a high-efficiency (HE) control field, the HE control field is a high throughput (HT) field, in which each of values of a very high throughput (VHT) sub-field indicating a VHT format and an HE sub-field indicating an HE format is set to “1”, and includes at least one control sub-field, and the at least one control sub-field is fixed at a preset length and can be included in the HE control field by being aggregated for each control identifier (ID).
US10728797B2	Method for cancelling a data transmission of a neighboring cell A method of interference cancellation is proposed. A UE obtains configuration information of a data transmission from a neighboring cell via an interference channel in a mobile communication network. The UE receives radio signals on a set of data resource elements as determined based on the obtained configuration information. The UE then estimates the interference channel corresponding to the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the received radio signals on the set of data resource elements. Finally, the UE cancels the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the estimated interference channel.
US10728796B2	Method for bluetooth communication, bluetooth system and electronic device A method for Bluetooth communication, a Bluetooth system and an electronic device are disclosed. The Bluetooth system includes: a data source device, a primary device and at least one secondary device. The primary device is configured to acquire, via Bluetooth communication, first data packets delivered by a data source device as a first data packet set and the secondary device is configured to acquire, via data interception, second data packets from the data source device as a second data packet set within at least a portion of a time period in the Bluetooth communication. The primary device communicates with the secondary device in a predetermined interaction node and sends the missing data packet from the first data packet set according to the details of acquisition of the data packets from the data interception.
US10728791B2	Wireless interface virtualization Examples of selectively transmitting redundant data over a wireless network are provided. One example includes initializing a first wireless virtual interface and a second wireless virtual interface, each wireless virtual interface communicating with a network using resources of the wireless hardware device and transmitting data from the first wireless virtual interface to the network via a first channel to a first access point of the network. The example further includes transmitting a selected amount of redundant data from the second wireless virtual interface to the network via a second channel to a second access point of the network, the selected amount being based on channel metrics of one or more of the first channel and the second channel.
US10728790B2	Client-side scheduling for media transmissions according to client device states A mobile device that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, obtaining performance characteristics for network segments of a network where the network segments are selected from a group of network segments of the network based on a trajectory of the mobile device. The mobile device can monitor power state transitions of the mobile device, and can predict a future power state of the mobile device based on the monitoring of the power state transitions. The mobile device can determine a target time for sending a request for transmission of a data packet over the network where the target time is determined based on the performance characteristics for the network segments and based on the future power state of the mobile device. The mobile device can schedule a time for sending the request for transmission according to the target time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10728789B2	Data service control method and related device A data service control method and a related device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a PGW, a status of a data service switch of UE; if the status of the data service switch is that the data service switch is turned off, after the PGW receives a first data packet that comes from or goes to the UE, determining, by the PGW, whether the first data packet belongs to a specified type; and forwarding, by the PGW, the first data packet if the first data packet belongs to the specified type; or discarding, by the PGW, the first data packet if the first data packet does not belong to the specified type. During implementation of embodiments of the present disclosure, when the data service switch of the UE is turned off, data traffic of the UE can be saved.
US10728787B2	Devices and method for measurement of wireless conditions of frequency bands Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a measurement method, user equipment, a network side device, and a measurement apparatus. The method includes: determining, by user equipment, a measurement time set and first measurement configuration information that are corresponding to a first target frequency band, where the first measurement configuration information is configuring the user equipment to perform wireless condition measurement according to identification information of a target cell; determining a status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell corresponding to the identification information; and measuring, in the measurement time set according to the status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell, a wireless condition of the first target frequency band corresponding to the target cell, to obtain a measurement result.
US10728770B2	Remotely-controlled distributed antenna system for railroad tunnels employing software defined amplifiers An amplifier for a radio communications system in a shielded tunnel is disclosed. In one example, the amplifier comprises a processor configured to execute a plurality of modules comprising a gain control module and an attenuation control module. Methods and systems are further provided for controlling and monitoring amplifier characteristics.
US10728768B2	Apparatus and method for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network An apparatus and method are provided, the apparatus having a first antenna system providing a first sector of a telecommunications network, a second antenna system providing a second sector of the telecommunications network, a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the telecommunications network to provide a first wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors, and a fourth antenna system providing a wireless communication link to facilitate coupling of the apparatus into a mesh network of devices, the mesh network having at least one point of access into the telecommunications network, providing at least one further wireless backhaul path. Backhaul management circuitry is arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of the third and fourth antenna systems to provide backhaul connectivity to the telecommunications network for items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems.
US10728766B2	Method and network node for managing a geo-fence for use by a source radio network node A method and a network node (130) for managing a geo-fence for use by a source radio network node (120) are disclosed. The network node (130) receives (A010) indications about signal quality at respective positions of user equipments (110), wherein the user equipments (110) have been subject to hand-overs from the source radio network node (120) at the respective positions, wherein the hand-overs are based on signal quality measured for the user equipments (110). The network node (130) defines (A040) the geo-fence based on the respective positions and the indications about signal quality, wherein the geo-fence defines a geographical area. The network node (130) supports (A050) a hand-over of a user equipment (110) from the source radio network node (120) to a target radio network node (121) while using the geo-fence, wherein the hand-over is performed without measurements, by the user equipment (110), of signal quality towards the target radio network node (121) for the user equipment (110). Moreover, a computer program and carrier therefor are also disclosed.
US10728761B2	Method, device, and system of detecting a lie of a user who inputs data Method, device, and system of detecting a lie of a user who inputs data. A method includes monitoring input-unit gestures and interactions of a user that inputs data through an electronic device; and based on analysis of the input-unit gestures and interactions, determining that the user has inputted false data through the electronic device. A particular fillable field, or a particular question, are identified as having untrue input from the user. Optionally, spatial orientation data of the electronic device is taken into account in the determination process. Optionally, contextual analysis is utilized, to determine that the input-unit gestures and interactions reflect an attempt of the user to perform a beautifying modification of a data-item to his benefit.
US10728737B2	UE monitoring configuration method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for configuring a function of monitoring events concerning user equipment (UE) are provided. The method of a home subscriber server (HSS) includes receiving a first request message including monitoring event information from a service capability exposure function (SCEF), setting, if the monitoring event information is set to loss of connectivity, a mobility-related timer of a terminal to a value based on a value of a maximum detection time included in the first request message, and transmitting a second request message including the monitoring event information and the set mobility-related timer of the terminal to a mobility management entity.
US10728736B2	Method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting small amounts of data in wireless communication systems According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method by means of which a mobility management entity (MME) determines the communication mode of a terminal in a communication system includes the steps of: receiving, from the terminal, an access request including information on the position of the terminal; transmitting a message to a home subscriber server (HSS) on the basis of the received access request; receiving, from the HSS, specific position information for setting a first mode; comparing the information on the position of the terminal with the specific position information; and determining the communication mode of the terminal according to the result of the comparison. According to the present disclosure, the frequent transmission of small amounts of data can be supported in an efficient manner.
US10728733B2	Multi-band millimeter wave discovery in WLAN distribution networks A wireless communication apparatus/system/method utilizing directional transmission over a mmW band performing transmission of signals on a sub-6 GHz band that aids scanning for mmW mesh network discovery. A new node sends an assistance request on the sub-6 GHz band. The network node responds to the assistance request by sending an assistance response on the sub-6 GHz band. Upon exchanging the discovery assistance request and response with the network node on the sub-6 GHz band, the new node switches to the mmW band to discover neighbor(s). The network node upon exchanging the discovery assistance request and response on the sub-6 GHz band switches to mmW band to discover new nodes. Implementations can provide assistance directly or in response to cooperation between network stations.
US10728718B2	Incoming call processing method, user equipment, and storage medium The present disclosure relates to example incoming call processing methods and devices. In one example method, a call request message is received by a terminal device from a core network. MT signaling interaction is performed by the terminal device with the core network based on the call request message. A determination is made, by the terminal device, on whether the MT signaling interaction succeeds within a preset duration. Prompt information is sent responsive to a determination that the MT signaling interaction fails within the preset duration.
US10728711B2	Optimized urgent scenario and emergency scenario mass/group messaging/notifications/communications service exposed/delivered via web user interface and mobile device application Systems, methods, and devices for simultaneously distributing mass notifications to multiple users. A mass notification system receives input data and, based on this input data, creates notifications for mass distribution for urgent scenarios and emergency scenarios via Short Message Service (SMS) and/or Voice communication (audio recording or text to speech) The notifications are then transmitted to devices used by the users who are to be notified. The communication network control system confirms the indication of the emergency situation to the mobile device and notifies emergency personnel of the indication of the emergency situation. The communication network control system transmits an indication of the emergency situation to one or more additional mobile devices in the area. The message text and or voice recording is pre-configured/pre-set by the valid user. Target recipient groups for message/notification are also pre-configured/pre-set by the valid user.
US10728708B2	Verifying sensor data using embeddings A network system analyzes data samples using embeddings based on, for example, symbolic representations of the data samples or representations in latent dimension space. The network system coordinates providers who provide geographical location-based services to users. The network system may receive data samples from the client device of a provider. For instance, a sensor of the client device captures the data samples during a transportation service along a particular route. To verify that the data samples accurately indicate the location or movement of the provider, the network system can generate a test embedding representing the data samples and compare the test embedding with a reference embedding. The reference embedding is generated based on data samples captured for other similar services, e.g., corresponding to providers who also provided transportation services along the same particular route.
US10728707B2	System and method for managing movable object communications A system for managing communication with a movable object includes one or more processors configured to receive a request for movable object data from a requester in a movable object environment, determine whether movable object data corresponding to the request is available in a cache associated with a movable object manager, and, in response to determining that the movable object data is available in the cache, provide the movable object data in the cache to the requester.
US10728706B2	Predictive services for devices supporting dynamic direction information POIs and content for POIs can be predicted for users based on a variety of factors, such as an analysis of their present path and directional changes, rates of changes, speed or other factors.
US10728705B2	Feature quantity measuring device, radio wave environment measuring device, feature quantity measuring method, radio wave environment measuring method, and program In order to acquire a feature containing only a fluctuation component of a radio wave signal from received data, a feature quantity measuring device calculates the feature, based on data in a predetermined time span of time series data from a received communication signal, and calculates a degree of similarity between the feature and supervised data representing a preset feature when there is a fading variation. In addition, the feature quantity measuring device determines, based on a comparison result indicating a magnitude relationship between the degree of similarity and a predetermined threshold value, whether a characteristic of the fading variation is contained within the time span and, when the characteristic is not contained, outputs the feature for the time span.
US10728703B2	Server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network A server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network, including: a network interface that communicates with the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone a memory that stores a predetermined distance data; and circuitry that receives first and second GPS signals, first and second user information, and first and second restriction information from the first and second mobile phones respectively calculates a distance between the first and second mobile phones; compares the distance with the predetermined distance; changes an information sharing state between the first and second mobile phones from a first state to a second state based on the comparison result; and restricts the chance of the information sharing state based on the first restriction information and the second user information.
US10728678B2	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.
US10728671B2	Electro-acoustic transducer system An acoustic system includes: a charging apparatus, and speakers that are chargeable with the charging apparatus. The speakers include: a speaker unit that generates a sound based on the first electrical signal, and a power reception coil that is configured to be disposed to have at least a part of it overlaps with the extension line of the central axis of a power transmission coil of the charging apparatus and generates electric power to be supplied to the speaker unit with a magnetic flux generated by a power transmission coil.
US10728668B2	Stable neckband connecting left and right headset capsules Methods and apparatuses for headset neckbands and earloops are described. In one example, a neckband for use with a headset is described. The neckband includes a first neckband end for coupling with a left earloop and a second neckband end for coupling with a right earloop. The neckband includes a neckband length along an x-axis between the first neckband end and the second neckband end. The neckband length has a variable height in a y-axis direction.
US10728661B2	Car audio information transmitter The present disclosure relates to a car audio information transmitter, including: a main controller, an audio receiver, an audio, transforming module, a wireless transmitter, and a frequency adjustment module. The audio receiver connects to the main controller. The audio transforming module connects to the audio receiver and is configured to transform the audio signals. The wireless transmitter connects to the audio transforming module and is configured to transmit the transformed audio signals to a wireless receiver of a car. The frequency adjustment module connects to the audio transforming module and is configured to adjust a frequency of the audio signals. The car audio information transmitter is capable of accessing to the adjusting mode by one operation and adjusting an amplitude of the audio signals. As such, the complicated operations may be avoided, and the driving safety may be improved.
US10728651B2	Audio system having beam-shaping speakers and eyewear having such an audio system The invention relates to an audio system (2) for disposing in the external region of an ear, having a carrier element (4) for affixing to the head of the user and comprising at least one hollow space (26, 27, 28) having a primary opening (11, 12, 13) oriented in the direction of an ear opening (22) of the intended ear when the carrier element (4) is disposed as intended, and having at least one speaker (5, 6, 7) disposed in the hollow space (26, 27, 28), the cavity (14, 15, 16) thereof being at least partially formed by a first hollow space region (29) and by means of which first sound waves (35) can be emitted through the primary opening (11, 12, 13) in the direction of the ear spaced apart from said opening. According to the invention, the hollow space (26, 27, 28) comprises a secondary opening (17, 18, 19) disposed in the first hollow space region (29) such that said opening is oriented away from the ear toward the surrounding area when the carrier element (4) is disposed as intended so that second sound waves (36) can be emitted through the secondary opening (17, 18, 19) by means of the speaker (5, 6, 7), said waves being offset in phase from the first sound waves (35) such that the volume of the sound waves emitted by the audio system (2) into the surrounding area can be reduced.
US10728632B2	Image display device and method of operating the same An image display device is provided including a display; a processor; a memory; and one or more programs stored in the memory, the processor being configured to execute the one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for: receiving ESG data for generating an electronic service guide (ESG) and linkage service information regarding a service included in the ESG, generating the ESG including an indication whether to provide a target service associated with the service based on the ESG data and the linkage service information, and displaying the ESG on the display.
US10728627B2	Dynamic video advertisement replacement A system and method includes an automatic content recognition (ACR) headend to perform ACR recognition on a video stream that is also being streamed to a smart TV, to detect timing of an upcoming ad spot to be delivered within the video stream. An addressable TV (ATV) engine can be in communication with the ACR head end and to: determine, from data of an ad campaign, whether a first ad to be delivered to the ad spot is off target for the ad spot; notify the ad replacer client to replace the first ad with an addressable ad when the first ad is off target for the ad spot; and provide, to the ad replacer client, criteria with which to constrain an ad request to obtain a second ad that is on target for the ad spot.
US10728625B2	Graphical user interface for graphically displaying television viewership data Method, system, and computer-readable storage medium embodiments are provided for graphically displaying one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with television (TV) viewership data. In some embodiments, a method operates at an electronic device with a display. The method operates by receiving a selected content from a user. Then, a chart is configured to display the one or more KPIs computed based on the TV viewership data. While displaying the chart, the method operates by receiving a selection of a user-selectable graphical element in the chart. In responding to the selection of the user-selectable graphical element, the chart is reconfigured to display the one or more KPIs based on the selection.
US10728619B2	Systems and methods for playback responsive advertisements and purchase transactions In a method for displaying tailored advertising in response to user media playback behavior, an ad engine detects media playback by a user. The ad engine retrieves an advertisement rule associated with the user. Following retrieval of the advertisement rule, the ad engine analyzes the content associated with the media playback and queues user tailored advertisements based on the analyzed content and the advertisement rule. The ad engine then displays an advertisement in response to detecting a pause in the media playback in a content provider-based software application.
US10728605B1	Media player control device There are disclosed devices, system and methods for a control device that controls a media player of a computer. The control device includes a circuit and various actuators that can be used to control the player. The actuators may be located in a pattern to be and may be configured to be activated by being stepped on. The control device sends loop in, loop out and a loop clear commands to the player upon receiving signals from a loop actuator. It also sends first speed, a second speed, a third speed, and a speed clear commands to the player upon receiving signals from a speed actuator. It sends pause, play and a global reset commands to the player upon receiving signals from a play/pause actuator. It may send skip backward and skip forward commands to the media player upon receiving signals from skip backward or skip forward actuators.
US10728601B2	Enhanced streaming source change A technique for managing transitions between streaming media sources can include receiving a request from a client to change a streaming media source from an initial streaming media source to a next streaming media source, identifying the next streaming media source in a master playlist of a content delivery network, inserting a discontinuity between last segments of the initial streaming media source and first segments of the next streaming media source, and streaming the first segments of the next streaming media source to the client as a continuous stream from the last segments of the initial streaming media source with the discontinuity between the last segments and the first segments.
US10728600B2	Channel change server allocation A method includes sending, from a server to a network device, a request for channel change server data, the request identifying a time slot. The method includes receiving, at the server, the channel change server data from the network device responsive to the request. The channel change server data identifies a set of times during the time slot and an estimated number of active channel change servers for each time of the set of times. The method also includes, in response to a first particular estimated number for a first particular time of the set to times indicating to increase a number of active channel change servers, sending an activation command from the server to a first idle channel change server at a first time before the first particular time. The activation command instructs the first idle channel change server to transition to an active channel change server.
US10728597B2	Video marker system and method Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing media content tracking functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing temporal markers for tracking at least partial playback of media content. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive a request for media content from a user over a network, and might retrieve the media content from a database. A transcoder might insert temporal markers in a transport stream of the media content, which is sent to the user device. The user device might decode the transport stream, might track each temporal marker as the media content is presented to the user, might generate a message by compiling a list of the accessed temporal markers, and might send the message to the computing system. The computing system might receive the message comprising the list of temporal markers, which are indicative of portions of the media content that were actually presented to the user.
US10728593B2	Uninterrupted playback of video streams using lower quality cached files Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating uninterrupted playback of video streams using lower quality cached files. A video file corresponding to an entirety of a video content feature encoded at a first quality may be obtained from another client on a local network. A video stream corresponding to the video content feature encoded at a second quality higher than the first quality is then obtained. The video stream is rendered for playback on a display. In response to detecting an unavailability of the video stream at a particular time in the video content feature, the video file is rendered for playback on the display in place of the video stream and commences at the particular time in the video content feature. The video file may then be sent to yet another client on the local network.
US10728573B2	Motion compensated boundary pixel padding A video coder, such as a video encoder or a video decoder, may use reference pixels in a first picture to pad pixels outside a picture boundary of a second picture. The second picture is a different picture from the first picture. The padded pixels are in a padding area surrounding the second picture. The video coder may encode or decode one or more blocks of the video data based on the padded pixels.
US10728572B2	Method and apparatus for processing video signal by using improved optical flow motion vector The present invention provides a method for decoding a video signal on the basis of an optical flow motion vector, comprising the steps of: when a bi-directional prediction is performed for a current block, acquiring a gradient map corresponding to the current block, wherein the gradient map represents a set of gradients at all pixel positions within a block having a larger size than the current block, and each gradient includes an X-axis gradient component and a Y-axis gradient component; determining an optical flow motion vector by applying a weight factor to the X-axis gradient component and the Y-axis gradient component; acquiring an optical flow predictor on the basis of the optical flow motion vector; and reconstructing the video signal by using the optical flow predictor.
US10728568B1	Visual element encoding parameter tuning Techniques are described for adaptive encoding of different visual elements in a video frame. Characteristics of visual elements can be determined and used to set encoding parameters for the visual elements. The visual elements can be encoded such that one visual element is encoded differently than another visual element if they have different characteristics.
US10728564B2	Systems and methods of encoding multiple video streams for adaptive bitrate streaming Systems and methods for encoding multiple video streams in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a source encoder configured to encode source video as a number of alternative video streams includes a parallel processing system configured to collect statistics on source video data and write the statistics to shared memory in a first pass through the received multimedia content, determine initial encoding information for source video data and write the initial encoding information to shared memory during the first, encode the source video data in parallel using collected statistics and initial encoding information to produce a plurality of alternative video streams during a second pass, and parallel encoding processes are configured to reuse additional encoding information that has already been determined for a portion of video and to generate additional encoding information that has not already been determined for a portion of video.
US10728554B2	Quantization control for variable bit depth The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP).
US10728552B2	Image processing apparatus and method There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to suppress reduction of the encoding efficiency. Encoded data is decoded, and based on a value of a transform skip identifier obtained by the decoding, execution of an inverse primary vertical transform and execution of an inverse primary horizontal transform are controlled. Further, based on a value of a transform skip identifier, execution of a primary horizontal transform and execution of a primary vertical transform are controlled, and the transform skip identifier is encoded. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus or the like.
US10728548B2	Processing reference samples used for intra-prediction of a picture block A method of coding implemented by a decoding device. The method includes determining a prediction direction for a current block, determining a propagation distance along the prediction direction, the propagation distance measured between a pixel to be predicted in the current block and a reference sample adjacent to the current block, selecting one of a plurality of filter coefficients based on the propagation distance, predicting the pixel in the current block using a filter and the one of the plurality of filter coefficients that was selected, and displaying an image including the pixel that was predicted.
US10728543B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method An encoder includes memory and circuitry. Using the memory, the circuitry: in a first operating mode, derives a first motion vector in a unit of a prediction block obtained by splitting an image included in a video, and performs, in the unit of the prediction block, a first motion compensation process that generates a prediction image by referring to a spatial gradient of luminance in an image generated by performing motion compensation using the first motion vector derived; and in a second operating mode, derives a second motion vector in a unit of a sub-block obtained by splitting the prediction block, and performs, in the unit of the sub-block, a second motion compensation process that generates a prediction image without referring to a spatial gradient of luminance in an image generated by performing motion compensation using the second motion vector derived.
US10728537B2	Photographing device and photographing method A photographing device for photographing a monitored area has a state diagnosis of a camera using a stereo camera configured by two or more cameras. A diagnostic pattern database is provided in which information on a plurality of images having different photographing conditions obtained by the stereo camera are stored in advance as diagnostic patterns. Disparity information is acquired based on image data from the stereo camera and a state diagnosis of the camera is performed by determining whether the camera is abnormal or normal based on the disparity information with reference to the information on the plurality of images having different photographing conditions stored in the diagnostic pattern database. Upon receiving a result of the state diagnosis, at least one of illumination control, shutter control, and posture control of the camera or the stereo camera is performed.
US10728536B2	System and method for camera commissioning beacons Provided is a system for optimizing geo-location of digital images captured in a stationary camera. The system includes a camera configured for capturing a digital image within a field of view of the camera, the image being representative of pixel coordinates and a beacon system including a (i) geo-positioning device for determining geo-coordinates of the device and (ii) a plurality of optical markers. The geo-coordinates are established for each of the markers relative to the geo-coordinates of the device. The beacon system is configured for positioning within the field of view. Also included is a matrix module for creating a transformation matrix for correlating one of more of the pixels with the geo-coordinates of each of the markers, the correlating producing geo-coordinates for the one of more pixels.
US10728524B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging method, image generation apparatus, image generation method, and program An imaging method and an imaging apparatus. In one embodiment, the imaging apparatus includes a lens unit, at least three image sensors, and a light-splitting unit. The lens unit focuses light. The at least three image sensors perform photoelectric conversion. The light-splitting unit splits the light from the lens unit into at least three light branches, and guides each one the at least three light branches to a corresponding one of the at least three image sensors.
US10728517B2	Parallax mitigation for multi-imager systems and methods A method for facilitating parallax mitigation includes capturing a first image of a scene using a first imaging device, where the first imaging device is associated with a first optical axis. The method further includes tilting a second optical axis associated with a second imaging device to obtain a tilted optical axis. The method further includes capturing a second image of the scene using the second imaging device and the tilted optical axis.
US10728516B2	Determining stereo distance information using imaging devices integrated into propeller blades A propeller provided on an aerial vehicle may include a digital camera or other imaging device embedded into a surface of one of the blades of the propeller. The digital camera may capture images while the propeller is rotating at an operational speed. Images captured by the digital camera may be processed to recognize one or more objects therein, and to determine ranges to such objects by stereo triangulation techniques. Using such ranges, a depth map or other model of the surface features in an environment in which the aerial vehicle is operating may be defined and stored or used for any purpose. A propeller may include digital cameras or other imaging devices embedded into two or more blades, and may also use such images to determine ranges to objects by stereo triangulation techniques.
US10728515B2	Image device for generating panorama depth images and related image device An image device for generating panoramic depth images includes at least two image capturing groups. Each image capturing group of the at least two image capturing groups includes at least three image capturers. A size of each image capturer of the at least three image capturers is a first length, a distance between two adjacent capturing devices of the at least three image capturers is a second length, and a ratio of the second length to the first length is not less than a predetermined value. Depths of at least three depth maps corresponding to the at least two image capturing groups are applied to generating a panoramic depth image.
US10728514B2	Imaging system and method A system for automatically adjusting a baseline of an imaging system for stereoscopic imaging and methods for making and using same. The imaging system includes a plurality of imaging devices that cooperate via a baseline adjustment mechanism. The imaging devices can acquire images of an object of interest and ascertain an object distance between the stereoscopic imaging system and the object of interest using triangulation. Based on the object distance, the baseline adjustment mechanism automatically adjusts a baseline between any pair of imaging devices. The baseline can be reduced when the object of interest is proximate to the imaging system and can be increased when the object of interest is distal. Once the baseline has been adjusted, one or more extrinsic parameters of the imaging devices are calibrated using a two-step optimization method. The imaging system is suitable for use aboard a mobile platform such as an unmanned aerial vehicle.
US10728513B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain images of an image capturing target area from a plurality of directions; an information obtaining unit configured to obtain viewpoint information; a determination unit configured to determine a pixel value of a particular area in a virtual viewpoint image according to a virtual viewpoint at a first time indicated by the viewpoint information, based on a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a first image capturing apparatus at a second time, and a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a second image capturing apparatus at the first time, wherein the particular area is not captured by the first image capturing apparatus at the first time; and a generation unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with the determination of the pixel value.
US10728508B2	Projection system and projection method A projection system projects an image corresponding to a shape of an object. The projection system includes a non-visible light projection unit, an imager, an image generation unit, and a visible-light projection unit. The non-visible light projection unit projects a predetermined non-visible light image with non-visible light having predetermined polarized light as a main component, onto the object and a background member that reflects the non-visible light while the background member maintains the predetermined polarized light. The imager images a non-visible light image reflected by the object and the background member while blocking the non-visible light of the predetermined polarized light, and generates imaged data. The image generation unit measures the shape of the object based on the imaged data, and generates image data according to a measurement result. The visible-light projection unit projects an image shown by the image data, onto the object with visible light.
US10728507B2	Projector and optical engine module A projector includes a light source, an optical engine module, and a projection lens. The light source is configured for providing an illumination beam. The optical engine module includes a light valve, a casing, and a heat conducting structure. The light valve is configured to convert the illumination beam into an image beam. The light valve has a front portion and a rear portion opposite to each other. The casing is connected to the front portion. The heat conducting structure is disposed on the casing and at at least one side of the front portion. The projection lens is disposed on the casing and configured to project an image. The heat conducting structure is configured to dissipate heat of the casing and the front portion of the light valve.
US10728503B1	Oblong camera lens cover An apparatus includes a capture device and a lens opening. The capture device may be configured to capture video data of an environment near the apparatus. The video data may have a diagonal field of view that causes a wide angle lens distortion effect. The lens opening may be configured in an oblong shape to match the diagonal field of view of the capture device. The oblong shape may have a larger width than height and prevents a vignette effect. The lens opening may be non-removable.
US10728492B2	Synergistic temporal anti-aliasing and coarse pixel shading technology Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that determines a frame rate of video content, sets a blend amount parameter based on the frame rate, and temporally anti-aliases the video content based on the blend amount parameter. Additionally, the technology may detect a coarse pixel (CP) shading condition with respect to one or more frames in the video content and select, in response to the CP shading condition, a per frame jitter pattern that jitters across pixels, wherein the video content is temporally anti-aliased based on the per frame jitter pattern. The CP shading condition may also cause the technology to apply a gradient to a plurality of color planes on a per color plane basis and discard pixel level samples associated with a CP if all mip data corresponding to the CP is transparent or shadowed out.
US10728486B2	Smart television playing method and device Disclosed are a smart television playing method and a smart television playing device, applied to a smart television of the WebKit-based WebOS, the smart television playing method including: when the smart television is turned on, starting a WebKit kernel process based on a Linux kernel and a driver layer; starting a state management daemon to detect a control command received by the smart television; and sending the control command to a daemon corresponding to the control command via the WebKit kernel process, allowing the daemon to perform control operation corresponding to the control command.
US10728477B2	Solid-state image pickup device and camera system There are provided a solid-state image pickup device and a camera system that include no useless pixel arrangement and are capable of suppressing decrease in resolution caused by adopting stereo function. A pixel array section including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array is included. Each of the plurality of pixels has a photoelectric conversion function. Each of the plurality of pixels in the pixel array section includes a first pixel section and a second pixel section. The first pixel section includes at least a light receiving function. The second pixel section includes at least a function to detect electric charge that has been subjected to photoelectric conversion. The first and second pixel sections are formed in a laminated state. Further, the first pixel section is formed to have an arrangement in a state shifted in a direction different from first and second directions that are used as references. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. The second pixel section is formed in a square arrangement along the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
US10728469B2	Active hyperspectral imager Systems and methods are disclosed for generating hyperspectral images, which may correspond to a three dimensional image in which two dimensions correspond to a spatial field of view and a third dimension corresponds to a frequency domain absorption spectrum. Disclosed systems and methods include those employing dual optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy and computational imaging for generation of hyperspectral images. Such a combination advantageously allows for imaging systems to exhibit low size, weight, and power, enabling small or handheld sized imaging devices.
US10728464B2	Imaging apparatus including auto exposure correction An imaging apparatus includes an imager, an operator, and a controller. The operator sets an exposure correction value and a continuous shooting mode including a first continuous shooting mode and a second continuous shooting mode in which continuous shooting is performed at a higher speed than in the first continuous shooting mode. The controller is configured to determine whether the exposure correction value is within a predetermined range when the second continuous shooting mode is set in the operator. The controller is configured to perform the auto exposure control during continuous shooting operation in the second continuous shooting mode when determined that the exposure correction value is within the predetermined range. The controller is configured not to perform the auto exposure control during the continuous shooting operation in the second continuous shooting mode when determined that the exposure correction value is not within the predetermined range.
US10728455B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof An imaging apparatus including an imaging element that images an object through an imaging optical system is provided that includes a driving unit configured to drive the imaging element in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the imaging optical system; a correction unit configured to correct image blur of an image captured by the imaging element by calculating a moving amount of the imaging element based on a shake detection signal from a shake detection unit and controlling the drive unit; and a control unit configured to perform control to change an opening amount of a field frame of a viewfinder used in observation the object. The control unit performs to reduce the field frame in a case where the image shake correction is performed so as to be smaller than the field frame in a case where the image shake correction is not performed.
US10728447B2	Capturing images using sub-frame illumination The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method for capturing an image. The method includes generating a first control signal configured to cause a rolling shutter camera to capture an image of a subject over a first time period. The method also includes generating, at a first time point during the first time period, a second control signal configured to set a multi-spectral illumination source at a first intensity level. The multi-spectral illumination source is configured to illuminate the subject. The method further includes generating, at a second time point during the first time period, a third control signal configured to set the multi-spectral illumination source at a second intensity level that is less than the first intensity level. A portion of the image captured by the rolling shutter camera between the first and second time points includes a target feature associated with the subject.
US10728442B2	Initializing camera subsystem for face detection based on sensor inputs In one embodiment, a method comprises monitoring one or more sensors of a computing device that is in a locked state and is associated with an authorized user of a social-networking system, identifying, based on information associated with the authorized user, content to be downloaded from the social-networking system, and downloading the identified content from the social-networking system, wherein the identified content is stored for display after the computing device is unlocked. The downloading may be in response to determining that an operation to unlock the computing device is imminent, and the content may include commonly-viewed content. The downloading may include downloading one or more notifications from the social-networking system. The downloading may be based on one or more previous habits of the authorized user. The information associated with the authorized user may include information indicating that the authorized user habitually checks one or more sites or feeds.
US10728435B2	Image capture device with flexible circuit board An image capture device in accordance with the present disclosure includes a cover coupled to a mount to surround a stereoscopic-camera unit. The stereoscopic-camera unit includes a circuit board coupled to a frame. A floating board-section of the circuit board accommodates expansion and contraction of the frame.
US10728433B2	Adjustable smartphone assembly for an optical device eyepiece An assembly allowing a user to adjust a relative positioning of an imaging portal of a lens attached to an electronic device relative to the viewing portal of a lens of an optical device. The assembly is made up of a planar adjustment unit having multiple plates that frictionally interface with one another such that they allow movement by a user. The components of the planar adjustment unit are held together by at least one elastically deformable element that passes through the channels in the sliding plates of the planar adjustment unit. The at least one elastically deformable element holds the planar adjustment unit together in tension such that the assembled plates may still slide with respect to one another, but remain in place by static friction when not moved by a user. The planar adjustment unit may be further combined with components allowing for three-dimensional adjustment of an imaging portal of a lens attached to an electronic device relative to a viewing portal of a lens of an optical device.
US10728423B2	Colorant vector calibration Methods for printer color calibration are disclosed. A nominal Neugebauer Primary area coverage (NPac) vector from an NPac space is then determined from a color mapping, the nominal NPac vector corresponding to a given color value in a color space. One or more colorant calibration factors each associated with a color of colorant are received; the calibration factors representing operational characteristics of the printer. One or more optimization metrics for constraining desired properties of an objective calibrated NPac vector to be generated are also received. The calibrated NPac vector is generated based on the nominal NPac vector such that: the generated calibrated NPac vector is convex; and for each given color of colorant the usage of colorant associated with the generated calibrated NPac vector is equal to the product of usage of colorant associated with the nominal NPac vector; and the calibration factor for the given color of colorant.
US10728416B1	Information processing apparatus sending a fax with destination identification information and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a sending unit and a controller. The sending unit sends a fax to a destination. The controller executes control for printing identification information for identifying the destination in accordance with selection made by a sender of the fax on paper output at the destination in response to sending of the fax. In a case where the sender of the fax selects a destination name as the identification information, if the destination name is unprintable as it is on the paper, the controller executes control for printing a phone number of the destination as the identification information on the paper.
US10728410B2	Reading device A reading device includes an imaging sensor that reads a document; a document-transporting unit that transports the document to a position facing the imaging sensor; a control unit that controls the imaging sensor and the document-transporting unit; a housing that covers the imaging sensor, the document-transporting unit, and the control unit; and a power switch electrically connected to the control unit; where a recessed portion is formed in the housing and the power switch is disposed in the recessed portion.
US10728409B2	Electronic apparatus with a user interface module having a diagnosis unit to detect an abnormality of a display at the time of boot, and abnormality detection method The electronic apparatus includes a controller that performs control of the entire apparatus and a UI module that performs a display for a user interface by using an image data supplied from the controller. Then, the controller includes a first processor and the UI module includes a second processor, respectively. Then, the controller diagnoses an abnormality of at least the first processor at the time of boot of the electronic apparatus. Then, the UI module diagnoses an abnormality of the display and notifies, in a case where an abnormality of the display is detected at the time of boot of the electronic apparatus, the controller of the detected abnormality by communication between the second processor and the first processor.
US10728401B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium capable of outputting image An information processing apparatus includes a controller that, when a device that changes an image presented in a field of view of a user along with a motion direction of the user receives an output instruction of the image, performs a control to output an image of an area being presented to the user at a time when the output instruction is received.
US10728400B2	System and method for ordering and facilitating payment of a print product including a digital image A computer-implemented method programmed for execution in a computing environment for ordering and facilitating payment of a print product. The method comprises storing a digital image in a memory; allowing for the selection of a print product to establish a print order that includes an identification of the selected product and an order cost; generating a unique payment link that corresponds to the print order and provides a mobile computing device with access to communicate with a remote payment processing system to provide payment for the print order; providing access to the unique payment link; receiving a payment notification from the payment processing system indicating that a payment authorization has been received through use of the unique payment link by the mobile computing device, wherein the payment authorization is for an amount equal to the order cost; and allowing for the fulfillment of the print order using a printing device.
US10728394B1	Dynamic locale based aggregation of full duplex media streams A cloud-based video/audio conferencing system and method performs locale based aggregation of a full duplex media stream to organize multiple connections to a conference call that originate from the same physical location or a shared locale. The cloud-based video/audio conferencing system performs synchronization of the microphone and speaker audio signals of the same-locale connections. In this manner, a conference call may be held with multiple user devices making connections from the same physical location. User experience is enhanced by allowing each user in the same location to use his/her own individual devices to connect to the same conference call.
US10728388B2	Systems and methods to determine quality of services provided over real-time communication connections A computing apparatus configured in the communication system to store data about advisers, including availability status of the advisers for real time communications with customers, ratings of the advisers by prior customers, compensate rates of the advisers, probability of being connected within a period of time for real time communication with customers, etc. The computing apparatus presents the advisers to customers based on the stored information and provide real time communication connections in response to selections of the presented advisers. Based on monitoring customer interaction with the system, the computing apparatus is configured to detect dissatisfactions, determine authenticity of the dissatisfactions based on user history and usage patterns of the system, and automatically provide a refund to the user without a refund request from the user and/or an explicitly user confirmation of the detected dissatisfaction.
US10728387B1	Sharing on-scene camera intelligence Systems and methods for sharing on-scene camera intelligence, available at crime center computing devices, with call handling and CAD computing devices. One example call handling computing device includes an electronic processor configured to receive a call from a remote caller and caller location information. The electronic processor is further configured to transmit, to a crime center computing device, a camera availability request including the caller location information. The electronic processor is also configured to receive, from the crime center computing device, an indication of available cameras substantially at the location of the remote caller and status information for the available cameras. The electronic processor is further configured to provide a call handling user with the status information. The electronic processor is also configured to receive, from the crime center computing device, at least one of video intelligence derived from the available cameras or video feeds from the available cameras.
US10728384B1	System and method for redaction of sensitive audio events of call recordings A call center records a voice conversation between a call center agent and a customer. A call recording of the voice conversation is transcribed. When a customer provides a call center agent with sensitive information, the sensitive information is detected from the transcribed voice conversation. Upon detection of the sensitive information, the sensitive information is redacted from the call recording. Alternatively, when sensitive information is detected, a notification is provided to the call center agent to pause and resume the recording.
US10728383B1	Controlled-environment facility resident pattern electronic communication detection and controlled-environment facility action Controlled-environment facility resident pattern electronic communication detection systems and methods may employ a controlled-environment facility secure communication platform, an investigative data aggregation and analysis system, and/or the like. Controlled-environment facility individual resident outgoing electronic communication velocity is monitored. The individual resident outgoing electronic communication velocity may be the number of electronic communications placed by a controlled-environment facility resident, to telephone numbers and/or electronic communication addresses over a period of time. A sharp increase in outgoing electronic communication velocity for a particular controlled-environment facility resident over a relatively short period of time may be recognized and controlled-environment facility personnel of a controlled-environment facility in which the particular controlled-environment facility resident resides may be alerted that the particular resident is at risk of imminent danger, such as suicide, in response to recognition of the sharp increase in outgoing electronic communication velocity for the particular resident over the relatively short period of time.
US10728378B1	Crash detection using smartphone sensor data A method implemented in a smartphone associated with a transportation apparatus to detect a crash of the transportation apparatus, comprises receiving a signal generated in time domain by a sensor of the smartphone in response to an event triggered by motion of the smartphone. The method further comprises transforming the signal to a delay domain to generate a two-dimensional representation of the signal in the delay domain. The method further comprises processing the two-dimensional representation using a Hough transform to select lines from the two-dimensional representation having a parameter greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. The method further comprises determining a pattern associated with the selected lines, comparing the pattern to a predetermined pattern indicating crash event of the transportation apparatus, and determining based on the comparison whether the event indicates crash event of the transportation apparatus.
US10728374B2	Additional information on a caller To provide a called one with information on the caller, a reference to a resource containing real-time or near-real-time information relating to the caller, or information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, or the real-time or near-real-time information, or the information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, is transmitted with a connection establishment request, and the information in the resource or the received information is displayed to the called one before the requested connection is established so that the called one can make a decision whether or not to answer the call.
US10728367B2	Control system, control device, conversion device, method for controlling control system, method for controlling control device, and method for controlling conversion device A control system includes a to-be-controlled apparatus disposed in a clean room, a control device disposed outside the clean room and controlling the to-be-controlled apparatus through Ethernet communication, and a conversion device disposed in the clean room and mutually converting communication data on Ethernet communication with the control device and communication data on serial communication with the to-be-controlled apparatus.
US10728361B2	System for association of customer information across subscribers The disclosed technology relates to a context service system configured to receive, from a subscriber, a shared customer lookup request that includes a first customer data identifier and identify, in a shared data partition, a second customer data identifier associated with the first customer data identifier. The context service system is further configured to determine that the second customer data identifier is associated with customer information in a subscriber data partition and transmit, to the subscriber system, the customer information from the subscriber data partition.
US10728355B2	Distributed forwarding system and method for service stream A service stream control system includes at least one area controller configured to control a traffic path and content cashing within a domain (intra-area), a service content coordinator configured to determine and manage a caching location of content located in the domain, and a service stream controller configured to set an optimum path in accordance with a network traffic state by interworking with the at least one area controller and the service content coordinator, and forward target content corresponding to a content request with reference to a service stream forwarding graph generated based on the set path. Therefore, it is possible to enhance efficiency of a content-centric network (CCN).
US10728352B2	Managing digital forums and networking groups utilizing a group activity indicator One or more embodiments of the present disclosure facilitate effective management of digital forums between networking groups including co-users of a networking system. In particular, systems and methods involve providing a list of digital forums for sharing digital including digital icons indicating corresponding digital forums associated with respective networking groups. Systems and methods further involve determining subsets of active co-users from the networking groups by detecting interactions between client devices of the subsets of active co-users and the networking system. Systems and methods further include generating a group activity indicator and providing the group activity indicator in connection with the graphical icons for corresponding networking groups. Systems and methods described herein further include features and functionality that enable a user of the networking system to view which networking groups are active and comprehend a level of activity for respective networking groups.
US10728349B2	Tru torrent platform methods, apparatuses and media A torrent to monitor may be determined and peer activity of a swarm associated with the torrent may be monitored. Data collection or data distribution statistics for the swarm may be calculated and used to create profiles for peers in the swarm based on their role in data collection or data distribution. Swarm behavior may be predicted based on the created peer profiles.
US10728347B1	Shared access to computing resources using wireless communications A method includes determining a location of a device based on wireless communication of the device with one or more line-of-sight dependent communication devices that allow data transmission between the device and a base station, determining content to be provided to the device based in part on the location of the device, performing computing operations that correspond to the content at the base station using inputs transmitted to the base station from the device, and transmitting outputs of the computing operations from the base station to the device for display at the device.
US10728336B2	Integrated IoT (Internet of Things) system solution for smart agriculture management An end to end integrated technology solution available to increase overall crop yield and a communication platform to connect growers with the marketplace and an infrastructure for agriculture management, logistics, storage, distribution and delivery. Offering a global solution to this problem that provides a consolidated and integrated IoT (Internet of Things) system where data collection, monitoring, control and communication platform are managed using a single platform. An agricultural IoT monitoring device based on wireless mesh network sensing, where this device can monitor the temperature, humidity, vibration and other parameters of an agricultural cultivation base. The device is designed with a microcontroller, a sensing unit, WiFi module, LoRa communication network where it uses WiFi Mesh Network or LoRaWAN to capture real-time data for remote viewing and analyzing intelligence data for preventive actions. This single IoT system platform is providing solution for agriculture and various applications.
US10728328B2	System and method for transmitting data via ethernet switch devices in an ethernet fabric An Ethernet SAN system includes an initiator device and a target device coupled together by an Ethernet fabric that includes a plurality of Ethernet switch devices. The Ethernet switch devices exchange L2 FIP domain exchange multicast frames that include domain information associated with each of the Ethernet switch devices. That domain information is then used to exchange L2 FIP path exchange multicast frames that include path information associated with each of the Ethernet switch devices. That path information is then used to calculate path costs associated with at least some of the Ethernet switch devices. Those path costs are then used to exchange L2 FIP device exchange unicast frames that include device information associated with the initiator device and the target device. The Ethernet switch devices then transmit data between the initiator device and the target device based on the device information and the path costs.
US10728321B2	Create machine-to-machine trust to automatically share resources between internet of things devices Automatically sharing resources between devices is provided. A communication channel is established with a trusted data processing system over a network. In response to establishing the communication channel, a list of resources available for sharing between the data processing system and the trusted data processing system is shared via the communication channel. It is determined whether a match for a resource requested by the trusted data processing system exists in the list. In response to determining that a match for the resource requested by the trusted data processing system exists in the list, a matching resource is automatically shared with the trusted data processing system via the communication channel.
US10728320B2	Apparatus and method for efficient, coordinated, distributed execution The present disclosure describes a system and method for efficient, coordinated, distributed execution. Processes are registered into a process registry which includes a table or list of processes. Processes which are determined to be no longer running are removed from the registry. Each process is configured to send a broadcast when it starts or stops. Each process periodically reads the registry, sorts the list, and uses it to determine the current master process based on an algorithm.
US10728319B2	CDN-based client messaging Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for a Content Distribution Network (CDN) node of a CDN to facilitate communication among two or more clients, including but not limited to determining, by the CDN node, that the two or more clients are connected to the CDN node for accessing content data originating from an origin server, receiving, by the CDN node, a message from a first client of the two or more clients, the message is to be routed to at least one second client of the two or more clients, and sending, by the CDN node, the message to the at least one second client without routing the message to the origin server.
US10728315B2	Method and apparatus for distributing content using a mobile device A server receives, from a first mobile device, a request for content identified by a first resource identifier and a set of presence codes. The set of presence codes includes a presence code for the first mobile device and at least one other presence code for one or more mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device. The server selects a set of allocated resource identifiers associated with one or more presence codes for one or more of the mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device having the content cached therein. Each allocated resource identifier in the set is different than the first resource identifier. The server then sends to the first mobile device the set of allocated resource identifiers and associated presence codes for use in retrieving the content cached in at least one of the mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device.
US10728313B2	Future connection score of a new connection A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein are directed to Future Connection Engine that generates a select pairing of member accounts for a potential social network connection. The Future Connection Engine predicts, according to the prediction model, a first number of subsequent social network connections for a first member account in the select pairing that will occur after establishing the potential social network connection and a second number of subsequent social network connections for a second member account in the select pairing that will occur after establishing the potential social network connection. The Future Connection Engine generates connection recommendations for display to the select pairing based on whether the first and/or the second number of subsequent social network connections satisfies a threshold.
US10728308B2	Systems for content recommendation based on a meeting invite Systems herein can recommend files to users based on meeting information. The system can include a secure email gateway that forwards meeting invitations to an email server and a content server. The system can extract invitee information, meeting timing information, and an attachment from the meeting invitation. During a time period based on the meeting timing information, the content server can cause a managed content application on an invitee's user device to visually identify the attachment as a recommended file. This can allow the user to locate and access relevant files for a meeting, including files that are not attached to the meeting invite, at one location.
US10728305B2	Adaptive bitrate streaming techniques Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for providing a timeout for an adaptive bitrate streaming video chunk download are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor may determine a first bitrate for a first segment of a video program based upon an occupancy level of a video buffer of a device, request a first video chunk of the first segment encoded at the first bitrate, determine that the first video chunk is not received within a threshold of a duration of time after the requesting of the first video chunk, and request, responsive to the determining that the first video chunk is not received within the threshold of the duration of time, a second video chunk of the first segment encoded at a second bitrate that is lower than the first bitrate.
US10728302B2	Dynamic bit rate encoding Systems and methods for performing bit rate encoding are described. One of the methods includes receiving data indicating a change in a first connection speed that is associated with a first network. The change generates a second connection speed. The method further includes determining whether a media file is being downloaded. The method also includes determining that a current segment of the media file is being downloaded. The current segment is downloaded at a first bit rate and the first bit rate is associated with the first connection speed. The method includes determining whether the media file includes a remaining segment to be downloaded. The current segment precedes the remaining segment. The method includes identifying a second bit rate based on the second connection speed, receiving the remaining segment at the second bit rate, and stitching the remaining segment with the current segment.
US10728299B2	Delivery of content Future data connection quality may be predicted based on past data connection quality, and future requests for data may be predicted based on past requests. These predictions may be used to help decide whether, when, and/or how to deliver the data in a proactive manner. For example, according to some aspects described herein, a future data connection quality may be predicted based at least on historical data connection quality. It may be determined whether to pre-deliver at least a first portion of an item of content based at least on the predicted future data connection quality. If so, then the at least the portion of the item of content may be pre-delivered to the device and/or to another destination.
US10728298B2	Method for compressed sensing of streaming data and apparatus for performing the same A computer-implemented method for sensing streaming data comprises recursively sampling an input stream of data using overlapping windowing to obtain at least one previous measurement regarding the input data stream, and employing the at least one previous measurement for obtaining a subsequent measurement.
US10728290B1	Devices with calling apps for inmate calls, information sharing, monitoring, and other functions Systems and techniques for permitting, establishing, monitoring and controlling calls based on messages from outside parties, outside party availability information, institution's call restriction information, and/or account holder preferences. In one example, a message from an outside party app on an outside party computing device is receive by an inmate app on an inmate device. The inmate device displays the message at the inmate calling app including a request for the inmate to call the outside party device during a time period. When the inmate initiates a call to the outside party the call is permitted or not permitted based on determining whether the call is within the specified time period.
US10728283B1	Methods, systems, and devices for encrypted electronic storage and confidential network transfer of private data through a trustless distributed ledger technology system In some embodiments, systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein enable trusted sharing of private data and/or transactions via a distributed ledger, while maintaining data consistency properties. Some embodiments provide and utilize one or more independent and/or dependent channels. In particular, in some embodiments, one or more independent and/or dependent channels can exist on a single distributed ledger, wherein participants or nodes that are members of a particular channel can view and access the information in a given network transaction. To other participants or nodes not on the particular channel, however, only an encrypted or redacted version of the information can be viewable, thereby not disclosing the transaction information to such participants or nodes. In some embodiments, consistency properties may be preserved even in the presence of selective sharing of transaction information with proofs of validity.
US10728279B2	Detection of remote fraudulent activity in a client-server-system Detecting unauthorized access to a device is detected in embodiments of the disclosed technology. After downloading a webpage, code is executed in a browser to scan network ports and determine which ports are open. Further webpage content sent from a web server is determined and/or modified in embodiments of the disclosed technology based on which ports are open. In some embodiments, when a particular port or ports are already in use it is determined that a malfeasant actor has access to the end user device and as such, sensitive data or secure data which is intended for a specific user is no longer sent to the end user device.
US10728277B2	Malicious software detection in a computing system A computer system identifies malicious Uniform Resource Locator (URL) data items from a plurality of unscreened data items that have not been previously identified as associated with malicious URLs. The system can execute a number of pre-filters to identify a subset of URLs in the plurality of data items that are likely to be malicious. A scoring processor can score the subset of URLs based on a plurality of input vectors using a suitable machine learning model. Optionally, the system can execute one or more post-filters on the score data to identify data items of interest. Such data items can be fed back into the system to improve machine learning or can be used to provide a notification that a particular resource within a local network is infected with malicious software.
US10728270B2	Using new edges for anomaly detection in computer networks Creation of new edges in a network may be used as an indication of a potential attack on the network. Historical data of a frequency with which nodes in a network create and receive new edges may be analyzed. Baseline models of behavior among the edges in the network may be established based on the analysis of the historical data. A new edge that deviates from a respective baseline model by more than a predetermined threshold during a time window may be detected. The new edge may be flagged as potentially anomalous when the deviation from the respective baseline model is detected. Probabilities for both new and existing edges may be obtained for all edges in a path or other subgraph. The probabilities may then be combined to obtain a score for the path or other subgraph. A threshold may be obtained by calculating an empirical distribution of the scores under historical conditions.
US10728264B2	Characterizing behavior anomaly analysis performance based on threat intelligence A technique includes receiving data identifying behavior anomalies that are exhibited by entities that are associated with a computer system. The technique includes associating the behavior anomalies with contexts based at least in part on threat intelligence to provide modified anomalies. The threat intelligence associates the contexts with indicators of potential breach. The technique includes characterizing the behavior anomaly identification based at least in part on the threat intelligence. The characterization includes applying machine learning to features of the modified anomalies to classify the identified behavior anomalies.
US10728262B1	Context-aware network-based malicious activity warning systems A computer system is configured to generate alerts related to malicious activity on an audited computing system. The computing system is provided with instructions to receive activity information associated with activity of an entity performed in an audited computing network, access contextual information associated with the entity, determine, based on the contextual information, a set of weights associated with the activity information and combine the weight and the entity activity information to generate a risk score. In response to the risk score satisfying a threshold value, the computer system may generate an alert, and, in response to receiving a user input associated with the alert, update the set of weights. In certain embodiments, the updated weights may be used for determining the risk score of future alerts.
US10728261B2	System and method for cyber security threat detection A cyber security threat detection system for one or more endpoints within a computing environment is disclosed. The system includes one or more collector engines. Each of the collector engines includes a service and an agent operating on a corresponding system endpoint of the system endpoints. The service is configured to take a first snapshot of the corresponding system endpoint. The first snapshot includes event activity information associated with the system endpoint. The agent is configured to take a second snapshot of the corresponding system endpoint. The second snapshot includes behavioral activity information associated with the corresponding system endpoint. The system further includes an aggregator engine configured to aggregate the first snapshot and the second snapshot from each of the system endpoints into an aggregated snapshot. The system further includes one or more analytics engines configured to: generate and store baseline profiles associated with the system endpoints based on a previously received aggregated snapshot, receive the aggregated snapshot from the aggregator engine, determine deviation values for each of the system endpoints based on the received aggregated snapshot and the stored baseline profiles, and generate, for each of the system endpoints, a cumulative risk value based on the deviation values. The system further includes one or more alerting engines configured to determine whether to issue one or more alerts indicating one or more security threats have occurred for each of the endpoints in response to the cumulative risk value.
US10728258B2	Method for providing an access device for a personal data source A person is automatically identified by a detection device of an observation apparatus. The identified person is shown a personalized symbol. A control action by the person causes data to be retrieved from a personal data source associated with the person and presented on a display panel. The presentation is stopped at the latest when the person leaves a sensing range of the detection device. This allows a particularly convenient and simple data use.
US10728248B2	Validating toll-free access to streaming media content using a signature A device may determine a resource identifier for accessing a segment of streaming media content. The device may determine that a signature associated with the resource identifier is not stored in memory. The signature may be generated based on a character string of the resource identifier. The device may request validation of the resource identifier based on determining that the signature is not in memory. The device may receive the signature associated with the resource identifier based on requesting validation. The device may store the signature based on receiving the signature. The device may request the segment of streaming media content using the resource identifier and the signature, stored in memory, to receive toll-free access to the segment of streaming media content.
US10728242B2	System and method for biometric authentication in connection with camera-equipped devices The present invention relates generally to the use of biometric technology for authentication and identification, and more particularly to non-contact based solutions for authenticating and identifying users, via computers, such as mobile devices, to selectively permit or deny access to various resources. In the present invention authentication and/or identification is performed using an image or a set of images of an individual's palm through a process involving the following key steps: (1) detecting the palm area using local classifiers; (2) extracting features from the region(s) of interest; and (3) computing the matching score against user models stored in a database, which can be augmented dynamically through a learning process.
US10728241B2	Triage engine for document authentication Computer systems and methods are provided for receiving a first authentication request that includes an image of an identification document. A risk value is determined using one or more information factors that correspond to the authentication request. A validation user interface that includes the image of the identification document is displayed. A risk category that corresponds to the risk value is determined using at least a first risk threshold. In accordance with a determination that the risk value corresponds to a first risk category, a visual indication that corresponds to the first risk category is displayed. In accordance with a determination that the risk value corresponds to a second risk category, a visual indication that corresponds to the second risk category is displayed.
US10728233B2	Secure key management in a high volume device deployment A method is provided for remotely and securely accessing a modem is provided that uses an encrypted authentication token with a modem password. The method includes receiving an encrypted authentication token from the modem, the authentication token having a modem password stored in secure memory and being encrypted according to a public key, transmitting the encrypted authentication token to an authentication server. receiving a decrypted authentication token from the authentication server, the decrypted authentication token comprising the modem password, generating an authentication key and a privacy key from the modem password, configuring modem interfaces at least in part using the authentication token, the modem interfaces including a network management protocol interface and communicating with the modem using the network management protocol interface according to at least one of the generated authentication key and the privacy key.
US10728231B2	Data security using inter-zone gate circuits A circuit for secure operation includes a plurality of mutually exclusive circuit zones including a first circuit zone having a first level of security and a second circuit zone having a second level of security less than the first level of security and one or more gate circuits each providing limited transfer of data between the circuit zones, the gate circuits providing all data connectivity between the first circuit zone and the second circuit zone and statically configured to prevent unmodified transfer of data from the first circuit zone to the second circuit zone.
US10728228B2	Carrier encryption system Carrier secure communications are provided by receiving, by a service provider device from an application interacting with a user device over a carrier network, an encrypted first request for user information. The carrier network intercepted a first request from the application based on a service provider identifier in the first request, and encrypted the first request to provide the network carrier encrypted first request to the service provider device. The service provider device may decrypt the encrypted first request to provide the first request and process the first request. The first request may include a carrier injected header that includes information about the user and/or user device that provided the first request. The information in the injected header may be used by the service provider device in processing the first request such as retrieving secure information without user credentials or storing data provided in the first request.
US10728221B2	Hosted payload operations A method for hosted payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to unencrypted host commands, and reconfiguring a hosted payload according to unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a host payload antenna, host payload data to a host receiving antenna. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload antenna, hosted payload data to a hosted receiving antenna and/or host receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry and encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.
US10728213B2	Communication system A communication system is described in which a NATed IP address of a home base station is communicated to the home base station by a home base station gateway or a mobility management entity. In one embodiment, the gateway or the mobility management entity receives the NATed IP address from a security gateway that is used to establish a secure tunnel with the home base station through an IP network.
US10728208B2	Method for identifying IP camera and enhancing transmission quality by packet transmission based on ONVIF specifications A method for identifying an IP camera and enhancing transmission quality by packet transmission based on the ONVIF specifications is applied to a gateway device configured for data transmission to and from at least one IP camera and a network video recorder according to the ONVIF specifications. The gateway device sends a Probe packet to the IP camera after receiving therefrom a Hello packet, analyzes a ProbeMatch packet from the IP camera to identify the IP camera, relays a Resolve packet from the network video recorder to the IP camera in order to receive audiovisual data from the IP camera, and adds an exclusive group code (e.g., VLAN ID) and the highest transmission speed classification (e.g., Quality of Service) to the received audiovisual data to distinguish the audiovisual data from other network packets and give higher priority of transmission to the audiovisual data.
US10728205B2	Multi-standard message processing Messages are processed in a distributed messaging system by a message processing engine. Message targets operates according to a first standard or a second legacy standard. In response to receiving a database commit indication, a message envelope is generated for each message target to be notified operating according to the first standard and at least one messages within each message envelope. Message envelope dependencies between generated message envelopes for a same message target are computed. Message dependencies between the messages within each message envelope are computed based at least on the standard of the messages of the respective message envelope and functions of the messages. The messages are sent to the respective message target in a sequence based on the message envelope dependencies and the message dependencies.
US10728201B2	Batching of notifications In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a number of notifications of one or more activities relevant to a user. Each notification has an associated receipt time and type of notification. The method also includes aggregating one or more of the notifications based on the type of notification; determining a sending time to send the aggregated notifications based at least in part on determining that a pre-determined amount of time that has elapsed from a receipt time of a most recent one of the aggregated notifications; and sending the aggregated notifications to the user based on the sending time.
US10728200B2	Messaging system for automated message management Various embodiments, methods, and systems for implementing message management are provided. Message management includes assisting with selecting recipients for messages, and generating, tracking, personalizing, and optimizing messages. The messaging system provides message operations for cycle messages, message tracking interface features, and automatically generating message feature values. In operation, for automatically generating message feature values, a first message to be generated is determined to correspond to a message type. The message type comprises one or more message features, where the one or more messaging features are generated based on customary messaging data. A machine-learning model supports identifying the automatically generated message feature value. A message user interface comprising a message user interface feature is generated based on the message type, such that a first message feature is received to generate the first message based on the automatically generated message feature value. The generated first message is sent to a communication circle.
US10728197B2	Unscripted digital media message generation A method of generating a digital media message includes receiving a digital video segment providing a plurality of images via a display of the electronic device, each image of the plurality of images being indicative of a respective digital content segment, and receiving, via the electronic device, a first input indicating selection of a first digital content segment associated with a corresponding image of the plurality of images. The method also includes associating the digital video segment and the first digital content segment with a play sequence of the digital media message such that the first digital content segment will be presented simultaneously with at least part of the digital video segment when the digital media message is played. The method further includes providing the digital media message for sharing with a remote electronic device, wherein the digital media message comprises at least the digital video segment and the first, digital content segment.
US10728196B2	Method and storage medium for voice communication The present disclosure relates to a method, device, system and storage medium for voice communication. The method includes acquiring a first operation instruction, the first operation instruction for instructing to acquire a supplementary voice content of a first voice message; acquiring the supplementary voice content of the first voice message according to the first operation instruction; generating a second voice message according to the supplementary voice content and a supplementary identification, the supplementary identification for indicating that the voice content included in the second voice message is a supplementary voice content; and sending the second voice message to the server. In the present disclosure, a terminal may add a supplementary voice content on the basis of the sent voice message according to an instruction of the user.
US10728193B2	Receiving and sharing files in a group messaging environment A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for receiving and sharing files in a group messaging environment. One or more servers in an infrastructure computing environment receive a file from a mobile device of a first user in a group of users in a session of group messaging. The one or more servers determine locations, battery levels, and data download speeds of mobile devices of the users. The one or more servers determine co-located users, based on the locations. The one or more servers select a second user from the co-located users, based on the battery levels and the data download speeds. The one or more servers send the file to a mobile device of the second user. The mobile device of the second user sends the file to mobile devices of the co-located users through a short-range communication medium.
US10728190B2	Form based user interactions via messaging channels A channel independent metadata representation of forms is stored by an online system that interacts with client devices via a plurality of messaging channels. The online system allows use of forms by various messaging channels. The online system receives a request identifying a form and a messaging channel. The online system retrieves a channel independent metadata representation of the selected form. The online system generates a channel specific representation of the selected form for the identified messaging channel from the metadata representation. The generated form representation is sent by the online system to the client device via the messaging channel. The client device may render a user interface comprising the form.
US10728188B2	Interface for managing messages in a mobile terminal An interface method for a mobile terminal includes: receiving in the order of time and saving two or more types of messages corresponding to two or more types of first applications; integrating and configuring the two or more types of messages using a second application, which integrates and manages the two or more types of first applications; and displaying the two or more types of messages with the identification information on the type of each of the messages using the second application.
US10728184B2	Determining reply content for a reply to an electronic communication Methods and apparatus related to determining reply content for a reply to an electronic communication. Some implementations are directed generally toward analyzing a corpus of electronic communications to determine relationships between one or more original message features of “original” messages of electronic communications and reply content that is included in “reply” messages of those electronic communications. Some implementations are directed generally toward providing reply text to include in a reply to a communication based on determined relationships between one or more message features of the communication and the reply text.
US10728178B2	Apparatus and method for distribution of congestion information in a switch Apparatuses and methods associated with distributing congestion information in a switch are provided. In embodiments, the switch includes a plurality of ports arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The switch further includes a plurality of daisy-chain buses, individual daisy-chain buses coupling the ports of a respective row to one another in a daisy-chain. The switch further includes a plurality of column buses, individual column buses coupling an individual port of the plurality of ports to the other ports of the respective column. Individual ports of a respective row receive congestion information from the other ports of the row via the respective daisy-chain bus and pass the congestion information to the other ports of the respective column via the respective column bus. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10728177B2	Fiber channel forwarder routing system A Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) routing system includes an FCF device that is coupled to a Fibre Channel (FC) networking device through a first FCF device port, coupled to a source device through a second FCF device port, and coupled to a first destination device through a third FCF device port. The FCF device receives first traffic from the source device at the second FCF device port. Using a first FCF device routing table, the FCF device determines that a destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device. In response determining the destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device, the FCF device routes the first traffic through the third FCF device port to the first destination device without forwarding the first traffic through the first FCF device port to the FC networking device.
US10728171B2	Governing bare metal guests Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method for governing communications of a bare metal guest in a cloud network. A network interface handles packets of data in accordance with commands by a control agent.
US10728165B2	Buffer control apparatus, communication node, and relay apparatus A buffer control apparatus includes an input unit, a buffer unit, a same ID determination unit, an overwriting unit, a storage unit, and an output unit. When a same ID as an ID contained in a message accepted at the input unit is present in messages stored in the buffer unit, the overwriting unit overwrites at least data in a message containing the same ID with data contained in the message accepted at the input unit.
US10728159B2	Prioritization for a packet communication protocol with header compression When sending a first set of packets is determined to be prioritized over sending a second set of packets, and when each first header of each of the first set of packets and each second header of each of the second set of packets is determined to be compressed, an apparatus may compress the first header of each of the first set of packets using a first CID associated with a connection. Further, the apparatus may compress the second header of each of the second set of packets using a second CID associated with the connection. The apparatus may send the first set of packets through the connection. The apparatus may send, after sending the first set of packets, the second set of packets through the connection.
US10728156B2	Scalable, low latency, deep buffered switch architecture A switch architecture includes an ingress module, ingress fabric interface module, and a switch fabric. The switch fabric communicates with egress fabric interface modules and egress modules. The architecture implements multiple layers of congestion management. The congestion management may include fast acting link level flow control and more slowly acting end-to-end flow control. The switch architecture simultaneously provides high scalability, with low latency and low frame loss.
US10728149B1	Packet replication routing with destination address swap A method of routing a packet from a routing device includes receiving a first packet having a first header and a first data field. The first header has a final destination corresponding to a destination device communicatively coupled to the routing device via at least two parallel network links. A second packet having a second header and a second data field is sent over the first network link. The second data field is identical to the first data field. A destination address in the second header corresponds to a device on a first of the parallel network links. A third packet having a third header and a third data field is sent over the second network link. The third data field is identical to the first data field. a destination address in the third header corresponds to a device on a second of the parallel network links.
US10728147B2	Collection of forwarding rules A method may include obtaining a forwarding rule associated with a network. The method may also include identifying a property associated with the network. The property may include a property value comprising a duration value. Additionally, the method may include validating, for the forwarding rule, the property in the network. Responsive to the property being valid for the forwarding rule, the method may include updating the duration value based on a first equation set. Responsive to the property being invalid for the forwarding rule, the method may include updating the duration value based on a second equation set. Furthermore, the method may include calculating a length of validity value of the property. The length of validity value may be based on the updated duration value. The method may include performing network monitoring. The network monitoring may be based on the length of validity value of the property.
US10728133B2	Routing mode and point-of-presence selection service Systems and methods for sloppy routing are provided. A client transmits a DNS query corresponding to a requested resource to a content delivery network (CDN) service provider. In some embodiments, the CDN service provider processes the DNS query to determine whether a threshold content delivery bandwidth has been exceeded by data links at cache servers. In other embodiments, additionally or alternatively, the CDN service provider determines whether a content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage that indicates a price at which the CDN service provider to provide content on behalf of the content provider. Using both or either of these thresholds, the CDN service provider can further process the DNS query by providing an alternative resource identifier or a cache IP address, both associated with an alternative POP. In some embodiments, the CDN service provider determines a routing mode for the response to the DNS query.
US10728130B2	Distributed stateless inference of hop-wise delays and round-trip time for internet protocol traffic In an embodiment, a computer implemented method for determining network delay values comprises receiving, by a management server that is communicatively coupled via one or more networks or internetworks to a first router and a second router, two or more first timestamp values from the first router at first times at which two or more packets associated with a particular packet flow are received at the first router; receiving by the management server two or more second timestamp values from the second router at second times at which the same two or more packets associated with the same particular packet flow are received at the second router; determining one or more of: a one-way delay time in which the particular packet flow travels between the first router and the second router based on the first timestamp values and the second timestamp values; an inferred round-trip time.
US10728104B2	Time-dependent network embedding In implementations of time-dependent network embedding, a computing device maintains time-dependent interconnected data in the form of a time-based graph that includes nodes and node associations that each represent an edge between two of the nodes in the time-based graph based at least in part on a temporal value that indicates when the two nodes were associated. The computing device includes a network embedding module that is implemented to traverse one or more of the nodes in the time-based graph along the node associations, where the traversal is performed with respect to the temporal value of each of the edges that associate the nodes. The network embedding module is also implemented to determine a time-dependent embedding for each of the nodes traversed in the time-based graph, the time-dependent embedding for each of the respective nodes being representative of feature values that describe the respective node.
US10728103B2	Edge device resourcing using recursive ledger chaining Edge device resourcing in a networked environment may employ a decentralized resource ledger structure to track information about edge device resources and their locations relative to other devices. Each entry of the decentralized resource ledger may include, for a respective edge device resource, a unique identifier, a time stamp indicating when it was created, resource type information, relative location information, or path information. Each of multiple nodes in the environment may include a constituent portion of the decentralized resource ledger structure. During periodic discovery operations or in response to a configuration change, one or more paths from a static non-edge device toward edge devices may be traversed, and any fresh resource information may be returned (recursively) back along the path to the static non-edge device. These operations may discover new paths between nodes (e.g., for self-healing). The decentralized resource ledger may be analyzed to predict resource availability.
US10728101B2	In-vehicle network anomaly detection A method of identifying a node of a plurality of nodes in an in-vehicle communications network that transmitted a waveform propagating in the network, comprising comparing a fingerprint generated for the propagating voltage waveform with a library having library fingerprints that are unique for waveforms transmitted by each node to determine which node transmitted the waveform.
US10728100B2	Determining mesh networks based on determined contexts In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first location of a first client system of a first user and a second location of a second client system of a second user; determining that the first location and the second location are within a threshold proximity; accessing information associated with the first user and the second user to determine a first-user-specific context associated with the first user and a second-user-specific context associated with the second user; determining, based on the first location and the second location and further based on the first-user-specific context and the second-user-specific context, a potential mesh network for connecting the first client system to the second client system; and initiating an agent that is configured to send a communication prompt to the first client system for initiating a communication between the first client system and the second client system.
US10728061B2	Electronic devices including equalizers operating based on coefficients adjusted in training operations An electronic device includes a reception equalizer that performs, a first equalization on a first signal based on a first coefficient, and one or more second equalizations on one or more second signals based on the first coefficient, the one or more second signals being based on a second coefficient associated with one or more characteristics of a transmission equalizer of the external device, and circuitry that iteratively sends control information generated based on the first coefficient to the external device until a termination condition is satisfied with regard to the first coefficient, the control information causing the second coefficient to be increased or decreased, the iteratively sent control information causing a first absolute value of the first coefficient corresponding to a final equalization of the one or more second equalizations to become smaller than a second absolute value of the first coefficient corresponding to the first equalization.
US10728059B1	Parallel mixed-signal equalization for high-speed serial link A receiver embodiment has an equalizer that includes: an array of sample and hold elements, an array of linear equalizers, and an array of decision elements. Each sample and hold element in the array periodically samples an analog receive signal with a respective phase to provide an associated held signal. Each linear equalizer in the array forms a periodically-updated weighted sum of the held signals from the array of sample and hold elements. Each decision element in the array derives at least one sequence of symbol decisions based on at least one of the periodically-updated weighted sums. The resulting sequences of symbol decisions are output in parallel.
US10728056B2	System and method of redirecting internet protocol traffic for network based parental controls A method of redirecting traffic on a network includes receiving a subscriber request to use a parental control service, assigning to the subscriber's access device an Internet protocol (IP) address from a block of addresses reserved for the service, receiving a transaction, determining that the transaction is from an address in the block, and redirecting the transaction to a parental control device on the network. A network-based parental control system includes an access device for an account that uses a parental control service, a dynamic host configuration protocol server that assigns to the access device an IP address from a block of addresses reserved for the parental control service, a parental control policy device, and a router that receives a transaction from the access device, determines that the transaction is from an address in the block, and redirects the transaction to the parental control policy device.
US10728055B2	System and method for customizing packet processing order in networking devices The present disclosure is directed to packet processing via reconfigurable packet processing system. A network device is configured to identify a processing order of multiple function units based on a first flow parameter of a first packet, execute a first function unit according to the processing order, update a processing status for the first packet to indicate processing by the first function unit is complete, and transmit the first packet responsive to determining from the processing status that the processing order has been completed. The network device is configured to receive a second packet including a second flow parameter, identify the second packet as a response packet of the first packet based on the first and second flow parameters, identify a reverse of the first processing order of the multiple function units, and execute a second function unit according to the reverse processing order.
US10728054B2	System and method for VNF termination management An apparatus and method for terminating a virtual network function (VNF) instance according to termination requirements of the VNF instance. The termination requirements may be defined in a VNF descriptor corresponding to the VNF instance. A network function virtualization (NFV) management entity may obtain the termination requirements and initiate termination of the VNF instance based on the obtained termination requirements.
US10728053B2	System and method for remote monitoring and controlling of building automation devices A Building Automation Monitor and Control System (BAMCS) can discover building automation control devices operating on various communication protocols, and can enable a user to control multiple building automation control devices that use different communication protocols through a single user interface. A dealer can create a user site, discover building automation control devices, and sell a license to a user to be able to access a site control module over the internet.
US10728046B1	Managing blockchain-based centralized ledger systems Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing blockchain-based centralized ledger systems. One of the methods includes: transmitting a timestamp request for a to-be-timestamped block in a blockchain to a trust time server by a ledger server in a centralized ledger system that stores data in the blockchain, the trust time server being associated with a trust time authority and independent from the centralized ledger system, the blockchain including a plurality of blocks storing transaction data, receiving a timestamp and associated signature for the to-be-timestamped block from the trust time server by the ledger server, and storing information of the timestamp and the associated signature for the to-be-timestamped block in the blockchain by the ledger server.
US10728037B2	Method for authenticating a field device of automation technology The present disclosure includes a method for authenticating a field device of automation technology with respect to a destination device. A telegram is created by the field device, which telegram includes a first data field and at least a second data field. The first data field includes information on the status of the field device and/or of the device components of the field device and/or information on the device parameterization/configuration, and a sequence counter or a time stamp. Security data are generated from the first data field via a cryptographic method, which security data are stored in the second data field. The telegram is transmitted from the field device to the destination device, wherein the destination device verifies the second data field as to authenticity or integrity upon receipt of the telegram, and wherein a first alarm is generated if the authenticity or the integrity of the second data field is not successfully verified.
US10728032B2	Server algorithms to improve space based authentication A system and methods for location authentication are presented. An estimated server signal is estimated based on a generated known code signal, and a client received satellite signal is received from a client device. The client received satellite signal is compared to the estimated server signal to provide a comparison result.
US10728025B2	Encryption by default in an elastic computing system Generally described, one or more aspects of the present application correspond to techniques for creating encrypted block store volumes of data from unencrypted object storage snapshots of the volumes. These encryption techniques use a special pool of servers for performing the encryption. These encryption servers are not accessible to users, and they perform encryption and pass encrypted volumes to other block store servers for user access. The encryption context for the volumes can be persisted on the encryption severs for as long as needed for encryption and not shared with the user-facing servers in order to prevent user access to encryption context.
US10728016B2	Techniques and apparatuses for synchronization design Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide synchronization signal numerology, coverage extension/repetition schemes, and synchronization signal burst set periodicities for 5G IoT user equipment (UEs). For example, some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide a sequence of slots and/or particular symbols within a slot for transmission of a synchronization signal and/or a broadcast channel. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein define minimum bandwidths of IoT UEs in relation to non-IoT UEs, and define synchronization signal burst set periodicities that may be different for IoT UEs than for non-IoT UEs.
US10728013B2	Half-duplex communication system A half-duplex communication system includes a first half-duplex transceiver. The first half-duplex transceiver includes a first microprocessor and a current sensor connected to an input of the microprocessor, and the half-duplex transceiver is coupled to a first and second voltage source. The first voltage source is at a first voltage level and the second voltage source is at a second voltage level. The first microprocessor is configured to transmit data by alternatively connecting the first voltage source and the second voltage source to a conductor and to receive data in the form of pulses of current on the conductor detected by said current sensor.
US10728009B1	Mitigating interference between base stations and microwave backhaul transceivers Techniques for detecting and/or mitigating interference in a wireless network are discussed herein. An environment may include a base station in communication with one or more user equipment (UE) and one or more microwave backhaul transceivers. In some examples, the base station may and transceivers may communicate using frequencies in the same band (e.g., a millimeter frequency band). A geometry of devices in an environment can be determined. Further, interference can be detected based on a flexible portion of a transmission or a source identifier that can be included in a transmission. In some examples, the microwave backhaul transceivers may communicate via a same or similar millimeter frequency resources. Wireless resource(s) can be selected or otherwise determined for one or more components of the network to mitigate interference in the network.
US10728003B2	Method for transmitting and receiving phase noise compensation reference signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method of transmitting, by a terminal, a phase noise compensation reference signal in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes determining a frequency resource and a time resource of a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS); mapping the phase noise compensation reference signal to a frequency resource and a time resource based on the determined frequency resource and the time resource of the DM-RS; and transmitting, to a base station, the phase noise compensation reference signal on the mapped frequency resource and the time resource of the phase compensation reference signal. Further, a location of a phase noise compensation reference signal symbol in the time resource is determined based on a location of a DM-RS symbol in the time resource of the DM-RS.
US10727997B2	Method of scrambling reference signals, device and user equipment using the method A Method of scrambling reference signals, device and user equipment using the method are provided. In the method, a plurality of layers of reference signals assigned on predetermined radio resource of a plurality of layers of resource blocks with the same time and frequency resources are scrambled, the method comprising: an orthogonalizing step of multiplying each layer of reference signal selectively by one of a plurality of orthogonal cover codes (OCCs) with the same length wherein the OCC multiplied to a first layer of reference signal can be configured as different from those multiplied to other layers of reference signals; and a scrambling step of multiplying all of symbols obtained from the OCC multiplied to each of the other layers of reference signals by a symbol-common scrambling sequence wherein the symbol-common scrambling sequences can be different from each other for reference signals multiplied by the same OCC.
US10727987B2	Feedback for codeblock group based transmissions Various features related to a single bit ACK/NACK feedback for CBG based transmissions in a communication system are described. In an aspect, a base station may transmit, to a UE, a set of CBGs of a TB including a first subset of CBGs and a second subset of CBGs, the first subset of CBGs being transmitted on at least partially punctured resources. The base station may receive an ACK/NACK from the UE based on the transmitted set of CBGs, and retransmit to the UE one of the full set of CBGs or the first subset of CBGs based the received ACK/NACK. In an aspect, a UE may decode the set of CBGs received from the base station, transmit ACK/NACK feedback based on a result of the decoding, and receive, based on the transmitted ACK/NACK feedback, a retransmission of either the full set of CBGs, or the first subset of CBGs.
US10727985B2	Control information sending method and communications device Embodiments of the present invention provide a control information sending method and a communications device. The embodiments of the present invention can resolve a problem that user equipment and a base station device have inconsistent understandings of a total original information bit quantity of a HARQ-ACK of multiple downlink carriers.
US10727978B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control messages in an optical transmission network A technique is provided for providing control messages to one or more nodes included in an optical transmission network. The technique includes receiving, at a node, a container comprising a container header and a container payload portion. The container header comprises information regarding a destination node of the container, and the container payload portion includes one or more data portions comprising information associated with one or more client data packets and a control data portion. The control data portion is associated with one or more control messages and a forward error correction (FEC) information to protect the one or more control messages against transmission errors. The control data portion is decoded taking into account the FEC information. The one or more control messages included in the decoded control data portion are provided at the node.
US10727970B2	Methods and user equipment, radio transmitter and network node for managing positioning reference signals A method and a user equipment (110) as well as a method and a radio transmitter (120) for managing positioning reference signals are disclosed. Moreover, a method and a network node (130) for configuring positioning reference signals are disclosed. The network node (130) sends (A050), to the user equipment (110), a reception configuration of positioning reference signals, wherein the reception configuration comprises a cell identity relating to the radio transmitter (120) and an identifier for determining of positioning reference signals. The network node (130) sends (A070), to the radio transmitter (120), a transmit configuration of positioning reference signals, wherein the transmit configuration comprises the cell identity and the identifier. The radio transmitter (120) determines (A090) the positioning reference signals based on the cell identity and the identifier. The radio transmitter (120) sends (A100) the positioning reference signals to the user equipment (110). The user equipment (110) estimates (A120), based on the positioning reference signals, signal characteristics relating to a position of the user equipment (110). The user equipment (110) sends (A130), to the network node (130), a report about the estimated signal characteristics. Corresponding computer programs and carriers therefor are also disclosed.
US10727964B2	Broadcast signal transmission device, broadcast signal reception device, broadcast signal transmission method and broadcast signal reception method The present invention provides a method for providing a broadcast service. A method by which a broadcast signal transmitter provides the broadcast service, according to the present invention, can comprise the steps of: encoding media data into a media stream; generating signaling information for signaling the media stream; multiplexing the encoded media stream and the signaling information; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the multiplexed media stream and signaling information.
US10727951B2	Low-complexity constellation shaping We disclose a transmitter that uses at least first and second fixed constellations in which the same bit-words are assigned to different respective constellation symbols of different respective transmit energies. The transmitter generates an outgoing data frame by first generating two data frames using the first and second constellations, respectively, and then selecting the one of the two data frames that has the lower overall transmit energy and discarding the other. The first and second constellations are constructed in a manner that enables the transmitter to realize a significant shaping gain. Some embodiments of the transmitter are compatible with the use of forward-error-correction coding and provide a shaping gain for the transmission of both information and parity bits. An example embodiment of the transmitter can advantageously be implemented with relatively low complexity by employing constellation mappers and demappers that operate using relatively small look-up tables.
US10727949B2	Systems and methods for high-altitude radio/optical hybrid platform Techniques for data transmission including receiving, at a geostationary earth orbiting satellite, forward-direction user data via a forward optical link; transmitting, by the geostationary earth orbiting satellite via multiple radio frequency (RF) spot beams, the forward-direction user data received via the forward optical link; receiving, at a stratospheric high-altitude communication device, forward-direction user data via multiple concurrent forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by the stratospheric high-altitude communication device via the forward optical link, the forward-direction user data received via the forward RF feeder links; transmitting, by each of multiple ground-based feeder RF terminals at a same RF feeder site, a respective one of the forward RF feeder links. At least 95% of forward feeder data throughput for all of the forward RF service link transmissions by the satellite is carried via the forward optical link and the forward RF feeder links.
US10727945B1	Efficiently combining multiple taps of an optical filter An optical filter comprises an array of waveguides fabricated on an optical integrated circuit (PIC). The array comprises individual waveguides, each of which receive light inputs, e.g., individual taps of a multi-tap optical filter used in an interference cancellation circuit. Each individual waveguide comprises an inlet, and an outlet. Typically, the output(s) of the individual waveguides are located at an exit (edge) of the PIC. In one embodiment, at least one second waveguide in the array is patterned on the PIC in a converged configuration such that, relative to a first waveguide, the light transiting these waveguides co-propagates and interacts across given portions of the respective waveguides before exiting the waveguide array along a common facet, thereby generating or inhibiting one of: intermodulation products, and harmonics. This structural configuration enables the generation of various modes of transmission at the PIC exit, enabling more efficient transfer of the energy, e.g., to an associated photodetector (PD) that provides conversion of the energy to the RF domain.
US10727940B2	Noise-free measurement of the spectral shape of a modulated signal using spectral correlation Method and systems for characterizing an optical signal propagating along a communication link are disclosed. The signal includes a data-carrying signal contribution, modulated at a symbol frequency, and a noise contribution. The method includes measuring an optical power spectrum of the signal, which includes a data-carrying signal spectrum component and a noise spectrum component. The method also includes determining a measured spectral correlation function within pairs of spectral components of the signal as a function of center frequency of the pairs, the spectral components in each pair being spectrally separated from each other by the symbol frequency. The method further includes obtaining a solution for the data-carrying signal spectrum component based on the measured optical power spectrum, such that a calculated spectral correlation function based on the solution matches the measured spectral correlation function. In some embodiments, the spectral correlation function is measured as a low-frequency beatnote amplitude function.
US10727935B2	Scheduler apparatus and scheduling method A scheduler apparatus includes: a calculation unit to determine, on the basis of a time required for switching from a first orbiting satellite that is an orbiting satellite to which an earth station is currently directed to a second orbiting satellite candidate that is an orbiting satellite as a candidate for a second orbiting satellite that is an orbiting satellite to which the earth station is directed next, a future expected throughput between the earth station and the first orbiting satellite, and a future expected throughput between the earth station and the second orbiting satellite candidate, the second orbiting satellite and a switching timing at which the earth station switches a directed satellite from the first orbiting satellite to the second orbiting satellite; and an interface to transmit information on the second orbiting satellite and the switching timing determined by the calculation unit.
US10727932B2	Satellite telephone monitoring The terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system may be used for, among other things, intelligence gathering purposes that intercept communications to or from target satellite handsets or terminals. The exemplary signal processing units receive wireless signals and extend the line-of-sight range of a terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system. The exemplary signal processing unit may be installed in or on an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or a satellite, such as a CubeSat, or other vehicle.
US10727926B2	Systems and methods for adaptive initial synchronization beam sweep According to certain embodiments, a method in a network node is provided for adaptive initial synchronization beam sweep transmission. The method includes transmitting a plurality of initial synchronization beams with at least two different beam sweep cycles. At least one beam sweep cycle is an exhaustive beam sweep cycle and at least one beam sweep cycle is an optimized beam sweep cycle. The exhaustive beam sweep cycle covers all of a serving area of the cell and the optimized beam sweep cycle covers a subset of the serving area.
US10727910B2	Method and devices in a wireless communication system A method and a control unit are provided. The control unit is configured to receive a latency related measurement value; determine an antenna configuration parameter for a transceiver, wherein either select a switching based adjustment based on a configuration mode, when the received latency related measurement value exceeds a threshold level, or when the received latency related measurement value is below the threshold level, select the antenna configuration parameter for a motorised electromechanical adjustment.
US10727909B2	Electronic device, communication method and storage medium in wireless communication system An electronic device on the user side comprising a processing circuitry configured to report to a network control device a first type of channel state information (CSI) by using a resource for the first type of channel state feedback allocated by the network control device; make a determination that a second type of channel state feedback is required; and notify the network control device of the determination.
US10727900B2	Communication over a communication line A method and system are provided for communication between in each case at least two communication terminal devices that are connected to a respective one of at least two coupled communication lines in which a communication protocol is utilized for communication over the respective one of the communication lines and the communication protocol controls transmitting and receiving of communication signals of the respective ones of the at least two communication terminal devices, for which purpose signal carriers are utilized.
US10727894B2	Front end systems with switched termination for enhanced intermodulation distortion performance Front end systems with switched termination for enhanced intermodulation distortion performance are provided herein. The switched termination can be used on transmit paths and/or receive paths of the front end system to suppress impedance variation when the signal paths are inactive. For example, with respect to switched termination for transmit paths, a front end system can include a frequency multiplexing circuit connected to a band switch by a first radio frequency (RF) signal path and by a second RF signal path. The band switch selectively provides the frequency multiplexing circuit with a first transmit signal over the first RF signal path and with a second transmit signal over the second RF signal path. The front end system further includes a switched termination circuit in shunt with the first RF signal path and operable to turn on to suppress impedance variation when the first RF signal path is inactive.
US10727892B2	Interface circuit One example discloses an interface circuit, including: an inductive coil having a first, second and third terminal; wherein the first terminal is coupled to an external interface port; wherein the second terminal is coupled to a first communication port; wherein the third terminal is coupled to a second communication port; and wherein the inductive coil is configured to attenuate an equivalent capacitance from at least one of the terminals.
US10727891B2	Communication device A control substrate is provided with a first electric current limiting resistor and a first voltage limiting Zener diode which are connected to a power supply line, and second electric current limiting resistors and second voltage limiting Zener diodes which are connected to communication lines. Of an electronic circuit configured from the control substrate and a sub-substrate, a first area connected to one side of the power supply line and the communication lines and a second area connected to the other side thereof with reference to the first and second electric current limiting resistors and the first and second voltage limiting Zener diodes are arranged spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval so that the areas are considered separate areas in terms of intrinsically safe explosion-proof requirements.
US10727889B2	Method and electronic device for controlling transmission power The present invention provides a method and electronic device for controlling transmission power. An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a communication module; a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor may store a transmission power value during a first time when approaching to or gripping of the electronic device is detected, calculate an average transmission power value of transmission power values stored during the first time, control the communication module to transmit a signal at a first transmission power when an average specific absorption rate value corresponding to the calculated average transmission power value exceeds a threshold specific absorption rate value, and control the communication module to transmit the signal at a second transmission power which is different from the first transmission power when the average specific absorption rate value does not exceed the threshold specific absorption rate value. In addition, other embodiments are possible.
US10727885B2	Cancellation of spurious intermodulation products produced in nonlinear channels by frequency hopped signals and spurious signals A method and apparatus for intermodulation product (IMP) cancellation. In one embodiment, the method comprises: acquiring copies of source signals that create IMPs in a passband of interest; creating copies of the IMPs for use as IMP cancellation signals by either multiplying the source signals together as a series of digital samples such that the multiplied signals create a near real and continuous time copy of the IMPs or creating a sum of the source signals in near real and continuous time and convolving the sum of the source signals with a mathematical model to effectively multiply the signals together to create a copy of the IMPs; adjusting one or both of phase and amplitude of the copies; and using the copies to cancel the IMPs inband of the passband of interest.
US10727883B2	RF amplification device and RF transmitter comprising such a device Operating in a low frequency band and a high frequency band, the device includes at least a first amplification module capable of operating in the high band, the amplification of which is modulated according to a tracking of the envelope of the input signal of the device, capable of being linked at the output to an antenna adapted to the high band; a second amplification module capable of operating in the low band and of performing the envelope tracking; a switch switching the output of the second amplification module to an antenna adapted to the low band, when the amplification device is operating in the low band; to the first amplification module to control the drain voltage of the first module according to the envelope tracking, when the amplification device is operating in the high band.
US10727879B2	Wide bandwidth digital predistortion system with reduced sampling rate A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
US10727867B2	Error correction decoding augmented with error tracking Enhanced error correction for data stored in storage devices are presented herein. A storage controller retrieves an initial encoded data segment stored on a storage media, computes information relating to errors resultant from decoding the initial encoded data segment, and stores the information in a cache. The storage controller retrieves subsequent encoded data segments stored on the storage media, augments a decoder using at least the information retrieved from the cache, and decodes the subsequent encoded data with the decoder to produce resultant data.
US10727862B1	Photonic monobit differential analog-to-digital converter A photonic monobit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes an incoherent optical source configured to generate an optical noise signal, an optical modulator, at least one coupler, a photodetector, a limiter, and a DSP. The optical modulator is configured to modulate an input optical signal using an analog input electrical signal to generate an optical modulated signal. The coupler is configured to couple the optical modulated signal with the optical noise signal to generate at least one coupled signal. The photodetector is configured to generate a phase difference between the optical modulated signal and the optical noise signal using the at least one coupled signal. The limiter is configured to generate a decision signal based on the phase difference, and the DSP is configured to output a digital signal representative of the analog input electrical signal based on the decision signal.
US10727860B1	Increased noise performance using quantizer code suppression A digital delta-sigma modulator may include a loop filter having a loop filter input configured to receive an input signal and generate an intermediate signal responsive to the input signal and a multi-bit quantizer configured to quantize the intermediate signal into a quantized output signal which is fed back as an input to the loop filter. The multi-bit quantizer may further be configured to operate in at least two modes comprising: (a) a normal mode in which, for each sample of the intermediate signal, the multi-bit quantizer generates a corresponding sample having a value selected from a set of a plurality of quantization levels; and (b) a code suppression mode in which, for each sample of the intermediate signal, the multi-bit quantizer generates a corresponding sample having a value selected from a subset of the set of a plurality of quantization levels.
US10727854B1	Apparatus and methods for realization of N time interleaved digital-to-analog converters Described herein are apparatus and methods for realization of time interleaved digital-to-analog converters (DACs) by detecting and aligning phase mismatches. In an implementation, a N-time interleaved DAC includes N DACs and N replica DACs, where a first set of N/2 DACs operate at a clock A and a second set of N/2 DACs operate at a clock B, and where N is at least two. The phase detector generates a phase detection output by comparing outputs of the first and second set of N/2 replica DACs with a multiplexor (MUX) clock, where the MUX clock is a multiple of a frequency of the clock A or the clock B. The clock A and the clock B are aligned with the MUX clock by advancing a phase of the clock A and the clock B until the phase detection output achieves a zero crossing.
US10727852B2	Reduced noise dynamic comparator for a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter A comparator circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive a first input and a second transistor configured to receive a second input. The comparator circuit further includes a third transistor coupled to a terminal of each of the first and second transistors. The third transistor is configured to be controlled by a first control signal. A gate of a fifth transistor is coupled to a terminal of a fourth transistor at a first node and a gate of the fourth transistor is coupled to a terminal of the fifth transistor at a second node. A sixth transistor is coupled between the first and fourth transistors. A seventh transistor is coupled between the second and fifth transistors. A gate of the sixth transistor and a gate of the seventh transistor are coupled together at a fixed voltage level.
US10727847B1	Digital control of a voltage controlled oscillator frequency A capacitance of a digitally controlled circuit coupled to a first multiplexer (MUX) having a first switch coupled between a first input and a first output, a first pullup device coupled between VDD and the first output, and a first pulldown device coupled between the first output and VSS is controlled. For falling slope of the first output, in a first phase, which is before the falling slope of the first output, turning ON the first switch, and turning OFF the first pullup device. In a second phase, which is during the falling slope of the first output, the first input is coupled to an output of a digital to analog converter coupled to the MUX. In a third phase, which is after the falling slope of the first output, the first switch is turned OFF and the first pulldown device is turned ON.
US10727844B1	Reference clock frequency change handling in a phase-locked loop A method for operating a phase-locked loop includes generating a phase difference signal based on an input clock signal and a feedback clock signal. The method includes filtering a loop filter input signal based on the phase difference signal to generate a loop filter output signal. The feedback clock signal is based on the loop filter output signal. The method includes transitioning a frequency of an output clock signal of the phase-locked loop from a first frequency to a target frequency responsive to detection of a catastrophic cycle slip event in the absence of an out-of-frequency event.
US10727839B2	Clock recovery device and source driver for recovering embedded clock from interface signal In generating a mask signal to be used when a clock signal embedded in an interface signal is recovered, the mask signal may be generated by compensating for a processing delay time occurring in a mask signal generation circuit, thereby reducing the inaccuracy of the mask signal due to the processing delay time.
US10727835B2	Three-dimensional logic circuit Apparatus and associated methods related to a three dimensional integrated logic circuit that includes a columnar active region. Within the columnar active region resides an interdigitated plurality of semiconductor columns and conductive columns. A plurality of transistors is vertically arranged along each semiconductor column, which extends from a bottom surface of the columnar logic region to a top surface of the columnar logic region. The plurality of transistors are electrically interconnected so as to perform a logic function and to generate a logic output signal at a logic output port in response to a logic input signal received at a logic input port. Each of the plurality of conductive columns is adjacent to at least one of the plurality of semiconductor columns and extends along a columnar axis to one or more interconnection layers at the top and/or bottom surfaces of the columnar active layer.
US10727832B2	Elastomer-based capacitive control and operating element A control and operating element has at least one dielectric elastomer sensor in which at least two electrode layers, between which a capacitance can be measured, are separated from one another by an at least partially elastomeric dielectric. The sensor has a preset position and can, due to a deformation of elastomeric components, adopt one or more working positions in which the capacitance is changed with respect to the preset position and which is/are reached due to application of an external force. The control and operating element further has a triggering mechanism which can trigger an event that is associated with a reached working position.
US10727823B2	Method for adjusting electromagnetic wave, and metamaterial A metamaterial comprises a plurality of electrically controllable metamaterial units each comprising a varactor diode; the predetermined angle is an angle at which an electromagnetic wave is reflected from a surface of the metamaterial; there is an association relationship between the predetermined angle and the first phase difference; the method comprises: determining a first phase difference between electromagnetic waves reflected by two adjacent electrically controllable metamaterial units in a metamaterial based on a predetermined angle; determining a target capacitance of the varactor diode in each electrically controllable metamaterial unit based on the first phase difference; and adjusting a capacitance of the varactor diode in each electrically controllable metamaterial unit to the target capacitance.
US10727815B2	Methods and apparatus to measure resonant sensors based on detection of group delay Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to measure a resonant sensor based on detection of group delay. An example apparatus includes a modulation manager configured to query the resonant sensor with a modulated signal including a frequency; and a resonance determiner configured to determine a resonance frequency of the resonant sensor based on a group delay associated with the resonant sensor and the frequency.
US10727808B2	Bulk acoustic wave resonator comprising a ring An acoustic resonator includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer; and a ring disposed in either the first electrode, or in the second electrode. The ring defines at least a portion of a perimeter along an active region of the acoustic resonator.
US10727806B2	Balun A balun includes a first LC resonator, a second LC resonator, a third LC resonator, and a fourth LC resonator. The second LC resonator is magnetically coupled with the first LC resonator. The fourth LC resonator is magnetically coupled with the third LC resonator and electrically connected between a third terminal and a fourth terminal in parallel with the second LC resonator. Each of the first LC resonator and the second LC resonator has a resonant frequency that is a first resonant frequency. Each of the third LC resonator and the fourth LC resonator has a resonant frequency that is a second resonant frequency higher than the first resonant frequency.
US10727804B2	Chip-scale resonant gyrator for passive non-reciprocal devices An integrated circuit is a layered device, on a semiconductor substrate, which contains metal electrodes that sandwich a piezoelectric layer, followed by a magnetostrictive layer and a metal coil. The metal electrodes define an electrical port across which to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage, which is applied across the piezoelectric layer to cause a time-varying strain in the piezoelectric layer. The magnetostrictive layer is to translate the time-varying strain, received by way of a vibration mode from interaction with the piezoelectric layer, into a time-varying electromagnetic field. The metal coil, disposed on the magnetostrictive layer, includes a magnetic port at which to induce a current based on exposure to the time-varying electromagnetic field generated by the magnetostrictive layer.
US10727800B2	Method for gain control and related wireless receivers and devices This disclosure provides a method for gain control in a wireless receiver. The wireless receiver comprises a first receiver chain adapted to receive a first signal in a first frequency range, a second receiver chain adapted to receive a second signal in a second frequency range, and a common amplifier module operatively connected to the first receiver chain and the second receiver chain. The method comprises determining a first target gain level for a first path comprising the common amplifier module and the first receiver chain, and determining a second target gain level for a second path comprising the common amplifier module and the second receiver chain. The method comprises setting a gain GA of the common amplifier module and a gain GRx1 in the first receiver chain and a gain GRx2 in the second receiver chain based on the first target gain level and the second target gain level.
US10727799B2	Variable gain amplifier in a receiving chain A variable gain amplifier includes a pair of amplification and recentering branches. Each branch includes: a resistive element of variable resistance configured to be driven by a variable gain controller; a digitally-driven variable current source configured to be driven by a compensation current driver unit; a first transistor comprising a gate terminal coupled to an input terminal of the variable gain amplifier, and a source terminal coupled to a first terminal of the resistive element; and a second transistor comprising a gate terminal coupled to a drain terminal of the first transistor, and a source terminal coupled to an output terminal of the variable gain amplifier.
US10727797B2	Amplitude control with signal swapping A circuit includes a first signal swapper including a first terminal coupled to a first current source, a second terminal coupled to a second current source, a third terminal coupled to a first current terminal of a first transistor, and a fourth terminal coupled to a third current terminal of a second transistor. The first signal swapper couples the first and second terminals to the third and fourth terminals responsive to a first control signal. First and second switches couple to a gate of the first transistor. The first switch receives the input oscillation signal and the second switch receives a first reference voltage. Third and fourth switches couple to a gate of the second transistor. The third switch receives the input oscillation signal and the fourth switch receives the first reference voltage. A second signal swapper couples to the first signal swapper and to the first and second transistors.
US10727793B2	Method and device for providing a bias voltage in transceivers Devices and methods for generating a bias voltage for a transceiver operating in time division multiplexing operation, and corresponding transceivers are provided. In this case, the bias voltage is controlled in guard intervals between transmission and reception of signals by the transceiver.
US10727790B2	Driver amplifier with programmable single-ended and differential outputs An output driver with programmable single-ended and differential outputs includes a first switch, a first output attenuator, and a programmable attenuator. The first switch is coupled in a shunt configuration to a first path of a differential output of a first amplifier. The first output attenuator is included in the first path and is coupled to the first switch in accordance with the shunt configuration. The programmable attenuator is included in a second path of the differential output of the first amplifier.
US10727779B2	Solar panel roof system with raised access panels A solar module for a roof covering system that generates electrical power from sunlight includes a frame having a bottom surface supported on a deck of a roof, a top surface, and a thickness between the bottom surface and the top surface. The solar module also includes a solar element mounted to the top surface of the frame which has an upper surface, a micro-inverter mounted to the top surface of the frame and to the side of the solar element, and a raised access panel that is removably coupled to the frame to surround the micro-inverter. The raised access panel has an access panel top surface that is elevated above the upper surface of the solar element. top surface of the frame forms a water shedding surface below the micro-inverter for directing water away from the roof.
US10727773B2	Field winding type rotating electric machine A field winding type rotating electric machine includes: a stator armature winding wound on a stator core; a rotor field winding wound on a rotor core; a rectifying element connected to both ends of the rotor field winding; a capacitor having one end connected to one end of the rectifying element and the other end connected between the two ends of the rotor field winding; and a control circuit configured to supply electric current, which includes a fundamental component for generating rotational torque and a harmonic component having a shorter period than the fundamental component and superimposed on the fundamental component, to the stator armature winding and thereby induce excitation current in the rotor field winding. Moreover, an inductance of the rotor field winding and a capacitance of the capacitor are in a resonant relationship with a frequency of the harmonic component.
US10727770B2	Control device for power conversion device, and motor drive system A control device for a power conversion device according to an embodiment includes a drive control unit controlling a current that is caused to flow through a stator winding of a motor, a drive quantity adjustment unit calculating a drive quantity command value defining a drive quantity of the motor, a magnetic flux observer calculating calculates a first estimated value of a stator magnetic flux of the motor and a first estimated value of a rotor magnetic flux of the motor, a current observer calculating a first estimated value of the current flowing through the stator winding of the motor, and an average correction unit performing calculation on the first estimated values of the stator magnetic flux of the motor. The drive quantity adjustment unit calculates a control quantity defining the drive quantity of the motor on the basis of the first estimated values of the stator magnetic flux of the motor.
US10727769B2	Voltage regulation of permanent magnet generator with extended speed range An electric power system (EPS) may comprise a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG), a high speed rectifier configured to receive a first alternating current (AC) power from the PMSG, and a low speed rectifier configured to receive a second AC power from the PMSG. The low speed rectifier may be configured to receive the first AC power in response to the PMSG rotating at a first rotational speed, and the high speed rectifier may be configured to receive the second AC power in response to the PMSG rotating at a second faster rotational speed.
US10727755B2	Method for controlling a switch module based on thyristor switching elements A method of controlling at least one switching module having commutation cells which are associated with a regulating winding of a regulating transformer, the commutation cells including: a first and second switching element each having two thyristors in antiparallel connection.
US10727752B2	Device for producing constant voltage (variants) The proposed variant devices are intended for producing a highly stable constant voltage in a wide range of output voltages. A highly stable constant voltage is produced by generating a control signal which adjusts the relative pulse duration as a constant voltage is converted into a pulse voltage, taking into account a constant voltage setpoint value in the load, while also stabilizing a constant current and reducing the pulse components in the constant current through the use of negative feedback.
US10727748B2	High frequency DC voltage converter of the quasi-resonant buck type A DC voltage converter of the quasi-resonant Buck type includes an input port having a first terminal designed to receive a voltage level to be converted, an output port having a first terminal designed to supply a converted voltage level, a first switch connected in series to the first terminal of the input port and a regulation circuit configured for: generating a ripple voltage, rising or falling depending on a closed or open state of the first switch; generating a setpoint signal proportional to a difference between an average level of converted voltage and a reference voltage; performing a first comparison between the setpoint signal and the converted voltage level to which the ripple voltage has been added; and depending on the result of the first comparison, generating or not an activation signal on its output controlling the closing of the first switch for a predefined period.
US10727745B2	Systems and methods for providing intelligent constant on-time control A system that provides intelligent constant on-time control may include a first switch coupled to a power input; a second switch coupled to the first switch; a switching node between the first switch and the second switch, the switching node configured to be connected to an inductor and a power output; feedback paths coupled to (1) the switching node and (2) the power output, the feedback paths enabling feedback of signals from (1) the switching node, and (2) the power output; and a processor coupled to the feedback paths. The processor may be configured to control a voltage at the power output based on a combination of the signals carried by the feedback paths.
US10727724B2	Electric motor generator system with a plurality of magnet portions abutting an inwardly facing surface of a shaft An electric motor generator system has a hollow rotatable shaft, a coil spar, and a plurality of magnet portions. The hollow rotatable shaft has a central longitudinal axis. The coil spar comprises one or more coil assemblies and is positioned concentrically within the hollow rotatable shaft. Each of the magnet portions is shaped to conform to a radially inwardly facing surface of the shaft. Each of the plurality of magnet portions abuts conformally against the radially inwardly facing surface of the shaft between the radially inwardly facing surface and the or each coil assembly.
US10727714B2	Machine component of an electric machine and method for production thereof A machine component of an electric machine includes a metal base body and a sealing element, arranged on the base body, for thermally decoupling the machine component and a unit abutting it. The base body is manufactured by pressure die-casting. The sealing element is made from plastic and is connected to the base body in a form-fit manner during the pressure die-casting of the base body.
US10727713B2	Rotary electric machine A rotary electric machine according to the present invention includes: a stator including: a stator core; and a stator winding that is mounted to the stator core, and into which a varnish is impregnated, the stator being held by a housing in a state in which housing interfitting surfaces on two axial end surfaces of a core back portion are clamped by the housing from two axial ends, wherein a varnish leakage stopping portion is formed radially inside the housing interfitting surfaces on two axial end surfaces of the stator core so as to interrupt flow pathways of the varnish from a radially inner side onto the housing interfitting surfaces.
US10727709B2	Rotor of rotary electrical machine, rotary electrical machine, and vehicle Provided are a rotor of a rotary electrical machine, a rotary electrical machine, and a vehicle, which enable mitigation of stress concentration generated in a magnet insertion hole of a rotor core and high-speed rotation. A rotor 250 of a rotary electrical machine includes: a rotor core 252 including a plurality of magnet insertion holes 253 for each magnetic pole; and permanent magnets 254 inserted into the magnet insertion holes, in which a bridge portion 260, which mechanically connects a rotor core portion 256 on the outer circumferential side of the magnet insertion holes 253 and a rotor core portion 263 on the inner circumferential side of the magnet insertion holes 253, is provided between the adjacent magnet insertion holes, and the bridge portion 260 has two inflection points 266a and 266b on the outer circumferential side of the bridge portion 260.
US10727689B2	Power outlet device and controlling method thereof A power outlet device including a first socket assembly coupled to an external power, a first switch, a detecting circuit coupled to first socket assembly through the first switch, and a controller is provided. The first switch is coupled to the first socket assembly for turning, on or off the power supply of the first socket assembly. The detecting circuit detects at least one power value of the first socket assembly. The controller is coupled to the first switch and the detecting circuit respectively, and averages the plurality of power values within a predetermined time for generating an average power value. The controller turns on or off the first switch according to the average power value and a current power value. A controlling method of the power outlet device is further provided.
US10727680B2	Power systems and methods for electric vehicles Embodiments include a junction box for an electric vehicle. The junction box includes a charging port to receive power from an external power source, and a plurality of switching elements to control electrical connections between the charging port, a first battery, and a second battery. On/off states of the plurality of switching elements control whether the charging port, the first battery and the second battery are connected in a first configuration or a second configuration.
US10727674B2	System for supplying at least one electrical load or energy storage device with direct current A system for supplying at least one electrical load or energy storage device with direct current by way of a plurality of electrical generators that are mounted to at rollers, in particular track rollers or support rollers, of a cable car system. The output of each of the generators leads to a respective AC/DC converter. All AC/DC converters are controlled or regulated by a control unit to the extent that at least approximately identical constant voltages are present at their outputs. The outputs of all AC/DC converters are connected to one another and are connected to the at least one load or energy storage device.
US10727670B2	Method for distributing energy in a home energy management system A method for distributing energy in the home energy management system including a central unit, an energy source, and an energy consumer. The central unit, the energy source, and the energy consumer are connected for exchanging information items. The central unit generates an information item which contains a first price information item and a first amount-of-energy information item for a predetermined period of time. The central unit transmits the information item to the energy consumer. The energy consumer ascertains a requirement information item taking into account the information item. The requirement information item contains a requested amount of energy for the predetermined period of time. The energy consumer transmits the requirement information item and a second price information item to the central unit. The central unit checks whether the overall requested amount of energy ascertained from the transmitted requirement information items at any one time exceeds the amount of energy available at this time. The central unit transmits the acknowledgment information item to the energy consumer.
US10727665B2	Short-circuit protection apparatus and method The present disclosure provides a short-circuit protection apparatus and method. The short-circuit protection apparatus includes a current detection circuit, a control circuit, and a voltage detection circuit. The current detection circuit detects an output current of an output circuit and outputs a current detection signal when the detected current is greater than a preset current. The control circuit receives the current detection signal and controls the output circuit to be turned off The voltage detection circuit detects an output voltage of the output circuit. When the output voltage is not in the preset voltage range, the output voltage is detected continuously When the output voltage is in the preset voltage range, the control circuit receives the voltage detection signal for controlling the output circuit.
US10727644B2	Laser device A laser device has a plurality of laser diodes; a plurality of optical elements installed corresponding to the plurality of the laser diodes; a plurality of units formed by fixing the laser diodes and the optical elements per each laser diode and installed corresponding to the plurality of the laser diodes; a converging element that converges laser beams emitted from the plurality of the laser diodes to a fiber; a housing element houses the plurality of the units and the converging element; and a thermal transfer plate performs heat dissipation of the plurality of the units. The heat resistance reducing element having a heat resistance value that is smaller than a predetermined value is installed between the thermal transfer plate and each unit or the processing for reducing the heat resistance is performed.
US10727641B2	Control of heating in active doped optical fiber Herein is provided a fiber length including a doped fiber core extending over the fiber length. First and second cladding regions radially surround the core. At least one pump light input site is arranged to accept input pump light into the first cladding region. A low-absorption length over which the first cladding region has a first cross-sectional geometry produces a first level of absorption of input pump light from the first cladding region to the core, extending from a pump light input site for an extent over which the doped core can absorb at least about 10% of input pump light from the first cladding region. A high-absorption section over which the first cladding region has a second cross-sectional geometry produces a second level of absorption of input pump light from the first cladding region to the core, greater than the first level of absorption of input pump light.
US10727634B2	Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable, the electrical connector comprising a plug mated with a mating connector, a circuit board connected between the plug and the cable, and a housing disposed outside the circuit board, the cable comprising a number of core wires and a shielding layer covering the core wires, the housing electrically connected to the shielding layer, wherein the housing is grounded to the circuit board.
US10727633B2	Apparatuses for maintaining electrical grounding at threaded interface ports An electrical continuity apparatus for a coaxial cable interface port including an interface port, a cable connector, and a resilient member. The interface port includes a first end having a threaded outer surface, and the cable connector includes a coupler having a threaded inner surface. The coupler is configured to rotatably couple the threaded inner surface with the threaded outer surface of the first end of the interface port. The resilient member is arranged between the interface port and the cable connector and urges threads of the threaded inner surface of the coupler into engagement with threads of the threaded outer surface of the interface port to provide electrical continuity between the coupler and the threaded outer surface of interface port even when coupler is loosely tightened to the interface port.
US10727624B2	Plug coupling with strain relief for a connecting cable A strain relief arrangement (4) for a connecting cable (2) has a threaded pin (12), clamping tongues (13), a union nut (3), an enlarged diameter (10, 11) on the threaded pin (12), an extension (15), and a passage bore (25) for the connecting cable (2). By screwing of the union nut (3) onto the threaded pin (12), the clamping tongues (13) move inward and press against the connecting cable (2) for strain relief. The extension (15) is non-round, and an opening (6) of a carrier element (5) is complementary (7, 8) to the extension (15). An enlarged region (16) of the extension (15) has a circumferential groove (20) adjacent to the enlarged diameter (10, 11). The extension (15) can be introduced into the opening (6) of the carrier element (5) and can be fastened by rotation in the opening (6).
US10727620B2	Connector assembly with folded flat cable A connector assembly includes first and second connectors. Each connector includes a plurality of terminals A1 through An, n is an integer ≥2, sequentially arranged in a row. The connector assembly also includes a flat cable that includes a plurality of electrical conductors electrically connecting the terminals of the first and second connectors. For each i from 1 to n, terminal Ai of the first connector is electrically connected, via a different electrical conductor of the cable, to the terminal Ai of the second connector. The cable includes a bend greater than about 150° around at least two fold lines that extend across the entire width of the cable. Each of the first and second connectors is configured to mate with the same mating connector, such that when each of the first and second connectors mates with the same mating connector in a same plan view, the An terminals are both either on a left or a right side of the A1 terminals.
US10727615B2	Method for connecting a conductor comprising a base metal to a terminal element comprising copper by means of welding as well as a terminal assembly produced thereby A terminal assembly comprises a conductor including a base metal, a terminal element including copper, and a weld seam at which the terminal element is welded to the conductor. The weld seam has a layer including a copper alloy or of a mixture including copper and at least one base metal.
US10727609B2	Surface scattering antennas with lumped elements Surface scattering antennas with lumped elements provide adjustable radiation fields by adjustably coupling scattering elements along a wave-propagating structure. In some approaches, the surface scattering antenna is a multi-layer printed circuit board assembly, and the lumped elements are surface-mount components placed on an upper surface of the printed circuit board assembly. In some approaches, the scattering elements are adjusted by adjusting bias voltages for the lumped elements. In some approaches, the lumped elements include diodes or transistors.
US10727607B2	Horn antenna The present application discloses a horn antenna, including a frequency selective surface (FSS), a connection structure, and a waveguide tube. The connection structure includes a first dielectric slab, a second dielectric slab, and a dielectric wall, which jointly form a hollow structure. A first surface of the first dielectric slab is a hyperboloid whose surface is protruding, a second surface of the first dielectric slab is connected to the dielectric wall. The dielectric wall has a tubular structure, a first surface of the dielectric wall is covered by the first dielectric slab, a second surface of the dielectric wall is covered by the second dielectric slab. There is a hole at a middle position of the second dielectric slab. The FSS covers the first surface of the first dielectric slab. A part of the waveguide tube is inserted into the hole of the second dielectric slab.
US10727598B2	Antenna array suitable for 5G mobile terminal devices A new antenna array of the invention which has simple structure, small volume and can adopt a variety of realization forms, it can be easily integrated in the PCB of the mobile terminal using surface mount technology (SMT) or multi-layer PCB integration and other forms of technology. The antenna array is compact and can be configured with different number of antenna elements to meet the gain requirements. The antenna array is small in size and has a wide antenna bandwidth that can cover multiple 5G millimeter-wave bands while maintaining a directional high antenna gain and a stable radiation pattern. The antenna array can satisfy the millimeter-wave 5G communication requirements such as high gain, beam forming characteristics, beam scanning characteristics, and can be easily integrated into a portable mobile terminal.
US10727594B2	Ndip antenna An antenna device includes a substrate having a first main side and a second main side located opposite the first main side, wherein a metallization is arranged, at least in portions, on the second main side of the substrate, wherein at least one flat antenna and at least one three-dimensional antenna are arranged on the first main side of the substrate, wherein the flat antenna extends, within a plane, in parallel with one of the two main sides of the substrate, and wherein the three-dimensional antenna is spaced apart, at least in portions, from the first main side of the substrate, and wherein the three-dimensional antenna and the flat antenna are galvanically connected to each other and a) include a shared signal feeding portion or b) the three-dimensional antenna and the flat antenna are serially coupled.
US10727586B2	Non-reciprocal transceiver array architecture with a single non-reciprocal element A communicate device includes transmitters and a receiver. The first transmitter is coupled to a first 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to a first antenna, and to a second 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to a first node. The second transmitter is coupled to a third 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to a second antenna, and to a fourth 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to the first node. The receiver is coupled to a fifth 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to the first antenna, and to a sixth 90° phase shifter that is also coupled to the second antenna. A non-reciprocal element, coupled between the receiver and the first node, provides a 90° phase shift from the receiver to the first node and a −90° phase shift from the first node to the receiver.
US10727583B2	Method and apparatus for steering radiation on an outer surface of a structure Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that includes a coupler having a structure that facilitates guiding electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and a device coupled to an outer surface of the structure, wherein the device facilitates steering a wireless signal generated by a flow of an electrical current on the outer surface of the structure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10727567B2	Single-package wireless communication device A method, apparatus and system with an autonomic, self-healing polymer capable of slowing crack propagation within the polymer and slowing delamination at a material interface.
US10727563B1	Devices, assemblies, and methods for mounting a wireless access point to a post An assembly for mounting a wireless access point includes a base panel configured to be mounted to a post and to support the access point. The assembly includes a shroud configured to at least partially surround the base panel, the access point, and the post. The assembly can also include an antenna support configured to support an antenna coupled to the access point and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. A method of mounting the access point to the post includes mounting, to the post, the base panel supporting the access point. The method also includes, after mounting the base panel to the post, coupling the shroud to the base panel such that the shroud at least partially surrounds the base panel, the access point, and the post.
US10727555B2	Multi-filtenna system A multi-filtenna system is provided that effectively combines an antenna element and a filter element in a compact design while concurrently providing adequate port isolation, a low ECC, a low insertion loss (and a corresponding high efficiency) and a similar radiation pattern for each antenna element in order to allow for multi-channel beam forming. A multi-filtenna system includes a plurality of filtennas disposed in parallel proximate one another. Each filtenna includes a port, one or more resonator sections coupled to one another and a radiating resonator. The one or more resonator sections are disposed between the port and the radiating resonator. Each of the plurality of filtennas are configured to communicate via the port and to operate at the same frequency.
US10727554B2	Fuel cell system When an overvoltage is generated in one converter and an overvoltage is not generated in another converter, the whole system continues to operate using a power source connected to the other converter. Here, it is determined whether a reason for an overvoltage is an open-circuit fault in a relay connecting the two converters or a fault in an overvoltage detecting circuit of one converter, and system control suitable for the fault is performed.
US10727552B2	Heat exchanger plate for electrified vehicle battery packs A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a heat exchanger plate including a plate body including an interior wall and an exterior wall and an air gap enclosed inside the plate body and extending between the interior wall and the exterior wall.
US10727544B2	Uninterruptible power supply and battery activation operation method thereof An uninterruptible power supply comprising a first switch unit, a charging circuit, a first voltage conversion circuit, a second voltage conversion circuit, a second switch unit and a control circuit is provided. When the uninterruptible power supply performs a battery activation operation, the control circuit controls the first switch unit to provide the AC power received by the uninterruptible power supply to a terminal of a bypass path, controls the first switch unit to provide the output of a battery to the first voltage conversion circuit, controls the second switch unit to electrically couple the output terminal of the uninterruptible power supply to the other terminal of the bypass path, controls the charging circuit to stop charging the battery, and controls the first voltage conversion circuit to perform a DC-DC conversion operation. In addition, a corresponding battery activation operation method is also provided.
US10727540B2	Secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and vehicle According to one embodiment, a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte is provided. The negative electrode includes titanium-containing oxide and at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, P, Al, La, Zr, Ge, Zn, Sn, Ga, Pb, In, Bi, and Tl. The electrolyte includes lithium ions and a solvent containing water.
US10727539B2	Zinc-iodine secondary energy storage methods, devices, and electrolytes Disclosed are cathodes having electron-conductive high-surface-area materials, aqueous non-halide-containing electrolytes, secondary zinc-iodine energy storage devices using the same, and methods for assembling the same. The disclosed high-surface-area materials and the aqueous non-halide-containing electrolyte solutions can contribute together to the confinement of the active iodine species in the cathode and to the minimization of shuttle effects and self-discharging. The non-halide-containing electrolyte salts can facilitate preferential adsorption of the iodine species to the cathode material rather than dissolution in the aqueous electrolyte solution, thereby contributing to the confinement of the active iodine species.
US10727535B2	Electrolyte system for silicon-containing electrodes Electrochemical cells that cycle lithium ions are provided. The electrochemical cells have an electrode that includes a silicon-containing electroactive material that undergoes volumetric expansion and contraction during the cycling of the electrochemical cell; and an electrolyte system that promotes passive formation of a flexible protective layer comprising a lithium fluoride-polymer composite on one or more exposed surface regions of the silicon-containing electroactive material. The electrolyte system includes a lithium salt, at least one cyclic carbonate, and two or more linear carbonates. At least one of the two or more linear carbonate-containing co-solvents is a fluorinated carbonate-containing co-solvent. The electrolyte system accommodates the volumetric expansion and contraction of the silicon-containing electroactive material to promote long term cycling stability.
US10727533B2	Fluoride ion battery and method for producing fluoride ion battery A fluoride ion battery in which an occurrence of a short circuit is suppressed achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and at least one of the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector includes a simple substance of Pb, Sn, In, Bi, or Sb, or an alloy containing one or more of these metal elements.
US10727521B2	Solid oxide fuel cell stack design A device comprising a first solid oxide fuel cell and a second solid oxide fuel cell. The first solid oxide fuel cell comprises a first anode, a first cathode and a first electrolyte, wherein the first electrolyte is positioned between and connected to the first anode and the first cathode. The second solid oxide fuel cell comprises a second anode, a second cathode and a second electrolyte, wherein the second electrolyte is positioned between and connected to the second anode and the second cathode. In this device the cathode distance between the first cathode and the second cathode is less than the anode distance between the first anode and the second anode.
US10727519B2	Manufacturing method and apparatus for fuel cell stack A manufacturing apparatus for a fuel cell stack includes a pressing unit, an overall load detection unit, and an electrode load detection unit. The pressing unit presses the entirety of a stack body containing multiple power generation cells stacked together, along a stacking direction. The overall load detection unit detects an overall load acting on the entire stack body including a seal stack portion in which seal members are stacked and an electrode stack portion in which electrodes are stacked when the stack body is pressed by the pressing unit. The electrode load detection unit detects an electrode load acting on the electrode stack portion when the stack body is pressed by the pressing unit.
US10727518B2	Flow-based anode for the electrocatalytic oxidation of a fuel or other reductant Anode half-cells for the electrocatalytic oxidation of a liquid or gaseous fuel or other reductant are disclosed, along with electrochemical cells that include such half-cells. The anode half-cells include redox mediator/heterogeneous redox catalyst pairs within an electrolyte solution that is also in contact with an electrode. The electrode is not in direct contact with the heterogeneous catalyst. The redox mediator must include at least one carbon atom and be capable of transferring or accepting electrons and protons while undergoing reduction or oxidation.In operation, the fuel or other reductant is oxidized and the redox mediator is reduced at the heterogeneous catalyst. The reduced form of the redox mediator can then migrate to the electrode, where it is converted back to its oxidized form, which can then migrate back to the heterogeneous catalyst, where the cycle is repeated. The disclosed anode half-cells can be used in electrochemical cells, such as in fuel cells that produce electricity, or in electrosynthetic cells that produce one or more desired chemical products.
US10727504B2	Method of operating fuel cell A power generation cell includes a frame member. The frame member includes a first frame shaped sheet and a second frame shaped sheet that are joined together. The second frame shaped sheet is provided outside a cathode through a gap. A method of operating a fuel cell includes supplying a first reactant gas to a channel formed between the frame member and a first separator, a pressure of the first reactant gas being higher than a pressure of a second reactant gas, and supplying the second reactant gas to a channel formed between the frame member and a second separator.
US10727503B2	Fuel cell separator for preventing flooding and fuel cell stack including the same A separator for a fuel cell includes a channel having a passage that is a flow path of a reaction gas, a manifold part formed at a peripheral of the channel and communicating with the passage such that the reaction gas is introduced into and discharged from the channel, and a connector connecting the channel and the manifold part such that the reaction gas flows between the channel and the manifold part. The manifold part includes an inlet manifold through which the reaction gas is introduced into the channel and formed at a lower portion of the channel, and an outlet manifold configured to discharge the reaction gas from the channel to an outside of the fuel cell and formed at an upper portion of the channel.
US10727499B2	Semi-solid electrolytes for batteries Semi-solid electrolyte compositions are disclosed. The semi-solid electrolyte compositions contain a glyme or mixture of glymes, a lithium salt(s), and a polymeric complexing agent(s).
US10727495B2	Nitrogen-containing carbon material and process for producing nitrogen-containing carbon material, and slurry, ink, and electrode for fuel cell A nitrogen-containing carbon material containing a nitrogen atom, a carbon atom, and a metal element X, in which the atomic ratio (N/C) of the nitrogen atom to the carbon atom is 0.005 to 0.3, the content of the metal element X is 0.1 to 20% by mass, and the average particle diameter is 1 to 300 nm.
US10727489B2	Anode slurry for lithium ion battery Provided herein is a lithium-ion battery anode slurry, comprising: an anode active material, a conductive agent, a binder material, and a solvent, wherein the anode active material has a particle size D50 in the range from about 10 μm to about 40 μm, and wherein the slurry coated onto a current collector having a wet film thickness of about 100 μm has a drying time of about 5 minutes or less under an environment having a temperature of about 60° C. to about 90° C. and a relative humidity of about 25% to about 40%. The anode slurry disclosed herein has homogeneous ingredient dispersion and quick drying capability for making a lithium-ion battery with high quality and consistent performance. In addition, these properties of the anode slurry increase productivity and reduce the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion batteries.
US10727486B2	Lithium oxyhalide electrochemical cell with carbon monofluoride The present invention relates to an oxyhalide electrochemical cell comprising an anode of a Group IA metal and a cathode of a composite material prepared from a first electrochemically active carbonaceous material and a second electrochemically non-active carbonaceous material. The cathode material of the present invention provides increased discharge capacity compared to traditional lithium oxyhalide cells. In addition, the cathode material of the present invention is chemically stable which makes it particularly useful for applications that require increased rate capability in extreme environmental conditions such as those found in oil and gas exploration.
US10727484B2	Cathode active substance used for lithium ion secondary battery, cathode including same, and lithium ion secondary battery provided with cathode Provided are a cathode active substance used for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of suppressing an increase in an internal resistance inside the battery caused following charge/discharge cycles, a cathode including the cathode active substance, and a lithium ion secondary battery provided with the cathode. The cathode active substance includes a lithium composite compound represented by Formula: Li1+αNixCoyM11-x-y-zM2zO2+β. When Pi is defined as porosity with respect to an opening diameter of 0.6 μm or less and measured by subjecting the active substance to a mercury press-in method, and Pp is defined as porosity with respect to the same diameter and measured by filling the active substance in a mold with an inner diameter of 10 mm, pressing the filled substance by a load of 40 MPa, and subjecting the pressed substance to the same method, a value of Pp/Pi is 1.5 or less.
US10727480B2	Sulfur composite cathode material and preparation method and application thereof A sulfur composite cathode material and a preparation method thereof. After a sulfur-containing suspension is mixed with a host material, the isolated sulfur of large particles is transformed into a uniform sulfur coating on the surface of the host material through the “solid-liquid-solid” phase transition process of elemental sulfur. The organic solvent is removed to obtain a sulfur composite cathode material; and the host material comprises a carbon material. By utilizing the dissolving-precipitating balance of the elemental sulfur in the selected organic solvent, through the strong interaction between the carbon material and the elemental sulfur dissolved in the organic solvent, the sulfur dissolved in the solution is continuously deposited on the surface of the host material, and the undissolved sulfur particles is continuously dissolved in the organic solvent, and then continuously deposited on the surface of the sulfur-carrying material, so as to obtain a uniform sulfur composite cathode material.
US10727461B2	Cell module for a battery of a motor vehicle and method for producing such a cell module A cell module for a battery of a motor vehicle has a plurality of battery cells for storing electrical energy and a module frame which includes at least two pressure elements, between which the battery cells are arranged, and at least one tension rod which is loaded in tension. The tension rod is formed from a material and by which the pressure elements are clamped against each other via the battery cells. As a result, the battery cells are compressed, wherein the pressure plates are clamped against each other by the tension rod in such a manner that a yield strength or the 0.2% yield limit of the material of the tension rod is reached.
US10727457B2	System for supplying power to a portable battery using at least one solar panel A system for supplying power to a portable battery pack including a battery enclosed by a wearable and replaceable pouch or skin using at least one solar panel is disclosed, wherein the pouch or skin can be provided in different colors and/or patterns. Further, the pouch or skin can be MOLLE-compatible. The battery comprises a battery element housed between a battery cover and a back plate, wherein the battery element, battery cover, and back plate have a slight curvature or contour. Further, the battery comprises flexible leads.
US10727449B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device (10) includes a light-transmitting first base material (210), a light-transmitting second base material (220), and a plurality of light-emitting units (140). The light-emitting units (140) are located between the first base material (210) and the second base material (220). The light-emitting units (140) emit light having a peak at a first wavelength. In addition, the light-emitting device (10) includes a light-transmitting region located between the plurality of light-emitting units (140). Further, the second base material (220) includes an absorption layer (170). The absorption layer (170) is a layer that particularly absorbs light of the first wavelength.
US10727436B2	Organic light emitting display and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating an organic light emitting display, includes forming light emitting elements on a substrate; forming an encapsulation unit including inorganic encapsulation layers and at least one organic encapsulation layer disposed between the inorganic encapsulation layers; forming touch sensing lines and touch driving lines intersecting each other, at least one of the touch sensing lines or at least one of the touch driving lines being disposed on at least one of the inorganic encapsulation layers or the at least one organic encapsulation layer; forming routing lines respectively connected to the touch driving lines and the touch sensing lines, routing pads respectively connected to the routing lines, and touch pad electrodes disposed outside at least one of the inorganic encapsulation layers or the at least one organic encapsulation layer of the encapsulation unit; and forming pad connection electrodes to conductively connect the routing pads to the touch pad electrodes.
US10727434B2	Display device with structure for preventing organic material overflow A display device includes a substrate having a display area, in which an image is displayed, and a non-display area, in which no image is displayed. The non-display area is disposed on at least one side of the display area. A plurality of pixels is disposed in the display area. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the plurality of pixels. A dam unit is disposed in the non-display area. The dam unit includes a body part and a plurality of protrusions. Each of the plurality of protrusions protrudes from the body part.
US10727428B1	Organic-semiconducting hybrid solar cell The embodiment of this invention lies on experimental evidence of photoconductivity activity of a hybrid solar cell, organic/chalcogenide. The device is made of thin layers of conductive indium-tin-oxide (ITO) on glass with a 100 nm layer of chalcogenide molybdenum di-sulfide (MoS2) and a thin layer of about ˜50 nm of complex organic compound assembled at room temperature. The device was tested to conventional electrical transport measurements in the regime of −1V to 1V under electromagnetic radiation simulator at 100 mW/cm2. Results indicate solar conversion efficiency of 2.48% and current density of 6.35 mA/cm2.
US10727417B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer (EML) between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the EML; an electron transport layer (ETL) between the EML and the second electrode, and including a first electron transport material; a first buffer layer between the EML and the ETL, and including a first buffer material; and a second buffer layer between the first buffer layer and the ETL, and including a second buffer material and a second electron transport material, wherein the first buffer material and the second buffer material are each independently selected from compounds represented by Formula 1 below, and the first buffer layer does not include an electron transport material:
US10727412B2	Dye-sensitized solar cell and method for producing the same The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a first electrode including a porous semiconductor layer supporting a dye, a second electrode serving as the counter electrode of the first electrode, and an electrolytic solution filled between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a counter electrode conductive layer containing carbon microparticles and supporting a dye that is the same as that supported by the porous semiconductor layer.
US10727405B2	Chalcogenide memory device components and composition Systems, devices, and methods related to or that employ chalcogenide memory components and compositions are described. A component of a memory cell, such as a selector device, storage device, or self-selecting memory device, may be made of a chalcogenide material composition. A chalcogenide material may have a composition that includes one or more elements from the boron group, such as boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material, for instance, may have a composition of selenium, germanium, and at least one of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, or thallium. The chalcogenide material may in some cases also include arsenic, but may in some cases lack arsenic.
US10727388B2	Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion module using the same, and manufacturing method thereof There is provided a thermoelectric conversion material formed of an Fe2TiSi-based full-Heusler alloy to which La is added, wherein La is solid-dissolved in the Fe2TiSi-based full-Heusler alloy.
US10727376B2	Light emitting diode package and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are a light emitting diode package and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode package includes: a substrate, a light-emitting layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and including a first type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second type semiconductor layer, a first bump disposed on the first type semiconductor layer and a second bump disposed the second type semiconductor layer, a protective layer covering at least the light-emitting layer, and a first bump pad and a second bump pad disposed on the protective layer and connected to the first bump and the second bump, respectively.
US10727355B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor device includes first and second insulators over a substrate, a semiconductor over the second insulator, first and second conductors over the semiconductor, a third insulator over the semiconductor, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a third conductor over the fourth insulator, and a fifth insulator over the first insulator, the first conductor and the second conductor. The semiconductor includes first, second, and third regions. The first region overlaps with the third conductor with the third insulator and the fourth insulator positioned therebetween. The second region overlaps with the third conductor with the first conductor, the fourth insulator, and the fifth insulator positioned therebetween. The third region overlaps with the third conductor with the second conductor, the fourth insulator, and the fifth insulator positioned therebetween. The fourth insulator is in contact with a side surface of the fifth insulator in a region overlapping with the semiconductor.
US10727351B2	Semiconductor structures and methods with high mobility and high energy bandgap materials An embodiment is a structure comprising a substrate, a high energy bandgap material, and a high carrier mobility material. The substrate comprises a first isolation region and a second isolation region. Each of first and second isolation regions extends below a first surface of the substrate between the first and second isolation regions. The high energy bandgap material is over the first surface of the substrate and is disposed between the first and second isolation regions. The high carrier mobility material is over the high energy bandgap material. The high carrier mobility material extends higher than respective top surfaces of the first and second isolation regions to form a fin.
US10727350B2	Multi-layer film device and method A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for weaker and softer dielectric layer. The insert layer may be applied between two weaker dielectric layers or the insert layer may be used with a single layer of dielectric material. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.
US10727345B2	Silicon germanium fin immune to epitaxy defect A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming at least one fin on a semiconductor substrate. The least one fin includes a semiconducting material. A gate is formed over and in contact with the at least one fin. A germanium comprising layer is formed over and in contact with the at least one fin. Germanium from the germanium comprising layer is diffused into the semiconducting material of the at least one fin.
US10727341B2	High pressure low thermal budge high-k post annealing process A method of embedding SiGe when fabricating a PMOS device is provided. Multiple layers of SiGe layers with different Ge contents may be formed such that the Ge content increases to from bottom layer(s) to middle layer(s), and decreases from the middle layer(s) to top layer(s). In some embodiments, the embedded SiGe can have a SiGe seed layer over a substrate, a first SiGe transition layer over the SiGe seed layer, a SiGe milled layer over the first SiGe transition layer, and a second SiGe transition layer over the SiGe middle layer. The first SiGe transition layer can have a Ge content increasing from a bottom of the first SiGe transition layer to a top of the first SiGe transition layer. The second SiGe transition layer can have a Ge content decreasing from a bottom of the second SiGe transition layer to a top of the second SiGe transition layer.
US10727340B2	Strained structure of a semiconductor device A p-type field effect transistor includes a pair of spacers over a substrate top surface. The p-type field effect transistor includes a channel recess cavity in the substrate top surface between the pair of spacers. The p-type field effect transistor includes a gate stack with a bottom portion in the channel recess cavity. The p-type field effect transistor includes a source/drain (S/D) recess cavity including a bottom surface and sidewalls below the substrate top surface, wherein the S/D recess cavity includes a portion extending below the gate stack. The p-type field effect transistor includes a strained material filling the S/D recess cavity. The p-type field effect transistor further includes a source/drain (S/D) extension substantially conformably surrounding the bottom surface and sidewalls of the S/D recess cavity. The S/D extension includes a portion between the gate stack and the S/D recess cavity.
US10727334B2	Lateral DMOS device with dummy gate An LDMOS transistor with a dummy gate comprises an extended drift region over a substrate, a drain region in the extended drift region, a channel region in the extended drift region, a source region in the channel region, a first dielectric layer with a first thickness formed over the extended drift region, a second dielectric layer with a second thickness formed over the extended drift region and the channel region, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer form two steps, a first gate formed over the first dielectric layer and a second gate formed above the second dielectric layer.
US10727333B2	Semiconductor device including laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, an insulating unit, a void, a gate insulating film and a gate electrode. The second semiconductor region provides on a part of the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region provides on one other part of the first semiconductor region. The insulating unit provides on a part of the second semiconductor region. The void provides at a lower part of the insulating unit. The gate insulating film provides on a part of the first semiconductor region between the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region. The gate electrode provides on the gate insulating film. A position in a first direction of at least a part of the void is between the insulating unit and the third semiconductor region.
US10727332B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor body and a metal layer between the substrate and the semiconductor body. The device further includes first and second electrodes, a first control electrode between the semiconductor body and the first electrode; and a second control electrode between the semiconductor body and the second electrode. The semiconductor body includes a first to fifth semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the first electrode. The third semiconductor layer is selectively provided between the second semiconductor layer and the first electrode. The fourth semiconductor layer is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second electrode. The fifth semiconductor layer selectively provided between the fourth semiconductor layer and the second electrode. The first, third and fifth semiconductor layers are of a first conductivity type. The second and fourth semiconductor layers are of a second conductivity type.
US10727331B2	Semiconductor device having a reduced surface doping in an edge termination area, and method for manufacturing thereof A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having drift and body regions. The drift region includes upper and lower drift regions. An active area includes a plurality of spicular trenches extending through the body region and into the drift region. Each spicular trench in the active area has a lower end which together define a lower end of the upper drift region extending towards a first side and a lower drift region extending from the lower end of the upper drift region towards a second side. The edge termination area includes spicular termination trenches extending at least into the upper drift region. A surface doping region arranged in the upper drift region in the edge termination area extends to the first side, is spaced apart from the lower end of the upper drift region, and has a net doping concentration lower than that of the upper drift region.
US10727328B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel layer, an active layer, and a gate electrode. The channel layer has a fin portion over the substrate. The active layer is over at least the fin portion of the channel layer. The active layer is configured to cause a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) to be formed in the channel layer along an interface between the channel layer and the active layer. The gate electrode is in contact with a sidewall of the fin portion of the channel layer.
US10727327B2	Silicon controlled rectifiers integrated into a heterojunction bipolar transistor process Fabrication methods and device structures for a silicon controlled rectifier. A cathode is arranged over a top surface of a substrate and a well is arranged beneath the top surface of the substrate. The cathode is composed of a semiconductor material having a first conductivity type, and the well also has the first conductivity type. A semiconductor layer, which has a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, includes a section over the top surface of the substrate. The section of the semiconductor layer is arranged to form an anode that adjoins the well along a junction.
US10727325B1	Nanostructure-based vacuum channel transistor A horizontal vacuum channel transistor is provided. The horizontal transistor includes a substrate, horizontal emitter and collector electrodes formed in a layer of semiconductor material of the substrate, and a horizontal insulated gate located between the emitter and collector electrodes. The emitter electrode includes multiple horizontally-aligned emitter tips connected to a planar common portion, and the collector electrode includes a planar portion. The gate includes multiple horizontally-aligned gate apertures passing through the gate that each correspond to one of the emitter tips of the emitter electrode. The minimum distance between the emitter and collector electrodes is less than about 180 nm. Also provided are a vertical vacuum channel transistor having vertically-stacked emitter and collector electrodes, and methods for fabricating vacuum channel transistors.
US10727319B2	Dislocation SMT for FinFET device Stress memorization techniques (SMTs) for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a capping layer over a fin structure; forming an amorphous region within the fin structure while the capping layer is disposed over the fin structure; and performing an annealing process to recrystallize the amorphous region. The capping layer enables the fin structure to retain stress effects induced by forming the amorphous region and/or performing the annealing process.
US10727318B2	Semiconductor device VDMOS having a gate insulating film having a high dielectric constant portion contacting the drift region for relaxing an electric field generated in the gate insulating film A method for producing a semiconductor power device, includes forming a gate trench from a surface of a semiconductor layer toward an inside thereof. A first insulation film is formed on an inner surface of the gate trench. The method also includes removing a part on a bottom surface of the gate trench in the first insulation film. A second insulation film having a dielectric constant higher than SiO2 is formed in such a way as to cover the bottom surface of the gate trench exposed by removing the first insulation film.
US10727314B2	FinFET with a semiconductor strip as a base A method includes forming a first hard mask over a semiconductor substrate, etching the semiconductor substrate to form recesses, with a semiconductor strip located between two neighboring ones of the recesses, forming a second hard mask on sidewalls of the semiconductor strip, performing a first anisotropic etch on the second hard mask to remove horizontal portions of the second hard mask, and performing a second anisotropic etch on the semiconductor substrate using the first hard mask and vertical portions of the second hard mask as an etching mask to extend the recesses down. The method further includes removing the vertical portions of the second hard mask, and forming isolation regions in the recesses. The isolation regions are recessed, and a portion of the semiconductor strip between the isolation regions protrudes higher than the isolation regions to form a semiconductor fin.
US10727311B2	Method for manufacturing a power semiconductor device having a reduced oxygen concentration A method for forming a power semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor wafer grown by a Czochralski process and having a first side; forming an n-type substrate doping layer in the semiconductor wafer at the first side, the substrate doping layer having a doping concentration of at least 1017/cm3; and forming an epitaxy layer on the first side of the semiconductor wafer after forming the n-type substrate doping layer.
US10727304B2	Semiconductor device In an edge termination structure portion, first and second JTE regions are disposed concentrically surrounding an active region. Between the first and second JTE regions, a p-type electric field relaxation region is disposed that includes a first subregion and a second subregion alternately and repeatedly arranged concentrically surround a periphery of the first JTE region. An average impurity concentration of the electric field relaxation region is higher that the impurity concentration of the first JTE region adjacent on the inner side and lower than the impurity concentration of the second JTE region adjacent on the outer side. First subregions have widths that decrease the farther outward they are arranged. Second subregions have widths that are substantially the same independent of position. The first subregions and the first JTE region have equal impurity concentrations. The second subregions and the second JTE region have equal impurity concentrations.
US10727300B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device, includes a first conductive type first doping area, a second conductive type second doping area, a source region, a drain region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The first conductive type first doping area is formed in a substrate region. The second conductive type second doping area is formed in the substrate to be spaced apart from the first conductive type first doping area. The source region is formed in the first conductive type first doping area. The drain region is formed in the second conductive type second doping area. The gate insulating film is formed between the source region and the drain region. A thickness of a first end of the gate insulating film is different than a thickness of a second end of the gate insulating film. The gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film.
US10727297B2	Complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor circuit having transistors with different threshold voltages and method of manufacturing the same A complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuit including: a substrate; and a plurality of field-effect transistors on the substrate. Each of the field-effect transistors includes: a plurality of contacts; a source connected to one of the contacts; a drain connected to another one of the contacts; a gate; and a spacer between the gate and the contacts. The spacer of one of the field-effect transistors has a larger airgap than the spacer of another one of the field-effect transistors.
US10727293B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display area in which an image is displayed and a peripheral area that is a non-display area, a base substrate, a plurality of data lines located on the base substrate in the display area and extending to the peripheral area, a plurality of detour data lines on the base substrate in the display area and in the peripheral area, and a pad portion in the peripheral area, the detour data lines and at least one of the data lines being directly connected to the pad portion, and at least one of the data lines being not directly connected to the pad portion, wherein at least one of the data lines not directly connected to the pad portion is electrically connected to the detour data line.
US10727288B2	Display device including dual gate oxide semiconductor transistor A display device includes a driving transistor and an organic EL element. The driving transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer; a first gate electrode that includes a region overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer between the first gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer; a second gate electrode that includes a region overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode; a second insulating layer between the second gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer; and a first and a second transparent conductive layer that are provided between the oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer and each include a region contacting the oxide semiconductor layer. The organic EL element includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a light emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron transfer layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode.
US10727282B2	Flexible display device and method of manufacturing the same A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate and a conductive pattern. The flexible substrate includes a bending part. The conductive pattern includes a first conductive pattern layer and a second conductive pattern layer disposed on the first conductive pattern layer, and at least a portion of the conductive pattern may be disposed on the bending part. The first conductive pattern layer has a first thickness and includes a first material, and the second conductive pattern layer has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness and includes a second material different from the first material.
US10727269B2	Display panel with board mounted power supply A modular display panel includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side and a second side. A plurality of LEDs are connected to the first side of the PCB. A receiver circuit is directly mounted to the second side of the first PCB, the receiver circuit having a first plurality of components. A power supply circuit is also directly mounted to the second side of the first PCB, the power supply circuit having a second plurality of components.
US10727265B2	Multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure for CMOS image sensor The present disclosure relates to a CMOS image sensor having a multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, a plurality of pixel regions is disposed within a substrate and respectively comprising a photodiode. The photodiode comprises a doped layer with a first doping type and an adjoining region of the substrate with a second doping type that is different than the first doping type. A boundary deep trench isolation (BDTI) structure is disposed between adjacent pixel regions. A multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure overlies the doped layer of the photodiode. The MDTI structure comprises a stack of dielectric layers lining sidewalls of a MDTI trench. A plurality of color filters is disposed at the back-side of the substrate corresponding to the respective photodiode of the plurality of pixel regions and overlying the MDTI structure.
US10727263B2	Camera photosensitive component, camera, and camera shooting terminal A camera photosensitive component, a camera, and a camera shooting terminal are provided in the field of camera shooting. The camera photosensitive component includes: a silicon substrate layer, a pixel array layer attached to one surface of the silicon substrate layer, and a microprism layer arranged in parallel with the pixel array layer. At least one microprism in the microprism layer is configured to decompose incident light into m color lights for emission. And n color lights in the emitted m color lights are respectively emitted into subpixels in corresponding colors of pixels corresponding to the microprisms, where n is not greater than m. The n color lights may be formed by decomposition with the microprisms, not obtained after part of color light is absorbed by an RGB filter, and transmittance of the color light emitted into the pixels may be improved, thereby reducing an exposure time required by imaging.
US10727259B2	Imaging device, imaging system, and moving body An imaging device includes a first transmission line connected to a plurality of bit memories, a plurality of second bit memories disposed outside the memory area, and connected to the first transmission line, and each are configured to hold a digital signal of one bit that is one of different bits among a plurality of bits, a second transmission line connected to a part of the plurality of second bit memories, and a third transmission line connected to another part of the plurality of second bit memories.
US10727251B2	Rounded shaped transistors for memory devices The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to rounded shaped transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a gate structure composed of a metal electrode and a rounded ferroelectric material which overlaps an active area in a width direction into an isolation region.
US10727250B2	Methods used in forming an array of elevationally-extending transistors A method used in forming an array of elevationally-extending transistors comprises forming vertically-alternating tiers of insulating material and void space. Such method includes forming (a) individual longitudinally-aligned channel openings extending elevationally through the insulating-material tiers, and (b) horizontally-elongated trenches extending elevationally through the insulating-material tiers. The void-space tiers are filled with conductive material by flowing the conductive material or one or more precursors thereof through at least one of (a) and (b) to into the void-space tiers. After the filling, transistor channel material is formed in the individual channel openings along the insulating-material tiers and along the conductive material in the filled void-space tiers.
US10727249B2	Memory cells, integrated structures and memory arrays Some embodiments include a memory cell which has, in the following order; a control gate, charge-blocking material, charge-trapping material, a first oxide, a charge-passage structure, a second oxide, and channel material. The charge-passage structure has a central region sandwiched between first and second regions. The central region has a lower probability of trapping charges and/or a lower rate of trapping charges than the first and second regions. Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a vertical stack of alternating conductive levels and insulative levels, and having a charge-passage structure extending vertically along the vertical stack. Some embodiments include a NAND memory array having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and wordline levels, and having a charge-passage structure extending vertically along the vertical stack.
US10727247B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a first stack structure; a second stack structure adjacent to the first stack structure in a first direction; a first insulating layer including protrusion parts protruding in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a concave part defined between the protrusion parts; and a second insulating layer located between the first stack structure and the second stack structure, the second insulating layer inserted into the concave part and the second insulating layer in contact with at least one protrusion part among the protrusion parts.
US10727242B2	Methods of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells comprising a programmable charge storage transistor and arrays of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells comprising a programmable charge storage transistor An array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells, where the memory cells individually comprise a programmable charge storage transistor, comprises a substrate comprising a first region containing memory cells and a second region not containing memory cells laterally of the first region. The first region comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and control gate material. The second region comprises vertically-alternating tiers of different composition insulating materials laterally of the first region. A channel pillar comprising semiconductive channel material extends elevationally through multiple of the vertically-alternating tiers within the first region. Tunnel insulator, programmable charge storage material, and control gate blocking insulator are between the channel pillar and the control gate material of individual of the tiers of the control gate material within the first region. Conductive vias extend elevationally through the vertically-alternating tiers in the second region. An elevationally-extending wall is laterally between the first and second regions. The wall comprises the programmable charge storage material and the semiconductive channel material. Other embodiments and aspects, including method, are disclosed.
US10727237B2	Semiconductor structure Semiconductor structures are provided. A memory cell includes a latch circuit formed by two cross-coupled inverters and a pass-gate transistor coupling an output of the latch circuit to a bit line. Each cross-coupled inverter is connected to a VDD line of a first metallization layer. A word line of a second metallization layer is connected to a gate of the pass-gate transistor through a first via over the gate of the pass-gate transistor, a first landing pad of the first metallization layer, and a second via over the first landing pad. A source/drain region of the pass-gate transistor is connected to the bit line of a third metallization layer through a contact over the source/drain region, a third via over the contact, a continuous via-plug over the third via, and a fourth via over the continuous via-plug. The continuous via-plug penetrates the first and second metallization layers.
US10727235B2	Secure fingerprint data generating device It is provided a circuit for generating finger print code data comprising: plural pairs of first transistors, each of the first transistors having a source formed in the substrate, a drain formed in the substrate, a channel formed in the substrate between the source and the drain, a gate insulating layer formed on the channel, a gate electrode formed over the gate insulating layer, and an insulating sidewall formed at a side surface of the gate electrode; plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors, each of the plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors having drains and commonly connected sources, corresponding to each of the plural pairs of first transistors; and plural pairs of third transistors, each of the plural pairs of third transistors corresponding to each of the plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors.
US10727226B2	Semiconductor structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure and a source/drain feature. The gate structure is positioned over a fin structure. The source/drain feature is positioned adjacent to the gate structure. A portion of the source/drain feature embedded in the fin structure has an upper sidewall portion adjacent to a top surface of the fin structure and a lower sidewall portion below the upper sidewall portion. A first curve radius of the upper sidewall portion is different from a second curve radius of the lower sidewall portion in a cross-sectional view substantially along the longitudinal direction of the fin structure.
US10727225B2	IGBT semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a gate electrode, a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, a seventh semiconductor region, an eighth semiconductor region, and a second electrode. The first semiconductor region is provided on the first electrode. The eighth semiconductor region surrounds the third semiconductor region, the sixth semiconductor region, and the seventh semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region includes a first region and a second region respectively arranged with the third semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region in a third direction. A lower end of the second region is positioned higher than a lower end of the first region.
US10727216B1	Method for removing a bulk substrate from a bonded assembly of wafers A first wafer including a first substrate, first semiconductor devices overlying the first substrate, and first dielectric material layers overlying the first semiconductor devices is provided. A sacrificial material layer is formed over a top surface of a second wafer including a second substrate. Second semiconductor devices and second dielectric material layers are formed over a top surface of the sacrificial material layer. The second wafer is attached to the first wafer such that the second dielectric material layers face the first dielectric material layers. A plurality of voids is formed through the second substrate. The sacrificial material layer is removed by providing an etchant that etches a material of the sacrificial material layer through the plurality of voids. The substrate is detached from a bonded assembly including the first wafer, the second semiconductor devices, and the second dielectric material layers upon removal of the sacrificial material layer.
US10727212B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a connection structure including a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer, first and second wiring layers, and first and second connection vias. A core structure including a core member is on the first insulation layer. A first through-hole passes through the core member. Passive components are on the first insulation layer in the first through-hole and connected to the first wiring layer through the first connection via. A first encapsulant covers at least a portion of the passive components. A second through-hole passes through the core structure and the first insulation layer. A semiconductor chip is on the second insulation layer in the second through-hole and is connected to the second wiring layer through the second connection via. A second encapsulant covers at least a portion of the semiconductor chip.
US10727211B2	Package structure with dummy die A package structure and method for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package component, a device die disposed over the package component, and the device die has a first height. The package structure also includes a dummy die adjacent to the device die, wherein the dummy die has a second height smaller than the first height. The package structure further includes a package layer between the device die and the dummy die.
US10727208B2	Prepackaged stair-stacked memory module in a chip scale system in package, and methods of making same A pre-packaged stair-stacked memory module is mounted on a board with at least one additional component. A stair-stacked memory module includes a plurality of memory dice that are stacked vertically with respect to a processor die. A spacer is used adjacent to the processor die to create a bridge for the stair-stacked memory module. Each memory die in the stair-stacked memory module includes a vertical bond wire that emerges from a matrix for connection. The matrix encloses the stair-stacked memory module and at least a portion of the processor die. The matrix might also enclose the at least one additional component.
US10727205B2	Hybrid bonding technology for stacking integrated circuits A three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) is provided. In some embodiments, a second IC die is bonded to a first IC die by a first bonding structure. The first bonding structure contacts a first interconnect structure of the first IC die and a second interconnection structure of the second IC die, and has a first portion and a second portion hybrid bonded together. A third IC die is bonded to the second IC die by a third bonding structure. The third bonding structure comprises a second TSV (through substrate via) disposed through the second substrate of the second IC die and includes varies bonding structures according to varies embodiments of the invention.
US10727203B1	Die-in-die-cavity packaging A system-in-package (SIP) incorporating die-in-die cavity packaging may include hybrid dies fabricated by milling or otherwise creating a cavity through the additive surfaces of a primary application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die configured for flip-chip bonding and encapsulating a secondary die such as a Flash/non-volatile memory module, analog-digital converter (ADC), or other processing circuit into the cavity. The primary and secondary dies are then connected by the addition of redistribution layers. The resulting hybrid die may then be vertically integrated into the SIP along with additional memory modules or dies.
US10727202B2	Package structure A package structure comprising: a substrate, having at least one conductive units provided at a first surface of the substrate; at least one first die, provided on a second surface of the substrate; a connecting layer, provided on the first die; a second die, provided on the connecting layer, wherein the connecting layer comprises at least one bump for connecting the first die; and at least one bonding wire. The connecting layer has a first touch side and a second touch side, the first touch side contacts a first surface of the first die and the second touch side contacts a second surface of the second die, an area of the first touch side is smaller than which for the first surface of the first die, and a size of the first die equals to which of the second die.
US10727197B2	Embedded-bridge substrate connectors and methods of assembling same An embedded-bridge substrate connector apparatus includes a patterned reference layer to which a first module and a subsequent module are aligned and the two modules are mated at the patterned reference layer. At least one module includes a silicon bridge connector that bridges to two devices, through the patterned reference layer, to the mated module.
US10727188B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming backside openings for an ultra-thin semiconductor die A semiconductor substrate contains a plurality of openings extending partially into a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A conductive layer is formed with a first portion of the conductive layer over a remaining portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate between the openings and a second portion of the conductive layer in the openings. The remaining portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate is removed to lift-off the first portion of the conductive layer while leaving the second portion of the conductive layer in the openings. The semiconductor substrate is singulated to separate the semiconductor die leaving the second portion of the conductive layer over a surface of the semiconductor die. Alternatively, a plurality of openings is formed over each semiconductor die. A conductive layer is formed over a remaining portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate between the openings and into the openings.
US10727187B2	Solid oxide battery A solid oxide battery includes a solid electrolyte disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are coupled to an external source or load to charge or discharge the solid oxide battery. The solid electrolyte is formed from a proton conducting material to transport and store hydrogen, which is the source of chemical energy. The second electrode is formed from a noble metal configured to induce formation of oxygen vacancies at the interface between the second electrode and the solid electrolyte. The oxygen vacancies are used to split water molecules during charging of the solid oxide battery, which results in the generation of hydrogen. Under bias, the hydrogen ions are transported into the solid electrolyte and stored. During discharge, a reverse process occurs where hydrogen is used to generate water and electricity.
US10727184B2	Microelectronic device including non-homogeneous build-up dielectric Described are example microelectronic devices including structures, such as build-up layers, formed of a non-homogeneous photoimageable dielectric material. The non-homogeneous photoimageable dielectric material includes two regions forming opposite surfaces of the material. A first region includes a first carbon content, and a second region located above the first region includes a second carbon content which is greater than that of the first region. The second region of the photoimageable dielectric material provides enhanced adhesion with metal that may be deposited above the material, such as a sputtered metal seed layer to facilitate subsequent deposition of an electroless metal over the non-homogeneous photoimageable dielectric material.
US10727181B2	Fuse structure having air dummy fuses and semiconductor device including the same A fuse structure includes a fusing line including a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion between the first portion and the second portion; and a dummy fuse neighboring the fusing line, the dummy fuse may include: a first air dummy fuse including a plurality of first air gaps extending in a first direction parallel to the fusing line; and a second air dummy fuse including a second air gap extending in a second direction crossing the fusing line.
US10727180B2	Resistive element and method of manufacturing the resistive element A resistive element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film deposited on the semiconductor substrate; a resistive layer deposited on the first insulating film; a second insulating film deposited to cover the first insulating film and the resistive layer; a first electrode deposited on the second insulating film and electrically connected to the resistive layer; a relay wire deposited on the second insulating film without being in contact with the first electrode, and including a resistive-layer connection terminal electrically connected to the resistive layer and a substrate connection terminal connected to the semiconductor substrate with an ohmic contact; and a second electrode deposited on a bottom side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a resistor is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10727178B2	Via structure and methods thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a channel region; a gate stack over the channel region; a seal spacer covering a sidewall of the gate stack, the seal spacer including silicon nitride; a gate spacer covering a sidewall of the seal spacer, the gate spacer including silicon oxide, the gate spacer having a first vertical portion and a first horizontal portion; and a first dielectric layer covering a sidewall of the gate spacer, the first dielectric layer including silicon nitride.
US10727175B2	Electronic component-incorporating substrate and sheet substrate An electronic component-incorporating substrate includes a lower substrate, an electronic component mounted on the lower substrate, and an upper substrate arranged above the electronic component and the lower substrate. The substrate further includes a substrate connecting member arranged between the lower substrate and the upper substrate and an encapsulation resin filling a gap between the lower substrate and the upper substrate to encapsulate the electronic component and the substrate connecting member. The upper substrate includes a substrate body and a solder resist layer arranged on a lower surface of the substrate body. The solder resist layer includes a groove extending in the solder resist layer from a directly-above region, located directly above at least the electronic component, to a side surface of the upper substrate.
US10727171B2	Lead frame A lead frame includes a plurality of leads formed from a metal plate having a front side and a back side, a first resin member, and a second resin member. The leads have side faces thereof fixed with the first resin member. Faces serving as internal connectors of the leads are uncovered on the side of the front-side surface of the first resin member, and faces serving as external connectors of the leads are uncovered on the side of the back-side surface of the first resin member. The second resin member is formed on the front-side surface of the first resin member to be at a level higher than the faces serving as the internal connectors, and has openings for leaving the faces serving as the internal connectors uncovered.
US10727168B2	Inter-connection of a lead frame with a passive component intermediate structure Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a package assembly structure. The structure comprises a lead frame having a topside surface and an opposite under-side surface; the lead frame includes a die attach paddle, wherein a die attach region is defined on the opposite under-side surface. Pad landings surround the die attach region. A plurality of locking pins are arranged at predetermined locations about the die attach paddle, on the top side surface. The plurality of locking pins may be formed integrally in the lead frame and project upward from the top side surface.
US10727156B2	Heat spreader with high heat flux and high thermal conductivity A system and method is disclosed for fabricating a heat spreader system, including providing a plurality of bottom microporous wicks recessed in a bottom substrate, bonding a center substrate to the bottom substrate, and bonding a top substrate having a top chamber portion to the center substrate to establish a first vapor chamber with said plurality of bottom microporous wicks.
US10727155B2	Electronic apparatus for cooling heating element An electronic apparatus includes a board on which a heating element is mounted, a fan including a discharge port, a heat-exchange unit configured to receive air discharged from the discharge port of the fan and radiate heat and a heat-conductive unit configured to thermally couple the heating element and the heat-exchange unit. The heating element is placed as an extension of a discharging direction of the air from the fan with respect to the discharge port of the fan. The heat-exchange unit is placed between the heating element and the fan in a direction substantially parallel to the discharging direction.
US10727150B2	Semiconductor module and power converter A semiconductor module includes an insulating substrate including an insulating layer, a first metal pattern formed on an upper surface of the insulating layer, and a second metal pattern formed on a lower surface of the insulating layer, a semiconductor chip that is formed of SiC and is fixed to the first metal pattern with a first metal joining member, and a heat sink that is fixed to the second metal pattern with a second metal joining member, wherein the semiconductor chip has a thickness that is equal to or larger than 0.25 mm and equal to or smaller than 0.35 mm, and the insulating layer has a thickness that is larger than the thickness of the semiconductor chip by a factor of 2.66 inclusive to 5 inclusive.
US10727144B2	Light emitting apparatus and method of manufacturing light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a base portion, a light emitting element, and a cover portion. The base portion includes a support surface. The light emitting element is disposed on the support surface of the base portion. The cover portion includes a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the light emitting element is transmitted and a protrusion portion which is provided on at least a part of a periphery of the light transmission portion and protruded relative to the light transmission portion, the cover portion being provided on the support surface in such a manner as to cover the light emitting element.
US10727129B2	Method of making a peeled substrate using laser irradiation A substrate manufacturing method includes: a first step of disposing a condenser for condensing a laser beam in a non-contact manner on a surface 20r of a magnesium oxide single crystal substrate 20 to be irradiated; and a second step of irradiating a laser beam to a surface of the magnesium oxide single crystal substrate 20 and condensing the laser beam into an inner portion of the single crystal member under designated irradiation conditions using the condenser, and at a same time, two-dimensionally moving the condenser and the magnesium oxide single crystal substrate 20 relatively to each other, and sequentially forming processing marks to sequentially allow planar peeling.
US10727128B2	Method of processing a wafer A method of processing a wafer having on one side a device area with a plurality of devices includes providing a protective film and applying the protective film to the device side of the wafer or to the other side of the wafer, so that at least a central area of a front surface of the protective film is in direct contact with the device side or the other side of the wafer. The protective film is attached to the device side or to other side of the wafer, so that at least a part of a peripheral portion of the protective film is attached to at least a part of a lateral edge of the wafer along the entire circumference of the wafer. The lateral edge of the wafer extends from the device side of the wafer to the other side of the wafer.
US10727124B2	Structure and method for forming fully-aligned trench with an up-via integration scheme A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive via extending vertically from a conductive layer, and depositing a first dielectric layer on the conductive layer and on lateral sides the conductive via. In the method, the conductive via is recessed with respect to a top surface of the first dielectric layer. An etch stop layer is deposited on the top surface of the first dielectric layer and on a top surface of the conductive via, and a second dielectric layer is deposited on the etch stop layer. The method also includes removing portions of the etch stop layer and the second dielectric layer to create a plurality of trenches spaced apart from each other. A trench of the plurality of trenches is formed over and exposes at least part of the conductive via, and a conductive material is deposited in the plurality of trenches.
US10727114B2	Interconnect structure including airgaps and substractively etched metal lines Integrated circuits including at least two electrically conductive interconnect lines and methods of manufacturing generally include a surface of the integrated circuit. At least two electrically conductive interconnect lines are separated by a space of less than 90 nm and are formed on the surface. Each of the at least two interconnect lines includes a metal cap, a copper conductor having an average grain size greater than a line width of the interconnect. A liner layer is provided, wherein the liner layer and the metal cap encapsulate the copper conductor. A dielectric layer overlaying the at least two electrically conductive interconnect lines and extending along sidewalls thereof is provided, wherein the dielectric layer is configured to provide an airgap between the at least two interconnect lines at the spacing.
US10727110B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In a method of forming a semiconductor device including a fin field effect transistor (FinFET), a first sacrificial layer is formed over a source/drain structure of a FinFET structure and an isolation insulating layer. The first sacrificial layer is patterned, thereby forming an opening. A first liner layer is formed on the isolation insulating layer in a bottom of opening and at least side faces of the patterned first sacrificial layer. After the first liner layer is formed, a dielectric layer is formed in the opening. After the dielectric layer is formed, the patterned first sacrificial layer is removed, thereby forming a contact opening over the source/drain structure. A conductive layer is formed in the contact opening.
US10727098B2	Reticle compartment and diffusor plate A reticle compartment defining an enclosed interior adapted to store at least two reticles in a reticle storage portion, including an inlet port, through which a purge gas can enter the enclosed interior, and an outlet port, through which the purge gas can exit the enclosed interior, wherein the reticle compartment further includes a first diffusor plate arranged in the enclosed interior between the inlet port and the reticle storage portion, wherein the first diffusor plate is provided with openings, through which the purge gas can flow, the openings in a central section of the first diffusor plate being provided with a larger individual opening area and/or providing a larger total opening area per unit area than openings in a peripheral section of the first diffusor plate.
US10727096B2	Symmetric chamber body design architecture to address variable process volume with improved flow uniformity/gas conductance The present disclosure generally relates to process chambers having modular design to provide variable process volume and improved flow conductance and uniformity. The modular design according to the present disclosure achieves improved process uniformity and symmetry with simplified chamber structure. The modular design further affords flexibility of performing various processes or processing substrates of various sizes by replacing one of more modules in a modular process chamber according to the present disclosure.
US10727084B2	Method for creating through-connected vias and conductors on a substrate A method to reduce the number and type of processing steps to achieve conductive lines in the planes of a substrate concurrently interconnecting conductor through the substrate, by forming structures in the planes of a substrate. These structures may include interconnect lines, bond pads, and other structures, and improve the performance of subsequent unique processing while simultaneously reducing the manufacturing complexity to reduce time and cost. These structures are formed by selective etching using chemical mechanical polishing, and then completed using a single fill step with a conductive material.
US10727081B2	Method for manufacturing package substrate for mounting a semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device mounting substrate A method for manufacturing a package substrate for mounting a semiconductor device, including a substrate forming step (a) of forming a supporting substrate for circuit formation including a first insulating resin layer, a release layer including at least a silicon compound, and ultrathin copper foil having a thickness of 1 μm to 5 μm, in this order; a first wiring conductor forming step (b) of forming a first wiring conductor on the ultrathin copper foil of the supporting substrate for circuit formation by pattern copper electroplating; a lamination step (c) of disposing a second insulating resin layer so as to be in contact with the first wiring conductor, and heating and pressurizing the second insulating resin layer for lamination; a second wiring conductor forming step (d) of forming in the second insulating resin layer a non-through hole reaching the first wiring conductor and connecting an inner wall of the non-through hole.
US10727080B2	Tantalum-containing material removal Methods are described herein for etching tantalum-containing films with various potential additives while still retaining other desirable patterned substrate portions. The methods include exposing a tantalum-containing film to a chlorine-containing precursor (e.g. Cl2) with a concurrent plasma. The plasma-excited chlorine-containing precursor selectively etches the tantalum-containing film and other industrially-desirable additives. Chlorine is then removed from the substrate processing region. A hydrogen-containing precursor (e.g. H2) is delivered to the substrate processing region (also with plasma excitation) to produce a relatively even and residue-free tantalum-containing surface. The methods presented remove tantalum while retaining materials elsewhere on the patterned substrate.
US10727079B2	Buffer layer to prevent etching by photoresist developer A method includes: providing a device having a first layer and a second layer in contact with a surface of the first layer, in which the second layer includes a first superconductor material; forming a buffer material on the second layer to form an etch buffer layer, in which an etch rate selectivity of the buffer material relative to the second layer upon exposure to a photoresist developer is such that the underlying second layer is not etched during exposure of the buffer layer to the photoresist developer; depositing and removing a selected portion of a resist layer to uncover a first portion of the etch buffer layer, wherein removing the selected portion of the resist layer comprises applying the photoresist developer to the selected portion of the resist layer.
US10727065B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A method includes forming a gate stack and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) over a substrate, wherein the interlayer dielectric is adjacent to the gate stack; forming an inhibitor covering the interlayer dielectric such that the gate stack is exposed from the inhibitor; performing a deposition process to form a conductive layer over the gate stack until the conductive layer starts to form on the inhibitor, in which the deposition process has a deposition selectivity for the gate stack with respect to the inhibitor; and performing an etching process to remove a portion of the conductive layer over the inhibitor.
US10727064B2	Post UV cure for gapfill improvement Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to forming a gate layer in high aspect ratio trenches using a cyclic deposition-etch process. In an embodiment, a method for semiconductor processing is provided. The method includes performing a first deposition process to form a conformal film over a bottom surface and along sidewall surfaces of a feature on a substrate. The method includes performing an etch process to remove a portion of the conformal film. The method includes repeating the first deposition process and the etch process to fill the feature with the conformal film. The method includes exposing the conformal film to ultraviolet light.
US10727059B2	Highly etch selective amorphous carbon film Implementations described herein generally relate to the fabrication of integrated circuits. More particularly, the implementations described herein provide techniques for deposition of amorphous carbon films on a substrate. In one implementation, a method of forming an amorphous carbon film is provided. The method comprises depositing an amorphous carbon film on an underlayer positioned on a susceptor in a first processing region. The method further comprises implanting a dopant or inert species into the amorphous carbon film in a second processing region. The dopant or inert species is selected from carbon, boron, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorous, argon, helium, neon, krypton, xenon or combinations thereof. The method further comprises patterning the doped amorphous carbon film. The method further comprises etching the underlayer.
US10727058B2	Methods for forming and etching structures for patterning processes Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for forming and patterning a spacer layer for multi-patterning processes. In one embodiment, a method for patterning a spacer layer on a substrate includes forming a protective layer on a spacer layer disposed on a structure disposed on a substrate, wherein the protective layer is formed predominately on a top surface of the spacer layer, than a bottom surface of the spacer layer, etching the spacer layer from the bottom surface, forming a polymer layer on the substrate, etching a top portion of the polymer layer and a first portion the spacer layer located the top surface of the structure, and removing the structure from the substrate and leaving a second portion the spacer layer on the substrate.
US10727054B2	Nitride-based semiconductor device and method for preparing the same A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a patterned substrate having an etched surface that is formed with a plurality of protrusions, an aluminum nitride (AlN)-based film disposed on the etched surface, and a nitride-based semiconductor stacked structure disposed on the aluminum nitride-based film. Each of the protrusions has a side face. The AlN-based film includes a plurality of crystal defects formed on the side face of each protrusion. Each of the crystal defects has a width of smaller than 20 nm and/or the number of the crystal defects that are formed on the side face of each protrusion and that have a width of greater than 10 nm is less than 10. A method for preparing the semiconductor device is also disclosed.
US10727051B2	Semiconductor nanowire fabrication Methods are provided for fabricating semiconductor nanowires on a substrate. A nanowire template is formed on the substrate. The nanowire template defines an elongate tunnel which extends, laterally over the substrate, between an opening in the template and a seed surface. The seed surface is exposed to the tunnel and of an area up to about 2×104 nm2. The semiconductor nanowire is selectively grown, via said opening, in the template from the seed surface. The area of the seed surface is preferably such that growth of the nanowire proceeds from a single nucleation point on the seed surface. There is also provided a method for fabricating a plurality of semiconductor nanowires on a substrate and a semiconductor nanowire and substrate structure.
US10727049B2	Method for making a semiconductor device including compound semiconductor materials and an impurity and point defect blocking superlattice A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a recess in a substrate including a first Group IV semiconductor, forming an active layer comprising a Group III-V semiconductor within the recess, and forming a buffer layer between the substrate and active layer and comprising a second Group IV semiconductor. The method may further include forming an impurity and point defect blocking superlattice layer adjacent the buffer layer.
US10727048B2	Method for producing glass substrate with through glass vias and glass substrate A method for producing a glass substrate with through glass vias according to the present invention includes: irradiating a glass substrate (10) with a laser beam to form a modified portion; forming a first conductive portion (20a) on a first principal surface of the glass substrate (10), the first conductive portion (20a) being positioned in correspondence with the modified portion (12); and forming a through hole (14) in the glass substrate (10) after formation of the first conductive portion by etching at least the modified portion (12) using an etchant. This method allows easy handling of a glass substrate during formation of a conductive portion such as a circuit on the glass substrate, and is also capable of forming a through hole in the glass substrate relatively quickly while preventing damage to the conductive portion such as a circuit formed on the glass substrate.
US10727047B2	Epitaxial silicon carbide single crystal wafer and process for producing the same An epitaxial silicon carbide single crystal wafer and a method for producing the same, wherein the epitaxial silicon carbide single crystal wafer is produced by forming a buffer layer made of a silicon carbide epitaxial film having a thickness of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less by adjusting the ratio of the number of carbon to that of silicon (C/Si ratio) contained in a silicon-based and carbon-based material gas to 0.5 or more and 1.0 or less, and then by forming a drift layer made of a silicon carbide epitaxial film at a growth rate of 15 μm or more and 100 μm or less per hour, thereby bringing a depth of shallow pits observed on the surface of the drift layer to 30 nm or less.
US10727046B2	Surface modified depth controlled deposition for plasma based deposition A method for performing gap fill of a feature on a substrate includes the following operations: (a) moving the substrate into a process chamber; (b) performing a plurality of cycles of an ALD process; (c) purging process gases from the ALD process from the process chamber; (d) performing a plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine-containing gas into the process chamber and applying RF power to the fluorine-containing gas to generate a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (e) purging process gases from the plasma treatment from the process chamber; (f) repeating operations (b) through (e) until a predefined number of cycles has been performed.
US10727042B2	Liquid processing method, substrate processing apparatus and recording medium A liquid processing method can remove pure water existing within a pattern of a substrate and replace the pure water with a solvent rapidly. The liquid processing method of supplying the pure water onto the substrate, which is horizontally held and has the pattern formed on a surface thereof, and drying the substrate includes a pure water supplying process of supplying the pure water onto the surface of the substrate; a heated solvent supplying process of supplying, after the pure water supplying process, the solvent in a liquid state, which is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a boiling point of water, onto the surface of the substrate on which the pure water exists; and a removing process of drying the substrate by removing the solvent form the surface of the substrate.
US10727039B2	Mass spectrometer and method for time-of-flight mass spectrometry A mass spectrometer comprising: a pulsed ion source for generating pulses of ions having a range of masses; a time-of-flight mass analyzer for receiving and mass analyzing the pulses of ions from the ion source; and an energy controlling electrode assembly located between the pulsed ion source and the time-of-flight mass analyzer configured to receive the pulses of ions from the pulsed ion source and apply a time-dependent potential to the ions thereby to control the energy of the ions depending on their m/z before they reach the time-of-flight mass analyzer. Mass dependent differences in average energy of ions can be reduced for injection into a time-of-flight mass analyzer, which can improve ion transmission and/or instrument resolving power.
US10727033B2	Biasable flux optimizer / collimator for PVD sputter chamber A collimator that is biasable is provided. The ability to bias the collimator allows control of the electric field through which the sputter species pass. In some implementations of the present disclosure, a collimator that has a high effective aspect ratio while maintaining a low aspect ratio along the periphery of the collimator of the hexagonal array of the collimator is provided. In some implementations, a collimator with a steep entry edge in the hexagonal array is provided. It has been found that use of a steep entry edge in the collimator reduces deposition overhang and clogging of the cells of the hexagonal array. These various features lead to improve film uniformity and extend the life of the collimator and process kit.
US10727026B2	Charged particle beam inspection method A charged particle beam inspection method conducted by disposing a sample on a stage and by performing a first scanning in a first beam scanning area on the sample by using one first charged particle beam out of a plurality of charged particle beams while the stage is moved so that a first inspection of a first inspection unit in the first beam scanning area is performed, and by performing a second scanning in a second beam scanning area on the sample by using one second charged particle beam out of the charged particle beams while the stage is moved so that a second inspection of a second inspection unit in the second beam scanning area is performed.
US10727021B2	Electron emission element, electrification apparatus, and image forming apparatus An electron emission element (20) includes a first electrode (30a) and a second electrode (40) which are arranged facing each other, an intermediate layer (50) that is provided between the first electrode (30a) and the second electrode (40), and an insulating layer (60) that is formed with a thickness d1 on a substrate (30). A level difference between the insulating layer (60) and the first electrode (30a) is smaller than the thickness d1 of the insulating layer (60).
US10727020B1	Switch module A switch module includes an outer shell, a button and a bracket. The button is disposed to the outer shell. The button has a base board. One side of a bottom surface of the base board is recessed in the upward direction to form an avoiding groove. A rear of the bottom surface of the base board protrudes in the downward direction to form a driving pillar. The bracket is disposed under the button. A top surface of the bracket is recessed in the downward direction to form an accommodating groove. A top surface of a bottom wall of the accommodating groove is defined as a stopping surface. The driving pillar projects beyond the stopping surface. A front end of the top surface of the bottom wall of the accommodating groove is recessed downward to form an avoiding plane.
US10727018B2	Circuit interrupter with audible indication and method of operating a circuit interrupter A circuit interrupter including a line conductor, a neutral conductor, separable contacts structured to open to interrupt current flowing through the line and neutral conductors, a circuit interrupter circuit structured to detect a fault based on current flowing through the line and neutral conductors and to output a trip signal in response to detecting the fault, a trip circuit structured to trip open the separable contacts in response to the trip signal, and an audible indicator circuit electrically connected between the line and neutral conductors and being structured to output an audible sound in response to the trip circuit tripping open the separable contacts.
US10727016B2	Electromechanical relay device A electromechanical relay device (100) comprising a source electrode (102), a beam (104) mounted on the source electrode at a first end and electrically coupled to the source electrode; a first drain electrode (112) located adjacent a second end of the beam, wherein a first contact (110) on the beam is arranged to be separated from a second contact (112) on the first drain electrode when the relay device is in a first condition; a first gate electrode (106 arranged to cause the beam to deflect, to electrically couple the first contact and the second contact such that the device is in a second condition; and wherein the first and second contacts are each coated with a layer of nanocrystalline graphite.
US10727014B2	Safety circuit for fail-safe shutdown of a dangerous system A safety circuit for fail-safe shutdown of a dangerous technical system with a plurality of disconnectable system component groups comprises a plurality of safety switching devices electrically connected to one another in series to form a closed-loop monitoring circuit in which electric monitoring current flows through the safety switching devices. Each of the safety switching devices includes: a fail-safe control unit that detects and evaluates information about a current operating state of any system component group assigned to it; and a current flow adjuster that changes the current flow within the monitoring circuit to interrupt the monitoring circuit in response to detection of a safety command by the safety switching device. The fail-safe control units generate a shutdown signal in response to an interruption of the current flow within the monitoring circuit, which causes the fail-safe shutdown of any of the system component group not already shut down.
US10727007B2	Armature circuit in electric tool and battery pack socket The invention discloses an armature circuit in an electric tool and a power socket of the electric tool using the armature circuit, comprising a power supply and a motor. Two electrodes of the power supply are each provided with a connection structure connected to an output part. One connection structure is a multi-contact on/off controllable movable contact structure, and the other one is a double-faced multi-contact structure. According to the armature circuit, the internal resistance of the armature circuit of the motor is greatly reduced, the hardness of running characteristics of the motor is enhanced, and the working efficiency of the tool is improved; due to decreasing of the internal resistance, the current loss of the armature circuit is reduced, and the temperature rise of an electric appliance and contacts is reduced; with the same working efficiency, the battery capacity can be saved, and the battery cost is reduced.
US10727006B2	Silver metal oxide alloy and method of making Various embodiments disclosed relate to an alloy. The alloy includes elemental silver. The alloy further includes a metal oxide phase in the elemental silver. The metal oxide phase includes a wetting agent layer that coats the metal oxide phase.
US10727002B2	Lithium ion-based internal hybrid electrochemical energy storage cell Provided is an internal hybrid electrochemical cell comprising: (A) a pseudocapacitance cathode comprising a cathode active material that contains a conductive carbon material and a porphyrin compound, wherein the porphyrin compound is bonded to or supported by the carbon material to form a redox pair for pseudocapacitance, wherein the carbon material is selected from activated carbon, activated carbon black, expanded graphite flakes, exfoliated graphite worms, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, carbon fiber, a combination thereof; (B) a battery-like anode comprising lithium metal, lithium metal alloy, or a prelithiated anode active material (e.g. prelithiated Si, SiO, Sn, SnO2, etc.), and (C) a lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with the anode and the cathode; wherein the cathode active material has a specific surface area no less than 100 m2/g which is in direct physical contact with the electrolyte.
US10727001B2	Photoelectric conversion element Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including: a first electrode; a hole blocking layer; an electron transport layer; a hole transport layer; and a second electrode, wherein the hole blocking layer includes a metal oxide including a titanium atom and a niobium atom.
US10726989B2	Coil device A power transmission coil device includes a first helical coil having a first conductive wire forming a helical shape around an axis, and a second helical coil having a second conductive wire forming a helical shape around the axis, in which the first helical coil is electrically connected in parallel to the second helical coil, and the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire arranged along a direction of the axis.
US10726985B2	Multi-stage actuator assembly An actuator assembly is disclosed. The actuator assembly includes a driven component, a coil housing including a first coil and a second coil, and an armature housing including a first armature and a second armature. The first armature is axially fixed to the armature housing, and the second armature is slidably received within the armature housing and axially fixed to the driven component. In a first energized state, the first coil is energized, and the driven component is driven a first predetermined distance towards the coil housing. In a second energized state, the first coil and the second coil are energized, and the driven component is driven a second predetermined distance towards the coil housing.
US10726984B2	Electromagnetic mode change of peripheral interface wheel A user input device including a rotary input control having a wheel and an electropermanent magnet (EPM) assembly, the EPM assembly comprising a permanent magnet and a magnetizing assembly configured to control a polarization of the permanent magnet to transition the electropermanent magnet assembly from a first state in which the EPM assembly applies a first resistance profile to the wheel and a second state in which the EPM assembly applies a second resistance profile to the wheel. The EPM assembly includes magnetically conductive members positioned at opposing ends of the electropermanent magnet, each magnetically conductive member comprising a respective plurality of teeth protruding radially toward the wheel, and each of the magnetically conductive members comprising a respective magnetic pole depending on a polarized state of the EPM assembly.
US10726971B2	Shielded flat cable A shielded flat cable includes conductors arranged parallel to each other and respectively having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first insulator provided on the first surface of each of the conductors, and a second insulator provided on the second surface of each of the conductors. The first surface of each of the conductors includes an exposed surface at an end part along a longitudinal direction. The shielded flat cable further includes a shield member that includes a metal layer and is configured to cover the first insulator and a portion of the exposed surface of the first surface, via a resin layer.
US10726965B2	Contamination-repellent mirror and method for producing the same A contamination-repellent mirror and a method for producing the same. In an embodiment a contamination-repellent mirror includes a mirror layer disposed on a substrate, wherein the mirror layer has a reflection maximum in a wavelength range between 1 nm and 50 nm, a nanorough layer arranged on the mirror layer, wherein the nanorough layer has an rms roughness between 1 nm and 50 nm, and wherein a hygrophobic cover layer is arranged on the nanorough layer or the nanorough layer comprises a hygrophobic material.
US10726964B2	Systems usable in nuclear environment for providing breathing gas A system usable in a nuclear environment provides a reservoir of liquefied breathable gas in fluid communication with a deployment system. The deployment system uses a stream of the breathable gas from the reservoir to operate a gas turbine which runs an electrical generator that is mechanically connected therewith to generate electrical power that is stored in a battery bank. The stream of breathable gas then flows from the turbine and is split between a heat exchanger that is situated in heat exchange relation with the interior region of the main control room and an outlet that provides breathable gas to the control room. The portion of the stream that flows through the heat exchanger cools the main control room. The other portion of the stream that provides breathable gas to the main control room also recirculates the atmosphere in the control room.
US10726962B2	Nuclear reactor system having natural circulation of primary coolant A nuclear reactor system that, in one embodiment, utilizes natural circulation to circulate a primary coolant in a single-phase through a reactor core and a heat exchange sub-system. The heat exchange subsystem is located outside of the nuclear reactor pressure vessels and, in some embodiments, is designed so as to not cause any substantial pressure drop in the flow of the primary coolant within the heat exchange sub-system that is used to vaporize a secondary coolant. In another embodiment, a nuclear reactor system is disclosed in which the reactor core is located below ground and all penetrations into the reactor pressure vessel are located above ground.
US10726961B2	PWR decay heat removal system in which steam from the pressurizer drives a turbine which drives a pump to inject water into the reactor pressure vessel In conjunction with a pressurized water reactor (PWR) and a pressurizer configured to control pressure in the reactor pressure vessel, a decay heat removal system comprises a pressurized passive condenser, a turbine-driven pump connected to suction water from at least one water source into the reactor pressure vessel; and steam piping configured to deliver steam from the pressurizer to the turbine to operate the pump and to discharge the delivered steam into the pressurized passive condenser. The pump and turbine may be mounted on a common shaft via which the turbine drives the pump. The at least one water source may include a refueling water storage tank (RWST) and/or the pressurized passive condenser. A pressurizer power operated relief valve may control discharge of a portion of the delivered steam bypassing the turbine into the pressurized passive condenser to control pressure in the pressurizer.
US10726959B2	Nuclear power plant When a power source is lost after an operation stop of a nuclear power plant, a first open/close valve is opened via a first battery at an early stage and steam in a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) is condensed in a suppression pool. The heat of the water in the suppression pool is transmitted to a cooling water pool located below inner space between first and second reactor containment vessels surrounding the RPV. A second open/close valve is opened via a second battery at the early stage and cooling water in a tank is injected into the RPV. After the early stage, a third open/close valve is opened via a third battery, and a cooling medium becomes steam by an evaporator in the RPV, the steam being condensed by a condenser disposed in the inner space to become a liquid of the cooling medium and is returned to the evaporator.
US10726948B2	Medical imaging device- and display-invariant segmentation and measurement Medical imaging device- and display-invariant segmentation and measurement is provided. In various embodiments, a plurality of medical images is read from a data store. Metadata of each of the plurality of medical images is read. The metadata identifies an image acquisition device associated with each of the plurality of medical images. Based on the plurality of medical images and the metadata of each of the plurality of images, a learning system is trained to determine one or more image correction parameters. The one or more image correction parameters optimize segmentation of the plurality of medical images.
US10726944B2	Recommending novel reactants to synthesize chemical products A method is provided for determining at least one candidate reactant. One embodiment of this method includes the following steps: forming by a computer processor a graph of known reactants and known products, the graph comprising links between the known reactants and their known products, receiving by a computer processor the target compound, determining by a computer processor whether the graph includes the target compound and adding the target compound to the graph if the target compound was not previously included, forming by a computer processor a matrix representing at least a portion of the known reactants, a portion of the known products and the target compound, providing a matrix value of the graph by a computer processor for one or more candidate reactants and determining by a computer processor at least one link in the graph between the target compound and the candidate reactant based on matrix values.
US10726941B2	Methods and systems for predicting alloreactivity in transplantation The invention relates to a method, system and/or data structure for carrying out a computer implemented method for determining the numbers of predicted indirectly recognized HLA epitopes (PIRCHES) between one or more donors and one or more recipients of transplantation material. The method, system and data structure described herein allow the identification of permissible mismatches and therefore relatively safe transplantation material by analyzing via a computer implemented method HLA-derived peptides of patient and donor.
US10726936B2	Bad block management for memory sub-systems A first group of data blocks of a memory sub-system is determined. The first group of data blocks is associated with a failure condition. Also, a second group of data blocks of the memory sub-system is determined. The second group of data blocks is not associated with the failure condition. User data is received and system data of the memory sub-system that is associated with the user data is generated. The system data is stored at the first group of data blocks that is associated with the failure condition by using a first programming operation. The user data is stored at the second group of data blocks that is not associated with the failure condition by using a second programming operation. The second programming operation is different from the first programming operation.
US10726933B2	Bidirectional shift register circuit A plurality of cascade-connected register circuits which comprises a bidirectional shift register include a top register circuit, a bottom register circuit, and main register circuits. The register circuit has an output circuit which outputs one of four-phase clock pulses when a voltage of a first node is an active level; a second output circuit which outputs a non-active level when a voltage of a second node is the active level; a second node reset circuit which sets the second node to the non-active level when a voltage of a second node reset terminal is the active level. The forward scan signal sets the voltage of the first node of the top register circuit to the active level, and the forward scan signal sets the voltage of the second node reset terminal of the bottom register circuit to the active level.
US10726929B1	Programming process which compensates for data state of adjacent memory cell in a memory device Techniques are provided to compensate for neighbor word line interference when programming memory cells connected to a selected word line WLn. Before programming, the assigned data states of WLn and WLn+1 are compared and corresponding compensation data is generated. The compensation data may be stored in latches of sense circuits to modify the verify tests which occur during programming. The compensation can involve adjusting the bit line voltage, word line voltage, sense node discharge period and/or trip voltage. During a verify test, the compensation data can cause a WLn memory cell to complete programming when its threshold voltage is lower than would be the case with no compensation. When the WLn+1 memory cells are subsequently programmed, an upshift in the threshold voltage of the WLn memory cell offsets the compensation.
US10726920B2	Pre-charge voltage for inhibiting unselected NAND memory cell programming Techniques are provided for pre-charging NAND strings during a programming operation. The NAND strings are in a block that is divided into vertical sub-blocks. During a pre-charge phase of a programming operation, an overdrive voltage is applied to some memory cells and a bypass voltage is applied to other memory cells. The overdrive voltage allows the channel of an unselected NAND string to adequately charge during the pre-charge phase. Adequate charging of the channel helps the channel voltage to boost to a sufficient level to inhibit programming of an unselected memory cell during a program phase. Thus, program disturb is prevented, or at least reduced. The technique allows, for example, programming of memory cells in a middle vertical sub-block without causing program disturb of memory cells that are not to receive programming.
US10726916B2	Resistive memory device with trimmable driver and sinker and method of operations thereof A device is disclosed that includes a driver and a plurality of resistive memory cells each being electrically connected to the driver through a first line. The driver has a variable resistance corresponding to various locations of a conducted resistive memory cell, relative to the driver, in the plurality of resistive memory cells.
US10726909B1	Multi-port memory arrays with integrated worldwide coupling mitigation structures and method Disclosed is a multi-port memory array configured to minimize resistance-capacitance (RC) delay caused by wordline coupling. In each row of the array, a first voltage boost circuit is connected to the distal ends of a first wordline and a second wordline and boosts a first voltage on the first wordline during an access period when the first voltage is transitioning from low to high and when, concurrently, a second voltage on the second wordline is either low or transitioning to low. Optionally, a second voltage boost circuit is also connected to the distal ends of the first and second wordlines and boosts the second voltage on the second wordline during a different access period when the second voltage is transitioning from low to high and when, concurrently, the first voltage on the first wordline is either at low or transitioning from high to low. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.
US10726905B2	Memory device with improved writing features The present invention relates to a method of performing a write access phase for a memory device and comprising: transferring a write data from a local input and output line to a bit line to write the data into a memory cell via the bit line by activating a column switch provided between the bit line and the local input and output line during a first period; and transferring a read data read out from the memory cell to the local input and output line via the bit line by activating the column switch during a second period; wherein the first period is longer than the second period.
US10726901B1	Dual-domain memory A memory cell within an integrated-circuit memory component receives a first control signal that transitions between supply voltage levels of a first voltage domain and a second control signal that transitions between supply voltage levels of a second voltage domain different from the first voltage domain. In response to the transitions of the first and second control signal, output-enable circuitry within the memory cell transitions an output-enable signal between one of the supply voltage levels of the first voltage domain and one of the supply voltage levels of the second voltage domain to enable output signal generation on an output signal line coupled to the memory cell.
US10726896B1	Resistive nonvolatile memory structure employing a statistical sensing scheme and method A memory structure includes a first memory array with two transistor-two variable resistor memory cells and a second memory array with one transistor-one variable resistor memory cells, which are each selectively operable in read, write and standby modes. The first memory array and the second memory array are interleaved so that, when the second memory operates in the read mode, the first memory array automatically and concurrently operates in a reference mode. A method of operating the memory structure includes, when the second memory array operates in the read mode, automatically and concurrently operating the first memory array in the reference mode so that the first memory array generates and outputs a statistical reference voltage, which is between the low and high voltages of a nominal memory cell within the second memory array and which is employed by the second memory array to sense a stored data value.
US10726895B1	Circuit methodology for differential weight reading in resistive processing unit devices A system, comprising: a memory that stores computer-executable components; a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer-executable components comprise: an expression component that expresses the read current range in an RPU as read current Iwmin and Iwmax, a constant current source component that generates a reference current I, a computing component that subtracts the reference current value within from the read current value to generate an active net current read value that is negative, positive or null; a weighting component that analyzes the active current value and assigns it to a negative, positive or null weight.
US10726890B2	Resistive memory apparatus and operating method thereof A resistive memory apparatus including a memory cell array and a voltage selector circuit is provided. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The voltage selector circuit is coupled to the memory cell array. The voltage selector circuit performs a voltage applying operation on the memory cells via a plurality of different signal transmission paths. Each of the signal transmission paths passes one of the memory cells. IR drops of two of the signal transmission paths are substantially identical, and signal transmission directions thereof are different. In addition, an operating method of a resistive memory apparatus is also provided.
US10726886B2	Memory circuits precharging memory cell arrays and memory devices including the same A memory circuit and a memory device including the same are provided. The memory circuit may be connected to a bit line and a complementary bit line and configured to perform precharging on the bit line and the complementary bit line. The memory circuit may include: an equalizer configured to equalize voltage levels of the bit line and the complementary bit line by connecting the bit line with the complementary bit line in response to an equalizing signal; and a precharger configured to precharge the bit line and the complementary bit line to a precharge voltage in response to a precharge signal. The equalizing signal and the precharge signal may be received via separate lines.
US10726885B1	Semiconductor systems A semiconductor system includes a controller and a semiconductor device. The controller outputs a clock signal, a chip selection signal and a command/address signal. The controller includes a controller termination circuit turned on during a read operation. The controller receives first data through an input/output (I/O) line coupled to the controller termination circuit during the read operation and outputs second data through the I/O line coupled to the controller termination circuit turned off during a write operation. The semiconductor device includes an internal termination circuit turned off during the read operation, outputs the first data through the I/O line coupled to the internal termination circuit based on the chip selection signal and the command/address signal during the read operation, and stores the second data inputted through the I/O line coupled to the internal termination circuit turned on during the write operation.
US10726884B2	Device having multiple channels with calibration circuit shared by multiple channels An apparatus includes a first channel, a second channel and a calibration circuit. The first channel includes a first command control circuit. The second channel includes a second command control circuit independent of the first command control circuit. The calibration circuit is shared by the first channel and the second channel to generate a calibration code responsive to a calibration command generated responsive to a first calibration command from the first command control circuit and a second calibration command from the second command control circuit.
US10726876B2	Systems and methods for video replaying The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for replaying a video that includes positions of a video recording device. The method includes obtaining a target position of the video recording device corresponding to a target scene. The method further includes based on the target position, searching an index table associated with the video to determine a target index position of the video recording device, wherein the index table indexes a plurality of positions of the video recording device. The method further includes determining an offset address in the index table corresponding to the target index position. The method further includes obtaining a video clip including the target scene based on the offset address. The method still further includes replaying the target scene in the video clip.
US10726872B1	Advanced video editing techniques using sampling patterns Systems and methods provide for advanced video editing techniques using sampling patterns. In one example, a computing device can receive a selection of a clip of a video and a sampling pattern. The computing device can determine a respective number of frames to sample from the clip for each interval of time over a length of time for a new clip. For example, the computing device can determine a function corresponding the pattern that relates time and the number of frames to sample, a histogram corresponding to the pattern, or a definite integral corresponding to the pattern, among other approaches. The computing device can extract these numbers of frames from the clip and generate the new clip from the extracted frames. The computing device can present the new clip as a preview and send the new clip to other computing devices.
US10726860B2	Methods and apparatus to reduce noise from harmonic noise sources Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce noise from harmonic noise sources. Example methods disclosed herein include determining a point of comparatively large amplitude for a frequency in an audio sample, generating a contour trace beginning at the point, and calculating a parameter for the contour trace. The example method includes, in response to the contour trace being an outlier based on the parameter, removing the contour trace from the audio sample.
US10726857B2	Signal processing for speech dereverberation Audio signal processing techniques are described which are employed within a circuit of a speech dereverberation system. The amount of data or number of samples input to a reverberation coefficient determination unit is determined, taking into account information about the background noise in the acoustic space and information about energy of reverberant sound in the acoustic space.
US10726854B2	Context-based entropy coding of sample values of a spectral envelope An improved concept for coding sample values of a spectral envelope is obtained by combining spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and context-based entropy coding the residuals, on the other hand, while particularly determining the context for a current sample value dependent on a measure of a deviation between a pair of already coded/decoded sample values of the spectral envelope in a spectrotemporal neighborhood of the current sample value. The combination of the spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and the context-based entropy coding of the prediction residuals with selecting the context depending on the deviation measure on the other hand harmonizes with the nature of spectral envelopes.
US10726849B2	Speaker recognition with assessment of audio frame contribution This application describes methods and apparatus for speaker recognition. An apparatus according to an embodiment has an analyzer (202) for analyzing each frame of a sequence of frames of audio data (AIN) which correspond to speech sounds uttered by a user to determine at least one characteristic of the speech sound of that frame. An assessment module (203) determines, for each frame of audio data, a contribution indicator of the extent to which the frame of audio data should be used for speaker recognition processing based on the determined characteristic of the speech sound. In this way frames which correspond to speech sounds that are of most use for speaker discrimination may be emphasized and/or frames which correspond to speech sounds that are of least use for speaker discrimination may be de-emphasized.
US10726848B2	Word-level blind diarization of recorded calls with arbitrary number of speakers Disclosed herein are methods of diarizing audio data using first-pass blind diarization and second-pass blind diarization that generate speaker statistical models, wherein the first pass-blind diarization is on a per-frame basis and the second pass-blind diarization is on a per-word basis, and methods of creating acoustic signatures for a common speaker based only on the statistical models of the speakers in each audio session.
US10726840B2	Conversational agent response determined using a sentiment Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for handing off a user conversation between computer-implemented agents. One of the methods includes receiving, by a computer-implemented agent specific to a user device, a digital representation of speech encoding an utterance, determining, by the computer-implemented agent, that the utterance specifies a requirement to establish a communication with another computer-implemented agent, and establishing, by the computer-implemented agent, a communication between the other computer-implemented agent and the user device.
US10726823B2	Adaptive electropneumatic horn system An adaptive electropneumatic horn system include an acoustic sound wave generator including an acoustic duct chambering system. The Acoustic sound wave generator receives compressed air remotely from a compressor member to produce sound and propagate the same externally. A horn mounting system enables ready attachment and fitment of the system to a remote consumer-desired location and is adaptive to constraining geometries and locations greatly spacing the acoustic sound wave generator from the compressor member, and as a result a plurality of fitment features provided in the horn mounting system allow positioning to a user's preference, within increased safety and reliability. An adaptive mounting bracket member additionally securely receives the air compressor unit.
US10726820B2	Adhesion contact pad for musical instruments and method A musical instrument protection system includes a plurality of pad devices each having any shape, a body including an adhesive side, a contact side, and a thickness. The pad device is defined by the adhesive side and the contact side, separated by the thickness which can be any color or design. The contact side may be in contact with a hand of a user during an in-use installed condition, and the adhesive side is configured to be adhered to an outer surface of a musical instrument such that it provides a protective barrier for protecting finished outer surfaces, preserving and sometimes enhancing the acoustics of the musical instrument.
US10726819B1	Heel raised adjustable drum pedal A drum pedal where the heel of the drum pedal is higher than the entire drum pedal board. The drum pedal is adjustable and ergonomic giving the user better control and leverage through modifications made to the drum pedal board and heel of the pedal.
US10726815B2	Image processing apparatus, display panel and display apparatus A display apparatus including a display panel, an image data processor unit and a display driver is provided. The image data processor unit is configured to generate a plurality of partial output frames according to a plurality of input frames. With respect to one pixel in the display panel, each partial output frame among the partial output frames includes a part, instead of all, of sub-pixel data to be displayed by the pixel. The display driver is coupled to the image data processor unit and a data signal input terminal of the display panel. In addition, a display panel is also provided.
US10726809B2	Image display apparatus and control method therefor An image display apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image, a connection unit connected to a replaceable interface board and communicating with an external apparatus via the interface board; and a control unit that determines a type of the interface board connected to the connection unit and restricts power supply to the interface board based on the type of the interface board.
US10726802B2	Display device and display method According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel and a conversion circuit. The display panel is with a first pixel including subpixels of red, first green which is tinged red as compared to a reference green, and blue, and a second pixel including subpixels of red, second green which is tinged blue as compared to the reference green, and blue, where the first pixel and the second pixel are arranged alternately. The conversion circuit is configured to generate a four primary color image of red, first green, second green, and blue from a three primary color image of red, reference green, and blue and to perform rendering the first image and the second image from the four primary color image.
US10726801B2	Display defect compensation with localized backlighting An electronic device includes a backlight unit and a liquid crystal layer disposed proximate to the backlight unit. The backlight unit is configured to provide illumination across a viewable display area of the electronic device. The viewable display area includes a plurality of zones. The liquid crystal layer is configured to selectively filter the illumination provided by the backlight unit. A processor is coupled to the backlight unit and to the liquid crystal layer. The processor is configured to determine, based on data indicative of content to be displayed, a respective backlight brightness level of each zone of the plurality of zones and to generate liquid crystal control signaling for the liquid crystal layer. The processor is further configured to adjust the respective backlight brightness levels and/or the liquid crystal control signaling, to compensate for distortions arising from defects in the backlight unit and/or the liquid crystal layer.
US10726775B2	Two-panel display device A two-panel display device includes first source driver ICs arranged at one side of a first display area, supplying a first data voltage, second source driver ICs arranged at one side of a second display area arranged to adjoin the first display area, supplying a second data voltage, and at least one or more read out ICs arranged between the first display area and the second display area, being supplied with sensing voltages sensed in the first and second display areas, wherein the first source driver ICs are arranged in a direction opposite to the read out ICs with the first display area interposed therebetween, and the second source driver ICs are arranged in a direction opposite to the read out ICs with the second display area interposed therebetween.
US10726773B2	Pixel unit A pixel unit includes signal lines and two pixel groups respectively corresponding to and electrically connected to the signal lines. Each pixel group has three sub-pixels of different colors. Each sub-pixel of the same color has a primary driving unit, a sub-driving unit, and a current-driving device. In a first state, the primary driving unit of one of the sub-pixels of the same color is enabled to provide a driving potential to the current-driving device of the sub-pixel, and the primary driving unit of the other sub-pixel of the same color is enabled to provide the driving potential to the current-driving device of the other sub-pixel. In a second state, the primary driving unit of one of the sub-pixels of the same color and the sub-driving unit of the other sub-pixel of the same color are enabled to provide the driving potential to the current-driving device of the sub-pixel.
US10726772B2	Display device, backlight module and manufacturing method thereof A display device, a backlight module and a manufacturing method of a backlight module are provided. The backlight module may include a substrate, a backlight source arranged on the substrate, and a silicone film coated on a light emitting surface of the backlight source. A cross-section of the silicone film along a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate is an arc to diffuse light emitted by the backlight source. By coating the surface of the backlight source with an arc silicone film, the light angle of the backlight source could be increased, so as to achieve the goal of mixing light with a smaller mixing light distance, which could reduce the thickness of backlight module.
US10726765B2	Using tracking of display device to control image display Techniques are described for using information from tracking position of a display device to control display of image data. The display device may, for example, be a head-mounted display (“HMD”) device used for virtual reality (“VR”) and/or augmented reality (“AR”) display of images showing part of a simulated environment around a user wearing the HMD device, and the tracking including determining a position of the HMD device in an actual physical environment (e.g., location and/or orientation in 3D space). Operations of the HMD device or other display device and of an associated image rendering system that provides images for display is improved by determining and using information about a latency or other delay between acquiring tracking data for the device and displaying corresponding images on the device, including to initiate a safe mode operation of the device if the determined delay is too large.
US10726761B2	Integrated display system What is disclosed are systems and methods for emissive display systems constructed on integrated architecture platforms, for which the pixels are smart and can behave differently under different conditions to save power, provide better image quality, and/or conserve their value to reduce the power consumption associated with programming.
US10726760B2	Driving methods to produce a mixed color state for an electrophoretic display The present invention is directed to driving methods for a color display device which can display high quality color states. The display device utilizes an electrophoretic fluid which comprises three types of pigment particles having different optical characteristics, and provides for displaying at a viewing surface not only the colors of the three types of particles but also the colors of binary mixtures thereof.
US10726757B2	System and method for monitoring a signage system of a transit vehicle A sign-monitoring system includes at least one electronic sign and a controller comprising a processor and memory. The electronic sign includes a pixel array, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The electronic sign further includes an embedded controller coupled to the at least one electronic sign. The embedded controller develops diagnostic information for the at least one electronic sign, the diagnostic information including information related to a number of malfunctioning pixels in the plurality of pixels. The controller is communicably coupled to the embedded controller and receives at least a portion of the diagnostic information from the embedded controller. In addition, the controller assesses the at least a portion of the diagnostic information to develop health information. The assessment involves evaluating the information related to the number of malfunctioning pixels.
US10726749B1	Trifold presentation board assembly A trifold presentation board assembly for securing and protecting a display includes a panel that comprises a first section and a pair of second sections. Each second section is hingedly coupled to a respective opposing edge of the first section and is positioned to be pivoted relative to the first section to selectively reposition the panel from an extended configuration to a folded configuration. A forward face of each of the second sections is positioned proximate to a front face of the first section so that the pair of second sections covers the front face of the first section. A plurality of couplers that is coupled to a rear surface of the panel is positioned to be selectively mutually coupled when the panel is in the folded configuration. The panel is configured to shield and protect a display article that is coupled to a front surface of the panel.
US10726746B1	Label with dissolvable liner and methods of making and using same A method of making a label and securing the label to a substrate. The method comprises formulating a dissolvable liner coating. The label has a face stock comprising an upper side and a lower side. The dissolvable liner coating comprises each of a remoistenable adhesive, activated coconut carbon filtered water, and gypsum. The method includes situating an adhesive on the lower side. The method comprises covering the adhesive on the lower side with the dissolvable liner coating. The method includes printing indicia on the upper side while the dissolvable liner coating is covering the adhesive. The method comprises causing the dissolvable liner coating to come into contact with water to cause the dissolvable liner coating to dispel to thereby expose the adhesive. The face stock lower side is secured to the substrate via the exposed adhesive.
US10726739B2	Systems and methods for goal-based programming instruction A computer-implemented method according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes receiving, by a computer system, a selection of a programming goal; identifying a skill associated with the goal; and generating, by the computer system, a lesson module for teaching the skill, the lesson module including an ordered list of steps for presentation to a student to teach the skill.
US10726738B1	Automated fitness coaching based on motion data Automated fitness coaching includes: receiving a plurality of motion data samples obtained by a sensor device, wherein the plurality of motion data samples comprises a plurality of acceleration data samples and a plurality of angular velocity data samples, and pertains to a plurality of motions performed by a user; determining based at least in part on some of the motion data samples, a set of one or more corrected core measurements of the user's body positions during a subset of the plurality of motions; and providing feedback to the user, the feedback being determined based at least in part on the set of one or more corrected core measurements.
US10726735B1	Simulation and training with virtual participants in a real-world environment A computer system with an augmented reality display renders one or more virtual training elements in a real world environment. Cameras analyze the local real-world environment to produce a detailed terrain map which is used to more accurately locate the virtual training elements. The cameras also track the movement of the trainee by recognizing terrain features and deriving such movement based on changes from one scan to the next, and potentially based on GPS and inertial management unit data. A centralized computer system correlates terrain maps from a plurality of trainees and defines real-world locations for virtual training elements, then transmitting the virtual training elements to the plurality of trainees.
US10726728B2	System and method for controlling movable body Disclosed is a control system mounted on a first movable body. The control system has a sensor recognizing a peripheral object of the first movable body, a processor connected to the sensor, and an output device connected to the processor. The processor estimates safety of overtaking of the first movable body by a second movable body moving at the back of the first movable body, on the basis of information acquired from the sensor, and the processor outputs an estimation result of the safety to the second movable body via the output device.
US10726722B2	Driving support device and driving support method A driving support device includes: an intersection information acquiring unit 3 to obtain signal light information about traffic signals installed at one or more intersections ahead of a road along which the vehicle is traveling and to obtain distances to the intersections; a vehicle state detector 4 to detect a position and speed of travel of the vehicle; a signal passableness deciding unit 5 to decide a passable or impassable state of the traffic signals by the vehicle from the signal light information, the distances to the intersections, and the position and speed of travel of the vehicle; and a display controller 7 to display the passable or impassable state of the traffic signals decided by the signal passableness deciding unit 5 by changes of color on the map.
US10726721B2	Traffic control devices, systems, and methods A portable handheld traffic control device includes a lamp, a housing that encloses the lamp, and a handle. The handle attaches to a proximal (back) side of the housing and includes a control panel operable by a thumb of a hand grasping the handle. In a first (vehicle) mode, the lamp emits light on a distal (front) side of the housing in one of four colors: red, yellow, green, or white, when a respective button for the corresponding color is pressed. In a second (pedestrian) mode, pressing the red button causes the lamp to display a steady red upraised hand, pressing the yellow button causes the lamp to display a flashing red upraised hand, and pressing the green button causes the lamp to display a steady white walking person figure. A battery powers the lamp. The device includes a secondary display visible on the proximal (back) side of the device.
US10726719B1	Piezoelectric power generation for roadways Road signal systems and methods for controlling road signals include a piezoelectric layer integrated with a surface that undergoes stresses with traffic passing over the surface. A power collection circuit is configured to collect and store power from the piezoelectric layer. One or more devices receive electrical power from the power collection circuit responsive to traffic passing over the surface.
US10726715B2	Electronic device and method for performing operations according to proximity of external object Provided are an electronic device and method for performing an operation based on proximity of an external object with respect to the electronic device. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of sensors including first, second, and third sensor sets. A processor configured to determine a proximity state of an external object using the first sensor set, wherein the proximity state indicates whether the external object exists near the electronic device and includes a first proximity state and a second proximity state. In response to the external object being in the first proximity state, determine a detailed proximity state of the external object using the second sensor set, and in response to the external object being in the second proximity state, determine the detailed proximity state of the external object with respect to the electronic device using the third sensor set.
US10726709B2	System and method for reporting the existence of sensors belonging to multiple organizations A system and method for reporting the existence of sensors belonging to multiple organizations that are proximally located to a requested location. The report includes a first list of sensors that are unauthorized and discoverable and a second list of sensors that are authorized.
US10726706B2	Portable device for indicating emergency events even when the touch screen associated with the portable device is locked A portable device including a gesture recognizer module for automatically detecting a specific sequence of gestures is described. The portable device may be used to detect a health, safety, or security related event. The portable device may further include an emergency event module for automatically determining whether the sequence of gestures corresponds to an emergency event. The portable device may further include a proximity detection module for automatically determining whether a mobile device corresponding to a user listed as an emergency contact is in a state of proximity to the portable device. The portable device may further include a notification module for automatically transmitting a message, indicating the emergency event, to the user of the mobile device determined to be in the state of proximity.
US10726669B2	Methods of operating a wager recognition system A gaming table apparatus has a gaming table with a gaming table support surface. At least two token sensors are provided, which are electrically connected in series to a token sensor controller. The at least two token sensor units are physically restrained by the table support surface. The game controller is in communication with the token sensor controller, wherein the game controller is configured to associate player position data with transmitted wager data received from the token sensor controller.
US10726667B2	Systems for an intermediate value holder An electromechanical gaming machine for providing an in game object offer in a gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be used to generate a convertible intermediate value holder in an entertainment game provided the gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be obtained as the result of a gambling event or by the expenditure of a form of credit by the player.
US10726663B2	Gaming machine including brushless motor system A brushless motor system for use with a mechanical reel gaming machine is provided. The brushless motor system includes a reel hub and a reel frame rotationally attached to a center shaft of the reel hub. The brushless motor system also includes a permanent magnet (PM) rotor attached to the reel frame and including a plurality of permanent magnets attached to the PM rotor. The brushless motor system further includes a stator including stator coils attached to the reel hub, the plurality of stator coils are mounted parallel to a surface of the PM rotor at a separation distance. The stator causes the PM rotor to rotate during activation of the stator without direct contact between the stator and the rotor, thereby causing the display of one or more symbols of the plurality of symbols during the wagering game based on the rotation.
US10726657B2	System and method for information protection A computer-implemented method comprises: committing a transaction amount t of a transaction with a commitment scheme to obtain a transaction commitment value T, the commitment scheme comprising at least a transaction blinding factor r_t; encrypting a combination of the transaction blinding factor r_t and the transaction amount t with a public key PK_B of a recipient of the transaction; and transmitting the transaction commitment value T and the encrypted combination to a recipient node associated with the recipient for the recipient node to verify the transaction.
US10726650B1	Controlled indoor access using smart indoor door knobs A method includes receiving, by an armed monitoring system of a property and from a user, a disarm code, comparing the received disarm code to a stored disarm code, determining that the received disarm code matches the stored disarm code, determining a property access pattern that corresponds to the stored disarm code, that identifies a first door group of one or more doors inside the property that should be locked, and that identifies a second door group of one or more doors inside the property that should be unlocked, providing, to the first door group, a first instruction to lock, providing, to the second door group, a second instruction to unlock, and based on providing, to the first door group, the first instruction to lock and providing, to the second door group, the second instruction to unlock, disarming the monitoring system.
US10726649B1	System and method for pre-authenticating mobile device prior to performing vehicle function A vehicle includes doors, antennas, and processors. Each of the doors include an interface. The processors: (1) define, via the antennas, first zones and a second zone encompassing the first zones and surrounding the vehicle, each of the first zones associated with each of the doors; (2) in response to a mobile device entering the second zone, determine whether the mobile device is authenticated; (3) in response to the mobile device being authenticated, determine whether a user-interaction with the interface of one of the doors has occurred and determine, via the antennas, whether the mobile device is positioned in one of the first zones corresponding to said door; and (4) in response to detecting that the user-interaction has occurred and that the mobile device is positioned in said first zone, cause said door to unlock.
US10726648B2	Electronic control apparatus An electronic control apparatus includes an event portion, a cumulative number acquiring portion, a time series information acquiring portion, and a storing execution portion. The event portion acquires an event information item representing an occurrence of an event. The cumulative number acquiring portion acquires a cumulative number of the occurrence of the event each time the event information item is acquired. The time series information acquiring portion acquires a time series information item each time the event information item is acquired. The storing execution portion stores, corresponding to the cumulative number, the time series information item cumulatively acquired by the time series information acquiring portion using all area of an information storage portion each time the time series information item is acquired. The time series information item includes vehicle information entries arranged in chronological order. Each of the vehicle information entries represents a condition of the vehicle.
US10726637B2	Virtual reality and cross-device experiences The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
US10726628B2	Deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generation There are provided systems and methods for performing deformable-surface tracking based augmented reality image generation. In one implementation, such a system includes a hardware processor and a system memory storing an augmented reality three-dimensional image generator. The hardware processor is configured to execute the augmented reality three-dimensional image generator to receive image data corresponding to a two-dimensional surface, and to identify an image template corresponding to the two-dimensional surface based on the image data. In addition, the hardware processor is configured to execute the augmented reality three-dimensional image generator to determine a surface deformation of the two-dimensional surface. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the augmented reality three-dimensional image generator to generate an augmented reality three-dimensional image including at least one feature of the two-dimensional surface, based on the image template and the surface deformation of the two-dimensional surface.
US10726626B2	Interaction between a viewer and an object in an augmented reality environment A method includes: triggering rendering of an augmented reality (AR) environment having a viewer configured for generating views of the AR environment; triggering rendering, in the AR environment, of an object with an outside surface visualized using a mesh having a direction oriented away from the object; performing a first determination that the viewer is inside the object as a result of relative movement between the viewer and the object; and in response to the first determination, increasing a transparency of the outside surface, reversing the direction of at least part of the mesh, and triggering rendering of an inside surface of the object using the part of the mesh having the reversed direction, wherein the inside surface is illuminated by light from outside the object due to the increased transparency.
US10726614B2	Methods and systems for changing virtual models with elevation information from real world image processing Methods and devices are disclosed which provide modification, editing, or extension of augmented reality and virtual reality representations of real world spaces using elevation information obtained from image processing of real world images.
US10726603B1	Animated expressive icon Embodiments described herein include an expressive icon system to present an animated graphical icon, wherein the animated graphical icon is generated by capture facial tracking data at a client device. In some embodiments, the system may track and capture facial tracking data of a user via a camera associated with a client device (e.g., a front facing camera, or a paired camera), and process the facial tracking data to animate a graphical icon.
US10726596B2	Movement analyze device, movement analyze method, and program storage medium In a wrist terminal 1, the measurement information acquiring unit 51 acquires position information. The first timing detection unit 52 detects a standby state for a sport. The second timing detection unit 53 detects predetermined start timing of the sport. If the first timing detection unit 52 detects the standby state, the recording control unit 54 makes the measurement information acquiring unit 51 start acquiring position information to continue acquiring position information sequentially at predetermined intervals. If the second timing detection unit 53 detects the predetermined start timing, the recording control unit 54 stores position information being part of the position information already acquired by the measurement information acquiring unit 51 and corresponding to the predetermined start timing into a ROM 16 or a removable medium 31.
US10726591B2	Narrative visualization system According to one implementation, a narrative visualization system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a narrative visualization software code. The hardware processor is configured to execute the narrative visualization software code to receive multiple media files. For each of the media files, the hardware processor is further configured to execute the narrative visualization software code to parse the media file to identify a primary content and metadata describing the primary content, to analyze the metadata to determine representative features of the primary content, and to generate a visualization of the primary content based on the metadata and the representative features. The visualization depicts a temporal flow of the primary content in a story tune of the primary content in apposition to a temporal flow of the primary content in a narrative time of the primary content.
US10726586B2	Movement-dependent reconstruction of magnetic resonance images The invention relates to a method for reconstructing magnetic resonance images, to a magnetic resonance apparatus and to a computer program product. According to the method, measurement data is acquired in an acquisition period. The measurement data is used to determine a motion curve over the acquisition period. In addition, at least one magnetic resonance image is reconstructed. In this process, the acquisition period is separated into a plurality of sub-periods by one or more separating periods and/or separating times in which the motion curve satisfies a defined motion condition, and each magnetic resonance image is reconstructed using the measurement data from at least one sub-period.
US10726573B2	Object detection method and system based on machine learning The present disclosure discloses an object detection method based on machine learning. The object detection method senses a motion of an object by a motion sensor to generate a testing image, captures the testing image by an image sensor to transmit a sensed image to an object detection device, and detects a position of the object in the sensed image by the object detection device. Therefore, the present disclosure increases the accuracy of image recognition under various conditions.
US10726569B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Whether to correct unevenness of brightness of a first image of an object onto which pattern light for three-dimensional shape measurement is projected is determined based on the first image or a second image of the object onto which the pattern light is not projected. If correction is performed, the three-dimensional shape of the object is measured using a corrected image obtained by correcting the unevenness of the brightness of the first image based on the second image; otherwise, the three-dimensional shape of the object is measured using the first image.
US10726568B2	Method and apparatus for map constructing and map correcting A method for map constructing, applicable for real-time mapping of a to-be-localized area provided with at least one laser device, includes taking a position of a mobile electronic as a coordinate origin of a map coordinate system, when a center of a mark projected by a first laser device coincides with central point of CCD/CMOS; moving the mobile electronic device with the coordinate origin as a starting point to traverse the entire to-be-localized area, calculating and recording coordinate values of a position of one of obstacles each time when it is detected by the mobile electronic device; and constructing a map based on recorded information of mark and corresponding coordinate values and the coordinate values of the position of each said obstacle after the traversing process is finished.
US10726564B2	Establishing an overlay image to be displayed from a base image dataset and a modification image dataset of medical image datasets A method is provided for establishing an overlay image to be displayed from medical image datasets of a recording region of a patient registered with one another containing at least two items of different image information. The method includes establishing, for at least a part of the overlay image, an image value of the overlay image at an image position by addition or subtraction of an image value of at least one base image dataset of the medical image datasets at the image position and a modified image value of at least one modification image dataset of the medical image datasets at the image position dependent on the image value of the base image dataset at the image position.
US10726563B2	Visual odometry device for 3D vehicle motion estimation and visual odometry method for 3D vehicle motion estimation A visual odometry device, including: an image sensor configured to provide a first image and a second image; a visual feature extractor configured to extract at least three visual features corresponding to each of the first image and the second image; and a position determiner, configured to determine a change of a position of the at least three visual features between the first image and the second image, and to determine a degree of translation of the visual odometry device based on the determined change of position.
US10726554B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method According to some aspects, an image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive at least two images of at least one cell. The at least two images are captured at different times. The circuitry is further configured to determine a motion amount of at least one intracellular structure identified within the at least one cell by comparing the at least two images and generate an indication of cell metabolism information associated with the at least one cell by relating at least one parameter of the motion amount to a degree of cell metabolism for the at least one cell based on reference information.
US10726553B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing system, operation method of image processing apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An image processing apparatus is configured to acquire a first image group and a second image group and execute image processing on the first and second image groups. The image processing apparatus includes: a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: compare the number of images of interest in the first image group, with the number of images of interest in the second image group; and determine, based on a result of the comparison, priority of processing on the first image group and processing on the second image group.
US10726548B2	Confidence determination in a medical imaging video clip measurement based upon video clip image quality Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for video clip quality determination in medical device imaging and diagnosis. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for video clip quality determination in medical imaging includes first retrieving from a data store into memory of a host computer, video clip imagery of a target organ. Then, a quality value assigned to the video clip imagery may be identified in connection with the retrieved video clip imagery. A measurement of the target organ is computed based upon the retrieved video clip imagery. Finally, a confidence in respect to the computed measurement is determined based upon the identified quality value and the confidence determination displayed in a user interface provided by the host computer.
US10726545B2	Systems and methods for administering treatment of atrial fibrillation Methods and systems are described for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Certain embodiments provide methods of assessing a risk of thromboembolic stroke in a patient. The method comprises acquiring image data and determining an indicator of a degree of fibrosis of a patient's left atrium (LA) based on the image data. A treatment modality is then determined and administered to the patient based on the analysis of the image data.
US10726542B2	System and method for mobile device cosmetic evaluation An automated system which inspects the cosmetic appearance and general physical condition of each mobile device and then assigns a grade. The system inspects for scratches, cracks, dents, bents, dings, etc. The various identified defects are evaluated and receive a grade. All of the independent grades can be used to assign an overall grade.
US10726539B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium An image processing apparatus having a generation unit configured to generate an aligned image by arranging a plurality of candidate images extracted from a reference image around a work inspection image extracted from an inspection target image; a unit configured to subject the aligned image to similar region extraction processing to represent a similarity between regions in the aligned image; a determination unit configured to select a candidate image and determine it as a work reference image based on the aligned image after being subjected to the similar region extraction processing; and a comparison unit to compare the work inspection image with the work reference image. The similar region extraction processing subjects each of a plurality of division regions obtained by dividing the aligned image based on predetermined division size and phase, to averaging processing, and then adds the results of the averaging processing that are obtained by varying at least one of the division size and phase.
US10726533B2	Methods for requesting and authenticating photographic image data A system and method include obtaining and authenticating image files from users such as insured users at the request of an entity such as an insurance provider. The requesting entity may supply an electronic address of the user and a unique identifier. The system may transmit a link to the electronic address. When selected, the link causes an image authentication application to be installed on a user device. The application takes the images securely and separately from a native camera application. Each image authentication application may be customized for each requesting entity. The authentication server may identify the requesting entity that made the request and identify a corresponding image authentication application to be provided to the electronic address. The images from the image authentication application may be authenticated via reverse image search, time, geolocation, and/or other information. The authenticated images and/or related data may be provided to the requesting entity.
US10726525B2	Image denoising neural network architecture and method of training the same An image denoising neural network training architecture includes an image denoising neural network and a clean data neural network, and the image denoising neural network and clean data neural network share information between each other.
US10726519B2	Cache arrangement for graphics processing systems A graphics processing system includes a cache system for transferring texture data stored in memory to a graphics processing unit for use by the graphics processing unit when generating a render output. The cache system includes a first cache operable to receive texture data from the memory system, and a second cache operable to receive texture data from the first cache and to provide texture data to the graphics processing unit for use when generating a render output, and a data processing unit intermediate the first cache and the second cache and operable to process data stored in the first cache and to store the processed data in the second cache.
US10726512B2	Method and system for integration of clinical and facilities management systems The present disclosure relates to an automated system for regulating the allocation of resources, or the dissemination of information within a healthcare facility. The automated system includes a context providing system capable of determining the state of a parameter and a facilities management system in communication with the context providing system. An integration protocol is configured to facilitate communication between the context providing system and the facilities management system and the facilities management system allocates resources or disseminates information based upon the value of the parameter provided by the context providing system.
US10726509B1	Data mining data records to determine networks and boundaries Systems and methods for determining a boundary from evaluation records for objects are disclosed. In some embodiments, evaluation records for objects (e.g., appraisal records for real estate properties) are accessed. The evaluation records can be used to identify objects with similar characteristics. By representing objects identified as nodes in a graph, edges between nodes representing the identified objects can be established. A network generated from the nodes and edges can be used to identify a boundary comprising objects having similar characteristics.
US10726508B2	Intelligent fuel dispensers In general, intelligent fuel dispensers are provided. In at least some implementations, an intelligent fuel dispenser can determine customer identities and/or other characteristics and provide customized fueling sessions based on the determined customer identities and/or other characteristics. In at least some implementations, the fuel dispenser includes a touchless interface allowing customers to complete fueling sessions with minimal physical contact with the fuel dispenser.
US10726504B1	System and method for sharing investment information via a social network A system and method allows users to share watchlists with other users of a group such as that established on a social network server, and receives and displays other related information.
US10726497B2	Segmentation platform system According to some embodiments, data is received indicative of a plurality of insurance claims. It may then be automatically determined that a first insurance claim is associated with a first type of insurance and that a second insurance claim is associated with a second type of insurance. The received data associated with the first insurance claim may be analyzed in accordance with first segmentation logic to determine a first segment classification appropriate for the first insurance claim. Similarly, the received data associated with the second insurance claim may be automatically analyzed in accordance with second segmentation logic to determine a second segment classification appropriate for the second insurance claim. Indications of the first and second segment classifications may then be transmitted (e.g., to a load balancing and assignment engine that automatically selects claim handlers for insurance claims).
US10726492B2	Customized platform for host protection in home sharing An insurance system for home sharing may comprise a mobile device of a homeowner, one or more databases storing insurance factor data, a plurality of sensors configured to monitor one or more home features, and a server comprising one or more processors and memory. The server may be configured to receive, from the mobile device, data indicating that the homeowner is renting out a home, determine a value for frequency of rentals for the home based on the data indicating that the homeowner is renting out the home, and receive, from the plurality of sensors, monitored data for the one or more home features. The server may compute an insurance premium for the homeowner based on the value for frequency of rentals for the home, the monitored data for the one or more home features, and the insurance factor data and transmit the insurance premium to the mobile device.
US10726488B2	System and method for identifying and distributing matured policy proceeds A computer-implemented method and system is disclosed for identifying beneficiaries of matured insurance policies. In a preferred embodiment, the invention will utilize one or more websites, such as social media websites, to allow customers, family members, and other beneficiaries to search for and receive information about unclaimed matured policy proceeds. Optionally, the users may also search for and receive information related to in force policies. In cases where the insured is living, the invention may be utilized to update address and social security number records, enabling more effective policy administration and customer service going forward. Also provided is an automated system for distributing the matured policy proceeds to the identified beneficiary.
US10726469B1	Systems and methods for adjusting item attribute values of a selected item Systems and methods are provided for adjusting item attribute values of an item. Aspects of the present disclosure may present for display item information associated with an item, where the item information includes one or more item attributes that are each associated with an item attribute value. A selection of the item may be received, where the selection of the item corresponds to a user request to add the item to an order. At least one of the item attribute values associated with the item may be selected by the user. After the item is added to the order, item information associated with each of the items of the order may be displayed, where the displayed item information associated with the item includes a selectable option for changing an item attribute value associated with the item of the order from within the displayed item information.
US10726450B2	Commercial shape search engine Embodiments including a system for searching through a database using two or three dimensional data or data derived from the two three dimensional data. The database may be populated by searching a network environment to compile two dimensional image or three dimensional model data. A search for two or three dimensional data may be utilized to determine related advertisements that may be shown on a results page in connection with the search results. A database being searched may contain pricing data related to products that are associated with two or three dimensional data.
US10726446B2	Method and apparatus for pushing information The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for pushing information. A specific embodiment of the searching method comprises: dividing words in a target text to generate a set of phrases; calculating a term frequency inverse document frequency for each of the phrases in the set in the target text; acquiring similarities between preset candidate keywords and the each of the phrases; calculating relevance of the candidate keywords to the target text, based on the term frequency inverse document frequency for the each of the phrases in the target text and the similarities between the candidate keywords and the each of the phrases; and selecting a to-be-pushed candidate keyword from the candidate keywords, and pushing the to-be-pushed candidate keyword to a first user terminal based on a preset relevance threshold, or based on the relevance and a preset pushing quantity.
US10726443B2	Deep product placement One embodiment provides a method comprising identifying a product placement opportunity for a product in a frame of a piece of content during playback of the piece of content on a display device. The method further comprises determining a location in the frame to insert product placement content for the product based on a learned statistical model representing learned placement patterns related to the product. The method further comprises modifying the product placement content based on one or more objects present in the frame, and inserting a product placement for the product in the piece of content by inserting the modified product placement content in the frame based on the location. The modified product placement content appears to occur naturally in the piece of content.
US10726439B2	System and method for targeted marketing and consumer resource management Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers.
US10726431B2	Consumer analytics system that determines, offers, and monitors use of rewards incentivizing consumers to perform tasks A method and system are provided for providing incentives and rewards to consumers in return for their sharing of their electronically-derived consumer location data and sharing their opinions and feedback. The system may be programmed to determine parameters of a reward offered to an individual consumer or group of consumers based on or more criteria. In addition, location-derived insights and information reported by the consumers may be used to segment and customize the available incentives and rewards for each consumer. Reward redemption analytics may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of reward customization.
US10726429B2	Method and system for creating a control group for campaign measurements A method for creating a control group for campaign measurements includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including an account identifier, spend behavior, and microsegment associated with the consumer; receiving a plurality of measurement profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including a specific account identifier and indication of participation or non-participation in a campaign; associating each consumer profile with a measurement profile where the included account identifier corresponds to the specific account identifier of the measurement profile; identifying a campaign group, the campaign group including consumer profiles, each profile including a common microsegment and spend behavior and associated with a measurement profile indicating participation in the campaign; and identifying a control group, the control group including consumer profiles, each profile including the common microsegment and spend behavior and associated with a measurement profile indicating non-participation in the campaign.
US10726417B1	Systems and methods for multifactor authentication The invention provides an authentication system and method. In particular, the invention provides a method for performing a financial authentication utilizing a token associated with a user, the method comprising the token generating a set of display characters that are viewable by the user, the token generating the display characters using logic; the user transforming a portion of the set of display characters using a transformation process, based on knowledge of the user, so as to form a display character sequence; the user outputting the display character sequence to an authentication entity; and the authentication entity authenticating the display character sequence using the logic and knowledge of the transformation.
US10726410B2	Web page action guidance system A system is provided for guiding selection of an action via a web page. The system includes a web server device, database devices, and a backend application server. The web server device is designed for communicating with a user device over a network via the web page by receiving an indication from the user device, determining the action indicated by the user device among multiple actions, and generating information for a user interface that is displayable by the user device for guiding a user to input information needed for the determined action. The backend application server system is designed by for communicating data between the web server device and the database devices and for commanding an external system to perform the action by outputting a command to the external system to execute the action using the information.
US10726397B1	Dynamic event scheduling Implementations provide a calendar application for dynamic scheduling and adjustment of events, such as sequential training events. The calendar application is used to specify events that are to occur within a schedule of events, an order in which the events are to occur, and a duration for each event. The calendar application is also used to specify available time periods in which the events may be scheduled. Based on the specified events and available time periods, the events are scheduled into available time periods to generate a calendar, a schedule of the events that preserves the specified order of events. On detecting a change in the inputs, such as a change in the specified events and/or available time periods, the calendar may be automatically updated (in real time with respect to the change) to accommodate the change, while preserving the order and duration of events.
US10726396B2	Event scheduling In some examples, an apparatus for scheduling service assets for an event is provided. A schedule of events and service assets is stored. Each event in the schedule of events is associated with one of the plurality of service assets. A first service asset is unable to attend an event. A substitution request from a first computing device associated with the first service asset is received. A user interface is generated for display on the first computing device. The user interface includes a plurality of selectable items corresponding to the plurality of service assets, a selectable request-substitute interface element, and a selectable event sign-in interface element. In response to receiving a selection of a send-request interface element, a substitute request notification to be displayed on a second computing device is transmitted. In some examples, the schedule of events is updated to reflect a second service asset associated with the event.
US10726395B2	Calendar repair assistant Calendar repair may be provided. Calendar events, such as appointments and meetings, may be created and copied to a plurality of attendee calendars. A first copy of the event may be compared to a second copy of the event, and an event property of the second event may be updated to match a corresponding event property of the first event.
US10726390B2	Cloud-based desktop and subscription application platform apparatuses, methods and systems The A CLOUD-BASED DESKTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CDSA Platform”) transforms service sign up, site creation, application registration data inputs via CDSA Platform components into new site display and Subscription App Store registration confirmation outputs. In some embodiments the CDSA Platform may facilitate generation of cloud-based desktop representations within a web browser. In one implementation, the CDSA Platform may receive a first user input, including identifying user information and a web Site address. In response to the first input, the CDSA Platform may create a new web Site at the received web Site address. In one implementation, the new website may comprise a first desktop representation on a web browser at the web Site address and may present a plurality of application icons on the first desktop representation. In a further implementation, the CDSA Platform may receive a second user input which may include an action on one of the plurality of application icons. In one implementation, in response to the second input, the CDSA Platform may present a second desktop representation on the web browser at the web Site address.
US10726380B2	Parcel shipping screening and validation A method and apparatus provides a customs review system for building a customs approval database and system suitable for reviewing and verifying values and/or commodities of product parcels passing through customs. The customs review system can receive and store a stock keeping unit (SKU) for a product parcel in the customs approval database. The customs review system can also receive a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) related to the SKU and automatically associate the SKU with the URL in the customs approval database. In response to associating the SKU and the URL, the customs review system can make the product parcel as pre-approved or rejected for shipment to customs. The customs review system can search the customs approval database for the SKU of the product parcel and validate or invalid the product parcel being submitted for shipment and importation based on the search.
US10726377B2	Task similarity clusters for worker assessment Particular embodiments may receive, by one or more processors of an information processing system, results of one or more tasks performed by a worker. The volume of the results for one of the tasks may be determined to be insufficient. The volume of the results of similar tasks completed by the worker may be determined to be sufficient. A weighted similarity score may be assigned based on the results of the similar tasks completed by the worker. Estimates may be provided based on the weighted similarity score of the worker's behavior for a task type of the one of the tasks.
US10726376B2	Manager-employee communication In one embodiment, the invention can be a method for manager-to-employee communication, the method including receiving comment data from employee devices of employees of an organization, the comment data indicating employee comments to a survey topic; receiving contact-me data from a manager device indicating contact-me requests, the contact-me requests indicating that the manager desires the employees to contact the manager directly regarding the employee comments to the survey topic; receiving contact-me response data from the employee devices indicating whether the employees will contact the manager directly; and generating a manager rating based on the saved contact-me response data.
US10726373B1	Managing proof assets for validating program compliance A program model that includes requirements and control objects associated with requirements, workflows, proof assets. Workflow tasks associated with the workflows may generate requests to collect each proof asset associated with the control objects. Workflow tasks may validate each collected proof asset based on the plurality of control objects associated with each collected proof asset. Workflow tasks may determine completed control objects based on the validated proof assets. Workflow tasks may employ an amount of the completed control objects that is equivalent to the amount of the control objects associated with the program model to provide a report indicating that the requirements associated with the program model may be satisfied. Workflow tasks may employ detection of modifications to the validated proof assets to determine a portion of the workflow tasks based on the modified proof assets such that the portion of the workflow tasks may be re-executed.
US10726370B1	Method and system for automatic contextual task presentation A method, in a computing device, of automatic contextual task presentation, includes: storing, in a memory of the computing device, a sequence of task instructions for presentation to an operator of the computing device via an output assembly connected to the mobile computing device; detecting, via an input assembly of the computing device, a task initiation event; responsive to detecting the task initiation event: controlling the output assembly to present a first task instruction from the sequence to the operator; obtaining orientation data corresponding to the operator from an inertial measurement unit associated with the computing device; based on the orientation data, tracking an accumulated operator orientation change since the detection of the task initiation event; and when the accumulated operator orientation change exceeds a threshold, controlling the output assembly to present a second task instruction from the sequence to the operator.
US10726366B2	Scheduling and simulation system Evaluating project schedules on a computer system. One or more tasks are identified and corresponding set of deterministic task durations are determined. An initial schedule for completing the tasks is generated based on the deterministic task durations and based on one or more resources. A set of probabilistic durations for the tasks are determined and execution of the tasks is simulated according to the initial schedule based on the set of probabilistic durations.
US10726359B1	Computer network architecture with machine learning and artificial intelligence and automated scalable regularization Embodiments in the present disclosure relate generally to computer network architectures for machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automated improvement and regularization of forecasting models, providing rapid improvement of the models. Embodiments may generate such rapid improvement of the models either occasionally on demand, or periodically, or as triggered by events such as an update of available data for such forecasts. Embodiments may indicate, after the improvement of the models, that various web applications using the models may be rerun to seek improved results for the web applications. Embodiments may include a combination of third-party databases to drive the forecasting models, including social media data, financial data, socio-economic data, medical data, search engine data, e-commerce site data, and other databases.
US10726358B2	Identification of individuals and/or times using image analysis The present disclosure provides a method for training a machine learning software component. In a computing system, a plurality of images and a plurality of location tuples are received. Each of the location tuples includes a subject identifier and a temporal identifier. For each of the location tuples, the subject identifier is associated with an image of the plurality of images using the temporal identifier to form a training data set. The machine learning software component is trained with the training data set.
US10726355B2	Parent company industry classifier In an example embodiment, a solution that automatically predicts an industry for a candidate company is provided. An existing industry classifier is trained using a first machine learning algorithm, the first machine learning algorithm taking as input first training data and existing industries listed in an industry taxonomy. A new industry classifier is trained using a second machine learning algorithm, the second machine learning algorithm taking as input second training data and new industries listed in an industry taxonomy. Then the candidate company is fed into the existing industry classifier, producing one or more predicted existing industries corresponding to the candidate company. The candidate company is also fed into the new industry classifier, producing one or more predicted new industries corresponding to the candidate company. One or more final predicted industries are selected from among the one or more predicted existing industries and the one or more predicted new industries.
US10726348B2	Probabilistic HTTP request routing Some embodiments perform probabilistic request routing in addition to or instead of deterministic request routing. The probabilistic request routing is based on probabilistic models that predict the type of content being requested based on commonality in elements between different requests directed to the same type. The probabilistic models accurately route requests that have not been previously encountered and accurately route requests for content whose type is not previously known. The requests are routed across different subsets of servers that are optimized or configured for the predicted type. The probabilistic models can be defined using a decision tree. Machine learning generates and maintains the decision tree. Accuracy predicted by the different branches of the tree is updated through tracking the type of content passed in response to different routed requests. The tree structure is modified based on timestamps associated with the tree elements and based on newly encountered request elements.
US10726347B2	Multiple choice decision engine for an electronic personal assistant To simplify assisting a user in their day-to-day activities, a communication for performing an action may be sent to a user in the form of a query, where the query includes the most likely set of choices for the action arranged in a group of dichotomous (e.g., yes/no) or multiple choice answers. In this manner, a user may respond to the query by simply selecting one of the dichotomous or multiple choice answers. Historical logs of past actions, responses, queries, and so forth, may be used to predict future user actions or needs, and to formulate future queries for sending to the user. These techniques may be implemented, for example, through a remote coordination server or directly through a user's personal electronics device.
US10726329B2	Data structure descriptors for deep learning acceleration Techniques in advanced deep learning provide improvements in one or more of accuracy, performance, and energy efficiency. An array of processing elements performs flow-based computations on wavelets of data. Each processing element has a respective compute element and a respective routing element. Instructions executed by the compute element include operand specifiers, some specifying a data structure register storing a data structure descriptor describing an operand as a fabric vector or a memory vector. The data structure descriptor further describes the memory vector as one of a one-dimensional vector, a four-dimensional vector, or a circular buffer vector. Optionally, the data structure descriptor specifies an extended data structure register storing an extended data structure descriptor. The extended data structure descriptor specifies parameters relating to a four-dimensional vector or a circular buffer vector.
US10726321B2	Method of manufacturing a smartcard A method of manufacturing a smartcard may include providing a flexible smartcard circuit, forming conductive extension members on and extend away from the flexible circuit from a high melting point solder material, and laminating the flexible circuit to form a smartcard body. A cavity is then milled in the smartcard body to expose the ends of the extension members, and a contact pad is inserted into the cavity and electrically connected to extension members using a low melting temperature tin-bismuth solder using ultrasonically soldering, so as to avoid heat damage to the card body.
US10726311B2	Independent component analysis of tensors for sensor data fusion and reconstruction Described is a system for sensor data fusion and reconstruction. The system extracts slices from a tensor having multiple tensor modes. Each tensor mode represents a different sensor data stream of incomplete sensor signals. The tensor slices are processed into demixed outputs. The demixed outputs are converted back into tensor slices, and the tensor slices are decomposed into mode factors using matrix decomposition. Mode factors are determined for all of the tensor modes, and the mode factors are assigned to tensor factors by matching mode factors common to two or more demixings. Tensor weight factors are determined and used for fusing the sensor data streams for sensor data reconstruction. Based on the sensor data reconstruction, hidden sensor data is extracted.
US10726309B2	Subject recognizing method and apparatus Disclosed is a subject recognizing apparatus and method. The method may include extracting feature points from a target image, respectively measuring movement information of each of a plurality of the extracted feature points, selectively grouping the extracted feature points into one or more groups based on the respectively measured movement information, determining a type of subject present in at least one group of the one or more groups based on at least a portion of the subject present in the at least one group, and recognizing a subject included in the target image based on the determined type of subject.
US10726302B2	Edge computing Methods, systems, and devices for object localization and classification are described. A device may configure a first unit of a detection layer associated with a learning framework when a quantity of output feature channels of an input feature maps is less than or equal to a quantity of input feature channels of the input feature maps. The first set of layers may include a group convolution layer, a pointwise layer, a batch normalization layer, or a rectified linear layer, or a combination thereof. The device may also configure, a second unit of the detection layer associated with the learning framework, when a second quantity of output feature channels of the input feature maps is less than or equal to a second quantity of input feature channels of the input feature maps. The second set of layers may include a depthwise layer or a pointwise layer, or both.
US10726295B2	Control method and recording medium A control method includes: receiving, from a case search system, a plurality of data including a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of similar medical images having a certain similarity with a target medical image to be interpreted; displaying on a display a display screen including a first display area that displays thumbnails of the plurality of similar medical images; sensing one similar medical image selected from among the plurality of similar medical images displayed as thumbnails in the first display area; if the one selected similar medical image is a diffuse lesion, displaying the other plurality of medical images in a second display area included on the display screen; and if the one selected similar medical image is a localized lesion, successively displaying, in the second display area and in a first direction, the plurality of medical images including the localized lesion.
US10726294B1	Logical sensor generation in a behavioral recognition system Techniques are disclosed for generating logical sensors for an image driver. The image driver monitors values corresponding to at least a first feature in one or more regions of a first image in a stream of images received by a first sensor. The image driver identifies at least a first correlation between at least a first and second value of the monitored values. The image driver generates a logical sensor based on the identified correlations. The logical sensor samples one or more features corresponding to the identified correlation from a second image in the stream of images.
US10726290B2	System for accurate 3D modeling of gemstones A computerized system, kit and method for producing an accurate 3D-Model of a gemstone by obtaining an original 3D-model of an external surface of the gemstone; imaging at least one selected junction with only portions of its associated facets and edges disposed adjacent the junction, the location of the junction being determined based on information obtained at least partially by using the original 3D model; analyzing results of the imaging to obtain information regarding details of the gemstone at the junction; and using the information for producing an accurate 3D-model of said external surface of the gemstone, which is more accurate than the original 3-D model.
US10726278B2	Method, device and system for providing notification information A method of providing notification information includes: obtaining information regarding a sensing region; determining a visible region and a non-visible region within the sensing region; and providing notification information regarding the non-visible region.
US10726270B2	Selecting media from mass social monitoring devices Technologies are generally described that relate to managing videos relating to events. An example technique can include analyzing audio content captured by an audio capture component and associated with video content captured by an image capture component to facilitate determining whether a defined event exists in the audio content. The technique also can include, in response to determining that the defined event exists in the audio content based on the analyzing, determining whether the image capture component captured event-related video content related to the defined event based on a result of analyzing a first direction in which the defined event occurred relative to the audio capture component in relation to a second direction that the image capture component was facing while capturing the video content, in accordance with a defined match criterion, to facilitate determining whether to present, emphasize, or select at least the video content.
US10726263B1	Image processing of aerial imagery for energy infrastructure analysis A computer-implemented method for processing images to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI) features within aerial images of global terrain is provided. The image processing method identifies information about EI features by applying an EI feature recognition model to aerial images of global terrain. The EI feature recognition model identifies the EI feature information according to image content of the aerial image and according to supplemental information about EI features in the global terrain. The method further uses the results of the identification to update the EI feature recognition model.
US10726258B2	Imaging sensor assembly having tilting structure and electronic device including the same An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate and a rear plate; a touch screen display operably coupled to the front plate; at least one through-hole operably disposed on the front plate; and an imaging sensor assembly facing the front plate at an acute angle with respect to the front plate. The imaging sensor assembly includes a barrel at least partially disposed in the through-hole; a plurality of lenses disposed inside the barrel; a sensor housing surrounding at least part of an outer surface of the barrel; an image sensor assembly comprising an image sensor disposed inside the sensor housing; and a processor electrically coupled to the image sensor and configured to detect an iris image.
US10726256B2	Counterfeit detection scheme using paper surfaces and mobile cameras Various authentication systems may benefit from detection of counterfeits. More particularly, certain authentication systems may benefit from a counterfeit detection scheme applicable to paper surfaces that can employ mobile cameras, such as the cameras associated with mobile phones. A method, according to certain embodiments, can include illuminating a surface of an item with a lighting source of a device. The method can also include capturing a plurality of images of the surface by a camera of the device during the illumination of the surface. The method can further include authenticating the item based on the plurality of images.
US10726254B2	Dynamic duplicate detection Systems for dynamically detecting duplicate items are provided. In some examples, a system, may receive a document, document image, document details or the like. The system may identify at least one other document for comparison to the received document. The system may perform optical character recognition on the document or document image to identify data within one or more standard fields of the document. The detected data may be compared to the at least one other document and, if no matches exist, the document may be identified as not a duplicate. If one or more matches exist, the system may identify x and y coordinates of a location of data within one or more standard fields on the received document. A corresponding location on the at least one other document may be identified based on the x and y coordinates. A comparison of data at the location on the received document to data at the location on the at least one other document may be performed and, if a match exists, the received document may be identified as a duplicate.
US10726251B2	Distributed document processing A system for document processing including decomposing an image of a document into at least one data entry region sub-image, providing the data entry region sub-image to a data entry clerk available for processing the data entry region sub-image, receiving from the data entry clerk a data entry value associated with the data entry region sub-image, and validating the data entry value.
US10726248B2	Validating gesture recognition capabilities of automated systems The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for validating gesture recognition capabilities of automated systems. Aspects include a gesture recognition training system that is scalable, efficient, repeatable, and accounts for permutations of physical characteristics, clothing, types of gestures, environment, culture, weather, road conditions, etc. The gesture recognition training system includes sensors and algorithms used to generate training data sets that facilitate more accurate recognition of and reaction to human gestures. A training data set can be scaled from both monitoring and recording gestures performed by a humanoid robot and performed by animated humans in a simulation environment. From a scaled training data set, autonomous devices can be trained to recognize and react to a diverse set of human gestures in varying conditions with substantially improved capabilities. Recognition capabilities of an autonomous device can be validated and (re)trained until recognition capabilities are determined to be sufficient.
US10726244B2	Method and apparatus detecting a target A method of detecting a target includes determining a quality type of a target image captured using a camera, determining a convolutional neural network of a quality type corresponding to the quality type of the target image in a database comprising convolutional neural networks, determining a detection value of the target image based on the convolutional neural network of the corresponding quality type, and determining whether a target in the target image is a true target based on the detection value of the target image.
US10726243B2	Method and apparatus for processing image Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing an image. A preferred embodiment of the method comprises: receiving video data acquired by a web camera and decoding the video data to obtain at least one to-be-processed image containing a face image; determining a face region image in the to-be-processed image; and extracting facial feature information from the face region image, the facial feature information comprising at least one of the following: facial form information, eyebrow information or eye shape information. The embodiment acquires video data by means of a web camera, which ensures the quality of the acquired image, realizes the pre-processing of the to-be-processed image and is useful to improve the accuracy of the subsequent face recognition.
US10726236B2	Display panel, display apparatus and method for identifying fingerprints Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a display apparatus and a method for identifying fingerprints. The display panel comprises a first number of pixel units, arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and each pixel unit comprises a display element and a sensor configured to sense and identify a fingerprint. The display panel may further comprise a receiving unit, configured to receive a fingerprint signal sensed by the sensor; a controlling unit, configured to control the receiving unit to receive the fingerprint signal sensed by a second number of sensors among a first number of sensors, in response to an instruction for fingerprint identification being received, wherein any two of the second number of sensors are not adjacent to each other in the first direction and the second direction.
US10726232B2	Flat panel display having optical sensor The present disclosure relates to a flat panel display having an optical imaging sensor such as a fingerprint image sensor. The present disclosure provides a flat panel display having an image sensor comprising: a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, the display panel having a top surface; a directional optical unit attached to the top surface of the display panel, the directional optical unit having a length along a length axis of the display panel, a width along a width axis of the display panel and a thickness along a thickness axis of the display panel; a sensing light control film disposed under the display panel; and an image sensor disposed under the sensing light control film.

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