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US10750630B2	Locking mechanism for an add-on card An apparatus for securing an electronic component within a server device is provided. The apparatus includes a support bracket configured to secure the apparatus within the server device. The apparatus also includes a fixed structure rotatably housed within the support bracket. Moreover, the apparatus can include a hook structure connected to the fixed structure, such that the hook structure and the fixed structure are configured to rotate between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The hook structure can include a notch element configured to secure a corresponding element on the electronic component.
US10750614B2	Deformable electrical contacts with conformable target pads Deformable electrical contacts with conformable target pads for microelectronic assemblies and other applications are provided. A plurality of deformable electrical contacts on a first substrate may be joined to a plurality of conformable pads on a second substrate during die level or wafer level assembly of microelectronics, for example. Each deformable contact deforms to a degree that is related to the amount of joining pressure between the first substrate and the second substrate. The deformation process also wipes each respective conformable pad with the deformable electrical contact to create a fresh metal-to-metal contact for good conduction. Each conformable pad collapses as pressured by a compressible material to assume the approximate deformed shape of the electrical contact, providing a large conduction surface area, while also compensating for horizontal misalignment. Temperature can be raised to melt a dielectric, which encapsulates the electrical connections, equalizes gaps and variations between the two substrates, and permanently secures the two substrates together.
US10750607B2	Compact standing-wave linear accelerator structure A standing-wave linear accelerator structure has an electron gun; a first cavity axially adjacent to the electron gun, into which electrons are injected directly from the electrode gun; a pancake cavity disposed adjacent to the electron gun on a side of the first cavity opposite the electron gun; and a plurality of accelerating cavities including both on-axis cavities and side-coupled cavities, disposed serially after the at least one pancake cavity, to accelerate electrons injected from the electron gun through a central aperture formed in each of the on-axis cavities. The first cavity and the pancake cavity together form a buncher cavity. The accelerator structure omits the prebuncher and buncher cavities while retaining their functions.
US10750602B2	System and method for compensating for back emission current in an X-ray generator A system for compensating for a back emission current in an X-ray generator is provided. The system includes a transformer, a common, and a voltage source. The transformer is operative to provide power to an electron emitter of the X-ray generator. The common is electrically coupled to an anode of the X-ray generator. The anode is operative to receive electrons emitted by the electron emitter such that the back emission current is generated between the common and the electron emitter. The voltage source electrically couples the common to the transformer and is operative to generate an offset voltage that reduces the back emission current.
US10750595B1	Frequency-to-current/voltage converter based mixed-mode LED drivers LED backlight circuits for a display and methods for operating the circuits are disclosed. The LED backlight circuit includes a set of drivers and a set of LED strings. A driver can control a light output level of the LED strings. The LED strings can be controlled by a mixed-mode LED driver that utilizes a PWM control signal over a first range of light output levels and an analog control signal over a second range of light output levels. Clock signals used for PWM control and for frequency-to-current or frequency-to-voltage conversion for analog control can both be generated from a phase locked loop (PLL).
US10750593B1	Driving circuits A driving circuit for illuminating a light emitting unit is provided. The driving circuit includes a data memory circuit, a current source, a PWM control circuit, a buffer circuit, and a second switch. The data memory circuit stores a data signal according to a scan signal. The current source generates a driving current. The PWM control circuit generates a PWM signal according to an enable signal and the data signal stored in the data memory circuit. The buffer circuit receives the PWM signal to generate a PWM signal. The second switch passes the current source through the light emitting unit according to the PWM signal so that the driving current flows through the light emitting unit.
US10750590B2	Systems for providing tunable white light with high color rendering The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.
US10750583B2	AC light emitting diode and AC LED drive methods and apparatus An LED device for use with an AC voltage power source configured such that at least one LED emits light during a positive phase of power provided from an AC power supply and at least one LED emits light during the negative phase of power provided from an AC power supply. The LED device includes a first power connection lead and a second power connection lead, both leads capable of being connected to and receiving power from an AC power supply.
US10750580B2	Cooking appliance The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance that includes a cooking cavity body, in which a cooking cavity is formed; a heating plate, movably mounted in the cooking cavity; and an adjusting device, mounted to the heating plate and used for driving the heating plate to continuously reciprocate in the cooking cavity. According to the technical solution, the heating plate can continuously reciprocate up and down or left and right in the cooking cavity under the action of the adjusting device, and when the cooking appliance is specifically used for heating food, the height of the heating plate can be adjusted according to the category and height of the food to adjust the distance between the heating plate and the bottom wall of the cooking cavity.
US10750574B2	Local switching The invention proposes to introduce a method for a Radio Access Network for providing “Local Switching” between call legs of a call. Within said method the Radio Access Network receives a call identifier for a leg of a call from a Core Network to be handled by the Radio Access Network. The Radio Access Network stores said received call identifier, compares said received call identifier with stored call identifiers for call legs of calls via said Radio Access Network. If said received call identifier matches a stored call identifier the Radio Access Networks establish local switching of call legs identified by the matching call identifier. In an alternative embodiment, the invention proposes to introduce a method for a Core Network for providing local switching for call legs of a call. Within said method the Core Network receives or generates a call identifier for a leg of a call. The Core Network stores said received call identifier and identifies a respective Radio Access Network for said leg of said call. Thereafter, the Core Network compares said call received identifier with stored call identifiers for call legs of calls via said identified Radio Access Network. If said received call identifier matches a stored call identifier enforce local switching of call legs identified by the matching call identifier. The invention furthermore provides for respective Nodes of the respective Networks employing the invention.
US10750572B2	SFN inter node messaging The invention provides a method of transferring resource control unit operational control functionality within a single frequency network, in which multiple transmission points transmit identical downlink data packets in a synchronized manner, from a first node to a second node, the method comprising receiving at a resource control unit a set of resource control information from at least one candidate node; determining using the resource control information a suitability of the at least one candidate node to be the second node; and initiating transfer of the resource control unit operational control functionality from the first node to the second node.
US10750566B2	Determining to transition to a connected state Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining to transition to a connected state. One apparatus includes a processor that determines whether to transition to a connected state for receiving system information based on a parameter associated with the system information. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.
US10750560B2	IoT device management using multi-protocol infrastructure network devices Techniques for managing IoT devices through multi-protocol infrastructure network devices are disclosed. A system utilizing such techniques can include a multi-protocol infrastructure network device and a WAN based IoT device management system and various network device based engines. A method utilizing such techniques can include management according to WAN based IoT device policies and LAN based IoT device policies.
US10750558B2	Ultra-reliable communications using neighboring device-to-device assistance One feature provides a method operational on a neighboring device for downlink transmission assistance for a target device. The neighboring device monitors a shared asynchronous first channel for broadcast transmissions from a serving access point. The neighboring device also determines if a received first transmission over the shared asynchronous first channel is intended for the target device. For instance, the received first transmission may be captured and decoded. After an expiration of a threshold period of time, the neighboring device relays the received first transmission to the target device over the first channel or a different second channel.
US10750551B2	User equipment for wireless network communication, method of operating same, network device for wireless communication and wireless communication system The invention provides for a wireless communications terminal (502), and related system and method, for wirelessly communicating with a network (504, 506). The terminal (502) is arranged to transmit, as part of a wireless connection establishment procedure for forming a wireless connection between the terminal (502) and the network (504, 506), wireless-connection establishment signalling (510) including a small-data indicator to indicate to the network (504) that transmission of an amount of data below a threshold value is required from the terminal (502) by way of the wireless connection to the network (504, 506).
US10750540B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal, and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a trigger frame including information on a channel to be used, by a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the wireless communication terminal, in communication with a base wireless communication terminal that is any one wireless communication terminal different from the plurality of wireless communication terminals.
US10750539B2	Device and method for wireless communication system, and spectrum management device Disclosed are a device and method for a wireless communication system, and a spectrum management device. The device for a wireless communication system comprises at least one processing circuit configured to: generate, for at least one group of carriers on an unlicensed band, at least one group of channel detection parameters for a user equipment to detect whether a channel is idle, wherein the at least one group of carriers is obtained by grouping at least some of the carriers on the unlicensed band; generate carrier grouping information indicating grouping situations of the carriers; and generate an uplink scheduling grant for the at least one group of carriers.
US10750538B2	Method for processing listen before talk parameter, method for adjusting contention window and associated apparatuses The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing an LBT parameter, a method for adjusting a contention window and associated apparatuses. The method for processing an LBT parameter includes: generating, by a first station, an LBT parameter comprising a parameter used by the first station to perform LBT for unlicensed carriers and/or indicating a parameter used by a second station receiving the LBT parameter to perform LBT for the unlicensed carriers; and transmitting, by the first station, the LBT parameter. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, the problem associated with interference due to unlicensed carrier contention by neighboring stations can be solved, such that the interference between the neighboring stations due to unlicensed carrier contention by the neighboring stations can be avoided.
US10750530B2	Data transmission method and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes sending, by a base station to UE, a downlink control channel used to schedule downlink data. The method further includes indicating, by the base station, a first time-frequency resource domain and a second time-frequency resource domain using the downlink control channel. A downlink data channel is sent on a time-frequency resource that is in the first time-frequency resource domain and that does not belong to the second time-frequency resource domain.
US10750525B2	Method and apparatuses for operating a wireless communication network The present disclosure pertains to a method for operating a wireless communication network, wherein a first member of the network transmits a scheduling message to a secondary member of the network and the secondary member receives the scheduling message. The secondary member schedules sounding signal transmissions and/or a corresponding schedule based on the scheduling message, wherein the scheduling message and/or the sounding signal schedule refers to a schedule for sounding signals based on a status of beam forming performed in the network and/or wherein the sounding signal schedule and/or the schedule message refers to a compact schedule of sounding signals.There are also disclosed associated devices and methods.
US10750518B2	Antenna system and restarting method thereof An antenna system includes: a plurality of antennas; a switching unit, having a plurality of switches, wherein each of the plurality of switches and the corresponding antenna are in a conducting state or in a non-conducting state; a communication unit, connected with each of the plurality of switches of the switching unit, and coupled with the antennas, wherein the communication unit receives a reference value group of the corresponding antenna from the switch in the conducting state; and a control unit, connected with the switching unit and the communication unit, wherein the control unit receives the reference value group from the communication unit, and compares the reference value group with an threshold, to determine whether the reference value group conforms to a pre-determined condition or not, and outputs a restarting instruction to restart the switching unit when the reference value group does not satisfy the pre-determined condition.
US10750517B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and communication device A communication control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire quality-related information regarding quality of a backhaul line to be used for providing control-related information regarding control in a control scheme of radio communication to a communication node to which the control scheme is applied, and a control unit configured to control the application of the control scheme to the communication node based on the quality-related information.
US10750508B2	Channel state information feedback method, device, and system Embodiments of the present application provide a channel state information feedback method, device, and system. The method includes: generating an uplink signal, where the uplink signal carries information for identifying multiple codewords and weights of the codewords; and transmitting the uplink signal to a base station (BS), so that the base station estimates a downlink channel based on the multiple codewords and weight information of the codewords in the uplink signal. In the embodiments of the present application, a user equipment UE side reports multiple codewords and weight information of the multiple codewords. This can resolve a problem in the prior art that precision of downlink channel estimation performed by a BS side is relatively low because only a single codeword is reported, and can effectively enhance precision indicated by channel information, without increasing complexity of a codebook design and implementation.
US10750506B2	Re-contention-based co-existence on a shared communication medium Techniques for managing re-contention on a shared communication medium are disclosed. In order to facilitate re-contending for access to the communication medium, an access point may adjust one or more uplink transmission parameters associated with a triggering condition for invoking a contention timer. In addition or as an alternative, the access point may mute transmission on the communication medium during one or more symbol periods designated for transmission. In addition or as an alternative, the access point may configure a timing advance to create a re-contention gap.
US10750505B2	Method for arranging transmissions on a downlink carrier A method is provided for arranging transmissions on a downlink carrier c, spanning a frequency range Fc, in a mobile radio communications system, wherein a bandwidth of Fc belongs to a set of predefined channel bandwidths in the communications system, and wherein the carrier c comprises a reference signal defined in the communications system. A configurable frequency range FRS comprising a set of time-frequency resources for comprising the reference signal of the carrier c is provided. Information associated with the configuration of the frequency range FRS is signaled to a receiver in the communications system, such that c can be deployed over a frequency range F smaller than Fc when the frequency range FRS is configured within F and any other transmissions on the carrier c are arranged to be within F.
US10750504B2	Narrowband service deployment in wideband carrier guard-band A wideband carrier (e.g., LTE carrier) is shifted up or down in frequency, within an allocated frequency band, by an integer multiple of the channel raster spacing (e.g., 100 KHz). This reduces the size of the guard band on one side of the carrier, and expands the guard band on the other side. A narrowband carrier (e.g., NB-IoT carrier) is then deployed within the expanded guard band, at or near a frequency such that the transmission is orthogonal to the wideband carrier transmissions, such as by using a shared N frequency grid spacing (e.g. at 100 KHz spacing, and using 15 KHz subcarriers). The narrowband carrier thus maintains orthogonality with the wideband carrier, but has “room” within the expanded guard band to both transmit on a frequency close to the frequency grid spacing, and to boost transmit power (e.g., by 6 dB), while remaining within the spectral mask. The shifted wideband carrier is transparent to wideband UEs, as the frequency shift is an integer multiple of the channel raster spacing.
US10750501B2	Carrier aggregation and dual connectivity capability exchange Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a compressed UE capability message that can indicate to a mobile network the various capabilities of the UE. In particular, the carrier aggregation and dual connectivity capabilities are compressed as disclosed herein. In traditional implementations, each carrier aggregation and dual connectivity combination and implementation that is supported is explicitly indicated in the message. As disclosed herein, rather than listing explicit combinations, the UE capability message can be compressed by instead listing boundary values of several different parameters which can be used by the network to derive the carrier aggregation and dual connectivity combinations. The UE capability message can also list the boundary values for LTE (Long Term Evolution), NR (New Radio, or 5G), and Dual Connectivity separately within the message to reduce ambiguity.
US10750500B2	Resource scheduling method, apparatus, and device Embodiments provide a resource scheduling method, which can support reduction of transmission resource overheads in resource scheduling. The method is applied to a wireless local area network, where a next generation protocol followed by the wireless local area network predefines locations of resource units possibly allocated from a to-be-assigned frequency domain resource. The method includes: generating, by a sending end, resource scheduling information, where the resource scheduling information includes a bit sequence to indicate an actual allocation of a resource unit(s) from the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource, and at least some bits in the bit sequence are to indicate whether one or more of said resource unit locations possibly allocated for the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource is\are the actually allocated resource unit(s).
US10750499B2	Method, device and system for controlling air interface resource Embodiments of the present application provide a method, device and system for controlling an air interface resource and relates to the field of communications, which improves air interface resource utilization. The method includes: when a core network device or user equipment detects that service data is not transmitted over a communication channel between the two devices by using an air interface resource, switching a first frequency of sending a hello packet to a peer device to a second frequency, and sending a frequency switching message to instruct the peer device also to switch the first frequency of sending a hello packet to the second frequency, so that when the hello packet is not detected within a packet detection period, an access network device releases an air interface resource occupied by a first communication channel.
US10750494B2	Management of dynamic transmission time interval scheduling for low latency communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may establish a configuration for at least one carrier based on multiple transmission time interval (TTI) lengths. Several TTI lengths may be associated in a TTI group, and aspects of the configuration may be the same for all TTIs having a TTI length in the TTI group. The device may then communicate using the carrier configuration based on the TTI group. In some cases, a second TTI group with different TTI lengths from the first group may also be identified, and the device may communicate using TTI from the second group using a different TTI group configuration. Aspects of a TTI group configuration may include a common control channel format, resource allocation granularity, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, HARQ timing, soft buffer size, channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration, or an uplink control channel.
US10750493B2	Method and device in UE and base station for unlicensed spectrum The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and base station for unlicensed spectrum. The UE first monitors a first signaling, and then, if the first signaling is detected, monitors a second signaling, or receives a first radio signal, wherein the first signaling includes a first field; the first signaling carries first sub-information besides the first field, or the first signaling carries second sub-information besides the first field; the first field in the first signaling is used for determining whether the first sub-information or the second sub-information is carried in the first signaling; the first sub-information is used for determining a first time-frequency resource pool, time-frequency resources occupied by the second signaling belong to the first time-frequency resource pool, and the second sub-information is used for determining time-frequency resources occupied by the first radio signal. The disclosure can improve the utilization of unlicensed spectrum resources.
US10750480B2	Mobile communication system, user terminal, base station, processor, and communication control method A mobile communication system includes a base station that configures a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells include D2D supporting cell that supports D2D communication in which data communication is directly performed between terminals and D2D non-supporting cell that does not support the D2D communication. The base station transmits D2D information indicating that the D2D communication is permitted in the base station. Based on a measurement report received from a user equipment, the base station is further configured to perform handover of the user equipment from the D2D non-supporting cell to the D2D supporting cell, after receiving notification information from the user equipment indicating an interest in performing the D2D communication by the user terminal.
US10750471B2	Antenna monitoring system including cloud based server communication via cellular telephone transceiver and related methods An antenna monitoring system includes a cloud based server, and sensor devices, with each sensor device including a portable housing to be mounted on a respective directional antenna, and at least one alignment sensor carried by the portable housing and configured to sense alignment of the respective directional antenna. Each sensor also includes a cellular telephone transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a controller carried by the portable housing, and configured to collect alignment data from the at least one alignment sensor, and communicate with the cloud based server via the cellular telephone transceiver. The cloud based server may include a processor and a memory coupled thereto and configured to provide at least one user interface associated with the alignment data for the sensor devices.
US10750467B2	Bidirectional location measurement report feedback This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to a bidirectional location measurement report (LMR) feedback. A responding device may determine a first location measurement report (LMR) feedback type of an initiating device. The responding device may determine a second LMR feedback type of the responding device. The responding device may determine a common availability window, defined by a common start time and a common end time, for an exchange of a first LMR and a second LMR, wherein the common availability window is based on the first LMR feedback type and on the second LMR feedback type. The responding device may cause to send the first LMR to the initiating device during the common availability window. The responding device may identify the second LMR received from the initiating device during the common availability window.
US10750463B2	Method and device for identifying synchronization priority Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for identifying a synchronization priority, including: determining a synchronization priority of a node according a connection relationship between the node and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and a relative relationship between the node and a coverage scope of an eNB; configuring a synchronization sequence and an in coverage flag of the node according to the synchronization priority of the node. Combination of the synchronization sequence and the in coverage flag of the node is used to identify the synchronization priority of the node.
US10750461B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal block The present disclosure provides a method for receiving a synchronization signal block by a UE in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method includes receiving at least one SSB mapped to a plurality of symbols, wherein two regions for candidate SSBs in which the at least one SSB can be received are allocated in a specific time duration including the plurality of symbols, and a time between the two regions, a time before the two regions and a time after the two regions are identical in the specific time duration.
US10750453B2	Sounding reference signal transmission for uplink beam management A wireless device receives radio resource control message(s) from a base station. The message(s) comprise configuration parameters comprising: first parameters of first SRSs of a beam management; second parameters of second SRSs of a channel state information acquisition; and a total allowable power value. At least a first SRS of the first SRSs is transmitted. A transmission power of at least a second SRS of the second SRSs is adjusted in response to: a transmission of the at least second SRS overlapping in time with the transmission of the at least first SRS; and a total transmission power exceeding the total allowable power value. The at least second SRS with the adjusted transmission power is transmitted.
US10750452B2	Ultralow-power sensor hubs A system includes a frequency-locked loop (FLL) circuit, a sensor-hub circuit and a processor. The FLL circuit is used to generate a low-frequency clock. The sensor-hub circuit is coupled to a number of sensors and is configured to periodically poll the sensors during polling periods and to detect sensor activities. The processor is coupled to the sensor-hub circuit and can process sensor signals from one or more active sensors. The processor is off during polling periods and is turned on when a sensor activity is detected. The polling periods are based on the low-frequency clock generated by the FLL circuit.
US10750443B2	Automating radio enablement to facilitate power saving In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to receive data via the wireless transceiver. The controller operates the wireless transceiver at a first power save state where the wireless transceiver can receive a frame but other circuits are de-energized. The controller is responsive to the wireless transceiver receiving a frame while the wireless transceiver is in a first power state to determine whether the frame is a predefined wakeup frame. The controller provides additional power to the wireless transceiver responsive to determining the frame is a predefined wakeup frame.
US10750436B2	Neighbor awareness networking—data cluster One or more wireless stations operate according to Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. In a NAN system, NAN devices may operate to establish a datapath and multiple NAN devices may operate with one another in the form of a NAN cluster to facilitate communications processes. Portions of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for one or more wireless device (e.g., NAN devices) to transition into a cluster (e.g., a NAN cluster). In particular, wireless devices, having established a datapath, may be further organized into a data cluster (e.g., a NAN data cluster) within a cluster, which may be usable to facilitate the transitioning of a group of connected wireless devices (e.g., data clusters) between clusters.
US10750431B2	Safety disarm for firearm A firearm is provided with an electronic control system which monitors and controls the firearm. The electronic control system is coupled to a lower level system which may be one or more parts employed in the discharge of a firearm; or an assemblage of parts that configure the firearm into an armed or disarmed state of operation. Image data on a target, firearm system status data, and/or other data may be detected by sensors or collected, under the direction of and processed by the electronic control system. The electronic control system provides control signals to a firearm subsystem adapted to the lower level system to in response to a detected condition to allow operation of the lower level system to operate the firearm. A touch-sensitive screen may allow a firearm operator and an arm/disarm control interface may allow a remote operator or service to monitor and control the firearm.
US10750428B2	Relay communication system A method in a relay station includes communicating with a base station, determining if a control signal is included in a subframe, and decoding data in the subframe if the control signal is included in the subframe. The control signal includes a parameter which is related to a quantity of resource blocks.
US10750421B2	Reference signal power measurement filtering A wireless communication device and method for filtering a power measurement of a reference signal received by a wireless communication device, by measuring, with a receiver, a current reference signal power and a current cell specific reference signal (CRS) power of the reference signal; generating, by a processor, a measurement reliability coefficient based on the current reference signal power and the current CRS power; and filtering, by a filter, the current reference signal power using the generated measurement reliability coefficient to generate a filtered reference signal power, wherein the measuring, generating, and filtering are performed in a physical layer.
US10750419B2	Methods of efficient handover and reselection to a home ENODEB using user equipment motion Methods and apparatuses for serving cell management of a user equipment (UE) are presented. Particularly, methods and apparatuses are presented for suppressing a serving cell change based on a speed of the UE. For instance, an example method is presented for serving cell management that may include determining that a serving cell change condition exists for an initiation of a serving cell change for the UE, wherein the serving cell change comprises changing a serving cell of the UE from a macro cell to a low power cell. In addition, the example method may include obtaining a speed of the UE and suppressing the initiation of the serving cell change based on the speed of the UE.
US10750418B2	SDN based connectionless architecture with dual connectivity and carrier aggregation A wireless network for mobile communications has a connectionless framework using native internet protocol (IP). In this connectionless framework, packet routing may be based on user endpoint (UE) physical IP address, which is associated with the prefix of an associated access node (e.g. eNB). In addition to using the connectionless-IP framework for the traffic flow carried by one access point (e.g. eNB) at a time, advanced mobile call processing features, such as carrier aggregation and dual connectivity, are enhanced to leverage the packet-oriented connectionless radio access network and wireless core network architecture by using the SDN architecture and a wireless network specific software-defined network controller.
US10750409B2	Method and apparatus for non-access stratum message processing during handover in evolved network A method and an apparatus for non-access stratum (NAS) message processing during handover in an evolved network are provided. The method includes the following steps. An evolved packet core (EPC) receives a message which indicates that a UE is being handed over sent by a source evolved NodeB (S-eNB), and stops sending an NAS message to the UE temporarily. The EPC receives a message which indicates that the UE returns to an S-eNB service area sent by the S-eNB. The EPC sends the NAS message to the UE through the S-eNB, if needed. With the method and the apparatus, the EPC can acquire a location of the UE in time in the case of a handover failure of the UE, a time limit of a retransmission timer is set precisely, and a specific implementation for forwarding an NAS message through an X2 interface is provided.
US10750399B2	Satellite user terminal gateway for a satellite communication network A satellite user terminal gateway which performs transmission control protocol acceleration to enhance communication speed between a satellite user terminal and a satellite communication network. The satellite user terminal gateway includes a transceiver configured to communicate with a satellite communication network to receive data packets from the satellite communication network, and a controller configured to control the transceiver. The satellite user terminal gateway further includes a processor configured to identify transmission control protocol data packets among the received data packets to mirror the transmission control protocol data packets to the controller while routing the received data packets through the satellite user terminal gateway.
US10750398B2	UE beam management: a combined periodic and event-based report approach for traffic overhead and UE mobility tradeoff Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event-based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event-based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration.
US10750388B2	System and method for qualifying service in multi-spectrum access network A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a fixed wireless qualification service is provided. A network device uses test service information pertaining to a radio band and a candidate location from an end device as a basis to qualify prospective fixed wireless service, which is provisioned via a different radio band, at the candidate location. The network device further may calculate expected downlink and uplink values for the prospective fixed wireless service based on differences between the radio bands in terms of bandwidth, utilization factors, path losses, and device loses.
US10750385B2	Methods and apparatuses relating to V2X communication This specification describes a method comprising responding to a detection of a variation in at least one measured characteristic of a reference signal transmitted from an access point to a portable device by triggering participation by the portable device in vehicle-to-portable device communications. In some examples, the triggering of the participation in the vehicle-to-portable device communications in response to the detection of the variation in the at least one measured characteristic of the reference signal may be performed only if it has been determined that a location of the portable device satisfies a predetermined condition.
US10750383B2	Method of providing management and control of hotspots with reduced messaging Methods, systems, and computer readable media are operable to reduce the messaging needed for efficient control of hotspot activities. A database associating hotspots, their hosting broadband home gateways and their Wireless Access Gateways (WAGs) is developed by a monitor that inspects traffic to and from the access points. The monitor provides a WAG monitoring services to the broadband home gateways that reduces the amount of network traffic, while still allowing broadband access gateways to appropriately enable to disable their hotspots with the corresponding condition of the associated WAGs.
US10750381B2	Low latency operation Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may set a value associated with a delay budget report information element based at least in part on determining that the UE is to employ low latency communication with or via a base station. The UE may transmit a message, that includes the value associated with the delay budget report information element, to the base station to indicate that low latency communication is to be employed in association with a default bearer established between the UE and the base station. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10750372B2	Operation of access points and autonomous group owners A system includes an apparatus and a station. The apparatus includes a first access point (AP) function configured to operate on a first channel of a first frequency band and a second AP function configured to operate on a second channel of a second frequency band. The apparatus also includes a processing device. In response to detecting that the second channel is unavailable for use by the second AP function, the processing device is configured to transition the second AP function to operate on a third channel of the first frequency band. The station can be used in an automotive application and is configured to communicate with the first AP function in the first frequency band, or communicate with the second AP function in the first frequency band or the second frequency band.
US10750370B2	Disabling a mobile device that has stolen hardware components A first hardware component identifier may be read for a first hardware component of a computing device. The reading of the first hardware component identifier for the first hardware component may be performed by a processor of the computing device reading a read-only memory of the first hardware component. A second hardware component identifier and an alert indicator over a network may be received. The second hardware component identifier and the alert indicator may correspond with the first hardware component. The first hardware component identifier may be compared with the second hardware component identifier. The computing device may be disabled when the first hardware component identifier matches the second hardware component identifier and the alert indicator indicates that the first hardware component has been reported stolen.
US10750368B1	Security protection to prevent unauthorized use of mobile network extenders In one illustrative example, a mobile network extender has a network interface configured to connect with a host router and a cellular modem configured to provide a wireless link for communications via a cellular mobile network. In a pairing process, the extender may establish a secure encrypted channel with the router via the network interface. In a locking process, the extender may receive information from the router and verify the information. Upon verification, the extender may be set in a locked state in which the extender is logically locked to the router. The extender may also receive and store a secret session key from the router, and permit the router to acquire the extender for communications. In the locked state, the extender may permit or deny subsequent router acquisition upon router reconnection based on verifying, using the secret session key, authentication data received via the network interface.
US10750366B1	Efficient authentication and secure communications in private communication systems having non-3GPP and 3GPP access A user equipment (UE) may be in coverage of a local private non-Third Generation Partnership Project (non-3GPP) wireless network (e.g. a Wi-Fi network) of an enterprise. This non-3GPP wireless network may be part of a private communication system of the enterprise which further includes a local private 3GPP network (e.g. a Long-Term Evolution or “LTE” based network). When the non-3GPP wireless network advertises “single-authentication” support, the UE may complete authentication for non-3GPP access, obtain a Master Session Key (MSK) from the authentication, and generate an Access Security Management Entity (ASME) key (KASME) based on the MSK. In further implementations, the UE may obtain a Globally Unique Temporary Identifier (GUTI) from the non-3GPP wireless network. Subsequently, the UE may perform an attach procedure with the local private 3GPP network without performing an authentication procedure, presenting the GUTI that it obtained from the non-3GPP wireless network for 3GPP access.
US10750360B2	Central software system and method A method, computer program product, and computer system for coordinating a plurality of node clusters. A mesh topology may be applied across the plurality of node clusters for a plurality of data packets transported through multiple upstream and downstream paths in the plurality of node clusters. Latency may be accounted for in the mesh topology between a first portion of data packets of the plurality of data packets delivered through network independent node clusters of the plurality of node clusters. Latency may be accounted for in the mesh topology between a second portion of data packets of the plurality of data packets delivered through network dependent node clusters of the plurality of node clusters. Data associated with the plurality of data packets may be synchronized by applying the mesh topology across a centralized topology of containers associated with the plurality of node clusters, wherein the mesh topology maintains asymmetric redundancy of the centralized topology of containers.
US10750358B1	Managing clustered subscriptions Systems and methods are provided for managing clustered subscriptions. A method for managing clustered subscriptions may include identifying radio frequency enabled devices, each having a radio frequency enabled device unique identifier, to add to a cluster; requesting a unique cluster identifier from a control plane within a telecommunications network; generating the unique cluster identifier; associating the unique cluster identifier with each of the radio frequency enabled device unique identifiers; storing, in the control plane, the unique cluster identifier in association with each of the radio frequency enabled device unique identifiers; requesting, via the control plane, a status from each radio frequency enabled device within a subset of the radio frequency enabled devices; and transmitting the status to an external user via a data plane within the telecommunications network.
US10750351B1	Wireless data network distributed ledger analysis to detect and identify analytic information In a wireless data network, Radio Access Networks (RANs) exchange user data between User Equipment (UEs) and core networks. The core networks exchange user data between the RANs and external data networks. The core networks transfer core information to distributed ledgers that characterizes the user data exchanges. The distributed ledgers add core data that characterizes core information state changes and store the core information. A data analytics engine filters the core data to detect core information states. The data analytics engine transfers core analytic data associated with the core information states.
US10750340B2	Method and system of generating NFC-transaction remotely A method of performing a transaction between a plurality of devices, the method comprises establishing a communication session between an end device and a first near field communication (NFC)-enabled device. The method further includes receiving instructions from the end device instructing the first NFC-enabled device to move in NFC range of a second NFC device; establishing a NFC session between the first NFC-enabled device and second NFC-enabled device; and sending the transaction data received from the end device to the second NFC device over the NFC session.
US10750339B2	System for dynamically allocating services between controllers in an automobile A vehicle includes a plurality of controllers configured to communicate over a network and programmed to perform a service by operation of a plurality of routines stored and executed in at least one of the controllers. The vehicle includes a gateway controller in communication with the controllers and programmed to transfer at least one of the routines from a first controller to a second controller responsive to performance data indicating reduced performance of the first controller.
US10750335B1	System for managing mobile station international subscriber directory number storage Systems, methods, and apparatuses may include a Billing System (BS) node, Charging System (CS) node, and a mediation node for managing Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Numbers (MSISDN)s for a telecommunication network. The system may make an MSISDN available for reassignment immediately or shortly after (e.g., seconds, minutes, days, or weeks after) receiving a cancellation request associated with the MSISDN. For instance, upon receiving the cancellation request, the system may store a line identifier with an association to the MSISDN and/or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) in a line identifier database, and the system may delete the MSISDN/IMSI from a user account database. The system may receive a Telephone Account Procedure (TAP) Call Detail Record (CDR) associated with the MSISDN/IMSI after receiving the cancellation request. Accordingly, the system may use the line identifier stored in the line identifier database to generate a billing report corresponding to the TAP CDR.
US10750329B2	Method and apparatus for displaying missed calls on mobile terminal A displaying method and apparatus in a mobile terminal are provided. The displaying method in a mobile terminal includes displaying a message for a missed call for a first number on an idle screen or a call list screen when the missed call is generated from the first number, displaying a call history for the first number on an incoming call screen or an outgoing call screen when a call is received from the first number or the call is transmitted to the first number, and changing the message for the missed call for the first number when a call is connected to the first number and displaying the changed message.
US10750327B2	Method for multiplexing media streams to optimize network resource usage for push-to-talk-over-cellular service A system and method for multiplexing data streams in order to optimize network resources for Push-to-talk-over-Cellular (PoC) systems. One or more servers interface to the wireless communications network to perform advanced voice services for one or more mobile units therein, which include a Push-to-Talk-over-Cellular (PoC) call session. Both the servers and the mobile units that use the advanced voice services communicate with each other using control messages within the wireless communications network, and at least one of the servers switches media streams comprised of voice messages for the advanced voice services between the mobile units across the wireless communications network. At least one of the mobile units is a participant in a plurality of PoC call sessions concurrently, and at least the media streams for each of the plurality of the PoC call sessions are multiplexed into a single path.
US10750325B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data via road side unit in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system is provided. A road side unit (RSU) for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication receives a message indicating an event from a vehicle user equipment (V-UE), and broadcasts information on the event to other V-UEs.
US10750324B2	Mixed-mode wireless scanner An electronic scanning apparatus comprises a first wireless receiver configured to receive a first data. A second wireless receiver configured to initially be in a disabled mode. The second wireless receiver is enabled to receive a second data in response to reception of the first data by the first wireless receiver. The second wireless receiver returns to the disabled mode in response to receiving the second data. A processing module is coupled to the first wireless receiver and the second wireless receiver. A networking interface is coupled to the processing module. The networking interface is configured to receive the first data and the second data from the processing module and to transmit the first data and the second data to an external server. A Smart Tag includes both a first wireless receiver and a second wireless receiver.
US10750318B2	Positioning system and positioning method thereof A positioning method including following steps is provided. Firstly, several base stations are commanded to detect a tracked object. Then, a first position of the tracked object is obtained according to the first return information. Then, several fixed-type signal transceivers are selected according to the first position. Then, the selected fixed-type signal transceivers are commanded to detect the tracked object, and a second position of the tracked object is obtained according to the second return information received from the fixed-type signal transceivers.
US10750317B2	Mobile application and system for associating actions with independent geographic locations A mobile application executable on at least one mobile device for associating actions with a plurality of independent geographic locations and a system for implementing the actions are provided. The system and mobile application carry out a method including the steps of configuring a graphical user interface to include a map and requesting the user to select a designated pin location. The system includes a main controller configured to communicate with the at least one mobile device and initiate the actions based on the location of the at least one mobile device relative to the plurality of independent geographic locations. At least one database is in communication with the main controller and accessible to the mobile and away services module for storing data related to the actions associated with the plurality of independent geographic locations and the at least one mobile device.
US10750312B2	System and method for monitoring devices relative to a user defined geographic area The present invention relates generally to providing a system and method for monitoring devices relative to a user defined geographic area using an enablement platform for building web sites and web applications using data storage, management and publication capabilities of hosted web services. The system and method for monitoring M2M devices relative to a user defined geographic area (geofence) are built on existing AerCloud concepts by allowing user to define location attributes and by using the user defined location attributes to configure and evaluate geofence parameters and issue alerts if the devices are performing outside the geofence parameters.
US10750311B2	Application-based tracking and mapping function in connection with vehicle-based services provision A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US10750307B2	Crosstalk cancellation for stereo speakers of mobile devices Described herein is a technology related to a mobile device with a pair of stereo speakers. The mobile device has an orientation detection system that detects the orientation of the mobile device and a crosstalk cancellation system that performs crosstalk cancellation with complementary cardioid beams in response to the detected orientation of the mobile device. The mobile device also has an audio system that emits complementary cardioid sound beams from the speakers.
US10750302B1	Wearable device don/doff sensor A user interface for a head-mounted wearable device provides many functions to a user. Information about whether the device is being worn (donned) or not worn (doffed) may be acquired in several ways. Force sensing resistors in the device may provide output indicative of the pressure associated with wearing the device. Output from a bone conduction (BC) microphone may be analyzed to determine if the device is in use. Piezoelectric BC speakers typically used to present audio output to a wearer provide changes in voltage corresponding to a change in pressure associated with wearing the device. A BC speaker may emit a signal that is detected by the BC microphone, with changes in the signal strength being used to determine if the device is donned or doffed.
US10750300B2	Mounting assembly for a bone conduction hearing device A mounting assembly for arranging a bone conducting hearing device to a skin surface over the skull of a user is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises an attachment element configured to be attached to a corresponding vibrator attachment element of a vibrator assembly, the attachment element and the vibrator attachment element being adapted to operationally couple with each other; a plate member configured to be arranged over the skin surface; one or more removably arranged mounting structures arranged outside the skull for attaching the mounting assembly to the skin surface over the skull.
US10750291B2	MEMS devices and processes The application describes MEMS transducers having a patterned membrane electrode which incorporates a plurality of openings or voids. A conductive element is provided on the surface of the underlying membrane within the opening.
US10750288B2	Speaker with hidden folding ring A speaker with a hidden folding ring includes a basin frame, a magnetic circuit system mounted on the basin frame, a voice coil disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit system and a diaphragm. The diaphragm is of a concave structure, and an outer edge end of the diaphragm is connected to an inner bracket of the basin frame through a folding ring. The folding ring is located below the diaphragm, so that a cavity formed between the folding ring and the basin frame. An inner peripheral end of the diaphragm engaged to the voice coil. The present invention effectively increases the radiation area of the diaphragm, and obtains a higher SPL than the existing speaker of the same size, thereby improving the acoustic performance of the speaker.
US10750276B2	Apparatus and method for sensing an environment An apparatus includes a sensor for sensing an environment and a speaker. The apparatus also includes a display capable of displaying video information in multiple directions, wherein the display is configured to display video information in different directions based on information of an object sensed by the sensor. The speaker is configured to generate in multiple directions sound associated with the video information.
US10750275B2	Speaker device and control method for a speaker device A speaker device according to an embodiment includes a panel, a plurality of vibration elements, and a driving unit. The plurality of vibration elements vibrate the panel. The driving unit applies, to a first vibration element, a first driving signal that includes a modulated wave provided in such a manner that a carrier wave in an ultrasonic wave band is modulated by a sound signal in an audible wave band and applies, to a second vibration element, a second driving signal that includes the carrier wave and is different from the first driving signal, so that a vibrational region is formed on the panel.
US10750261B2	Recording high output power levels of sound at low sound pressure levels Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for recording high output power levels of sound at low sound pressure levels. For example, an apparatus comprises an enclosure, a speaker disposed within the enclosure, a microphone disposed within the enclosure, and an evacuation port. The evacuation port is configured to connect to a system that reduces a pressure level within the enclosure to a level that is less than an ambient air pressure level outside the enclosure. The enclosure is sealed or otherwise configured to provide a sealed enclosure, to maintain the reduced air pressure within the enclosure. The speaker can be driven by an amplifier at high output power levels to generate a distorted sound of an amplified electric musical instrument for recording purposes, while the reduced pressure level within the enclosure serves to attenuate the sound pressure level and perceived loudness which emanates from the speaker.
US10750260B1	Subrating and multiplexing non-standard rates in ZR and ZR+ optical interfaces A ZR or ZR+ interface includes circuitry configured to receive one or more client signals; and circuitry configured to transmit the one or more client signals as an aggregate signal in a Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) format in one of a ZR format and a ZR+ format, including a mapping indicative of how the one or more client signals are one of multiplexed and subrated into the aggregate signal. The aggregate signal can have a rate that does not correspond to a standard Ethernet Physical Medium Dependent (PMD). The FlexE format can include a plurality of FlexE instances with at least one of the FlexE instances having calendar slots removed for a subrating application.
US10750249B2	Systems and methods for customizing delivery of advertisements When a viewer is determined to be interested in an advertisement, a media guidance application may identify a second related advertisement to display to the viewer. The second advertisement may be displayed following the first interesting advertisement. To avoid timing issues, media content following the advertisements may be buffered so that the viewer can catch up on the media content without missing anything.
US10750235B2	Multi-interface streaming media system A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface.
US10750234B2	User terminal device and content sharing method thereof A display device and a method are provided. The display device includes a network interface connected to a network; an internal storage configured to store at least one content; a display; and a processor configured to control the display to display, in a first area of a user interface (UI) screen, a category list, including a video category and a photo category, to enable selection of one category from the list, and control the display to display, in a second area of the UI screen, at least one thumbnail image corresponding to at least one content stored in at least one external device connected through the network interface and at least one thumbnail image corresponding to the at least one content stored in the internal storage.
US10750222B2	Apparatus and method for providing adaptive multimedia service An apparatus and a method for providing an adaptive multimedia service in a mobile communication system are provided. The method of providing a multimedia service includes collecting user-preference-aware information, device-capability-aware information, and network-aware information, generating a packet according to a correlation among the user-preference-aware information, the device-capability-aware information, and the network-aware information, and providing a multimedia service according to the generated packet.
US10750220B2	Method for generating a STL stream, local adapter and corresponding computer program A method for generating an STL stream includes, in a local adapter serving a transmitter site in a broadcast network includes: receiving a first STL stream, generated by a broadcast gateway and having at least one frame including: a preamble packet, a timing packet, and at least one BB packet carrying at least one PLP; selecting at least one PLP carried by the BB packets, the BB packet(s) carrying the selected PLPs being called selected BB packet(s); generating an output STL stream including at least one frame having at least: a preamble packet, obtained from the preamble packet of the first STL stream, a timing packet, obtained from the timing packet of the first STL stream, and BB packets corresponding to the selected BB packets of the first STL stream. The frames of the first STL stream and the output STL stream have the same duration.
US10750216B1	Method and apparatus for providing peer-to-peer content delivery A computer implemented method embodied in a computer program stored in non-transient memory and executed by a computer processor for providing peer to peer content delivery of a live video stream includes delaying delivery of a live stream to a second client to serve that client from a first client that has previously received the live stream. The computer implemented method may further include switching between bad content sources (first clients) to good content sources based on heuristics.
US10750209B1	Live video streaming based on an environment-related trigger In certain embodiments, streaming of a live video to trigger-associated recipients in response to triggers in an environment may be facilitated. In some embodiments, one or more triggers may be detected in an environment, and one or more actions associated with the detected triggers may be performed. As an example, where such associated actions include streaming a live video of the environment to one or more recipients, the recipients may be selected as candidates to receive the live video stream based on the recipients being part of a recipient list associated with a detected trigger. In some embodiments, although a first recipient of the recipient list may initially be selected to receive the live video stream, the live video may be streamed to a second recipient of the recipient list based on the first recipient being unavailable to receive the live video stream.
US10750203B2	Method and apparatus of adaptive bi-prediction for video coding Method and apparatus of video coding using generalized bi-prediction are disclosed. According to one method, the generalized bi-prediction is extended for Decoder-Side Motion Vector Refinement (DMVR), where unequal weighting factor pair is allowed to form the template of the current block or the final predictor. In another method, the generalized bi-prediction is extended to pattern-based MV derivation (PMVD), where unequal weighting factor pair is allowed to combined reference blocks pointed by motion vectors derived based on PMVD. In yet another method, the generalized bi-prediction is used for Merge mode. When the final Merge MVP selected corresponds to bi-prediction using an unequal weighting factor pair, a new weighting factor pair is derived using neighboring reconstructed pixels of the current block and corresponding motion compensated pixels. In yet another method, the size of a set of weighting factor pairs is dependent on block size.
US10750201B2	Encoding method, decoding method and device for video global disparity vector The present application discloses an encoding method for global disparity vector. The method includes determining global disparity vector prediction information and a global disparity vector of a current encoding region, and encoding information about the global disparity vector of the current encoding region and writing the information into a bit-stream as required, wherein the information about the global disparity vector of the current encoding region is used to determine the global disparity vector of the current encoding region by a decoder.
US10750196B2	Method and device for encoding and decoding parameter sets at slice level Provided is a method for encoding parameter sets at slice level. The method includes: when there are one or more parameter sets, in which the coding tool parameters are identical to the coding tool parameters of a part of coding tools used for the current slice, in the existing parameter sets, encoding the identifiers of parameter sets into bit-stream of the current slice, wherein a parameter set contains common information of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s). Correspondingly, also provided is a method for decoding parameter sets at slice level and a device for encoding and decoding parameter sets at slice level, which can make full use of the encoded parameter set information when the slice header refers to a plurality of parameter sets, implement flexible configuration of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s) and reduce information redundancy.
US10750195B2	Electronic device and method for encoding image data therein The electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor, and an image sensor module configured to be electrically connected to the processor, wherein the image sensor module comprises an image sensor configured to obtain raw image data and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected to the processor, and wherein the control circuit is configured to: generate a plurality of bit-planes configured based on bit positions of respective pixel values for a plurality of pixels corresponding to at least some of the raw image data obtained by the image sensor, generate compressed data in which one or more of the plurality of bit-planes are compressed, and transmit a bitstream containing the compressed data to the processor. Other embodiments may be provided.
US10750192B2	Image coding apparatus, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and storage medium An image coding apparatus includes a block dividing unit configured to divide an input image into a plurality of blocks, a prediction unit configured to perform prediction based on coded pixels to generate prediction errors, a transformation unit configured to perform orthogonal transform to the prediction errors to generate transform coefficients, a quantization matrix generation unit configured to generate quantization matrices that are used to quantize the transform coefficients, a quantization matrix coding unit configured to calculate difference values by scanning the quantization matrices and to code the difference values, a quantization unit configured to generate quantization coefficients by quantizing the generated transform coefficients using the quantization matrices, and a coefficient coding unit configured to code the quantization coefficients, wherein the quantization matrix coding unit is configured to scan coefficients of the quantization matrices in a unidirectional manner to calculate the difference value.
US10750188B2	Method and device for dynamically monitoring the encoding of a digital multidimensional signal A method is provided for encoding a digital signal as an encoded signal. The method includes performing a plurality of localized encodings of a digital signal to generate a set of encoded local signals. Localized encodings are performed for a first sample of the digital signal. A plurality of physical quantities is assigned to the first sample. The set of encoded local signals includes an encoded local signal associated with each physical quantity of the plurality of physical quantities. The method further includes analyzing a characteristic associated with an encoded signal to determine a measured value of the characteristic. The encoded signal includes the set of encoded local signals. The method also includes adjusting a first encoding parameter associated with the plurality of localized encodings according to the measured value of the characteristic and a target value of the characteristic. The first encoding parameter is adjusted for a second sample of the digital signal. The second sample is processed after the first sample.
US10750187B2	Image encoding apparatus for encoding flags indicating removal time An encoding method of encoding units included in a picture is provided. The encoding method generates a first flag indicating whether a removal time of encoded data from a buffer by a hypothetical decoder is set per unit. When the removal time is set per unit, a second flag is generated which indicates whether an interval between removal times of the units is constant. When the second flag indicates that the interval is constant, common-interval information is generated which is distinct from the second flag and indicates a constant time interval between the removal times of the units. A bitstream including the encoded data, the first flag, the second flag, and the common-interval information is generated. The first flag is included in video usability information of the bitstream. The second flag and the common-interval information are included in control information of the bitstream.
US10750181B2	Method and apparatus of adaptive multiple transforms for video coding A method and apparatus for video encoding or decoding performed by a video encoder or a video decoder incorporating advanced multiple transform (AMT) are disclosed. According to this method, a transform set consisting of two type candidates designated as a first type and a second type is determined, where the first type and the second type are different. If AMT is used by the current block, a vertical transform is selected from the transform set and a horizontal transform is selected from the transform set. A transform index, for indicating both vertical transform selection and horizontal transform selection, can be signaled at the encoder side or the transform index is parsed at the decoder side. Another method and apparatus incorporating AMT are also disclosed where the transform set is determined according to the resolution of current MVD.
US10750180B2	Image coding method and apparatus, and image decoding method and apparatus An image coding method and apparatus, and an image decoding method and apparatus are provided. In the coding method, a scanning manner parameter of a coding block is determined, and the scanning manner parameter may include at least one of: a region indication parameter used for determining a scanning region of the coding block and a scanning indication parameter used for determining a scanning order of pixels in a scanning region of the coding block; predicted values of part or all of pixels in the coding block are determined according to the scanning manner parameter; and the coding block is coded according to the predicted values, and a coding result is written into a bitstream.
US10750162B2	Switchable virtual reality headset and augmented reality device Systems, devices, and apparatuses for a switchable augmented reality and virtual reality device are provided. An example device includes a handle, a device chamber, a viewport assembly, and a hinge assembly. The handle may be formed from folded sheets of material. The example device chamber is coupled to the handle and formed from folded sheets of material. The viewport assembly may be formed at least in part from folded sheets of material. The example hinge assembly pivotably couples the device chamber to the viewport assembly. For example, the hinge assembly may be operable to adjust the device between a virtual reality configuration and an augmented reality configuration. A display of a computing device held in the device chamber may be viewable through the viewport assembly in the virtual reality configuration and the display may be viewable without the viewport assembly in the augmented reality configuration.
US10750161B2	Multi-view interactive digital media representation lock screen Various embodiments describe systems and processes for capturing and generating multi-view interactive digital media representations for display on a user device. In one aspect, a mobile device is provided which comprises a display, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory. The one or more programs comprise instructions for locking the mobile device, and providing a lock screen on the display in a lock mode upon receiving user input for accessing the mobile device. The lock screen may display a multi-view interactive digital media representation (MIDMR) which provides an interactive three-dimensional representation of an object that is responsive to user interaction with the mobile device. The MIDMR may respond to spatial and movement sensors in the mobile device. The mobile device may be unlocked for use upon receiving user identification input, which may include maneuvering the MIDMR in a predetermined pattern.
US10750159B2	3D image display apparatus and image display method thereof A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display a 3D image; a light guide panel disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to emit light to the display panel; a first light source configured to irradiate light toward the light guide panel; a second light source configured to irradiate light toward the light guide panel; and a controller configured to control the first light source and the second light source to emit light alternately, wherein the light guide panel includes a first pattern which responds to the first light source and does not respond to the second light source, and a second pattern which responds to the second light source and does not respond to the first light source.
US10750154B2	Immersive stereoscopic video acquisition, encoding and virtual reality playback methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for capturing and displaying stereoscopic images are described in a manner that allows a user to obtain a 3d virtual reality experience simulating that of being in a seat at a football game or other event. Rear images are modified, e.g., in luminance intensity, to make them consistent with the luminance intensity of the forward images to avoid or reduce edges or differences in luminance intensity as a users turns his head from viewing a main image area to a side or rear image area. A seamless 3D presentation is made possible through the use of fisheye lenses at capture time and combining of images corresponding to forward and rear image areas as a user turns his or her head requiring a change in the captured image area which is displayed to the user.
US10750142B2	Image projection system, image projection device, and image projection method In an image projection system, a computing device generates conversion information for converting camera coordinates used by an imaging device and projector coordinates used by an image projection device based on a positional relationship between a projection pattern image and an imaging pattern image, the imaging device images a subject including a person, the computing device detects a first position indicating a position related to the camera coordinates in a specific region in the person, the computing device converts information on the first position into information on a second position indicating a position related to the projector coordinates in the specific region based on the conversion information, and the image projection device projects a warning image for overlapping with an entire region of the specific region based on the information on the second position.
US10750132B2	System and method for audio source localization using multiple audio sensors An automated security surveillance system determines a location of a possible disturbance and adjusts its cameras to record video footage of the disturbance. In one embodiment, a disturbance can be determined by recording audio of the nearby area. A system, coupled to a camera, may include an arrangement of four audio sensors recording audio of the nearby area to produce independent outputs. The system further may include a processing module configured to determine an angle and distance of an audio source relative to a location of the arrangement of the four audio sensors. The system can then adjust the camera by rotation along an azimuth or elevation angle and adjusting the zoom level to record video of the audio source. Through use of the system, a surveillance system can present an image of a source of possible disturbance to an operator more rapidly and precisely than through manual techniques.
US10750131B1	Adjustable movement detection doorbell Systems, apparatuses, and methods relating to security system and automation monitoring are described. In one embodiment a method may include receiving motion detection data via an electrical signal, analyzing the motion detection data based at least in part on a first parameter, identifying a movement of an object based at least in part on the analyzing, and adjusting one or more light emitting diodes based at least in part on the identifying.
US10750126B2	Systems and methods of measuring quality of video surveillance infrastructure One or more key performance indicators are necessary to properly measure the health of video surveillance applications and the supporting infrastructure. Some of the key performance indicators include: Video Path Uptime (VPU), Video Stream Delivery Index (VSDI), and, Video Retention Compliance (VRC). From these metrics, it is possible to calibrate whether a surveillance infrastructure is operating properly. These metrics can be used to properly alert video network administrators of problems that are actually affecting the video surveillance application. It is also possible to use these metrics to build better analytics to determine root cause of problems as well as build prediction models for potential problems before they occur.
US10750106B2	Imaging unit, imaging apparatus, and computer-readable medium having stored thereon a control program Provided is an imaging unit including an imaging section that includes a pixel capable of performing charge accumulation a plurality of times in response to an imaging instruction for generating one frame of image data; a storage section that stores a pixel signal based on output from the pixel; an updating section that updates the pixel signal already stored in the storage section by performing an integration process to integrate the pixel signal output from the pixel as a result of a new charge accumulation and the pixel signal already stored in the storage section; and a control section that controls whether the updating section performs the update, for each of a plurality of pixel groups that each include one or more pixels.
US10750103B2	Imaging device, drive method of imaging device, and imaging system Provided is an imaging device including row drive unit having a first storage unit that stores and outputs a first signal for a readout from the pixels on an associated row, a second storage unit that stores and outputs a second signal for an operation for causing the photoelectric conversion element on an associated row to be reset to a charge accumulation state, and a third storage unit that stores and outputs a third signal for maintaining the photoelectric conversion element on an associated row in a charge accumulation state or a reset state based on the first signal output from the first storage unit and the second signal output from the second storage unit.
US10750101B2	Resolution for autostereoscopic video displays A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view.
US10750089B2	Method and apparatus for controlling photographing of camera Provided is a method for controlling photographing of a camera, which is applied to an electronic device whose photographic shutter area is provided with a pressure sensing module. The method includes: detecting a press operation for a photographic shutter; collecting pressure sensing data of the pressure sensing module when the press operation is detected; calculating a deformation pattern of the pressure sensing module during the press operation based on the pressure sensing data; calculating a displacement pattern of the camera during the press operation based on the deformation pattern; and determining, according to the displacement pattern, a viewfinding moment at which the camera is capable of capturing an optimal image during the press operation, and outputting an image captured by the camera at the viewfinding moment.
US10750084B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method [Object] To estimate lens information with no change in photographing conditions. [Solution] An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a positional displacement estimation unit configured to estimate positional displacement between a plurality of input images obtained by photographing an identical photographic subject; an alignment processing unit configured to align positions of the plurality of input images on the basis of the estimated positional displacement; and a lens information estimation unit configured to estimate information of a lens used to photograph the input image depending on a model indicating a deterioration component of the lens on the basis of the aligned input images.
US10750076B2	Network device, image processing method, and computer readable medium The disclosure provides a network device, an image processing method, and a computer readable medium. The method includes: receiving a video stream from an IP camera; detecting whether a predetermined motion event occurs in the video stream according to a designated motion detection mode; in response to the predetermined motion event is detected, generating an event mark corresponding to the predetermined motion event and extracting a video clip corresponding to the predetermined motion event from the video stream; determining whether a video content satisfying a notification condition exists in the video clip; and in response to the video content satisfying the notification condition, sending the event mark and the video content to a smart device accessing the network device.
US10750070B2	Light-emitting diode and surveillance camera device using the same A light-emitting diode (LED) includes s a substrate, a LED chip, and an optical lens. The LED chip is fixedly mounted to the substrate for emitting a light beam. The optical lens is mounted to the substrate and covers the LED chip. The optical lens has a light exit surface, which directs the light beam from the LED chip to travel in a direction along an optical axis to form a non-symmetric light shape. Also disclosed is a surveillance camera device that uses the LED. As such, the drawback of a conventional surveillance camera being incapable of acquiring an excellent image due to light source being overly concentrated can be eliminated.
US10750067B2	Optical filter assembly for image-capturing device A removably attachable optical device includes a clamp comprising an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member. When the clamp is mounted on a mobile device, the upper member extends over a device side to enable an orifice formed by the upper clamp member to be positioned over an aperture of the mobile device. An optical element housing has a portion configured to engage the an upper clamp member. A non-uniform optical element is rotatably mounted to the optical element housing. Rotation of the non-uniform optical element causes light passing through the non-uniform optical element as the non-uniform optical element is rotated to be correspondingly altered to create optical effects.
US10750058B2	Systems and methods for determining capture settings for visual content capture A capture settings for one or more image capture devices may be determined. The capture setting may define one or more aspects of operation for the image capture device(s). The aspect(s) of operation for the image capture device(s) may include one or more aspects of operation for a processor of the image capture device(s), an image sensor of the image capture device(s), and/or an optical element of the image capture device(s). A machine-readable optical code may be generated based on the capture setting and/or other information. The machine-readable optical code may convey the capture setting for the image capture device(s) such that a first image capture device capturing a first image including the machine-readable optical code may: (1) identify the machine-readable optical code within the first image; (2) determine the capture setting conveyed by the machine-readable optical code; and (3) operate in accordance with the capture setting.
US10750045B2	Electronic device and method for controlling memory thereof An electronic device includes a memory, a mode configuration management portion, a panel portion, and a memory management portion. The mode configuration management portion configures a plurality of allocation modes for allocating a plurality of areas to the memory. The panel portion displays a mode selection screen for selecting one of the allocation modes. The memory management portion allocates the plurality of areas to the memory based on the selected one of the allocation modes. The mode configuration management portion manages a plurality of recommended modes. The memory management portion sets sizes of an input portion and an output portion of the respective areas according to the recommended mode selected by the mode configuration management portion.
US10750034B2	Image reading apparatus and method of controlling image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a storage unit, a reading unit, a character recognition unit, an acquisition unit, and a registration unit. The storage unit stores an address book capable of registering, in the address book, information as group destination information. The reading unit reads at least one document to generate image data. The character recognition unit recognizes character information in the image data. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of destination information from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit. The registration unit registers, in the address book and as the group destination information, the plurality of pieces of destination information acquired by the acquisition unit.
US10750026B2	System and method for delivery of voicemails to handheld devices Briefly, a variety of embodiments, including the following, are described: a system embodiment and methods that allow random access to voice messages, in contrast to sequential access in existing system embodiments; a system embodiment and methods that allow for the optional use of voice recognition to enhance usability; and a system embodiment and methods that apply to the area of voicemail.
US10750019B1	System and method for assisting agents via artificial intelligence A system and method for handling interactions of a contact center. A processor of the system monitors a real-time interaction between a contact center agent and a user. The monitoring may include analyzing a first input by the user, and a first response by the contact center agent to the first input. The processor identifies an intent of the user based on monitoring the real-time interaction, and in response to identifying the intent, monitors for a first trigger condition. In response to identifying the first trigger condition, the processor invokes an automated agent for outputting a second response to a second input provided by the user. The first trigger condition may be a command to invoke the automated agent, or deviance by the agent from dialog in a dialog script associated with the identified intent.
US10750017B2	AI-based compliance and preference system A method of providing artificial intelligence (AI) functionality to target legacy customer outreach platforms of a plurality of tenant enterprises includes storing a plurality of AI templates, each of which is associated with one or more AI routines, generating a campaign object associating one or more of the AI templates with a tenant enterprise from among the plurality of tenant enterprises, transforming a communication on a switching network associated with the tenant enterprise according to the one or more AI templates associated with the campaign object, and providing the transformed communication to a target legacy customer outreach platform of the tenant enterprise.
US10750015B2	Authenticating with a service provider using a virtual assistant device A virtual assistant device is configured to perform operations that include receiving a user request of a user to use a service provided by a service provider, and based on an identifier associated with the service provider, determining a set of authentication credential types that the service provider accepts for authentication. The operations also include determining, based on sensor information collected from one or more hardware sensors, whether one or more other people besides the user are within a proximity to the device. Further, the operations include based on a calculated risk security level, selecting a first authentication credential type from the set of authentication credential types and selecting a first communication mode from a set of communication modes.
US10750010B1	Call authorization and verification via a service provider code One example method of operation may include extracting a calling device telephone number from a received call message, querying a verification table for the calling device telephone number, identifying the calling device telephone number and a corresponding service provider network identifier from the verification table, querying a mapping table for the service provider network identifier, and identifying whether a match between the service provider network identifier and a service provider code exists as an entry in the mapping table.
US10749999B2	Radio control for a portable communication device A control switch (110) is provided to facilitate a primary user interface for a control top surface (106) of a non-orthogonal control top (102) of a portable communication device (100). The control switch (110) comprises a thumb button actuator (112), a rotary lever (220) having a lever arm (222) extending therefrom, a transfer arm (202) coupled between the thumb button actuator and the lever arm of the rotary lever, and an electrical rotary switch (204) with a switch shaft (224) providing a primary axis of orthogonal rotation. Actuation of the thumb button actuator (112) results in linear, non-orthogonal motion of the transfer arm (202) being translated into rotary motion of the switch shaft (224) about the primary axis of orthogonal rotation (205).
US10749993B2	Path selection using TCP handshake in a multipath environment A plurality of SYN packets is sent from a first system, each of the plurality of SYN packets traverses a different path in a first set of paths between the first system and a second system in a multipath data communication network and includes a unique source identifier. From a plurality of SYN-ACK packets, a SYN-ACK packet is selected that is first to arrive at the first system. Each SYN-ACK packet includes a unique source identifier of a selected SYN packet. A path is configured corresponding to the selected SYN packet, as an outbound path from the first system. A path corresponding to the selected SYN-ACK packet is configured as an inbound path to the first system. A session between the first and the second systems is established using the outbound and inbound paths.
US10749990B1	Automatic discovery of API information Automatic discovery of API information is disclosed, including: receiving a transaction; obtaining a determined signature from the transaction; and determining that the determined signature comprises a candidate signature to potentially add to an application programming interface (API) model.
US10749985B2	Custom communication channels for application deployment An application deployment service (ADS) component receives a request to establish a communication channel for clients to submit deployment artifacts associated with an application. A set of endpoints are created for the channel. In response to receiving a message via one of the endpoints, the ADS determines that additional security verification operations are to be performed before a deployment task indicated in the message can be performed. After the security verification operations are completed, the task is implemented.
US10749978B2	Tags for automatic cloud resource provisioning A dynamic tagging system facilitates the control, monitoring, and operation of technical components, such as virtual machines, in cloud environments. The dynamic tagging system performs an analysis on unstructured metadata tags linked to the technical components. The unstructured metadata tags may be created for technical components by authorized operators of the technical components, for instance. The dynamic tagging system may analyze an individual unstructured metadata tag or a combination of unstructured metadata tags assigned to a technical component to automatically trigger any pre-configured control, monitoring or operational actions for the technical component. As one example, the dynamic tagging system detects a trigger condition for an action trigger to perform automated electronic communications between any selected entities to convey information about the technical component.
US10749959B2	Distributed storage management in a spaceborne or airborne environment Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for managing data storage in a spaceborne or airborne platform. In one implementation, an airborne device in an airborne platform may identify a request to store a data object in a storage pool provided by a plurality of airborne devices. The airborne device will further identify at least one airborne device for storing the data object from the plurality of airborne devices, and communicate the data object to the at least one airborne device.
US10749958B2	Reduced storage of metadata in a distributed encoded storage system A data object can be encoded into a plurality of encoded data fragments and stored on backend storage elements in a distributed encoded storage system. The identifiers and metadata corresponding to each encoded fragment of the data object can be stored in a single metadata unit, which is stored on the backend as encoded fragments. The identifiers of the metadata fragments can be associated with the data object and stored on a low latency frontend storage device. Thus, the amount of metadata per data object stored on expensive low latency frontend storage is reduced to the fragment identifiers. The fragment identifiers can be quickly retrieved, and used to retrieve the identifiers and metadata corresponding to the encoded data fragments from the backend, for retrieval of the data object itself.
US10749955B2	Online cache migration in a distributed caching system using a hybrid migration process Techniques for an online cache migration in a distributed caching system using a hybrid migration process include an application server in a network environment determining that an online cache migration from a source cache to a target cache is running. Based on this, the application server selectively mirroring writes to the source cache in the target cache. Meanwhile, an external migration controller migrates the cache from the source cache to the target cache in a way that does not require the external migration controller or the application server to synchronize their concurrent access to the source and target caches yet still allows the application server to read, write, and delete cache data in the source cache during the migration.
US10749952B2	Network based operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle based on user commands and virtual flight assistance constraints Embodiment includes of a method and a system of network based operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. One system includes a drone user machine, a drone control machine, and a drone control console. The drone control machine is interfaced with the drone user machine through a network. The drone control machine is interfaced with a drone through the drone control console. The drone control machine operates to receive user commands from the drone user machine through the network, and generate drone control commands which are provided to the drone control console for controlling the drone, wherein the drone control commands are generated based on the user commands, and based on virtual flight assistance constraints.
US10749946B2	Deployment of a network resource based on a containment structure A system for provisioning resources within a computer network includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to identify a set of properties associated with a resource type based on a configuration item representative of a resource within a configuration management database (CMDB), determine a subset of the set of properties based on one or more deployment rules, wherein the subset of the set of properties comprises one or more properties of a parent configuration item of the configuration item, and provision, via a deployment agent, a new resource of the computer network, wherein the new resource has the subset of the set of properties.
US10749939B2	Application monitoring for cloud-based architectures An example system may include one or more collectors and an analyzer. The one or more collectors receive a plurality of data streams that include operational data for a plurality of application nodes. The plurality of data streams are captured and provided by a plurality of meters deployed on at least one cloud computing platform to respectively meter the plurality of application nodes. The analyzer processes the plurality of data streams to generate real-time performance data for a first application of a plurality of applications and generates, based on the real-time performance data for the application instances, statistics for data flows between components of the first application. The analyzer generates comparative statistics on the performance of the first application relative to the performance of the plurality of applications hosted, and reallocated, based on the comparative statistics, resources for the performance of the first application.
US10749936B1	Managing communications having multiple alternative destinations Techniques are described for managing communications between computing nodes of a computer network. In some situations, multiple computing nodes of a provided computer network may share a single virtual network address, and communications sent to that single virtual network address by other computing nodes may be managed in various manners. For example, the multiple computing nodes sharing the single virtual network address may be part of a pool of alternative destinations associated with the single virtual network address, and particular computing nodes from the pool may be selected to receive particular communications sent to the single virtual network address. Pools of multiple related computing nodes may also be identified and monitored in various manners. In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users.
US10749935B1	Systems and methods for electronic file transfer A method for electronic file transfer having user coordinated electronic device recognition of at least two mobile devices in close proximity using a one touch simultaneous action on the software interface, contextual user preference, and secure real-time approvals by users for transfer or exchange of digital material between mobile devices using host server, database storage, and backups of transfer material.
US10749933B2	Data sharing among processing systems in a collaboration group Examples of techniques for data sharing among processing systems in a collaboration group are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a message sent to a collaboration group via a first network connection. The first processing system is a member of the collaboration group. The method further includes downloading data associated with the message via the first network connection. The method further includes determining whether any additional processing systems that are members of the collaboration group are in proximity to the first processing system. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that a second processing system that is a member of the collaboration group is in proximity to the first processing system, transmitting a message indicator from the first processing system to the second processing system via a second network connection.
US10749915B2	Modifying signal associations in complex computing networks This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for modifying a temporal signal association in a complex computing network such that a future computing operation is executed based on the modified signal association.
US10749913B2	Techniques for multiply-connected messaging endpoints Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for multiply-connected messaging endpoints, such as for communication between processes of a distributed computing system. Some embodiments are particularly directed to communication over a connectionless fabric between distributed computing (DC) threads, or DC processes comprised thereof, that are implemented in a connection-oriented framework. In several embodiments, establishment of this communication may be referred to as wire-up. In many embodiments, various DC processes on a distributed computing device may utilize respective connection manager (CM) endpoints to establish communication via a common messaging endpoint.
US10749904B2	Programming a data network device using user defined scripts with licenses Provided are methods and systems for configuring a network device with user-defined instruction scripts. The method may commence with receiving a request for a network session between a client device and a server. The method may further include receiving a user-defined class and a user-defined object configuration. The user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration may include the user-defined instruction scripts provided by a user of the client device. The method may further include instructing an object virtual machine to generate at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration. The method may continue with instructing an object virtual machine to generate at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration.
US10749902B2	Method and apparatus for organizing elements of a server application in a client-server system A distributed computing system includes a plurality of servers, each server comprising a processor to process computing treatments and a memory system to record and save graphs. The system also includes means of routing between servers and an interface server to treat requests from a plurality of users' equipment. Servers are organized in N layers of servers, building together a group of servers. Servers from a same layer present a ring topology, and each server has a communication protocol with the following server in the ring of the group of machines. The system also includes communication means with the routing server.
US10749900B2	Deploying session initiation protocol application network security Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to establish and control a SIP communication session between SIP user agents. In some embodiments, the SIP processing system includes a SIP device that establishes a recording session with a first server to receive SIP messages relayed in the SIP communication session. The first server decodes the SIP messages based on metadata in the SIP messages to extract multimedia content. Then, the first server opens a socket connection to establish a security session with a security system configured to determine whether the portion is associated with a detected threat and transmits a portion of the decoded multimedia to the security system. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the security system, the first server controls the SIP communication session.
US10749893B1	Systems and methods for inferring entity relationships via network communications of users or user devices A number of techniques facilitate generation of data points from observations about network traffic. An inferencing system can use these data points to determine whether a relationship exists between two entities or whether an existing relationship has terminated, without any external knowledge of the existence of or termination of such a relationship.
US10749883B1	Automatic anomaly detector Described is an automatic anomaly detector that receives a time-series of normal and abnormal activities that include features related to entities within a computing system. A feature coherence graph for the features is constructed, with the graph then clustered such that feature spaces of entities are expanded to include features that live within a same cluster but belong to separate entities. The feature spaces are unified by mapping representations of the features spaces into a Euclidean space of feature vectors. The feature vectors related to each feature are then aligned. Sets of clusters of related abnormal activities are then generated by regressing each feature vector over only those features that it possesses. The sets of clusters are used to detect anomalous behavior. The system then identifies a node within the computer system generating the anomalous behavior and initiates an action to minimize a threat posed by the node.
US10749879B2	Secure decentralized file sharing systems and methods In an embodiment, a request for hosting a blockchain may be obtained from a client device. A node device to host the blockchain may be determined. Information associated with the node device may be provided to the client device, where the information is used for creating the blockchain on the node device. First data may be obtained from the client device and second data may be obtained from the node device for verifying that the node device hosting the blockchain complies with a hosting verification condition. Based on the first data, the second data, and the hosting verification condition, hosting information associated with the node device may be determined. Based on the hosting information, the node device may be removed from a set of node devices for hosting the blockchain.
US10749876B2	Adaptive and dynamic access control techniques for securely communicating devices Disclosed embodiments relate to adaptively and dynamically monitoring and managing a proximity status between securely communicating devices. Techniques include identifying a secure connection session established between an endpoint computing resource and an auxiliary computing device associated with a user; receiving real-time proximity data associated with at least one of the user or the auxiliary computing device; receiving proximity data associated with the endpoint computing resource; determining, based on the real-time proximity data associated with at least one of the user or the auxiliary computing device and the proximity data associated with the endpoint computing resource, whether at least one of the auxiliary computing device or the user has left the proximity to the endpoint computing resource; and implementing, based on the determining, an automatic session control action for the secure connection session.
US10749874B2	Preventing unauthorized access to secured information systems by injecting device data collectors Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing information security and preventing unauthorized access to resources of an information system by injecting device data collectors into pages and/or other interfaces provided by and/or otherwise associated with an information system. A computing platform may intercept a request for a uniform resource locator from a client computing device based on configuration information identifying the uniform resource locator as being protected. The computing platform may request and receive, from an application server, a page associated with the uniform resource locator. Then, the computing platform may generate a modified version of the page associated with the uniform resource locator by injecting collector code into source code defining the page associated with the uniform resource locator. Subsequently, the computing platform may send, to the client computing device, the modified version of the page associated with the uniform resource locator.
US10749872B2	Method and device for controlling resource access A method and device for controlling resource access, wherein the method includes: receiving a requester's access request for a target resource; performing verification for the access request; and determining whether to allow the requester to access the target resource; wherein the verification for the access request includes: determining validity of a service state related to the target resource.
US10749859B2	File format and platform for storage and verification of credentials In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method for generating and verifying officially verifiable electronic representations may be disclosed. The method may include storing information associated with a credential of a user for proving the user's identity or qualifications; receiving a file generation request to provide authentication of the user based on the information associated with the credential; generating a file comprising a virtual representation of the credential that has been verified by an issuing agency to be an official representation of the credential; transmitting the file; receiving a verifying request whether the file transmitted to the user authenticates the user; verifying that a NFC or Bluetooth protocol-based communication associated with the file corresponds with the credential of the user, in response to the verifying request; and transmitting an authentication message indicating whether the NFC or Bluetooth protocol-based communication corresponds to the information associated with the credential of the user.
US10749856B2	System and method for multi-tenant SSO with dynamic attribute retrieval A system and method for multi-tenant single sign-on (SSO) identity management with dynamic attribute retrieval, the system includes at least one service provider, at least one service provider plug-in, and a service automation platform. A method for multi-tenant SSO identity management with dynamic attribute retrieval, includes the steps of receiving a link to a service provider at an SSO dispatcher, the SSO dispatcher identifying a service, requesting at the SSO dispatcher, user attributes for the at least one service provider, assembling at a service provider handler implementation, a response query, retrieving identity provider credentials from the service automation platform, signing at the SSO dispatcher, a package for a user's authentication, and redirecting the package to the service provider.
US10749851B2	Network monitoring method and device A system includes at least one of first devices respectively including a first memory and a first processor, and a second device including a second memory and a second processor. The first processor is configured to extract a credential from first communication data between a terminal device and an issuing device which issues the credential to the terminal device, and store the credential and a user account of the credential in the first memory. The second processor is configured to obtain, from the first device, the user account corresponding to the credential extracted from second communication data, the second communication data corresponding to an authentication request from the terminal device to a providing device which processes a remote operation by the terminal device, and record remote operation data extracted from third communication data from the terminal device to the providing device and the user account in the second memory.
US10749845B2	Systems and methods for decryption as a service via a hardware security module Systems and methods for decryption of payloads are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, systems and methods herein are configured for decrypting thousands of transactions per second. Further, in particular embodiments, the systems and methods herein are scalable, such that many thousands of transactions can be processed per second upon replicating particular architectural components.
US10749842B2	Communication system and method for network address translation A communication system configured to perform an address translation and a method of translating an address of the communication system are provided. The communication system configured to transceive a packet through a network includes a modem circuit configured to modulate the packet into a transmission signal to be transmitted to the network and demodulate a receiving signal from the network into the packet, and an address translation circuit configured to translate a network address of the packet, wherein the address translation circuit includes an embedded memory configured to receive a header of the packet from an external memory in which the packet is stored and store the header, a first translator configured to translate a format of the header, and a second translator configured to translate an address included in the header.
US10749841B2	Border gateway protocol multipath scaled network address translation system A system for indirect border gateway routing comprising a provider edge router; at least one virtual routing and forwarding instance in communication with the provider edge router, each virtual routing and forwarding instance including a route target; a pointer identification list in communication with the provider edge router, the pointer identification list containing at least one route target associated with a virtual routing and forwarding instance; and a virtual routing and forwarding import instance adapted to receive a route from the provider edge router, the route including a pointer identification directing the virtual routing and forwarding import instance to scan the pointer identification list for the route target associated with the plural virtual routing and forwarding instance, and wherein the virtual routing and forwarding import instance is further adapted to import the route to the at least one virtual routing and forwarding instance having a route target on the pointer identification list.
US10749840B2	Network communication method and apparatus Devices residing in different networks communicate with one another using inter-network communication. A host may transmit a first packet to a gateway and the gateway may transform it into a second packet. When creating the second packet, the gateway may transmit a request to an address mapper for a mapped address. The mapped address includes a native address or a system address. The system address includes another native address as well as a reference value. The reference value is associated with the host, includes an opaque binary value of an arbitrary size, and is subdivided into multiple fields associated with the host. In response to the mapped address being the system address, the address mapping engine obtains the system address. In response to the mapped address being the native address, the address mapping engine obtains the native address. The native address is determined in view of an existing network protocol.
US10749836B2	Slave device for performing address resolution protocol and operating method thereof A slave device includes a first port assigned an address resolution protocol (ARP) address, a plurality of second ports and corresponding endpoints, and a controller configured to receive first commands including the ARP address from the host through the first port, assign slave addresses to the endpoints based on the first commands to enable the second ports to communicate with the host, receive a second command including one of the slave addresses through a corresponding one of the second ports, perform an operation based on the second command to generate a result, and provide a result of the operation to the one second port.
US10749830B2	System and method for regulating electronic message transmissions Systems and methods for regulating electronic messages transmissions. A message delay system is disposed between one or more first entities and a second entity within at least one network. Electronic messages are received from among at least one the first entities and the second entity at one or more message arrival times. A message delay component applies a delay to each received electronic message, based on a predefined delay time common to all of the first entities and a first entity delay offset associated with a first entity that is associated with the received message. The first entity delay offset is based on a geographical origin of the first entity relative to a geographical origin of the second entity. Each delayed message is transmitted to a designated recipient via the network, where the designated recipient is among the second entity and the first entities.
US10749824B1	Methods and systems to retrieve and validate emergency information associated with VOIP communications A VoIP 911 application is accessible to VoIP callers in the form of a portal and/or at least one API executed by one or more of a plurality of computing systems to retrieve a physical location of a VoIP user utilizing a VoIP number. A known postal address is generated from the physical location. The postal address is processed using a GIS system to determine if the postal address is a valid actual address. The postal address is processed using geocoding, and an updated MSAG address associated with the location of the VoIP user is generated. The VoIP 911 application may comprise an instant messaging application. The IM application is installed to and/or integrated with existing software packages. A VoIP user may update emergency information by submitting a current physical location of the VoIP user via an IM chat window. The physical location submitted is validated and confirmed.
US10749809B2	Error correction optimization A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path coupling the first node and the second node includes transmitting a segment of data from the first node to the second node over the data path as a number of messages, the number of messages being transmitted according to a transmission order. A degree of redundancy associated with each message of the number of messages is determined based on a position of said message in the transmission order.
US10749805B2	Statistical collection in a network switch natively configured as a load balancer In an example, there is disclosed a network apparatus for providing native load balancing within a switch or router, including a first network interface operable to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second network interfaces operable to communicatively couple to a second network; one or more logic elements comprising a switching engine operable for providing network switching or routing; and one or more logic elements forming a load balancing engine operable for receiving incoming network traffic via the first network, the incoming traffic having a destination internet protocol address (IP) corresponding to a virtual IP (VIP) designated for load balancing; assigning the incoming traffic to a traffic bucket associated with the second network; and logging the assigning; wherein the switching engine and load balancing engine are configured to be provided on the same hardware as each other and as the first network interface and plurality of second network interface.
US10749794B2	Enhanced error signaling and error handling in a network environment with segment routing Embodiments include generating an error message based on an error associated with a packet, adding to the error message an address of a node in a segment routing domain of a network to serve as a destination address of the error message, and adding a new segment routing header to the error message. Embodiments also include rewriting the packet where the rewriting includes replacing a destination address in the packet with a final destination address associated with the packet. Embodiments further include adding the rewritten packet to the error message, and forwarding the error message to the destination address of the error message. In specific embodiments, the rewriting the packet includes removing a segment routing header of the packet. More specific embodiments include deriving the new segment routing header from information in the packet.
US10749783B2	Test device and test method The present invention provides a test device for analyzing data communication of an electronic device, the test device comprising a data encoder configured to encode outgoing data according to a predefined physical protocol and output a respective outgoing physical signal to the electronic device, a data analyzer configured to receive an incoming physical signal from the electronic device and provide incoming data encoded in the incoming physical signal, a protocol emulator that is coupled to the data encoder and the data analyzer and that is configured to generate the outgoing data and decode the incoming data according to a predetermined application protocol, and a protocol analyzer that is coupled to the protocol emulator and that is configured to analyze a protocol conformance of the incoming data to the predefined application protocol. Further, the present invention provides a respective test method.
US10749782B2	Analyzing servers based on data streams generated by instrumented software executing on the servers An instrumentation analysis system processes data streams received from servers executing instrumented software. The system determines a set of servers that satisfy a given criteria, for example, a set of servers with high resource utilization. The set of servers may be determined by the system based on triggers or specified by a user. The system analyzes properties of servers to determine a property that characterizes the set of servers. The property characterizing the servers is provided to users via a user interface or alerts for further analysis, for example, to analyze the cause of high resource utilization.
US10749781B2	Setting device, setting method, recording medium to which setting program is recorded, communication system, client device, and server device Provided is a setting device and the like with which correct estimation of a communication band is possible. The setting device 101 has a transmission unit 102 that, on the basis of a first timing at which a first information processing device 401 transmits to a second information processing device 402 a first signal for measuring a communication band which pertains to a communication network 403, transmits to the second information processing device 402 a setting signal for setting a communication unit 407 of the second information processing device 402 to a communication-enabled state.
US10749780B2	Systems and methods for management of cloud exchanges A cloud exchange includes a first connection to an enterprise; a first plurality of peering points each to an associated cloud provider of a plurality of cloud providers; a second connection to a Central office Re-architected as a Data Center (CORD) including a set of hardware and/or software from one or more existing data centers that is capable of routing traffic directly between the plurality of cloud providers, wherein the CORD comprises a second plurality of peering points to the plurality of cloud providers; and a cloud exchange management application executed on a computing system configured to cause movement of traffic data between the first plurality of peering points and the second plurality of peering points responsive to one or more of the traffic data trending between two applications in different cloud providers and latency between the two applications in different cloud providers.
US10749777B2	Computer system, server machine, program, and failure detection method For each combination of a connection destination device and a computer, a connection time of connection between the connection destination device and the computer is measured. Whether the operation of the connection destination device is normal is determined based on the result of the measurement.
US10749765B2	Method and system for monitoring communication in a network A method, system and computer program product, the method comprising: in response to receiving a packet from a stream of packets transmitted to a computing platform, determining, based on a meta-data of the packet, whether to capture the packet or avoid capturing thereof, said determining comprising: subject to the meta-data indicating that a sequence number of the packet is within a first range or within a second range, wherein a distance between an end of the first range and a beginning of the second range is at least of a predetermined size, wherein a distance, through a wraparound, between an end of the second range and a beginning of the first range is at least of the predetermined size, thereby a wraparound situation is identifiable within the stream of packets; and in response to determining to capture the packet: capturing the packet; and transmitting the packet to analysis.
US10749763B2	Reliable address discovery cache Reliable address discovery cache techniques are described. In an implementation, a reliable communication channel is established for control messages related to address resolution in a network. The communication channel is employed for communication of messages for internet protocol (IP) address acquisition, release, and mapping staleness between clients (e.g., nodes or endpoints) in the network and a cache manager component configured to maintain and update an address map for the clients. The cache manager component may also be configured to send directed messages via the communication channel to propagate changes in the mapping to the clients. Further, clients may provide explicit notifications regarding address release and staleness to the cache manager component to facilitate updating of the address map. In this way, a reliable and up-to-date address map is maintained and the amount of broadcast discovery messages and bandwidth consumed overall for address discovery operations may be reduced.
US10749757B2	Method and apparatus for generating network control policy, and network controller A method for use by a network controller is provided. The controller collects network status data of a current moment, and estimates network status information of the current moment according to the network status data of the current moment. The controller predicts network status information of a next moment according to the network status information of the current moment. The controller receives and preprocessing a dataflow entering the network at the current moment, to obtain a preprocessing result of the dataflow. The controller generates a control action by using a network control policy of the current moment and according to the network status information of the current moment, the predicted network status information of the next moment, and the preprocessing result of the dataflow. The controller obtains feedback information of the network resulted from the control action, and generates a network control policy of the next moment.
US10749756B2	Channel training using a replica lane Systems, apparatuses, and methods for utilizing training sequences on a replica lane are described. A transmitter is coupled to a receiver via a communication channel with a plurality of lanes. One of the lanes is a replica lane used for tracking the drift in the optimal sampling point due to temperature variations, power supply variations, or other factors. While data is sent on the data lanes, test patterns are sent on the replica lane to determine if the optimal sampling point for the replica lane has drifted since a previous test. If the optimal sampling point has drifted for the replica lane, adjustments are made to the sampling point of the replica lane and to the sampling points of the data lanes.
US10749747B1	Methods for managing network device configurations and devices thereof Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and configuration management server device that obtain, via one or more communication networks, configuration data from network devices. A portion of the configuration data obtained from one or more of the network devices is in a first native format and another portion of the configuration data obtained from another one or more of the network devices is in a second native format different from the first native format. The configuration data in the first and second native formats is converted into a common format. Stored configuration rules are applied to the converted configuration data in the common format to determine when at least one of the configuration rules has been violated. A notification including an indication of the configuration rule is generated and output, via an interactive dashboard graphical user interface (GUI), when the determination indicates that the configuration rule has been violated.
US10749743B2	Upgrade a version of a service According to examples, a method for upgrading a version of a service may include instructing a host device to pre-spawn a number of first host processes configured to provide a first version of the service in a computing node and to pre-spawn a number of second host processes configured to provide a second version of the service according to a first scaling constraint in the computing node. The method may also include, in response to receiving an indication that each of the second host processes is operating properly, instructing the host device to decrease the number of first host processes and to increase the number of second host processes as defined in a second scaling constraint.
US10749740B2	Deploying network-based cloud platforms on end equipment The technique includes determining parameters of a cloud platform associated with an edge computing service associated with a network. The technique includes deploying the cloud platform, including configuring equipment external to the network and configuring equipment of the network.
US10749739B2	Distributed 802.11S mesh network using transformer module hardware for the capture and transmission of data A power grid network is provided featuring a mesh network having a mesh node with a signal processor. The signal processor receives signaling containing information about collected data, which includes electrical signaling data related to electrical signaling being processed by a transformer to which the mesh node is coupled, metered data related to associated electrical signaling being provided from the transformer to a building or structure, and other mesh network data from one or more other mesh nodes deployed in the mesh network. The signal processor also determines corresponding signaling containing information about the collected data for transmitting back to a central location or one or more corresponding mesh nodes in the mesh network for further processing, based upon the signaling received.
US10749729B1	System and method for automatic gain control adaptation A circuit includes an AGC adaptation circuit configured to receive a first signal generated based on an AGC output signal from an AGC circuit. The AGC circuit applies an AGC gain to an AGC input signal to generate the AGC output signal. The AGC adaptation circuit determines an observed value of the first signal, and determines a AGC adaptation step size based on the observed value and a predetermined target value associated with the first signal. The AGC adaptation circuit provides a second signal to adjust the AGC gain of the AGC circuit using the AGC adaptation step size.
US10749727B2	Method for protecting a link in an optical network Enclosed herewith is a method for protecting a link in an optical network configured for transmitting digital data employing a predetermined modulation format which comprises a number of symbols in a constellation diagram. A binary address is associated with each symbol. The modulation format allows for a constellation distortion, according to which the relative positions of constellation points in the constellation diagram are varied in a predetermined way by a predetermined degree. The method the steps of: A) partitioning the traffic in two or more priority classes, B) mapping higher priority traffic to predefined bit positions within the binary symbol addresses, C) evaluating the quality of a predetermined protection link, D) determining a degree of distortion such that a desired transmission quality for the transmission of the traffic of the highest priority class or classes via said predetermined protection link and a desired transmission quality for the full traffic via said given link are simultaneously ensured, and E) employing said distorted constellation diagram for transmission of digital data over said given link.
US10749723B2	Narrowband sinewave modulation system A system and method for narrowband sinewave modulation. The system includes an input buffer for storing input digital data and a sub-periodic modulator for encoding the input digital data in a periodic waveform. The sub-periodic modulator encodes one or more bit values of the input digital data within each period of the periodic waveform. One or more digital-to-analog converters generate an encoded analog waveform from a digital representation of the periodic waveform wherein the encoded analog waveform is of a frequency f and a power P. The encoding is performed by the sub-periodic modulator such that any signal of frequency f′ resulting from the encoding is of a power P′ at least 50 dB less than power P, where f′ is offset from f by more than 25 Hz.
US10749720B1	Receiver adaptation using stochastic gradient hill climbing with genetic mutation A receiver receives communications over a communication channel, which may distort an incoming communication signal. In order to counter this distortion, the frequency response of the receiver is manipulated by adjusting several frequency response parameters. Each frequency response parameter controls at least a portion of the frequency response of the receiver. The optimal values for the frequency response parameters are determined by modifying an initial set of values for the frequency response parameters through one or more of stochastic hill climbing operations until a performance metric associated with the receiver reaches a local maximum. The modified values are displaced through one or more mutation operations. The stochastic hill climbing operations may subsequently be performed on the mutated values to generate the final values for the frequency response parameters.
US10749713B2	Resource pattern for uplink transmissions Some wireless communication systems may attempt to balance frequent transmission opportunities (e.g., where the frequency of the opportunities may refer to gaps in the time domain, frequency domain, etc.) with a desire for communication reliability and/or interference diversity. In accordance with the described techniques, some such systems may apportion communicating devices into groups, where resources are strategically assigned to each group so as to reduce latency without significantly compromising communication reliability or interference diversity (e.g., by allowing a membership of the groups to cycle through all possible combinations before repeating). Such techniques may support delay-sensitive communications, channel sounding procedures, or other similar types of transmissions. Resources may be allocated based on a scheduling parameter transmitted to a user equipment (UE), which may implicitly or explicitly indicate a plurality of resource offsets to the UE.
US10749705B2	Smarter plug for mindful home automation A smarter plug for a home automation system includes a smarter plug sensor and a controller which stores logic for operating the smarter plug sensor. The smarter plug sensor includes three A-D op-amps respectively paired with three resistors having different values forming three different op-amp voltage meters. The three different op-amp voltage meters respectively report a first sensor-voltage slope with a higher sensitivity and a lower range, a second sensor-voltage slope with a lower sensitivity and a higher range and a third sensor-voltage slope with a range and a sensitivity intermediate between these ranges.
US10749688B2	System and method for decrypting communication exchanged on a wireless local area network Systems and methods for obtaining authentication vectors issued, for use by a mobile communication terminal, by a Home Location Register (HLR) that serves a cellular communication network independently of any cooperation with the cellular network. Further to obtaining the authentication vectors, a terminal is caused to communicate over a WiFi WLAN using an encryption key derived from the obtained authentication vectors, e.g., per the EAP-SIM or EAP-AKA protocol. Since the encryption key is known, communication from the terminal is decrypted. The authentication vectors may be obtained by (i) an “impersonating” Visitor Location Register (VLR) server that does not serve the cellular network; (ii) an interrogation device which, by imitating a legitimate base station serving the cellular network, solicits the mobile communication terminal to associate with the interrogation device; or (iii) an SS7 probe, which obtains authentication vectors communicated from the HLR server to other entities on the SS7 network.
US10749683B2	Technologies for end-to-end biometric-based authentication and platform locality assertion Technologies for end-to-end biometric-based authentication and locality assertion include a computing device with one or more biometric devices. The computing device may securely exchange a key between a driver and a secure enclave. The driver may receive biometric data from the biometric sensor in a virtualization-protected memory buffer and encrypt the biometric data with the shared key. The secure enclave may decrypt the biometric data and perform a biometric authentication operation. The computing device may measure a virtual machine monitor (VMM) to generate attestation information for the VMM. A secure enclave may execute a virtualization report instruction to request the attestation information. The processor may copy the attestation information into the secure enclave memory. The secure enclave may verify the attestation information with a remote attestation server. If verified, the secure enclave may provide a shared secret to the VMM. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10749682B2	Anti-counterfeit method An anti-counterfeit method includes: obtaining raw data to be encoded; collecting fingerprint data by analogue acquisition to obtain initial fingerprint feature information and encrypting the initial fingerprint feature information to obtain a random feature secret key, the random feature secret key comprising a first sub secret key and a second sub secret key and the first sub secret key is encoded into a micro-texture image while the second sub secret key is embedded in an encryption program; encrypting, through the random feature secret key, the raw data to be encoded to generate an information code image, the information code image comprising the micro-texture image; passing an anti-counterfeit authentication when an image sensor succeeds in integrating the first sub secret key and the second sub secret key to generate the random feature secret key; and succeeding in decrypting, by the image sensor, the information code image through the random feature secret key.
US10749675B2	Homomorphic white box system and method for using same A method for whitebox cryptography is provided for computing an algorithm (m,S) with input m and secret S, using one or more white-box encoded operations. The method includes accepting an encoded input c, where c=Enc(P,m); accepting an encoded secret S′, where S′=Enc(P,S); performing one or more operations on the encoded input c and the encoded secret S′ modulo N to obtain an encoded output c′; and decoding the encoded output c′ with the private key p to recover an output m′ according to m′=Dec(p,c′), such that m′=(m,S).
US10749670B2	Block chain decoding with fair delay for distributed network devices A system that includes a first network node configured to store a first ledger, a second network node configured to store a second ledger, and a third network node. The third network node includes a transformation engine configured to obtain a plurality of enriched shares from at least one ledger using an index identifying enriched shares linked with a data entry. The number of obtained enriched shares is at least a threshold value corresponding to the number of enriched shares needed to determine the data entry. The transformation engine configured to remove enriched data from the plurality of enriched shares to generate a plurality of shares and perform polynomial interpolation using the plurality of shares to determine the result of the polynomial interpolation at zero. The result of the polynomial interpolation at zero is equal to the data entry.
US10749657B2	Mapping reference signal for multi-cell transmission Described is a method for the mapping of reference signals. The method includes generating a reference signal sequence for two or more cells, where each cell of the two or more cells has a cell bandwidth. The method also includes determining an offset for the reference signal sequence based at least in part on the cell bandwidth of each cell. Mapping the reference signal sequence to resource elements of physical resource blocks for the cells based at least in part on the offset is included in the method. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed.
US10749652B2	Methods and apparatus for employing multiple subframe configurations for HARQ operations Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for employing multiple subframe configurations. A UE may identify a first reference subframe configuration (RSC) to use as a reference for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) operations for transmissions on an uplink, and a second RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on a downlink. The UE may communicate with at least a node on the uplink and the downlink based on the first and second RSCs. In aspects, a base station (BS) may identify a first RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on an uplink, identify a second RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on a downlink, and communicate with at least one UE on the uplink and the downlink based on the first and second RSCs.
US10749650B2	Method and apparatus for generating pilot tone in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access system, and method and apparatus for estimating channel using it The present invention relates to a pilot tone generating method and apparatus of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access system and method, and a channel estimation method and apparatus using the same. The channel estimation apparatus includes a pilot tone extracting unit for extracting a pilot tone, which is inserted within a frame with data tone, masked with an orthogonal code; a pilot tone unmasking unit for unmasking of the pilot tone extracted from the pilot tone extracting unit by using an orthogonal code information; and a channel estimation operating unit for estimating a channel by calculating an average of the pilot tones which is unmasked in the unmasking unit.
US10749645B2	Reference signal transmitting method and device, and reference signal receiving method and device The present invention provides a reference signal transmitting method and device, and a reference signal receiving method and device. The transmitting method comprises: determining the position of a time-frequency resource for a reference signal a transmission time interval (TTI) according to a preset manner; and transmitting the reference signal according to the position of the time-frequency resource. The present invention solves the problem in the related art of high processing delay of a user equipment (UE) that occurs because a DMRS is later-positioned, and reduces the processing delay of the UE.
US10749639B2	Bearer switching in reduced radio link quality conditions A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured in dual connectivity with a master cell group and a secondary cell group. Uplink (UL) data is sent in an active one of the master cell group and the secondary cell group as an active UL transmission cell group. It is determined whether a UL transmission is to be switched to an alternate one of the master cell group and the secondary cell group and the UL traffic is switched from the active UL transmission cell group to the alternate cell group in response to the determination that the UL transmission is to be switched.
US10749625B2	Transmission device, reception device, transmission method, and reception method of header information on channel aggregation A header encoding unit performs bit scramble and LDPC encoding on the PHY control data to generate L-Header and EDMG-Header data. A modulation unit encodes the L-Header and the E-Header output from the header encoding unit. In addition, the modulation unit duplicates the data of the L-Header and the E-Header in accordance with the bandwidth of the channel notified by an RF control unit and arranges the data on a plurality of channels. The modulation unit further modulates one piece of the payload data divided by a payload data dividing unit.
US10749616B2	Method for a phase calibration in a frontend circuit of a near field communication device A method for a phase calibration in a frontend circuit of a near field communication (NFC) tag device is disclosed. An active load modulation signal is generated with a preconfigured value of a phase difference with respect to a reference signal of an NFC signal generator device. An amplitude of a test signal present at an antenna of the NFC tag device is measured. The test signal results from overlaying of the reference signal with the active load modulation signal. The following steps are repeated: modifying the value of the phase difference, providing the active load modulation signal with the modified value of the phase difference, measuring an amplitude of the test signal and comparing the measured amplitude with the previously measured amplitude until the measured amplitude fulfills a predefined condition. The value of the phase difference corresponding to the previously measured amplitude is stored.
US10749613B2	Mobile source media content access Embodiments are provided for replacing media items in a queue of a playback device. An example implementation involves receiving, at the playback device, first data indicating an addition of a first media item to a queue. The playback device determines that the first media item is no longer accessible to the playback device at a later second time. The playback device initiates a query for a media item similar to the first media item and receives second data indicating that a second media item has replaced the first media item in the queue, the second media item being similar to the first media item. In response, the playback device initiates playback of the second media item on the playback device.
US10749612B1	Rotor assembly sensor system with interference isolation A sensor system includes a rotor antenna, a radio frequency (RF) sensor, a stator antenna, and one or more frequency selective structures. The rotor antenna and the RF sensor are disposed on an outer surface of a shaft and are conductively connected to each other. The RF sensor generates measurement signals as the shaft rotates. The stator antenna is mounted separate from the shaft and positioned radially outward from the rotor antenna. The stator antenna wirelessly receives the measurement signals from the rotor antenna across an air gap. The one or more frequency selective structures are disposed on the outer surface of the shaft and configured to dissipate electromagnetic current that is conducted along the shaft to alleviate interference of the measurement signals.
US10749606B2	Pulse generation module, and optical communication transmitter system and non-linear equalizing method thereof The present disclosure provides a pulse generation module, and an optical communication transmitter system and a non-linear equalizing method thereof, the pulse generation module includes: a mode detector that outputs a corresponding effective detection signal after detecting a preset mode, a controller that generates a corresponding selection signal according to a jump mode, and an equalizing pulse generator that generates a corresponding equalizing pulse signal according to the effective detection signal and the selection signal. A jump mode of each piece of data in a data stream is detected, and a corresponding equalizing pulse signal is generated based on the detected jump mode, to compensate for nonlinearity of a laser driving signal. Information about a rising edge and a falling edge is determined by detecting a jump mode of data, a balanced current is provided for a particular purpose, and nonlinearity of a laser is compensated by current output.
US10749595B2	Satellite for end to end beamforming Methods and systems are described for providing end-to-end beamforming. For example, end-to-end beamforming systems include end-to-end relays and ground networks to provide communications to user terminals located in user beam coverage areas. The ground segment can include geographically distributed access nodes and a central processing system. Return uplink signals, transmitted from the user terminals, have multipath induced by a plurality of receive/transmit signal paths in the end to end relay and are relayed to the ground network. The ground network, using beamformers, recovers user data streams transmitted by the user terminals from return downlink signals. The ground network, using beamformers generates forward uplink signals from appropriately weighted combinations of user data streams that, after relay by the end-end-end relay, produce forward downlink signals that combine to form user beams.
US10749591B2	Reconfigurable and modular active repeater device An active repeater device includes a primary sector and one or more secondary sectors, receives a first beam of input RF signals. A first set of analog baseband signals, are generated based on received first beam of input RF signals. The first set of analog baseband signals are converted to a first set of coded data signals and control information is extracted from the first set of coded data signals by decoding only a header portion of the first set of coded data signals without demodulation of data portion of the first set of coded data signals. Based on the extracted control information, the first set of coded data signals are transmitted as beams of output RF signals to remote user equipment. The transmission is independent of demodulation of the data portion within the active repeater device to reduce latency for transmission of the first set of coded data signals.
US10749588B1	System and method for reducing distortion in optic laser outputs Various embodiments of signal shaping systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a signal shaping system comprises an input configured to receive an input signal. The input signal is transmitted as an optic signal. The signal shaping system comprises a first delay module to generate a first delay signal with a first delay compared to the input signal and a second delay module to generate a second delay signal with a second delay compared to the first delay signal. An inverter is configured to invert the first delay signal to generate an inverted first delay signal. A signal addition operation module is configured to add the inverted first delay signal and the second delay signal together and create a first pulse with a duration of the second delay and a second pulse with a duration of the second delay. An amplifier is configured to cut off the first pulse and amplify the second pulse. A bias loop module is configured to keep the amplifier near a cutoff region.
US10749581B2	Radio apparatuses for long-range communication of radio-frequency information Radio apparatuses and methods for MIMO matrix phasing that may be used to toggle and/or weight the amount of MIMO processing based on the detected level of isolation between different polarizations of the system. Also described herein are apparatuses including auto-range and/or auto-scaling of a signal strength indicator to aid in precise alignment of the apparatus. Any of these apparatuses and methods may also include dynamic power boosting that adjusts the power (e.g., power amplifier) for an RF apparatus based on the data rate. These apparatuses may include a housing enclosing the radio device that includes a plurality of pin elements that may act as heat transfer pins and a ground pin for making a ground connection to the post or pole to which the devices is mounted.
US10749567B2	Method and apparatus for the reception of a signal A method for the reception of a frequency hopped direct sequence spread spectrum signal includes acquiring the signal by splitting the received signal into a plurality of processing sub-channels, each corresponding to one or more hop frequencies; and within each sub-channel: i) subtracting any sub-carrier frequency from the received signal; ii) filtering the signal from (i) using a chip-matched filter; iii) selecting a sub-set of samples from the filtered signal; iv) correlating the sampled signal from step (iii) with a known reference signal to produce at least one correlator output. The output(s) from each sub-channel are provided to an input of a corresponding one or more common discrete time Fourier transforms (DTFT), and an output therefrom having a peak above a predetermined threshold is selected for further processing in the receiver. The method is a less expensive way of tracking the signal and can demodulate appropriately modulated signals.
US10749560B2	Audio apparatus and control method therefor An audio apparatus and a control method therefor are provided. The present audio apparatus comprises: a vibration part for providing audio using vibration; a sensing part for sensing one or more of the material and the thickness of an object to which the audio apparatus is attached; a pressure regulation part for regulating the pressure that is applied to the object by the vibration part; and a processor for controlling the pressure regulation part in order to regulate the pressure applied to the object by the vibration part based on one or more of the material and the thickness of the object that is sensed by the sensing part.
US10749557B1	Adaptive spur processing A system and method for adaptive spurious signal (spur) processing at a broadband RF receiver. Spur processing addresses the detection of spurs generated by the receiver when high level RF signals are present at its input. The spurs can lead to undesired false detections. Based on signal parameters of the received RF signal, the system detects a strong enough real signal that would cause a spur and prevent generation of false reports. The adaptive spur mitigation scheme uses multiple detection and report thresholds to enable false report rejection with an improved high probability of rejecting false detections, while minimizing the adverse effects on multi-tone dynamic range. The necessary detection and report thresholds are generated based on a system level behavioral model that predicts the performance of several different types of spurs as a function of signal parameters. The thresholds are tuned to match the behavior of the dominant spur.
US10749555B2	Time-domain IQ mismatch compensator with frequency-domain observations A system, method, and electronic device for compensating in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) mismatch (IQMM) are herein disclosed. The system includes an IQ mismatch compensator (IQMC) configured to compensate for IQMM between a time-domain I signal and a time-domain Q signal using filter weight coefficients, and output a compensated I signal and a compensated Q signal, a fast Fourier transformation (FFT) circuit configured to perform an FFT on the compensated I signal and the compensated Q signal to a frequency-domain compensated signal, and a coefficient updater configured to update the filter weight coefficients based on a frequency-domain observation of the frequency-domain compensated signal.
US10749553B2	System and method for increasing bandwidth for digital predistortion in multi-channel wideband communication systems A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
US10749552B2	Pseudo differential receiving mechanism for single-ended signaling Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing efficient data transfer in a computing system are disclosed. A computing system includes multiple transmitters sending singled-ended data signals to multiple receivers. A termination voltage is generated and sent to the multiple receivers. The termination voltage is coupled to each of signal termination circuitry and signal sampling circuitry within each of the multiple receivers. Any change in the termination voltage affects the termination circuitry and affects comparisons performed by the sampling circuitry. Received signals are reconstructed at the receivers using the received signals, the signal termination circuitry and the signal sampling circuitry.
US10749551B1	Systems and methods for extended spectrum amplifiers In various embodiments, the disclosed systems, methods, and apparatuses describe extended spectrum amplifiers. In particular, a method is described including: receiving, at an input port, a radio frequency (RF) signal on a frequency band; separating, using a demultiplexer coupled to the input port, the RF signal into four signal on four respective lines, the four signals having different frequency bands; combining, using a multiplexer coupled to the demultiplexer by the four lines, the four signals into an amplified RF signal; and amplifying, using an amplifier on each of the four lines, the respective four signals.
US10749549B2	Method and device in user equipment and base station for wireless communication A method and device in user equipment and a base station for wireless communication is disclosed. The base station equipment sequentially generates a first information block including bits in a first sub-information-block and a second sub-information-block, performs first channel coding and transmits a first radio signal. The first bit block includes bits in the first information block, the first bit block is used as an input of the first channel coding, the value of the first sub-information-block is related to the number of padding bits, and the relative position of the first sub-information-block and the second sub-information-block in the first information block is related to the number of bits included in the first information block. The present disclosure utilizes the characteristics of serial decoding of a Polar code, and improves the decoding performance using padding bits as frozen bits through the internal indication of the code block.
US10749547B2	Error detector and/or corrector checker method and apparatus In embodiments, an apparatus may comprise random access memory (RAM); an error detecting and/or correcting code (EDCC) encoder to generate and add an error detecting and/or correcting code to a datum being written into the memory for storage; and an EDCC decoder to use the error detecting and/or correcting code added to the datum to correct one or more bits of error in the datum when the datum with the added error detecting and/or correcting code is read back from the RAM. Further, the apparatus may include an error detection and/or correction checker to inject one or more bits of error into the datum when the datum with the added error and/or correcting code is read back from the RAM, and check whether the EDCC decoder is able to correct the one or more bits of error injected into the datum.
US10749539B2	Apparatus and method for a vapor cell atomic frequency reference A chip scale atomic clock (CSAC) includes a temperature stabilized physics system and a temperature stabilized electronics circuitry electrically coupled to the temperature stabilized physics system. Atomic clocks utilize an optical signal having a frequency component. The temperature stabilization increases frequency stability. The temperature stabilized physics system includes a vapor cell and a magnetic field coil, and is enclosed in a magnetic shield. When an ambient temperature of a chip scale atomic clock increases, fluid is extended away, due to thermal expansion, from at least one reservoir towards or away from a thermally isolated subsystem in at least one of the temperature stabilized electronics circuitry and the temperature stabilized physics system.
US10749532B1	Method and apparatus for a phase locked loop circuit A phase locked loop (PLL) circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a first loop circuit, and a second loop circuit. The first loop circuit includes a first loop filter configured to receive a first signal based on a feedback signal from the VCO and provide a first VCO frequency control signal to the VCO. The second loop circuit includes a compensation circuit configured to receive a reference signal and the first signal, and provide a second VCO frequency control signal to the VCO.
US10749529B2	Memory device including integrated deterministic pattern recognition circuitry Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a memory device having inline processing circuitry. Disclosed memory devices can comprise logic circuits incorporating pattern recognition algorithms, in an embodiment. Comparative analysis functions on sets of data can be implemented with pulldown circuits connected to a common data line. In some embodiments, minimum values, maximum values and the like can be determined among the sets of data in a number of clock cycles comparable to a number of bits in the sets of data.
US10749525B2	Touch-less switching A light switch network comprises a plurality of light switch units, each comprising a gesture interface to sense a user gesture by receiving at least one gesture signal from a sensing zone, and configured to exchange one or more gesture status signals with at least one other switch unit in the network in relation to the received gesture signal; each switch being enabled, on receiving the gesture signal: in a first mode, to change a designated switch mode and/or state in response to the gesture signal; or in a second mode, to not change the designated switch mode and/or state according to one or more conditions associated with the status signals received from the other switch unit.
US10749522B2	Electric power conversion apparatus An electric power conversion apparatus includes at least one semiconductor module, a capacitor, a pair of positive and negative busbars and an insulator. The positive busbar includes a positive busbar base protruding from the capacitor in a Y direction and at least one positive busbar terminal extending perpendicular to an X direction. The negative busbar includes a negative busbar base protruding from the capacitor in the Y direction and at least one negative busbar terminal extending perpendicular to the X direction. The positive and negative busbar bases are arranged to have their major surfaces facing each other in a Z direction. The positive and negative busbar terminals at least partially overlap each other in the X direction with the insulator interposed therebetween. The at least one semiconductor module has a pair of positive and negative power terminals connected respectively to the positive and negative busbar terminals.
US10749515B1	Filtering circuit for pulse width modulated signal A filtering circuit for filtering a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal includes a D flip-flop having an input terminal configured to be coupled to a logic high signal and having an output terminal coupled to an output terminal of the filtering circuit; and a circuit coupled between an input terminal of the filtering circuit and the D flip-flop, the circuit configured to, for a first pulse of the PWM signal having a duty cycle within a pre-determined range: generate a positive pulse at a clock terminal of the D flip-flop as a clock signal of the D flip-flop; and generate a negative pulse at a reset terminal of the D flip-flop as a reset signal of the D flip-flop, wherein a duration between a rising edge of the positive pulse and a falling edge of the negative pulse is equal to a duration of the first pulse of the PWM signal.
US10749501B2	High power silicon on insulator switch An apparatus comprises a first RF port, a second RF port, a first resonator circuit and at least one second resonator circuit. The first resonator circuit and the second resonator circuit may be connected between the first RF port and the second RF port. The first resonator circuit may comprise a first inductor, a first capacitor, and a first stacked switch device. The second resonator circuit may comprise a second inductor, a second capacitor, and a second stacked switch device. The first capacitor and the first stacked switch device may be coupled in series across the first inductor. The second capacitor, the second inductor, and the second stacked switch device may be connected in parallel.
US10749493B2	Band pass filter A band pass filter includes: a first circuit unit including a first series LC resonant circuit disposed between a first terminal and a second terminal; a second circuit unit disposed between the first circuit unit and the second terminal, and including a first parallel LC resonant circuit; and a third circuit unit disposed between the first terminal and a ground, and including a second series LC resonant circuit, wherein a resonant frequency of the first circuit unit is in a pass band.
US10749488B2	Programmably configured switchmode audio amplifier A multi-channel switchmode audio amplifier is configured by a programmed processor such that each channel drives separate loads, is connected in parallel or is configured in a bridge-tied mode as well as combinations thereof. In one embodiment, amplifier channels that are connected in parallel have power amplifiers that are driven with signals from a single modulator. A feedback circuit and error amplifier from one channel controls the modulated signal that is applied to each parallely connected amplifier channel. Current feedback circuits for parallely connected amplifier channels are eliminated by tightly controlling the timing of switching in the power amplifier output stages.
US10749482B2	Power amplification circuit A power amplification circuit includes: a first amplifier that is input with a first signal and outputs a second signal; a bias circuit that supplies a bias current or voltage to the first amplifier; and a control voltage generating circuit that generates a control voltage in accordance with the first signal. The bias circuit includes a first transistor that outputs the bias current or voltage, a second transistor provided between the emitter or source of the first transistor and ground, and a third transistor that is supplied with the control voltage and that supplies a first current or voltage to the second transistor. The value of the first current or voltage when the signal level is a first level is larger than the value of the first current or voltage when the signal level is a second level. The first level is higher than the second level.
US10749479B2	Amplification systems and methods with distortion reductions System and method for integrating an input signal to generate an output signal. The system includes a first integrator configured to receive the input signal and generate an integrated signal based on at least information associated with the input signal, a second integrator configured to receive the integrated signal and generate the output signal based on at least information associated with the integrated signal, and a compensation capacitor coupled to the first integrator and the second integrator. The first integrator includes a first integration capacitor and a first operational amplifier including a first input terminal and a first output terminal, the first integration capacitor being coupled between the first input terminal and the first output terminal. The second integrator includes a second integration capacitor and a second operational amplifier including a second input terminal and a second output terminal.
US10749477B2	Series voltage regulation modulating power supply Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for series voltage regulation in an envelope tracking modulated supply. One example of an envelope tracking modulated supply includes a switched-mode power supply (SMPS), a voltage regulator, and a power amplifier having a supply input coupled to an output of the first voltage regulator. In certain aspects, the first voltage regulator is coupled in series between the power amplifier and two or more outputs the SMPS and is configured to generate a voltage at the output of the first voltage regulator based on an envelope of a signal to be amplified by the first power amplifier.
US10749476B2	Control of envelope tracker PMIC A tracker circuit configured to provide a variable supply voltage to a power amplifier (PA) circuit is disclosed. The tracker circuit includes a state machine circuit comprising a plurality of states mapped in accordance with transitions associated with a mapping scheme. In some embodiments, the plurality of states of the state machine circuit identify one or more operational modes associated with the tracker circuit, wherein at least one operational mode comprises one or more voltage levels respectively associated therewith. In some embodiments, the one or more operational modes includes at least two active operational modes. In some embodiments, a transition between the one or more operational modes of the tracker circuit is controlled by a digital selection signal received from a digital communication interface associated therewith.
US10749473B2	Methods, apparatus, and system for a frequency doubler for a millimeter wave device An apparatus for performing a frequency multiplication of an mm-wave wave signal is provided. The apparatus includes a first differential circuit that is capable of receiving a 0° phase component of an input signal and a 180° phase component of the input signal having a first frequency. The first differential circuit provides a first output signal that is twice the frequency and is in −phase(0°) based on the 0° the 180° phase components of the input signal. The apparatus also includes a second differential circuit that is capable of receiving a 90° phase component of the input signal and a 270° phase component of the input signal, and provide a first output signal that is twice the frequency and out of phase(180°). The apparatus also includes a differential transformer that is configured to receive the first output signal and the second output signal. The differential transformer is configured to provide a differential output signal that has a second frequency that is twice the first frequency.
US10749469B2	Transformer based shielded oscillator An oscillator includes a first output node and a second output node. There is a tank circuit coupled between the first output node and the second output node. There is a first transistor having a first node, a second node coupled to a current source, and a control node coupled to the second output node. There is a second transistor having a first node, a second node coupled to the current source, and a control node coupled to the first output node. There is a first inductor coupled in series between the first node of the first transistor and the first output node. There is a second inductor coupled in series between the first node of the second transistor and the second output node.
US10749468B1	Layout for voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) Certain aspects relate to a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), wherein the VCO includes a resonant capacitor, and a resonant inductor coupled in parallel with the resonant capacitor. The resonant inductor includes a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion that are parallel with each other. The semiconductor die also includes a voltage supply line configured to route a supply voltage to the VCO, wherein the voltage supply line includes a first portion that runs parallel with the first and second elongated portions of the resonant inductor and is located between the first and second elongated portions of the resonant inductor.
US10749449B2	Electroactive polymer expansion power cycle Electroactive polymer expansion power cycle (100) converts thermal energy contained in working fluid (20) to electrical energy. Electroactive polymer expansion power cycle (100) comprises a pump (110), a boiler (120), a boiler electroactive polymer reservoir (130), an expansion electroactive polymer reservoir assembly (140), and a condenser (150). The boiler electroactive polymer assembly (140) is comprised of a transducer (10), that generates electricity resulting from the inflation and deflation of the boiler electroactive polymer reservoir (130). Transducer (10) is comprised of one or more polymer spacers (502) sandwiched between one or more top electrodes (504) and bottom electrode (506) pairs. The electroactive polymer assembly (140) is comprised of one or more electroactive polymer reservoirs that are similar in design to the boiler electroactive polymer assembly (130). These electroactive polymer reservoirs generate electricity through the same process as the electricity generated by the boiler electroactive polymer reservoir (140).
US10749447B2	Electrical apparatus and a method for fabricating an electrical apparatus An electrical apparatus includes an electrical signal generation structure arranged to generate an electrical signal in response to a change of an external pressure subjected thereto. The electrical signal generation structure includes a fabric material. A method for fabricating such electrical apparatus is also provided.
US10749439B2	Systems and methods for two-level protection of power conversion systems Systems and methods are provided for protecting a power conversion system. A system controller includes a two-level protection component and a driving component. The two-level protection component is configured to detect an output power of a power conversion system and generate a protection signal based on at least information associated with the output power. The driving component is configured to generate a drive signal based on at least information associated with the protection signal and output the drive signal to a switch associated with a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The driving component is further configured to generate the drive signal corresponding to a first switching frequency to generate the output power equal to a first power threshold and generate the drive signal corresponding to a second switching frequency to generate the output power equal to a second power threshold.
US10749435B2	DC/DC converter and control thereof A DC/DC converter system includes a bidirectional DC/DC converter converting between voltage levels at first and second ports and a control system for controlling the DC/DC converter. The bidirectional DC/DC converter includes a first conversion stage connected to the first port and a second conversion stage interfaced with the first conversion stage and connected to the second port. The control system includes outer and inner control loops. The outer control loop compares a command for one of a voltage level, a current level or power at one of the first and second ports to an actual value of voltage level, current level or power level and outputs an interface current command based on the comparison. The inner control loop compares the interface current command to an actual interface current at an interface of the first and second conversion stages, and controls a switching signal duty value based on the comparison.
US10749430B2	Power transmission apparatus and control method therefor, and power supply system This invention discloses an electrical energy transmission apparatus. The electrical energy transmission apparatus includes an input component which is connected to a direct current (DC) energy storage component, an output component which comprises an alternating current (AC) device interface used to connect an AC device, and an adapter component which transfers electrical energy from the input component to the output component. The adapter component comprises a DC driving unit and an AC driving unit. The DC driving unit converts energy of the DC energy storage component into a DC power. The AC driving unit converts energy of the DC energy storage component into an AC power. At least one of the DC driving unit and the AC driving unit is connected to the AC device interface.
US10749429B2	Methods and systems of reducing charge pump substrate noise Methods and systems of reducing a substrate noise in a charge pump having a flying capacitor are provided. An input node of the flying capacitor is pre-charged at a first slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is charged at a second slew rate that is faster than the first slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is pre-discharged at a third slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is discharged at a fourth slew rate that is faster than the first slew rate.
US10749425B2	Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus The power supply apparatus includes a circuit board on which mounted are a transformer, a switching element connected in series with a primary winding of the transformer, a rectification element connected with a secondary winding of the transformer, a detection unit detecting a temperature of the rectification element when the transformer is supplied with power by a switching operation of the switching element, and a resistance element connected in parallel with the rectification element. The resistance element is mounted at a predetermined mounting section among a plurality of mounting sections on the circuit board.
US10749423B2	Linear flux switching permanent magnet motor A linear flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor includes a longitudinal linear stator with stator teeth facing an air gap and a mover including at least one armature including armature teeth, which are spaced apart by slots for receiving an armature winding. At least some, preferably all of the armature teeth embed at least two permanent magnets, respectively, which are positioned successively in longitudinal direction of the tooth, whereby the two permanent magnets have different magnetic properties.
US10749422B2	Linear motor translator According to one embodiment, linear motor translator assembly for use in an electromagnetic actuator is provided. The linear motor translator assembly includes: a cylindrical housing having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a flanged portion at the second end, and a blind hole initiating at the second end and extending into the cylindrical housing to a blind hole base; a tubular body located within the blind hole, the tubular body including a plurality of permanent magnets; and an end cap securely fastened to the flanged portion.
US10749416B2	Method for manufacturing core plate A method is for manufacturing a core plate having an annular core back and teeth extending from the core back toward the center. The core plate is obtained by performing a punching step, a winding step, a straining step and an annealing step. At the straining step, compressive strain is applied to the core back or the band-shaped core back that is to be the core back after winding. At the annealing step, the core back or the band-shaped core back is annealed to be recrystallized after the applying of strain.
US10749415B2	Motor device Provided is a motor device that prevents an increase in size in the radial direction of a motor while providing redundancy in controlling driving of the motor. A motor device includes: a motor including a motor shaft; a first control board on which a first power circuit and a first control circuit are mounted in combination, and a second control board on which a second power circuit and a second control circuit are mounted in combination, as control boards constructing a circuit that controls driving of the motor; and a housing that accommodates the motor and the control boards together. Each of the control boards is disposed to cross a radial direction that is orthogonal to an axial direction of the motor.
US10749405B2	Power tool Provided is a power tool whereby reduction is made for time-consuming effort and cost required in trouble, inspection and so forth related to a motor. A hammer drill, which is an example of a power tool, includes a plurality of coils, an insulator holding the plurality of coils, a terminal unit that is electrically connected to the plurality of coils and is attached to the insulator, a rotor that is rotatable with respect to the insulator, and a sensor board that detects rotation of the rotor and is attached to the terminal unit. The sensor board is detachable from the terminal unit, while the terminal unit is attached to the insulator.
US10749402B2	Rotary electric machine The rotary electric machine includes: a stator that includes: a stator core; and a stator coil; a ring member that accommodates the stator so as to hold the stator core in an internally fitted state; a housing case formed into a floored cylindrical shape with an opening at a first end portion, and that accommodates the ring member and the stator; and a cover mounted onto the first end portion of the housing case so as to cover the opening of the housing case, wherein a first end portion of each of the ring member and the housing case is fixed by fastening to the cover such that a fastening direction of each is oriented in an axial direction, and a second end portion of the ring member is fitted into and held by the housing case by means of an interfitting member.
US10749392B2	Motor rotor, motor, blower, and refrigeration air conditioner A motor rotor includes: a shaft; a smaller-radius iron core fixedly attached to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft; a larger-radius iron core disposed spaced apart from the smaller-radius iron core in a radial direction perpendicular to an axis of the shaft, which is formed in a ring shape in cross section by a combination of a plurality of iron core blocks, and disposed to share a common axis with the smaller-radius iron core; and an insulating resin portion used to fix the smaller-radius iron core and the larger-radius iron core. The larger-radius iron core and the smaller-radius iron core are formed of their respective different materials. The material forming the larger-radius iron core has an iron loss less than an iron loss of the material forming the smaller-radius iron core.
US10749387B2	Rotary electric apparatus A rotary electric apparatus having a fractional slot configuration in which a number of slots per every pole and per every phase is not an integer includes: a stator which includes a stator core formed with a plurality of slots, and a stator winding having a plurality of coil sides accommodated in the plurality of slots and a plurality of coil ends connecting each of same side end portions of the plurality of coil sides; and a mover which is movably supported with respect to the stator, and includes a mover core and a plurality of mover magnetic poles installed in the mover core.
US10749384B2	Electronic device and method for communicating with external electronic device An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a wireless communication circuit configured to support short-range communication; a wireless charging circuit configured to support wireless charging; at least one processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the wireless charging circuit; and a memory electronically connected to the at least one processor. The memory is configured to store instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: identifying an area in which the electronic device is located, based on at least one of a second signal for communicating with an external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit when the external electronic device is located in a second area, a first signal for communicating with the external electronic device via the wireless charging circuit when the external electronic device is located in a first area within the second area, and a combination of at least a part of the first signal and the second signal; identifying an operation mode corresponding to the area; and controlling operation of the electronic device, based on the identified operation mode.
US10749380B2	Apparatuses and related methods for generating wireless status indications for a wireless power transfer system A wireless status indicator for a wireless power transfer system includes an object configured to wirelessly generate power responsive to a magnetic flux field of a wireless power transmitter and to generate a status indication of the wireless power transfer system. A wireless power transfer system comprises a wireless power status indicator configured to wirelessly generate power responsive to a wireless power signal and to generate a status indication of the wireless power transfer system. A related method includes generating power by a wireless status indicator and generating a status indication responsive to a wireless power signal. The wireless status indicator is a separate stand-alone device than a wireless power transmitter and wireless power receiver involved in the wireless power transfer. The status indication corresponds to a state of wireless power transfer.
US10749377B2	Distributed network control of a microgrid A microgrid control system including a plurality of distributed generators, loads and/or energy storages. The system includes a microgrid controller arrangement, and a network controller arrangement. The network controller is distributed and configured to perform measurements on the microgrid, send information to at least one other of the plurality of network controllers, and send information to the microgrid controller arrangement based on the performed measurements. The information sent to the microgrid controller arrangement relates to assets which are included in a segment of the microgrid with which the controller is associated. The microgrid controller arrangement is configured to control the plurality of assets by instructing respective converter controller of each of the plurality of assets.
US10749375B2	System and method for supplying uninterruptible power to a PoE device for a power supply input for direct current power A system and method for supplying uninterruptible power includes a housing, a power supply input for a DC power source, a power source equipment input, a powered device output, an alternative power supply, a control module, and a power source equipment extension. The control module includes a comparator, a switch, a line filter and protector and an injector. The injector includes a regulator and PoE power management module. The alternative power supply includes a plurality of battery packs in series. The system can be located at a remote location with only DC power sources, such as generators, batteries, and solar cells.
US10749372B1	Mechanical renewable green energy production A renewable energy generation system includes a drive motor, a flywheel in mechanical communication with the drive motor, a generator in mechanical communication with the flywheel, a charge controller in electrical communication with the generator, a plurality of charge controller switches in electrical communication with the charge controller, a plurality of batteries in electrical communication with a respective charge controller switch, and a power management module in electrical communication with the plurality of charge controller switches. The drive motor effectuates rotation of the flywheel to generate stored rotational energy which is transferred to the generator as a load is placed upon the generator to maintain a constant speed of the drive motor. The power management module selectively opens or closes a charge controller switch to permit or inhibit the flow of electrical energy to a respective battery to reduce the electrical load placed upon the generator and drive motor.
US10749368B2	Computer mouse clock tuning to reduce electromagnetic induced noise in a wireless charging system A method of operating a computer mouse includes receiving electromagnetic (EM) radiation emitted from a source external to the computer mouse, the received EM radiation induces noise within one or more bands of noise frequencies and an image sensor circuit of the computer mouse generates erroneous movement detection signals in response to an operating frequency of the image sensor circuit being within the one or more bands of noise frequencies. The method further includes determining the operating frequency of the image sensor circuit, comparing the operating frequency to a target frequency, wherein the target frequency is outside of the one or more bands of noise frequencies, and tuning the operating frequency of the image sensor circuit towards the target frequency.
US10749367B2	Charging apparatus and method for controlling wireless charging A method of a charging apparatus for controlling wireless charging is provided. The method includes detecting an electronic device, determining a charging method corresponding to the detected electronic device, and wirelessly charging the electronic device by selecting a coil corresponding to the determined charging method.
US10749361B2	Casing-type charging module with casing assembly and battery assembly for charging mobile device Provided is a casing-type charging module for a mobile device including a casing assembly and a battery assembly. Particularly, the casing assembly may be stably coupled to the battery assembly even though a rear surface design of the mobile device is sufficiently exposed.
US10749353B2	Electric power tool An electric power tool that receives driving power from a rechargeable battery includes loads and a control circuit that controls supply of the driving power from the rechargeable battery to the loads. The control circuit sets and stores for each of the loads a reference voltage value of the rechargeable battery used for stopping or issuing a notification in order to obviate over-discharging of the rechargeable battery.
US10749349B2	System and method for associating a load demand with a variable power generation Systems and methods for associating a load demand with a variable power generation are described. For example, a method of providing power from a renewable resource includes receiving a signal including an output capability value for a renewable variable power generation module. An input power demand value is calculated for a load demand module based on the output capability value of the received signal. A customer load is controlled on a power transmission and distribution grid based on the calculated input power demand value.
US10749346B2	Power management system A power management system for supplying generated power from a solar cell, which is the power generator, to a power grid and a storage battery, which is the power storage device, includes a controller that controls charging power supplied to the storage battery and output power from the solar cell in order for the generated power not to flow backward to the power grid; a voltage monitoring unit that monitors the voltage of the power grid; and a current monitoring unit that monitors the current from the power grid. The controller controls the charging power sent to the storage battery in accordance with power purchased from the power grid on the basis of the voltage and the current; and the storage battery and the solar cell are controlled in accordance with different thresholds of purchased power.
US10749333B2	Thermal limiter fuse system for electric motor protection A thermal limiter system for an electric motor includes a thermal limiter fuse having a hollow contact element anchored by solder to at least one of first and second terminals of the fuse. A coaxial spring element causes the hollow contact element to slidably release and separate from one of the first and second terminals due to overheating of the solder that is not caused by a flow of electrical current. The system also includes stator mounting blocks and a stator cooling jacket for a motor to be thermally protected.
US10749330B2	Device and method for monitoring the activity of processing units in an electric trip switch A device for monitoring the activity of at least one first and one second processing unit fitted to an electric trip unit, each processing unit including a first activity-indicating circuit sending an activity signal to another processing unit and a monitoring circuit comparing a received activity signal with a reference signal. Each processing unit activates a first tripping circuit and/or an auxiliary output when the received activity signal is different from the reference signal. A circuit-breaker including such a monitoring device and a method for monitoring the operation of an electric trip unit including at least two processing units.
US10749328B2	Wire harness A wire harness includes a conductor that flexibly connects a vehicle body side of a vehicle and a moving body that is mounted in the vehicle and slides with respect to the vehicle body, a regulation member that is configured by stacking a plurality of flexible plate members, extends along the conductor, and regulates a path of the conductor, and a pair of holding members that hold ends of the plurality of plate members. In the ends of the plurality of plate members, long holes are formed that extend along a longitudinal direction of the plate member at positions facing each other. The holding member includes a convex portion that is inserted in the long hole. The convex portion allows one plate member to relatively move along the longitudinal direction with respect to another plate member in a state where the convex portion is inserted in the long hole.
US10749324B2	Two-part snap-together feedthroughs A feedthrough for feeding signals through a panel having opposite sides includes first and second parts. The first part can include a first body configured to be disposed in a first portion of an opening in a panel, a first lumen disposed within the first body, and a first engagement area comprising a first contact area. The second part can include a second body configured to be disposed in a second portion of the opening in the panel, a second lumen disposed within the second body, and a second engagement area configured to engage the first contact area, wherein engaging the first contact area with the second engagement area causes deformation of the first part, the second part, or both to hold the first part and the second part within the opening such that the first lumen and the second lumen are disposed generally concentrically with each other. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US10749322B2	Shrouded in-use cover for a junction box An in-use cover for an electrical junction box, where the cover cap is selectively attachable to and removable from the base plate through sliding engagement of channels on the perimeter of the base plate and ledges on the perimeter of the cover cap. The cover cap defines a hollow interior that overlays one or more component ports in the base plate when attached to the base plate. The cover cap has a bottom cut-out configured to accommodate plugs or other electrical components connected to the electrical junction box. The base plate has a bottom ledge configured to engage the bottom cut-out. When the cover cap is fully engaged in the base plate, the hollow interior and any electrical components contained therein are effectively sealed from intrusion of most moisture.
US10749321B1	Knee saver harness wired junction box THE KNEE SAVER HARNESS WIRED JUNCTION BOX comprises a wiring harness and an enclosure. It provides a work surface to measure, cut, and remove some sheathing from electrical cables, in preparation to install those cables to electrical receptacles and/or switches. The prepared wires are then connected to a HUB and termination devices, forming a wiring harness, outside of an enclosure. This wiring harness is now inserted into an installed electrical PVC or metal box, while the installer is standing up, and on the first day of the installation process. The core termination device and enclosure, can handle more than one power source, with different amperages, at the same time.
US10749318B2	Ignition coil for internal combustion engine An ignition coil for internal combustion engines is provided which includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, a case, a closing member, and a filled resin. The case includes a case body and a high-voltage tower. The closing member is press fit in the high-voltage tower to close the inside of the high-voltage tower. The closing member includes a resinous cylinder, a high-voltage terminal firmly attached to the resinous cylinder, and a resistor fit in the high-voltage terminal. The high-voltage terminal is of a hollow cylindrical shape with a bottom and an upper opening. The closing member has an outer peripheral surface of the resinous cylinder press-fit in the high-voltage tower. This structure minimizes pressure exerted on the resistor and the high-voltage tower to secure a desired degree of durability of the resistor and the high-voltage tower.
US10749316B2	Multiple spark-gap arrester A multiple spark-gap arrester is disclosed. In an embodiment the arrester includes a series connection of a plurality of spark gaps between a first potential node and a reference-ground potential node and a trigger circuit having an input and an output, the input being coupled to a second potential node between two adjacent spark gaps of the plurality of spark gaps, and the output being coupled to at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node, wherein the trigger circuit is configured, when at least one spark gap between the first potential node and the second potential node is ignited, to supply a trigger signal for the at least one of the spark gaps between the second potential node and the reference-ground potential node.
US10749309B2	Compact optical fiber amplifier A fiber-based optical amplifier is assembled in a compact configuration by utilizing a flexible substrate to support the amplifying fiber as flat coils that are “spun” onto the substrate. The supporting structure for the amplifying fiber is configured to define the minimal acceptable bend radius for the fiber, as well as the maximum diameter that fits within the overall dimensions of the amplifier package. A pressure-sensitive adhesive coating is applied to the flexible substrate to hold the fiber in place. By using a flexible material with an acceptable insulative quality (such as a polyimide), further compactness in the final assembly is achieved by locating the electronics in a space underneath the fiber enclosure.
US10749305B2	Electrical connector with sealing member formed after mounting upon printed circuit board A electrical connector includes a terminal module and a metallic shell receiving the terminal module. The terminal module includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing includes a base intimately enclosed within the shell, and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The contact includes a front contacting section, a rear soldering section and a middle retaining section therebetween. The base forms in a peripheral surface a circumferential or race course like groove which is isolated from an exterior along a front-to-back direction, and the shell forms an upward opening in a top wall and downwardly communicates with the groove so as to inject the glue into the groove through the opening to form the glue structure only after the connector is soldered upon the printed circuit board.
US10749295B2	Connecting structure and connector With the aim of addressing the problem of maintaining a state in which a plurality of connectors are securely mated, the present disclosure teaches a connecting structure S that is a structure for connecting a first connector 1 and a second connector 2. The first connector 1 comprises a first housing 11 provided around the first connection terminal 10 and having at least one opening, and the second connector 2 comprises: a second housing 21 which is provided around a second connection terminal 20 and has an engaging portion 22 which engages with an opening 12 formed in the first housing 11 in a state in which the first connection terminal 10 and the second connection terminal 20 are mated and said second housing 21 is mated with the first housing 11; and a locking member 24 which is able to move in a longitudinal direction of the connecting structure S and prevents displacement of the engaging portion 22 in a direction of disengagement from the opening 12 in a state in which said locking member 24 is pushed in up to a predetermined position on the first connector 1 side.
US10749293B2	Connector A connector includes a pair of housings to be fitted to each other by inserting an insertion part of one housing into a tubular part of another housing. On an outer peripheral surface of the insertion part of the one housing, a plurality of outer ribs which project from the outer peripheral surface are provided separately in a circumferential direction to extend from a front end of the insertion part to a rear side. On an inner peripheral surface of the tubular part of the other housing, a plurality of inner ribs which project from the inner peripheral surface are provided separately in a circumferential direction to extend from a front end of the tubular part to a rear side. The outer ribs and the inner ribs are provided such that positions in the circumferential direction are deviated from each other.
US10749292B2	Water resistant electrical devices An electrical outlet device includes water-resistant components to prevent the ingress of water to electrical components. One example includes a faceplate having a front surface, an outer edge extending around the front surface, and a first outlet opening extending through the front surface. A water-resistant seal is connected to the front surface of the faceplate. The seal has a first slit aligned with the first opening, a first flap adjacent the slit, and a second flap adjacent the slit. The first flap and the second flap are resiliently biased to a closed position and are moveable upon insertion of a plug.
US10749289B2	Electrical connector with different length signal terminals having correction features for delayed skew An electrical connector includes: an insulating body provided with at least one groove, where at least one protruding block is provided in the groove; and at least one pair of signal terminals adjacently provided, accommodated in the insulating body and exposed in the groove. The pair of signal terminals includes a long signal terminal and a short signal terminal. Each of the long signal terminal and the short signal terminal has a first section and a second section bending and extending from one end of the first section. A length of the long signal terminal is greater than a length of the short signal terminal. An area of the short signal terminal covered by the protruding block is larger than an area of the long signal terminal covered by the protruding block, which is equivalent to setting an obstruction for the short signal terminal.
US10749283B2	Electronics assembly for coupling two circuit boards A power electronics assembly for an electric motor controller is disclosed having a first circuit board, a second circuit board spaced from the first circuit board by a stand-off distance, an electrically insulating housing held between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, multiple conductors, and a restraint adapted to hold the electrically insulating housing to the first circuit. The electrically insulating housing includes multiple channels. Each of the multiple conductors are arranged to provide a conduction path through a corresponding channel and are each trapped between the electrically insulating housing and the first circuit board and biased into electrical contact with an electrical conductor of the first circuit board.
US10749276B2	Spatial power-combining devices and antenna assemblies Spatial power-combining devices and antenna assemblies for spatial power-combining devices are disclosed. A spatial power-combining device may include an input coaxial waveguide section, an output coaxial waveguide section, and a center waveguide section. The center waveguide section may include an input center waveguide section, an output center waveguide section, and a core section. The core section may form an integral single component with an input inner housing of the input center waveguide section and an output inner housing of the output center waveguide section. Alternatively, the core section may be attached to the input inner housing and the output inner housing. The plurality of amplifiers may be registered with the core section. Antenna assemblies may include antennas with signal and ground conductors that are separated by air. Representative spatial power-combining devices may be designed with high efficiency, high or low frequency ranges, ultra-wide bandwidth operation, and high output power.
US10749275B2	Wireless access point in pedestal or hand hole Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing antenna structures to optimize transmission and reception of wireless signals from ground-based signal distribution devices, which include, but are not limited to, pedestals, hand holes, and/or network access point platforms. Wireless applications with such devices and systems might include, without limitation, wireless signal transmission and reception in accordance with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad/af standards, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, PCS, AWS, EAS, BRS, and/or the like. In some embodiments, an antenna might be provided within a signal distribution device, which might include a container disposed in a ground surface. A top portion of the container might be substantially level with a top portion of the ground surface. The antenna might be communicatively coupled to one or more of at least one conduit, at least one optical fiber, at least one conductive signal line, or at least one power line via the container.
US10749271B2	Wireless transceiver having receive antennas and transmit antennas with orthogonal polarizations in a phased array antenna panel A wireless communications system includes a first transceiver with a first phased array antenna panel having horizontal-polarization receive antennas and vertical-polarization transmit antennas, where the horizontal-polarization receive antennas form a first receive beam based on receive phase and receive amplitude information provided by a first master chip, the vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a first transmit beam based on transmit phase and transmit amplitude information provided by the first master chip. The wireless communications system may include a second transceiver having vertical-polarization receive antennas and horizontal-polarization transmit antennas in a second phased array antenna panel, where the vertical-polarization receive antennas form a second receive beam based on receive phase and receive amplitude information provided by a second master chip, the horizontal-polarization transmit antennas form a second transmit beam based on transmit phase and transmit amplitude information provided by the second master chip.
US10749268B2	Aperture-coupled microstrip antenna array A radio frequency (RF) antenna array for an RF printed circuit board (RF-PCB) having a PCB ground layer includes an interposer assembly, conductive pillars, and load element. The interposer assembly includes a substrate, a ground layer defining one or more apertures, a dielectric layer, and a microstrip trace. The substrate is spaced apart from the RF-PCB. The interposer ground layer is deposited onto the substrate. The dielectric layer is deposited onto the interposer ground layer. The microstrip trace, positioned on the dielectric layer, receives and directs incident RF energy along the longitudinal axis. The pillars electrically connect the ground layers and structurally support the substrate, such that RF energy along the trace couples to the upper surface of the interposer assembly through the aperture(s). The load element connects in series to the microstrip trace at a distal/terminal end of the array.
US10749264B2	Cavity-backed slot antenna A cavity-backed slot antenna is disclosed that includes a stripline. The stripline includes a conductive strip between two ground planes separated by a dielectric. The conductive strip feeds the cavity-backed slot antenna. The stripline also includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment has a first characteristic impedance. The second segment is proximate the cavity-backed antenna and has a second characteristic impedance different than the first characteristic impedance. The second characteristic impedance provides impedance for matching a load impedance of the cavity-backed slot antenna.
US10749260B2	Multi-element antenna for multiple bands of operation and method therefor An antenna assembly has a conductive line coupled to a feed point. An element is configured to resonate at a predetermined frequency. The element is electrically coupled to the conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the conductive line wherein the predetermined frequency of the element determines a distance from the feed point along the conductive line.
US10749259B2	TFT substrate, scanning antenna provided with TFT substrate and method for producing TFT substrate This TFT substrate includes a TFT provided with a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a gate metal layer including the gate electrode; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate metal layer; and a source metal layer that is formed on the gate insulating layer and includes the source electrode, the drain electrode, and a patch electrode. The source metal layer includes a first metal layer that contains one of Ti, Mo, Ta, W and Nb, and a second metal layer that is formed on the first metal layer and contains one of Cu, Al, Ag and Au. The source electrode and the drain electrode each include the first metal layer and the second metal layer. A distance from the first metal layer of the source electrode to the first metal layer of the drain electrode in a channel direction is less than a distance from the second metal layer of the source electrode to the second metal layer of the drain electrode in the channel direction.
US10749247B2	Multi-resonant antenna structure The present disclosure generally relates to any device capable of wireless communication, such as a mobile telephone or wearable device, having one or more antennas. The antenna has a structure with multiple resonances to cover all commercial wireless communications bands from a single antenna with one feed connection to the main radio system. The antenna is usable where there are two highly efficient, closely spaced resonances in the lower part of the frequency band. One of those resonances can be adjusted in real time by using a variable reactance attached to the radiator while the other resonance is fixed.
US10749237B2	Substrate integrated waveguide and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a substrate integrated waveguide for a millimeter wave signal is disclosed. In the method, a gold layer is disposed on a top surface of the silicon substrate using a lift-off process. Next, two parallel rows of substantially equal spaced vias are formed in the silicon substrate using a through-silicon-via etching process. Then, a copper layer is disposed on the bottom side of the silicon substrate and on interior surfaces of each via. The separation between the copper layer and the gold layer define a height of the substrate integrated waveguide, while the separation between the two parallel rows of substantially equal spaced vias define a width of the substrate integrated waveguide. In some implementations the length of the substrate defines a length of the substrate integrated waveguide, and the length, width, and height define a resonator that is resonant at a millimeter wave frequency.
US10749224B2	Rechargeable battery power system having a battery with multiple uses Conventional internal combustion engine technology has been around for decades and historically has been the primary power source for virtually all industrial equipment. It relies on carbon-based fuels, is loud, polluting, and the machines it powers are expensive to operate and maintain. A self-contained, rechargeable battery system is provided that possesses improved power than comparable diesel and gas engines and it generates zero emissions, is virtually maintenance free, is quiet, and recharges overnight via a standard electrical outlet. The rechargeable battery power system can be installed in new and used construction equipment and may be used wherever a source of power is required including smart grid application. It can be safely used indoors, in neighborhoods and other locations sensitive to the side effects of internal combustion engines. There is a battery management system that controls sequential shutdown system and a power reserve system to control operation of the battery.
US10749223B2	Tray, tray assembly, battery pack assembly and vehicle A tray, a tray assembly, a battery pack assembly and a vehicle are provided. The tray includes a bottom plate having a plurality of sub-bottom plates and a flow channel in at least one of the plurality of sub-bottom plates. The at least one of the plurality of sub-bottom plates is configured to support a battery assembly. The tray further includes a frame disposed around and configured to support the bottom plate. The tray provides a reduced volume requirement on the cavity for holding the battery assembly. The flow channels are arranged more concisely, and a water cooling mode and an air cooling mode are employed in the tray.
US10749220B2	Battery control apparatus and battery control system A slave control apparatus including a receiver and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive a sensed physical quantity of a battery and a sensed output physical quantity of a converter corresponding to the battery. The controller is configured to determine state information of the battery based on the sensed physical quantity and the sensed output physical quantity, transmit the state information to a master control apparatus, and control the converter based on output information from the master control apparatus that corresponds to the state information.
US10749218B2	Circuitry for charging a multi-stack battery pack Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and techniques for charging a multi-stack battery pack. For example, certain aspects provide a circuit for charging a battery pack having multiple battery cells. The circuit generally includes a voltage regulator circuit and charge pump circuitry having an input coupled to an output of the voltage regulator circuit, and an output coupled to a first battery charging terminal. In certain aspects, the first battery charging terminal may be configured to be coupled to a terminal of a first battery cell of the multiple battery of the battery pack.
US10749216B2	Battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing a battery A battery includes a first substrate having a first main surface, a second substrate made of a conducting material or semiconductor material, and a carrier of an insulating material. The carrier has a first and a second main surfaces, the second substrate being attached to the first main surface of the carrier. An opening is formed in the second main surface of the carrier to uncover a portion of a second main surface of the second substrate. The second main surface of the carrier is attached to the first substrate, thereby forming a cavity. The battery further includes an electrolyte disposed in the cavity.
US10749208B2	Secondary battery and electrolyte liquid The object is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small volume increase. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated ester compound represented by a predetermined formula and a chain-type fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula; wherein the negative electrode active material comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion; and wherein metal (a) is silicon, and metal oxide (b) is silicon oxide.
US10749196B2	Method and device for simultaneous production of energy in the forms electricity, heat and hydrogen gas A method and device for sustainable, simultaneous production of energy in the forms electricity, hydrogen gas and heat from a carbonaceous gas, the method having the following steps: 1. continuously dividing a feed charge of carbonaceous gas into a first feed gas flow and a second feed gas flow, 2. charging the first feed gas flow to a primary SOFC to produce electricity and heat and CO2, 3. charging the other feed gas flow, to a hydrogen gas forming reactor system to produce hydrogen and CO2, 4. heating the hydrogen gas forming system at least partially by heat developed in at least one SOFC, 5. optionally capturing the CO2 formed in the primary SOFC by burning the “afterburner” gases in pure oxygen and drying the exhaust gas, 6. capturing the CO2 formed in the hydrogen gas forming reactor system by use of an absorbent.
US10749192B2	Hydrogen consumption measuring method for fuel cell system A hydrogen consumption measuring method for a fuel cell system includes steps of: calculating an amount of hydrogen consumed for a representative section from a first pressure at a time when hydrogen is supplied into an anode and a second pressure at a time when the hydrogen is no longer supplied to the anode; and calculating a total amount of hydrogen consumed by accumulating amounts of hydrogen consumed from a plurality of sections.
US10749189B2	Separator membrane for fuel cell, method for preparing same, and fuel cell electrode assembly Provided are a separator for a fuel cell, a method of manufacturing the same, and a fuel cell electrode assembly, in which the fuel cell separator includes: a support that is formed by accumulating fibers containing 20 wt % to 50 wt % of a fiber-forming polymer and 50 wt % to 80 wt % of a heat-resistant polymer, and has a plurality of pores; and an ion exchange resin filled in the plurality of pores of the support.
US10749186B2	Method for manufacturing platinum catalyst, and fuel cell including the same A platinum core-shell catalyst that uses palladium (Pd) as a core metal, or a platinum catalyst containing platinum and a metal besides platinum is manufactured industrially on a mass scale. The platinum catalyst is supported on carbon and has excellent oxygen reduction activity. The platinum catalyst is made for a fuel cell by bringing about the presence of a chemical species imparting higher potential than the initial oxide formation potential of the platinum of the platinum catalyst, and by bringing about the presence of a chemical species imparting lower potential than the initial oxide formation potential of the platinum of the platinum catalyst. The manufacture is carried out in a dispersion solution of the platinum catalyst dispersed in an acidic solution containing protons.
US10749175B2	Positive-electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, method for producing the same, and lithium ion secondary battery A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+α, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and α are numbers satisfying −0.1≤a≤0.2, 0.7
US10749171B2	Method for the preparation of anodes for lithium batteries A method for preparing an electrode for use in lithium batteries and the resulting electrodes are described The method comprises coating a slurry of silicon, sulfur doped graphene and polyacrylonitrile on a current collector followed by sluggish heat treatment.
US10749169B2	Active material, electrode, secondary battery, battery pack, and vehicle According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes a first phase including a niobium-titanium composite oxide, and a second phase adjacent to the first phase and including an orthorhombic niobium oxide. The active material is a particle in which a second (010) plane of the orthorhombic niobium oxide is in contact with a first (010) plane of the niobium-titanium composite oxide in at least a part of a contact interface between the first phase and the second phase.
US10749167B2	Lithium ion secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same A lithium ion secondary battery includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode contains at least a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material. The first positive electrode active material is expressed with a formula (I) LiNiaCobMncO2 and the second positive electrode active material is expressed with a formula (II) LiNidCoeMnfO2, where a, b, c, d, e, and f satisfy conditions of a>d, 0.4≤a≤0.6, 0.2≤b≤0.5, 0.1≤c≤0.2, a+b+c=1.0, 0.2≤d≤0.5, 0.1≤e≤0.2, 0.4≤f≤0.6, and d+e+f=1.
US10749162B2	Battery having current interrupting function and method for manufacturing same With a battery using a flexible outer package, electric current is reliably interrupted when the temperature is increased due to the occurrence of abnormality, thereby preventing excessive heat generation. A battery 1 includes a battery element 10, a pair of first terminals 11 that are electrically connected to the battery element 10, a flexible outer package 13, and a second terminal 12. The outer package 13 is partitioned into a first chamber 13a in which the battery element 10 is sealed and a second chamber 13b which is adjacent to the first chamber 13a. The second terminal 12 is led out from the second chamber 13b to the outside of the outer package 13 so that one first terminal 11 is made electrically connectable to an external wiring through the second chamber 13b. A gas generation material 14 which generates a gas at a predetermined temperature or higher is sealed in the second chamber 13b.
US10749156B2	Battery module structural integration A battery including supporting material is disclosed. The battery comprises a plurality of modules, each of which further comprises a plurality of battery cells that store and discharge electrical energy. To support the battery modules, a supporting material such as foam is inserted in the space between the battery modules. To support the cells within the modules, a supporting material such as foam is also inserted in between the battery cells in each of the modules.
US10749153B2	Sealant for electrochemical device in which non-aqueous electrolysis solution is used and sealant composition for electrochemical device Provided is a sealant for an electrochemical device in which a non-aqueous electrolysis solution is used that has sufficient sealing performance even with respect to a high-polarity resin. The sealant contains a conjugated diene polymer (A), an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene block polymer (B), and a hydrogenated amine-modified aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene block polymer (C).
US10749146B2	Thermal composite An example of a thermal composite includes a substrate, a primer layer, a first adhesive layer, a blanket layer, a second adhesive layer, and a metal layer. The blanket layer includes basalt fibers or glass fibers. The thermal composite may be incorporated into a battery pack as a battery enclosure.
US10749121B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine and diimidazo[1,2-a:1′,2′-c]quinazoline ligands, or isoelectronic or benzannulated analogs thereof, are described. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described.
US10749104B2	Combinatorial magneto electric spin orbit logic Some embodiments include apparatuses having a first magnet, a first stack of layers coupled to a first portion of the first magnet, a first layer coupled to a second portion of the first magnet, a second magnet, a second stack of layers coupled to a first portion of the second magnet, a second layer coupled to a second portion of the second magnet, a conductor coupled to the first stack of layers and to the second layer, and a conductive path coupled to the first portion of the first magnet and to the first portion of the second magnet, each of the first and second layers including a magnetoelectric material, each of the first and second stacks of layers providing an inverse spin orbit coupling effect.
US10749087B2	Leadframe, optoelectronic component having a leadframe, and method for producing an optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component having a leadframe and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, an optoelectronic component includes a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip having a mounting surface and side surfaces, a leadframe comprising a first element having a first main extension plane, a second element having a second main extension plane, and a third element having a third main extension plane, wherein the main extension planes are arranged parallel to one another, and wherein the elements are arranged one above the other in a stacking direction; and a reflective casting compound forming a planar surface facing the mounting surface of the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip is mounted with the mounting surface on a support surface of the third element, which is smaller than the mounting surface of the semiconductor chip, such that the semiconductor chip projects laterally beyond the support surface of the third element.
US10749084B2	Optoelectronic component and method of producing an optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component includes a carrier having a chip mounting face, wherein the chip mounting face has a reflection coating, and an optoelectronic semiconductor chip adhesively bonded on the reflection coating by an adhesive so that the reflection coating is subdivided into a first subsection covered by the semiconductor chip and a second subsection, which is free of the semiconductor chip, wherein the adhesive has reflection particles that reflect electromagnetic radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip, and the second subsection is at least partially covered by a corrosion protection layer.
US10749082B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device and light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a substrate and a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; and forming a plurality of sealing members, each covering a respective one of the plurality of light sources, by supplying a sealing material onto the substrate through a plurality of nozzles of a discharge device. The step of forming the plurality of sealing members includes: performing a first forming step, in which at least one of the sealing members is formed such that a portion of the sealing material is retained dangling from a respective at least one of the plurality of nozzles as at least one dangling thread portion, and successively performing a second forming step, which is started while the at least one dangling thread portion of the sealing material is retained dangling from the at least one of the plurality of nozzles of the discharge device.
US10749077B2	Optoelectronic device and the manufacturing method thereof An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor stack including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first contact layer on the first surface; and a second contact layer on the second surface. The second contact layer is not overlapped with the first contact layer in a vertical direction. The second contact layer includes a plurality of dots separating to each other and formed of semiconductor material.
US10749074B2	Vertical type light emitting diode having groove disposed under the first conductivity type semiconductor layer A light emitting diode includes: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a mesa including an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the mesa having a groove disposed under some region of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer to expose an edge of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, the groove exposing the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first electrode including a first contact portion electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer through the groove; a second electrode disposed between the first electrode and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; and an upper electrode pad disposed adjacent to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and connected to the second electrode, wherein the groove has a shape surrounding a region including a center of the mesa and partially open.
US10749045B1	Solar cell side surface interconnects Peripheral side surface interconnects for interconnecting solar cells are disclosed. The peripheral side surface interconnects include a layer of an electrically conductive adhesive overlying an insulating layer overlying a peripheral side edge of a solar cell and electrically interconnected to a busbar. Photovoltaic modules include adjacent solar cells comprising peripheral side surface interconnects interconnected by the electrically conductive adhesive or by the electrically conductive adhesive and an interconnection element. An interconnection element can be a solder paste or a solder containing electrically conductive ribbon. Methods of forming solar cell peripheral side surface interconnects include applying an insulating layer to a side surface of a solar cell, depositing a busbar in proximity to the insulated side surface of the solar cell, depositing an electrically conductive adhesive over at least a portion of the busbar and over at least a portion of the insulating layer. Photovoltaic modules can be formed by interconnecting adjacent solar cells using a peripheral side surface interconnect.
US10749044B2	Stacked III-V semiconductor component A stacked III-V semiconductor component having a stack with a top, a bottom, a side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The stack has a p+ region, an n− layer, and an n+ region. The p+ region, the n− layer, and the n+ region follow one another in the specified order along the longitudinal axis and are monolithic in design, and include a GaAs compound. The n+ region or the p+ region is a substrate layer. The stack has, in the region of the side surface, a first and a second peripheral, shoulder-like edge. The first edge is composed of the substrate layer; the second edge is composed of the n− layer or of an intermediate layer adjacent to the n− layer and to the p+ region and the first and the second peripheral edges each have a width of at least 10 μm.
US10749043B2	Semiconductor device including a trench structure A semiconductor device having first through third layers. The first layer has a first conductivity type. The second layer has a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The third layer has a first portion having the second conductivity type and a second portion having the first conductivity type. A trench structure is located in the first portion and is completely surrounded by the first portion in an area extending from a first surface of the third layer to a second surface of the third layer.
US10749041B2	Programmable charge storage transistor, an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells, methods of forming Si3Nx, methods of forming insulator material that is between a control gate and charge-storage material of a programmable charge-storage transistor, methods of forming an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells, a programmable charge-storage transistor manufactured in accordance with methods, and an array of elevationally-extending strings of memory cells man A method of forming Si3Nx, where “x” is less than 4 and at least 3, comprises decomposing a Si-comprising precursor molecule into at least two decomposition species that are different from one another, at least one of the at least two different decomposition species comprising Si. An outer substrate surface is contacted with the at least two decomposition species. At least one of the decomposition species that comprises Si attaches to the outer substrate surface to comprise an attached species. The attached species is contacted with a N-comprising precursor that reacts with the attached species to form a reaction product comprising Si3Nx, where “x” is less than 4 and at least 3. Other embodiments are disclosed, including constructions made in accordance with method embodiments of the invention and constructions independent of method of manufacture.
US10749040B2	Integration scheme for non-volatile memory on gate-all-around structure A integrated device including a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a nanosheet field effect transistor (FET) and a method of fabricating the device include patterning fins for a channel region of the NVM and the FET. The method also includes depositing an organic planarization layer (OPL) and a block mask to protect the fins for the channel region of the FET, conformally depositing a set of layers that make up an NVM structure in conjunction with the channel region of the NVM while protecting the fins for the channel region of the FET with the OPL and the block mask, and removing the OPL and the block mask protecting the fins for the channel region of the FET. Source and drain regions of the NVM and the FET are formed, and a gate of the FET is formed while protecting the NVM by depositing another OPL and another block mask.
US10749039B2	TFT substrate and method for making same A high-performance TFT substrate (100) for a flat panel display includes a substrate (110), a first conductive layer (130) on the substrate (110), a semiconductor layer (103) positioned on the first conductive layer (130), and a second conductive layer (150) positioned on the semiconductor layer (103). The first conductive layer (130) defines a gate electrode (101). The second conductive layer (150) defines a source electrode (105) and a drain electrode (106) spaced apart from the source electrode (105). The second conductive layer (150) includes a first layer (151) on the semiconductor layer (103) and a second layer (152) positioned on the first layer (151). The first layer (151) can be made of metal oxide. The second layer (152) can be made of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
US10749034B2	Semiconductor device, method for producing same and aliphatic polycarbonate It is an object of the invention to provide a thin film transistor and a method for producing the same, which will easily achieve self-aligned formation of a source/drain region without through processes under a vacuum or a low pressure or with no use of expensive equipment.
US10749027B2	Methods and apparatus related to termination regions of a semiconductor device In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a semiconductor region, and a trench defined within the semiconductor region. The trench can have a depth aligned along a vertical axis and have a length aligned along a longitudinal axis orthogonal to the vertical axis. The trench can have a first portion of the length included in a termination region of the semiconductor region and can have a second portion of the length included in an active region of the semiconductor region.
US10749024B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a first region including a first portion of a semiconductor layer having first and second planes, a first trench, a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a drain electrode; a second region adjacent to the first region in a first direction and including a second portion of the semiconductor layer, a second trench, a second gate electrode, a second source electrode on the first plane side, and the drain electrode; a third region adjacent to the first region in a second direction crossing the first direction and including a third portion of the semiconductor layer, a third trench, a third gate electrode, a third source electrode on the first plane side, and the drain electrode; a first gate electrode pad connected to the first gate electrode; and a second gate electrode pad connected to the second and third gate electrodes.
US10749021B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A GaN-based enhancement-mode power electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same. The GaN-based enhancement-mode power electronic device comprises: a substrate; a thin barrier Al(In,Ga)N/GaN heterostructure formed on the substrate; a gate, a source, and a drain formed on the thin barrier Al(In,Ga)N/GaN heterostructure. An AlN or SiNx passivation layer is formed on access regions between the gate and the source and between the gate and the drain, respectively, such that two dimensional electron gas is recovered in channels of the thin barrier Al(In,Ga)N/GaN heterostructure below the MN passivation layer by utilizing the MN passivation layer having polarization characteristics, or by using the SiNx passivation layer with positive fixed bulk/interface charges, so as to reduce on-resistance of the device and inhibit high-voltage current collapse in the device.
US10749017B1	Heterojunction bipolar transistors with field plates Power amplifiers in radio frequency circuits are typically implemented as heterojunction bipolar transistors. In applications such as in 5G systems, the circuits are expected to operate at very high speeds, e.g., up to 100 GHz. Also, a certain amount of output power should be maintained for stable operation. To achieve both high power and high speed, it is proposed to incorporate field plates in the heterojunction bipolar transistors to reduce electric field in the collector. This allows the breakdown voltage of the transistor to be high, which aids in power output. At the same time, the collector can be relatively thin, which aids in operation speed.
US10749014B2	Method and structure for FinFET comprising patterned oxide and dielectric layer under spacer features A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a fin projecting upwardly through an isolation structure over the substrate; a gate stack over the isolation structure and engaging the fin; and a gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack and in physical contact with the gate stack. The semiconductor device further includes a first dielectric layer vertically between the fin and the gate spacer. The semiconductor device further includes a second dielectric layer vertically between the first dielectric layer and the gate spacer, wherein the first and second dielectric layers include different materials, and wherein the second dielectric layer is in physical contact with the gate spacer and the first dielectric layer.
US10749011B2	Area selective cyclic deposition for VFET top spacer Embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques for forming a vertical field effect transistor (VFET) top spacer using an area selective cyclic deposition. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a first semiconductor fin is formed over a substrate. A second semiconductor fin is formed over the substrate and adjacent to the first semiconductor fin. A dielectric isolation region is formed between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. A top spacer is formed between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin by cyclically depositing dielectric layers over the dielectric isolation region. The dielectric layers are inhibited from depositing on a surface of the first semiconductor fin and on a surface of the second semiconductor fin during the cyclic deposition process.
US10749004B2	Semiconductor device having a multi-layer diffusion barrier A semiconductor device includes a metal layer, an insulating layer disposed above the metal layer, and a multi-layer diffusion barrier disposed on the metal layer between the metal layer and the insulating layer. The multi-layer diffusion barrier includes a first material layer including a metallic nitride and a second material layer including a metallic oxide.
US10748997B2	Tunnel field-effect transistor Tunnel field-effect transistors are provided. A tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate structure having a first side and an opposing second side formed on the semiconductor substrate. A first doped source/drain layer is formed in the semiconductor substrate at the first side of the gate structure. The first doped source/drain layer is doped with a first type of doping ions and a first contact interface between the first doped source/drain layer and a channel region of the semiconductor substrate has a plurality of protruding structures protruding toward the channel region under the gate structure. A second doped source/drain layer in the semiconductor substrate at the second side of the gate structure. The second doped source/drain layer is doped with a second type of doping ions having a conductive type opposite to the first source/drain doping layer.
US10748995B2	Insulated gate bipolar Transistor device having a fin structure A transistor device includes a first silicon nanowire array-MOSFET and a second silicon nanowire array-MOSFET integrated with a bulk drift region. The first silicon nanowire array-MOSFET is configured as an n-MOSFET by substantially only accommodating an electron current, and the second silicon nanowire array-MOSFET is configured as a p-MOSFET by substantially only accommodating a hole electron current. A current strength of a current through the first silicon nanowire array-MOSFET caused by electrons is at least 10 times larger than a current through the first silicon nanowire array-MOSFET caused by holes in an on-state of the transistor device. Further embodiments of transistor devices are described.
US10748969B2	Display with holographic angle-of-view adjustment structures A display may have an array of pixels. Each pixel may have a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode or may be formed from other pixel structures such as liquid crystal display pixel structures. The pixels may emit light such as red, green, and blue light. An angle-of-view adjustment layer may overlap the array of pixels. During operation, light from the pixels passes through the angle-of-view adjustment layer to a user. The viewing angle for the user is enhanced as the angular spread of the emitted light from the pixels is enhanced by the angle-of-view adjustment layer. The angle-of-view adjustment layer may be formed from holographic structures recorded by applying laser beams to a photosensitive layer or may be formed from a metasurface that is created by patterning nanostructures on the display using printing, photolithography, or other patterning techniques.
US10748965B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first conductive lines in a first wiring layer, a plurality of second conductive lines in a second wiring layer, and a plurality of memory cells between the first and second conductive lines in a first direction in a first region. A plurality of third conductive lines in the first wiring layer, a plurality of fourth conductive lines in the second wiring, and a plurality of first memory lines are in a second region. The third conductive lines extends in a second direction and are spaced from each other in a third direction. The fourth conductive lines extend in the second direction and are spaced in the third direction. The first memory lines are between the third conductive lines and the fourth conductive lines in the first direction. The first memory lines comprise the same materials as the memory cells.
US10748963B2	Using a shared material for fabrication of a phase-change material (PCM) switch and a resonator In fabricating a semiconductor device, a shared material is formed in a resonator region of the semiconductor device and in a phase-change material (PCM) switch region of the semiconductor device. A portion of the shared material is removed to concurrently form a heat spreader comprising the shared material in the PCM switch region and a piezoelectric segment comprising the shared material in the resonator region. The piezoelectric segment in the resonator region and the heat spreader in the PCM switch region are situated at substantially the same level in the semiconductor device. The PCM switch region includes a heating element between the heat spreader and a PCM. The resonator region includes the piezoelectric segment between two electrodes.
US10748957B1	Method of manufacturing a curved semiconductor die A method of manufacturing a curved semiconductor die includes: designing a semiconductor die design by conducting finite element analysis of an initial semiconductor die design having a partial spherical curvature, the initial semiconductor die design including a shape of a semiconductor die and a location and shape of a slit in the semiconductor die; when a size of a gap at the slit in the curved semiconductor die is outside a tolerance, modifying the initial semiconductor die design to provide a revised semiconductor die design and conducting another finite element analysis thereof; when the size of the gap at the slit in the curved semiconductor die is within the tolerance, manufacturing a microfabrication mask utilizing the initial semiconductor die design or the revised semiconductor die design having the size of the gap within the tolerance; forming a semiconductor die by utilizing the microfabrication mask; and curving the semiconductor die.
US10748953B2	Methods of forming redistribution lines and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices using the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, on which has been formed a color filter and a micro-lens, and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, forming a redistribution line on the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming on the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate a passivation layer covering the redistribution line. After the redistribution line and passivation layer are formed, an oxide layer between the redistribution line and the passivation is formed at a temperature that avoids thermal damage to the color filter and the micro-lens.
US10748952B2	Sensor chip and electronic apparatus A time of flight sensor is disclosed. In one example, it includes a pixel array with pixels arranged in rows and columns. A global control circuit disposed along a first side of the pixel array outputs a global control signal to the pixels. The global control circuit has a clock tree structure that includes buffer circuits and driving circuits. A rolling control circuit disposed along a second side of the pixel array outputs a rolling control signal to the pixels. A column circuit with analog-to-digital converters is coupled to the pixels.
US10748939B2	Semiconductor device formed by oxide semiconductor and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device (100A) is provided with: a gate electrode (3); an oxide semiconductor layer (5); a thin-film transistor (101) including a gate insulating layer (4), a source electrode (7S), and a drain electrode (7D); an inter-layer insulating layer (11) arranged so as to cover the thin-film transistor (101) and come into contact with a channel area (5c) of the thin-film transistor (101); and a transparent electroconductive layer (19) arranged on the inter-layer insulating layer (11), the source electrode (7S) and the drain electrode (7D) each having a copper layer (7a), and the device being further provided with a copper oxide film (8) arranged between the source and drain electrodes and the inter-layer insulating layer (11). The inter-layer insulating layer (11) covers the drain electrode (7D) with the copper oxide film (8) interposed therebetween. The transparent electroconductive layer (19) is directly connected to the copper layer (7a) of the drain electrode (7D) inside a contact hole (CH1) formed in the inter-layer insulating layer (11), without the copper oxide film (8) being interposed therebetween.
US10748938B2	Array substrate, method of manufacturing the same and display device an array substrate, a method of manufacturing the array substrate, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor on the base substrate, wherein the first thin film transistor comprises a first active layer, the second thin film transistor comprises a second active layer, and the second active layer is on a side of the first active layer away from the base substrate; and an interlayer dielectric layer and a first buffer layer between the first active layer and the second active layer, wherein the interlayer dielectric layer is capable of supplying hydrogen and the first buffer layer is capable of blocking hydrogen.
US10748934B2	Silicon on insulator with multiple semiconductor thicknesses using layer transfer An integrated circuit device includes a portion of a support wafer (e.g., a handle wafer), silicon on insulator layer, a first active device, and a second active device. The first active device has a first semiconductor thickness in a dielectric layer (e.g., a buried oxide layer). The first active device is on the SOI layer. The second active device has a second semiconductor thickness in the same dielectric layer as the first active device. The supporting wafer supports the first active device and the second active device. The second active device is also on the SOI layer. The first and second thicknesses are different from one another.
US10748931B2	Integrated assemblies having ferroelectric transistors with body regions coupled to carrier reservoirs Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a ferroelectric transistor body region between a first comparative digit line and a second comparative digit line. A carrier-reservoir structure is coupled with the ferroelectric transistor body region through an extension that passes along a side of the first comparative digit line. Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a conductive structure over a carrier-reservoir structure. A bottom of the conductive structure is spaced from the carrier-reservoir structure by an insulative region. A ferroelectric transistor is over the conductive structure. The ferroelectric transistor has a bottom source/drain region over the conductive structure, has a body region over the bottom source/drain region, and has a top source/drain region over the body region. An extension extends upwardly from the carrier-reservoir structure, along a side of the conductive structure, and to a bottom of the body region. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
US10748922B2	Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array A memory array comprises a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. The wordline tiers comprise gate regions of individual memory cells. The gate regions individually comprise part of a wordline in individual of the wordline tiers. Channel material extends elevationally through the insulative tiers and the wordline tiers. The individual memory cells comprise a memory structure laterally between the gate region and the channel material. Individual of the wordlines comprise laterally-outer longitudinal-edge portions and a respective laterally-inner portion laterally adjacent individual of the laterally-outer longitudinal-edge portions. The individual laterally-outer longitudinal-edge portions project upwardly and downwardly relative to its laterally-adjacent laterally-inner portion. Methods are disclosed.
US10748921B2	Integrated assemblies which include stacked memory decks, and methods of forming integrated assemblies Some embodiments include a method of forming stacked memory decks. A first deck has first memory cells arranged in first tiers disposed one atop another, and has a first channel-material pillar extending through the first tiers. An inter-deck structure is over the first deck. The inter-deck structure includes an insulative expanse, and a region extending through the insulative expanse and directly over the first channel-material pillar. The region includes an etch-stop structure. A second deck is formed over the inter-deck structure. The second deck has second memory cells arranged in second tiers disposed one atop another. An opening is formed to extend through the second tiers and to the etch-stop structure. The opening is subsequently extended through the etch-stop structure. A second channel-material pillar is formed within the opening and is coupled to the first channel-material pillar. Some embodiments include integrated assemblies.
US10748914B2	Ferroelectric capacitor, ferroelectric field effect transistor, and method used in forming an electronic component comprising conductive material and ferroelectric material A method used in forming an electronic component comprising conductive material and ferroelectric material comprises forming a non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material over a substrate. A composite stack comprising at least two different composition non-ferroelectric metal oxides is formed over the substrate. The composite stack has an overall conductivity of at least 1×102 Siemens/cm. The composite stack is used to render the non-ferroelectric metal oxide-comprising insulator material to be ferroelectric. Conductive material is formed over the composite stack and the insulator material. Ferroelectric capacitors and ferroelectric field effect transistors independent of method of manufacture are also disclosed.
US10748908B2	Methods of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a device isolation layer in a substrate to define active regions, forming a conductive layer on the active regions, forming first mask patterns intersecting the active regions on the conductive layer, etching the conductive layer using the first mask patterns as etch masks to form bit lines, growing second mask patterns from top surfaces of the first mask patterns, and performing a patterning process using the second mask patterns as etch masks to form contact holes exposing the active regions between the bit lines.
US10748895B2	Semiconductor arrangement and formation thereof A semiconductor arrangement and method of forming the same are described. A semiconductor arrangement includes a first gate structure on a first side of an active area and a second gate structure on a second side of the active area, where the first gate structure and the second gate structure share the active area. A method of forming the semiconductor arrangement includes forming a deep implant of the active area before forming the first gate structure, and then forming a shallow implant of the active area. Forming the deep implant prior to forming the first gate structure alleviates the need for an etching process that degrades the first gate structure. The first gate structure thus has a desired configuration and is able to be formed closer to other gate structures to enhance device density.
US10748894B2	Three-dimensional memory device containing bond pad-based power supply network for a source line and methods of making the same A memory die includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, source regions located on, or in, the substrate, and at least one memory-side bonding pad electrically connected to the source regions. A logic die includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a supply voltage for the source regions, and at least one logic-side bonding pad electrically connected to the power supply circuit through a network of logic-side metal interconnect structures. The memory die is bonded to the logic die. The network of logic-side metal interconnect structures distributes source power from the power supply circuit over an entire area of the memory stack structures and transmits the source power to the memory die through bonded pairs of memory-side bonding pads and logic-side bonding pads.
US10748893B2	Electrostatic discharge devices and methods of manufacture Electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming a plurality of fin structures and a mesa structure from semiconductor material. The method further includes forming an epitaxial material with doped regions on the mesa structure and forming gate material over at least the plurality of fin structures. The method further includes planarizing at least the gate material such that the gate material and the epitaxial material are of a same height. The method further includes forming contacts in electrical connection with respective ones of the doped regions of the epitaxial material.
US10748892B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus that can reduce defects caused by static electricity, includes a substrate unit that includes at least one organic insulating layer, at least one inorganic insulating layer, and a first conductive layer that includes doped amorphous silicon (a-Si) that is disposed between the at least one organic insulating layer and the at least one inorganic insulating layer; and a thin film transistor unit disposed on the substrate portion and that includes a thin film transistor.
US10748886B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a first substrate structure including a first substrate, gate electrodes stacked on the first substrate, and extended by different lengths to provide contact regions, cell contact plugs connected to the gate electrodes in the contact regions, and first bonding pads disposed on the cell contact plugs to be electrically connected to the cell contact plugs, respectively, and a second substrate structure, connected to the first substrate structure on the first substrate structure, and including a second substrate, circuit elements disposed on the second substrate, and a second bonding pad bonded to the first bonding pads, wherein, the contact regions include first regions having a first width and second regions, of which at least a portion overlaps the first bonding pads, and which have a second width greater than the first width, and the second width is greater than a width of the first bonding pad.
US10748884B2	Electronic device with common electrode An electronic device is disclosed which includes: a substrate; a plurality of active elements disposed on the substrate; a common electrode disposed on the active elements and including a plurality of openings; and a plurality of light-emitting elements, at least one of the light-emitting elements disposed on the common electrode partially, wherein the light-emitting elements each include a first pad and a second pad, and the first pad and the second pad are disposed on a same side of each said light-emitting element, wherein the first pad of one of the light-emitting elements is disposed corresponding to one of the openings of the common electrode and the first pad of the one of the light-emitting elements electrically connects to one of the active elements, and the second pad electrically connects to the common electrode.
US10748880B2	Micro LED display panel and manufacturing method thereof A micro LED display panel comprises a substrate, a plurality of light emitting components, an insulating layer and a plurality of electrical components. The substrate comprises a first surface. The light emitting components are disposed on the first surface. The insulating layer is on the plurality of light emitting components and has a second surface and a third surface opposite to each other. The second surface faces the first surface. The electrical components are disposed on the third surface and electrically connect to the light emitting components. The number of the electrical components is less than the number of the light emitting components. The roughness of the third surface is greater than the roughness of the first surface.
US10748878B2	Semiconductor device assembly with heat transfer structure formed from semiconductor material Semiconductor device assemblies with heat transfer structures formed from semiconductor materials are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device assembly can include a thermal transfer structure formed from a semiconductor substrate. The thermal transfer structure includes an inner region, an outer region projecting from the inner region, and a cavity defined in the outer region by the inner and outer regions. The semiconductor device assembly further includes a stack of first semiconductor dies in the cavity, and a second semiconductor die attached to the outer region of the thermal transfer structure and enclosing the stack of first semiconductor dies within the cavity.
US10748872B2	Integrated semiconductor assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same Integrated semiconductor assemblies and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device assembly comprises a base substrate having a cavity and a perimeter region at least partially surrounding the cavity. The cavity is defined by sidewalls extending at least partially through the substrate. The assembly further comprises a first die attached to the base substrate at the cavity, and a second die over at least a portion of the first die and attached to the base substrate at the perimeter region. In some embodiments, the first and second dies can be electrically coupled to each other via circuitry of the substrate.
US10748865B2	Copper paste for joining, method for manufacturing joined body, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a copper paste for joining including copper particles, second particles including a metal element other than copper, and a dispersion medium, in which the copper particles include submicro copper particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 0.12 μm or more and 0.8 μm or less and micro copper particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 50 μm or less, a sum of a content of the submicro copper particles and a content of the micro copper particles is 80% by mass or more of a sum of masses of the copper particles and the second particles, the content of the submicro copper particles is 30% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a sum of a mass of the submicro copper particles and a mass of the micro copper particles, and a content of the second particles is 0.01% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of the sum of the masses of the copper particles and the second particles.
US10748863B2	Semiconductor devices having metal posts for stress relief at flatness discontinuities A semiconductor device includes a first body having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a first surface, a third body having a third CTE and a third surface facing the first surface, and a fourth surface at an angle with respect to the third surface defining an edge of the third body, and a second body having a second CTE higher than the first and the third CTE, the second body contacting the first and the third surfaces. A post having a fourth CTE lower than the second CTE, transects the second body and contacts the edge.
US10748858B2	High yield substrate assembly High yield substrate assembly. In accordance with a first method embodiment, a plurality of piggyback substrates are attached to a carrier substrate. The edges of the plurality of the piggyback substrates are bonded to one another. The plurality of piggyback substrates are removed from the carrier substrate to form a substrate assembly. The substrate assembly is processed to produce a plurality of integrated circuit devices on the substrate assembly. The processing may use manufacturing equipment designed to process wafers larger than individual instances of the plurality of piggyback substrates.
US10748856B2	Fan-out semiconductor package A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a core member having a first through-hole and including a dummy metal layer; a first semiconductor chip disposed in the first through-hole and having a first active surface having first connection pads disposed thereon and a first inactive surface opposing the first active surface; a first encapsulant covering at least portions of the core member and the first semiconductor chip and filling at least portions of the first through-hole; and a first connection member disposed on the core member and the first active surface of the first semiconductor chip and including a first redistribution layer electrically connected to the first connection pads, wherein the dummy metal layer is electrically insulated from signal patterns of the first redistribution layer.
US10748848B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a substrate, first signal lines, pixel structures, first pads, transmission pads, a first combination circuit board, and a transmission circuit board. The first pads are electrically connected to some of a plurality of first signal lines. The transmission pads are electrically connected to some of the first signal lines. The first combination circuit board is disposed between a first side and a second side of the substrate opposite to each other. The transmission circuit board is disposed between the first combination circuit board and the second side of the substrate. The first combination circuit board is electrically connected to at least some of the first pads, and a first pitch exists between the adjacent first pads. The transmission pads are electrically connected to the transmission circuit board, and a transmission-pad pitch exists between the adjacent transmission pads. The transmission-pad pitch is greater than the first pitch.
US10748846B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device may include an insulating layer, a pad, a circuit, at least one first wiring, at least one second wiring, at least one third wiring, and a pad contact. The pad may be disposed on the insulating layer. The circuit may be disposed in the insulating layer. The circuit may be positioned below the pad. The first wiring may be disposed between the pad and the circuit. The second wiring may be disposed between the pad and the first wiring. The third wiring may be disposed between the pad and the second wiring. The pad contact may be configured to directly connect the pad to the circuit.
US10748839B2	Package structure of a folding magnetic coupling isolator, leadframe component, and leadframe structure The present invention provides a leadframe component and a package structure. The leadframe component includes a first leadframe and a second leadframe. The first leadframe includes a first chip-mounting portion for carrying a first chip, a first coil portion, a plurality of first pins and a plurality of first floated pins. The second leadframe includes a second chip-mounting portion for carrying a second chip, a second coil portion, a plurality of second pins and a plurality of second floated pins. The first leadframe is disposed above or under the second leadframe for aligning the first coil portion with the second coil portion.
US10748838B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes an upper gate electrode including a gate pad and a gate wiring line, and an upper source electrode including first and second source pads. The gate wiring line includes a gate global wiring line extending to encircle the source pads, and a gate connection wiring line. The upper source electrode includes an outer periphery source wiring line extending to encircle the gate global wiring line, and first and second source connections connecting the outer periphery source wiring line to the first and second source pads, respectively. The gate global wiring line includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is split at a first substrate corner and a second substrate corner and lies between the first substrate corner and the second substrate corner.
US10748837B2	Heatsink for electrical circuitry A heatsink assembly including a substrate having an active circuitry, at least one cavity located adjacent to at least one heat producing element of the active circuitry, at least one vessel sealably coupled to said substrate in fluid communication with the at least one cavity, and a phase change material (PCM) contained inside the vessel. The vessel and at least one cavity are configured to facilitate migration of the PCM from the vessel into the at least one cavity for absorbing heat produced by the at least one heat producing element of the active circuitry.
US10748824B2	Probe methodology for ultrafine pitch interconnects Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a temporary access point (e.g., for testing, programming, etc.) for a targeted interconnect located among multiple finely spaced interconnects on a surface of a microelectronic component. One or more sacrificial layers are disposed on the surface of the microelectronic component, overlaying the multiple interconnects. An insulating layer is disposed between a conductive layer and the surface, and includes a conductive via through the insulating layer that electrically couples the conductive layer to the target interconnect. The sacrificial layers are configured to be removed after the target interconnect has been accessed, without damaging the surface of the microelectronic component.
US10748815B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same The present disclosure relates to three dimensional (3D) transistor structures and methods of forming the same. In an aspect, a method comprises providing a vertical stack of alternating layers of channel material and dummy material, forming a first set of fins on the stack, and forming a second fin above the first set of fins, the second fin extending orthogonal to the first set of fins. Further, the first set of fins is cut into a set of fin portions, using the second fin and a first sidewall spacers as an etch mask, and second sidewall spacers are formed on the second fin. These structures are used to form a 3D structure of channel regions and source/drain regions forming transistor structures. Advantageously, the 3D semiconductor structure is manufactured using a relatively low number of mask layers per transistor which decreases manufacturing costs.
US10748813B2	Fin-like field effect transistor device A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided. In the method for fabricating the semiconductor device, at first, a FinFET (Field-Effect Transistor) device is provided. Then, spacers and various mask layers are formed on gate structures of the FinFET device to provide a self-alignment structure. Thereafter, source/drain contacts and gate contacts are formed in the self-alignment structure to enable the source/drain contacts to be electrically connected to the source/drain structures of the FinFET device, and enable the gate contacts to be electrically connected to the gate structures. Therefore, self-alignment is achieved.
US10748812B1	Air-gap containing metal interconnects Air-gap containing metal interconnects with selectively-deposited dielectric material are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an interconnect structure with air-gaps includes: forming interconnect metal lines separated from a first dielectric by a liner and a barrier layer; depositing a capping layer and an inhibitor layer over the interconnect metal lines; patterning the capping layer, inhibitor layer and first dielectric to form the air-gaps between the interconnect metal lines; selectively depositing a second dielectric to form a bridge of the second dielectric over/pinching off the air-gaps, wherein the barrier layer inhibits deposition of the second dielectric along the sidewalls of the interconnect metal lines, and the inhibitor layer inhibits deposition of the second dielectric on top of the interconnect metal lines. An interconnect structure is also provided.
US10748810B2	Method of manufacturing an integrated inductor with protections caps on conductive lines A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first conductive line over a substrate. The method includes forming a first protection cap over a first portion of the first conductive line. The first protection cap and the first conductive line are made of different conductive materials. The method includes forming a first photosensitive dielectric layer over the substrate, the first conductive line, and the first protection cap. The method includes forming a first opening in the first photosensitive dielectric layer and over the first protection cap. The method includes forming a conductive via structure and a second conductive line over the first conductive line. The conductive via structure is in the first opening and over the first protection cap, and the second conductive line is over the conductive via structure and the first photosensitive dielectric layer.
US10748806B2	Apparatus and system for preventing backside peeling defects on semiconductor wafers A apparatus includes a susceptor and a non-reactive gas source. The susceptor has through holes and a wafer support surface. Each through hole includes a lift pin and a lift pin head. The lift pin has a vertical degree of motion in the through hole to lift up or place a wafer on the susceptor. The lift pin head has at least one flow channel structure running from its first surface at least partially exposed to a bottom side of the susceptor through its second surface exposed to a top side of the susceptor wherein the lift pin. The non-reactive gas source is configured to flow a gas to a backside of the wafer through the flow channel structure through the bottom side of the susceptor.
US10748801B2	Carrier arrangement and method for processing a carrier by generating a crack structure According to various embodiments, a method for processing a carrier may include: forming an arrangement of defects in the carrier, wherein a surface region of the carrier is disposed over the arrangement of defects at a first surface of the carrier, wherein the arrangement of defects is configured to generate a crack structure extending from the arrangement of defects into the surface region; partially removing the carrier to remove the arrangement of defects; and separating the surface region of the carrier into a plurality of surface region portions along the crack structure.
US10748790B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a holding device that holds a substrate horizontally, a rotation device that rotates the holding device such that the substrate held by the holding device is rotated, a supply device that includes a nozzle and supplies etching liquid from the nozzle to the substrate held by the holding device, a movement device that moves the nozzle with respect to the substrate held by the holding device, and a control device including circuitry that executes a scan process in which the circuitry controls the rotation, movement and supply devices such that while the liquid is supplied from the nozzle to the substrate, the nozzle is moved back and forth over the substrate between first and second positions on outer peripheral side of the substrate relative to the first position. The circuit of the control device executes the scan process multiple times while changing the first position.
US10748788B2	System and method for monitoring treatment of microelectronic substrates with fluid sprays such as cryogenic fluid sprays A system and method for treating a substrate is described. In particular, the system and method for treating a substrate include techniques for removing particles from the surface of a microelectronic substrate. The system includes: a vacuum process chamber; a substrate stage for supporting a microelectronic substrate within the vacuum process chamber; a cryogenic fluid supply system that can provide a fluid or fluid mixture through one or more nozzles arranged within the vacuum process chamber to inject a fluid spray into the process chamber in a direction towards an upper surface of the microelectronic substrate; and a process monitoring system coupled to the vacuum process chamber, and arranged to collect fluid spray data corresponding to at least one measured attribute of the injected fluid spray downstream of an exit of the one or more nozzles.
US10748786B2	Semiconductor device with tiered pillar and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device having one or more tiered pillars and methods of manufacturing such a semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device may include redistribution layers, a semiconductor die, and a plurality of interconnection structures that operatively couple a bottom surface of the semiconductor die to the redistribution layers. The semiconductor device may further include one or more conductive pillars about a periphery of the semiconductor die. The one or more conductive pillars may be electrically connected to the redistribution layers and may each comprise a plurality of stacked tiers.
US10748778B2	Method for polishing silicon wafer and surface treatment composition There is provided a polishing method capable of more reducing defects on a silicon wafer surface. A polishing method of a silicon wafer, which includes a polishing step and a surface treatment step conducted after the polishing step and in which the number of abrasives in a surface treatment composition used in the surface treatment step is 1.0×1010 particles/mL or more and 1.0×1013 particles/mL or less by calculating from (1 [mL]×specific gravity of the composition [g/mL]×concentration of the abrasives [wt %])/((4/3)π×(average secondary particle diameter×10−7 [cm]/2)3 [/particle]×specific gravity of the abrasives [g/cm3]), using concentration of the abrasives in the surface treatment composition and an average secondary particle diameter measured by dynamic light scattering method, provided that all of the abrasives in the surface treatment composition used in the surface treatment step are assumed to have the average secondary particle diameter.
US10748776B2	Semiconductor device including contact structure In the present invention, a contact layer formed of a material having an electron concentration of less than 1×1022 cm−3 is directly provided on a surface of a semiconductor crystal having an n-type conductivity with a band gap of 1.2 eV or less at room temperature. Consequently, the wave function penetration from the contact layer side to the semiconductor surface side is reduced. As a result, the formation of the energy barrier height·ϕB due to the Fermi level pinning phenomenon is much suppressed. It is possible to achieve the contact with a lower resistivity and with high ohmic properties.
US10748765B2	Multi-layer mask and method of forming same A method includes forming a multi-layer mask over a dielectric layer. Forming the multi-layer mask includes forming a bottom layer over the dielectric layer. A first middle layer is formed over the bottom layer. The first middle layer includes a first silicon-containing material. The first silicon-containing material has a first content of Si—CH3 bonds. A second middle layer is formed over the first middle layer. The second middle layer includes a second silicon-containing material. The second silicon-containing material has a second content of Si—CH3 bonds less than the first content of Si—CH3 bonds.
US10748763B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, and silicon carbide semiconductor device An n−-type epitaxial layer is grown on a front surface of the silicon carbide substrate by a CVD method in a mixed gas atmosphere containing a source gas, a carrier gas, a doping gas, an additive gas, and a gas containing vanadium. The doping gas is nitrogen gas; and the gas containing vanadium is vanadium tetrachloride gas. In the mixed gas atmosphere, the vanadium bonds with the nitrogen, producing vanadium nitride, whereby the nitrogen concentration in the mixed gas atmosphere substantially decreases. As a result, the nitrogen taken in by the n−-type epitaxial layer decreases and the n−-type epitaxial layer including nitrogen and vanadium as dopants is grown having a low impurity concentration.
US10748753B2	Accelerator mass spectrometry system and associated method An accelerator mass spectrometry system for measuring an isotopic ratio of a chemical element in a sample. The system includes an ion source generating a beam of negative ions of the chemical element containing ions of first and second isotopes of the chemical element, a first analyzer section, comprising a first mass analyzer; a tandem accelerator comprising a first accelerating section, a charge stripping section for converting the negative ions into positive ions, and a second accelerating section behind the charge stripping section. A second analyzer section includes a second mass analyzer and an electrostatic analyzer; a particle detector; and a controller system configured to control the first mass analyzer section and the second analyzer section such that the ions of the first and second isotopes traverse the tandem accelerator and ions of only one of the first and second isotopes enter the particle detector. An additional analyzer is located in between the charge stripping section and the second accelerating section and is configured to receive positive ions that have exited the charge stripping section and to separate positive ions having a charge state corresponding to a predetermined charge-state value from positive ions having a charge state not corresponding to the predetermined charge-state value, so as to transmit ions with different charge states in mutually different directions such that only ions having a charge state corresponding to the predetermined charge-state value are transmitted towards the particle detector.
US10748746B2	Microwave output device and plasma processing apparatus A microwave output device include: a microwave generation unit configured to generate a microwave, power of the microwave being pulse-modulated such that a pulse frequency, a duty ratio, a high level, and a low level respectively corresponding to a setting pulse frequency, a setting duty ratio, high level setting power, and low level setting power given from a controller; and an output unit configured to output a microwave propagating from the microwave generation unit, wherein the microwave generation unit alternately generates a microwave having a center frequency and a bandwidth respectively corresponding to a setting frequency and a setting bandwidth given from the controller and a microwave having a single frequency peak at a center frequency corresponding to a setting frequency given from the controller, in synchronization with switching between a high level and a low level of the power.
US10748728B2	Boom mountable breaker and methods of using same A boom mountable breaker system and a method of using same for interrupting electrical transmission through a portion of an energized conductor downstream of a desired break location. The method includes: mounting the jumper onto the energized conductor across the desired break location so as to form an electrically conductive first parallel electrical path; installing an in-line opener in the energized conductor at the desired break location on the energized conductor; positioning the breaker at the desired break location on the energized conductor, and electrically connecting the breaker, while open, across the desired break location and across the opposite ends of the jumper so as to form a second parallel electrical path when the breaker is closed; closing the breaker to thereby complete the second parallel electrical path; removing the jumper from across the desired break location; and, opening and then removing the breaker.
US10748726B2	Integrated mechanical device with vertical movement A device includes a thermally deformable assembly accommodated in a cavity of the interconnection part of an integrated circuit. The assembly can bend when there is a variation in temperature, so that its free end zone is displaced vertically. The assembly can be formed in the back end of line of the integrated circuit.
US10748723B2	Vacuum switch A vacuum switch includes two mutually spaced apart bases and a vacuum interrupter disposed between the bases and connected to the bases. A first switching element is disposed in the vacuum interrupter. A second switching element is movable between a first switching position, in which the second switching element galvanically or electrically conductively contacts the first switching element, and a second switching position, in which the second switching element is separated from the first switching element. Each of a plurality of rod-shaped supporting elements has a first end section connected to the first base and a second end section connected to the second base. The bases and the support elements form a support cage which surrounds and supports the vacuum interrupter.
US10748722B2	Dark-current-circuit interruption structure and electrical junction box including same Provided is a novel dark-current-circuit interruption structure that can stably maintain the state of engagement of an engaging portion of a conductive component holder with an engaged portion of a case, while reducing the size of the case, and an electrical junction box including the same. A conductive component is formed by a plate metal fitting, a conductive component holder 48 includes elastic projecting pieces and engaging portions that are provided on each of a pair of side walls that are opposingly positioned with a gap between the plate metal fitting and each of the side walls, and the case includes engaged portions with which the engaging portions are to be engaged. When attaching the conductive component holder to the case, the engaging portions and the engaged portions are configured to come into contact with each other to cause the elastic projecting pieces 68 and 76 to elastically deform.
US10748717B2	Method for producing a supercapacitor Components for energy storage, in particular to a process for producing a supercapacitor includes a flexible substrate, the process comprising at least the steps of unwinding the flexible substrate from a first roll, spraying a plurality of suspensions comprising micro/nanoparticles suspended in a solvent, the suspension(s) being sprayed by a plurality of nozzles, transporting at least a portion of the flexible substrate at least through a region for deposition of micro/nanoparticles, along a direction of transport of the flexible substrate, the interaction of the deposition region and of the flexible substrate forming an impact region, heating the flexible substrate, during each spraying operation, so as to encourage the complete evaporation of the solvent(s) from the suspensions sprayed onto the flexible substrate.
US10748716B2	Nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element Provided is a nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element in which a lithium compound is included in positive electrode, wherein energy loss due to voltage decrease under high temperatures and high voltages is reduced, and the high-load charge and discharge cycle characteristics are exceptional.
US10748714B2	PEDOT in perovskite solar cells The present invention relates to a process for the production of a layered body (1), at least comprising the process steps: I) provision of a photoactive layer comprising a material having a perovskite type crystal structure; II) superimposing the photoactive layer at least partially with a coating composition A) comprising an electrically conductive polymer a) and an organic solvent b); III) at least partial removal of the organic solvent b) from the coating composition A) superimposed in process step II), thereby obtaining an electrically conductive layer superimposed on the photoactive layer. The present invention also relates to a layered body obtainable by this process, to dispersions, to an electronic device, to a process for the preparation of a photovoltaic device and to the photovoltaic device that is obtainable by this process.
US10748711B2	Capacitor assembly The present invention relates to a capacitor assembly (1) which comprises at least one ceramic multilayer capacitor (2) comprising ceramic layers (4) and first and second electrodes (5a, 5b) arranged therebetween, and a base (3). The base (3) comprises a substrate (9) and conductor tracks (10a, 10b), wherein the conductor tracks (10a, 10b) lead from a top side (11) of the substrate (9) said top side facing toward the multilayer capacitor (2), to an underside (12) of the substrate (9), said underside facing away from the multilayer capacitor (2). The multilayer capacitor (2) is mechanically secured on the base (3). The first electrodes (5a) and the second electrodes (5c) are electrically contacted with the conductor tracks (10a, 10b).
US10748708B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body, and first and second external electrodes respectively disposed on opposing surfaces of the body in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a capacitive portion including an internal electrode layer including first and second internal electrodes respectively exposed to the opposing surfaces of the body in the longitudinal direction and a floating electrode layer including a floating electrode, the internal electrode layer and the floating electrode layer being alternately stacked with a first dielectric layer interposed therebetween, a cover part disposed on the capacitive portion and having stacked second dielectric layers, a dummy part disposed below the capacitive portion and including a dummy electrode layer including a dummy electrode and a third dielectric layer, the dummy electrode layer and the third dielectric layer being alternately stacked, and an identification layer disposed below the dummy part and having a color distinguished from the cover part.
US10748702B2	Transformer system and system for measuring pressure in a transformer tank A transformer system includes a transformer and a transformer tank. The transformer tank houses the transformer in a bath of a dielectric fluid. The transformer system also includes a controller, and a fiber optic pressure sensor communicatively coupled to the controller. The fiber optic sensor is disposed in the dielectric fluid and operative to provide an output that varies with the pressure of the dielectric fluid. The controller is operative to determine the pressure of the dielectric fluid based on the output of the fiber optic pressure sensor.
US10748700B2	Coil structure and magnetic component A coil structure has a coil 150 including conductors, and insulating sheets 100 provided between the conductors included in the coil 150. Two or more insulating sheets 100 are provided. The two or more insulating sheets 100 have two or more types of insulating sheets 100 having at least different thermal conductivity or different permittivity.
US10748690B2	Method and device for controlling cooling loop for superconducting magnet system in response to magnetic field A valve is configured to control a flow of a gas disposed within a convective cooling loop. The valve can be actuated between an open position and a closed position via a magnetic field generated by at least one electrically conductive coil disposed within a cryostat.
US10748686B2	R-T-B based sintered magnet An R-T-B based sintered magnet including a plural number of main phase particles having an R2T14B type crystal structure. R is at least one rare earth element essentially including heavy rare earth elements RH, T is at least one transition metal element essentially including Fe or Fe and Co, and B is boron. At least one of the main phase particles is a reverse core-shell main phase particle including a core part and a shell part, in which CRC/CRS>1.0 is satisfied when a total RH concentration (at %) in the core part is defined as CRC and a total RH concentration (at %) in the shell part is defined as CRS. An existence ratio of the reverse core-shell main phase particles is larger in a surface layer part of the magnet than in a central part of the magnet.
US10748675B2	Bite-resistant cable with anti-rodent and anti-termite functions A bite-resistant cable includes at least one core cable and a cover layer surrounding the at least one core cable. The cover layer contains a peppery agent and an algefacient. The content of the peppery agent is between 0.5 wt % and 5 wt % of the total weight of the cover layer. The content of the algefacient is between 0.5 wt % and 5 wt % of the total weight of the cover layer. Therefore, the service life of the cable can be extended and a stable power supply can be provided.
US10748671B2	Radial lithographic source homogenizer A method includes identifying a contamination region of a collector in a light source, positioning a subset of a plurality of movable light-blocking elements around a periphery of a circular aperture of the light source to compensate for the contamination region, and transmitting light from the light source through the circular aperture.
US10748667B1	Nuclear fission passive safety and cooling system A passive safety and cooling system for nuclear fission reactors powered by a bundle of radioactive fuel rods enclosed in a pressure vessel provides four redundant levels of dissipating and containing heat. Metal layered with carbon nanotube surrounds the pressure vessel, lines the system's floor, and studs a concrete containment dome. A retractable ceramic tile outer dome contains, absorbs and blocks any remaining heat or nuclear reactions, and optionally, releases them to the atmosphere, for the ultimate dissipation.
US10748664B2	Role based communication The present invention relates to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for routing healthcare information based on a role associated with a user. Information may not always need to go to a specific person but, rather, may need to be communicated to a role. A user may be associated with a given role based on manually claiming the role, being assigned to a role, or being automatically scheduled into a role. Additionally, information may be communicated using user contact preferences specifying the modality by which the user is to be contacted under various circumstances. Further, the information may be re-directed if a rejection (or lack of response) is received by an initial recipient.
US10748663B2	Machine learning, natural language processing and network analysis-guided discovery related to medical research Techniques are disclosed for discovering, biological elements, functions and pathways, and environmental and nutritional factors related to diseases and medical syndromes. The techniques preprocess database query results and harmonize data using natural language processing before transforming them into the frequency space. The transformed results are analyzed with various categories of machine learning algorithms whose results are normalized, ranked and selectively combined, weighted or un-weighted, to produce a single result ranking the most important elements affecting a target disease or medical syndrome. The invention also uses alternative algorithms producing hypotheses on associations between medical topics, which are used as suggestions for exploratory medical research.
US10748661B2	Method for controlling information terminal, and recording medium A display screen including a first display area displaying plural similar medical images received from a case search system and a second display area displaying disease names is displayed on a display of an information terminal. Each similar medical image is a medical image contained in an electronic medical book, and has additional information which includes the number of a page containing the similar medical image. If the user's selection of a similar medical image is detected for the first time after the display of the display screen, a page of an electronic medical book containing the selected similar medical image is displayed on the display screen. If the user's selection of a disease name is detected for the first time after the display of the display screen, a page of an electronic medical book containing differential items corresponding to the selected disease name is displayed on the display screen.
US10748659B2	Method and system for predicting risk of thrombosis Assessing a risk associated with implantation of a drug delivery device configured to treat blood vessels, is described. Particularly, devices, methods, and systems for assessing the risk of stent thrombosis, prior to implantation, for determining the appropriate stent and/or medication regimen for a particular patient, and continuing to assess the risk of stent thrombosis after implantation, thereby improving the efficacy of the therapy, are described. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10748654B2	Normalizing data sets for predicting an attribute of the data sets Systems and methods are provided for improving communication by various computing systems in a network. Each computing system can be used to receive and process data. The data can be associated with a process represented by a chain of tasks. The computing systems can determine various parameters associated with the chain of tasks for determining a risk associated with the chain of tasks. The computing system can also determine a risk associated with multiple chains of tasks and aggregate the risks associated with the multiple chains of tasks. Determining the risk associated with each chain of tasks in the multiple chains of tasks can normalize a risk represented by the chains of tasks. Determining the risk associated with each chain of tasks or normalizing the risks represented by the chains can improve communication by the various computing systems in the network.
US10748651B2	Method and system of teeth alignment based on simulating of crown and root movement The present disclosure relates to a dental image processing protocol for the design of dental aligners. Specifically, the dental image processing protocol aids in the determination of tooth movements during realignment, based on an initial position and a final position, and on characteristics of the periodontal environment. Therefore, planned tooth movements reflect both crown movement and root movement within biological structures of the alveolar process.
US10748647B2	Automatic generation of an executive summary for a medical event in an electronic medical record Described herein are technologies pertaining to automatic generation of an executive summary (explanation) of a medical event in an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient. A medical event in the EMR is automatically identified, and a search is conducted over a document corpus based upon the identified medical event. A document retrieved as a result of the search is analyzed for a portion of text to act as an executive summary for the medical event. Each portion of text in the document is assigned a score, and the portion of text assigned the highest score is utilized as the executive summary for the medical event.
US10748638B2	Memory controller and memory system having the same There are provided a memory controller and a memory system having the same. A memory controller includes: an internal memory for storing error injection information for an error test operation and error test information that is a result of the error test operation; and a central processing unit for receiving first sector data from a host, and performing an error test operation on a memory device according to the error injection information, when the error injection information is included in the first sector data.
US10748636B2	Testing system and adaptive method of generating test program A testing system is provided. The testing system includes: test equipment and a testing-control apparatus. The test equipment is configured to perform tests on a device under test. The testing-control apparatus is configured to execute a test program to control the test equipment to perform a plurality of first test items in the test program on the device under test. The testing-control apparatus retrieves a test result of each of the first test items from the test equipment, and executes a test-program neural network to analyze the test result of each of the first test items to generate the test program for a next test iteration.
US10748627B2	Reducing neighbor word line interference in a two-tier memory device by modifying word line programming order Techniques for reducing neighbor word line interference (NWI) of memory cells which are formed in a two-tier stack having a lower tier and an upper tier separated by an interface. In one approach, an upward word line programming order is used for a top portion of the top tier, and a downward word line programming order is used for a bottom portion of the top tier and for the bottom tier. Additionally, for memory cells which receive NWI from both adjacent word lines, options include programming fewer bits per cell, performing multi-pass programming and/or use lower verify voltages. Options also include increasing a control gate length of the memory cells and increasing a height of a dielectric region adjacent to the memory cells.
US10748613B2	Memory sense amplifiers and memory verification methods Memory sense amplifiers and memory verification methods are described. According to one aspect, a memory sense amplifier includes a first input coupled with a memory element of a memory cell, wherein the memory element has different memory states at different moments in time, a second input configured to receive a reference signal, modification circuitry configured to provide a data signal at the first input from the memory element having a plurality of different voltages corresponding to respective ones of different memory states of the memory cell at the different moments in time, and comparison circuitry coupled with the modification circuitry and configured to compare the data signal and the reference signal at the different moments in time and to provide an output signal indicative of the memory state of the memory cell at the different moments in time as a result of the comparison to implement a plurality of verify operations of the memory states of the memory cell at the different moments in time.
US10748611B2	Resistive random access memory device and method for performing memory operations A resistive random access memory device which includes a resistive random access memory array, a sense amplifier and a boosting circuit. The sense amplifier is coupled to the resistive random access memory array and is configured to sense a resistance value of the memory cell. The boosting circuit is coupled to the memory cell of the resistive random access memory array and is configured to boost a reset voltage in a boosting period of a reset period according to the resistance value of the memory cell. The boosting period is from beginning of the reset period, and the memory cell is biased with the reset voltage in the reset period to perform the reset operation. A method for a reset operation on a resistive random access memory device is also introduced.
US10748609B2	Stochastic memristor logic devices In accordance with the present disclosure, one embodiment includes a memristor that is caused to be in a particular resistance state by a voltage applied across terminals of the memristor. A first logical input and a second logical input that are below a threshold voltage of the memristor are applied to a first terminal of the memristor. A first control input and a second control input are applied to a second terminal of the memristor. A logical output is determined based on a resistance state of the memristor.
US10748607B2	Non-volatile memory device and associated peripheral circuit with data verifying and rewriting functions A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array, a Y decoder, a program register, a sense amplifier, a verification circuit and a path control circuit. The memory cell array includes a first memory cell. The first memory cell is connected with a bit line. The Y decoder includes a first decoding element. The first decoding element is connected between the bit line and a data line. The program register is connected with the data line, and generates a control voltage to the first memory cell. The sense amplifier is connected with the data line, and generates a read data. The verification circuit is connected between the sense amplifier and the data line, and generates a rewrite data. The path control circuit is connected with the data line, and receives a write data and the rewrite data.
US10748604B2	SRAM memory with improved end-of-read triggering Circuit for triggering the end of a read operation, for a SRAM memory device, comprising: a plurality of pairs of transistors connected to a bit line and an additional bit line, the transistors each having a source connected to a node, the node and the bit lines being, prior to the activation of said given word line, respectively pre-charged via the pre-charging means, then, when said word line is activated, at least the bit lines are disconnected from the pre-charging means, in such a way as to modify the conduction state of certain transistors and consequently cause a variation in the potential of said node until reaching a determined threshold potential that triggers the emission of an end-of-phase signal.
US10748600B2	Phase charge sharing reduction Methods, systems, and devices for phase charge sharing are described. In some memory systems or memory devices, one or more decoders may be used to bias access lines of a memory die. The decoders may transfer voltage or current between a first conductive line of the decoder and a second conductive line of the decoder via a shorting device. Transferring the voltage or current may be performed as part of or in association with an operation (e.g., an activate or pre-charge operation) to access one or more memory cells of the memory die. In some examples, the decoders may transfer voltage or current between a first conductive line of a decoder associated with a first refresh activity and a second conductive line of the decoder associated with a second refresh activity via a shorting device.
US10748593B2	Unipolar switching of magnetic memory In various embodiments, techniques are provided for unipolar SOT switching of a magnetic memory, using current pulses with differing pulse durations or current densities. For example, to switch a MTJ to a high resistance state, in-plane current pulses having a first pulse duration may be applied. To switch the MTJ to a low resistance state, in-plane current pulses having a second pulse duration may be applied. The pulse's polarity and current density may be fixed, and the polarity and magnitude of an in-plane assist field may be fixed. Alternatively, to switch a MTJ to a high resistance state in-plane current pulses having a first current density may be applied. To switch the MTJ to a low resistance state in-plane current pulses having a second current density may be applied. The pulse's polarity and duration may be fixed, and the polarity and magnitude of an in-plane assist field may be fixed.
US10748592B2	Compact magnetic storage memory cell A memory comprising an array of memory cells, each memory cell comprising: first and second resistive storage elements each having at least first and second terminals; and a first transistor having: a first main conducting node connected to the first terminal of the first resistive element and to a first column/row line of the array; and a second main conducting node connected to the first terminal of the second resistive element and to a second column/row line of the array.
US10748587B2	Memory circuits and a method for forming a memory circuit A memory circuit includes a memory element which includes a first electrode layer including lithium. The memory element further includes a second electrode layer and a solid-state electrolyte layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The memory circuit also includes a memory access circuit configured to determine a memory state of the memory element.
US10748585B2	Calibration circuit including common node shared by pull-up calibration path and pull-down calibration path, and semiconductor memory device including the same A calibration circuit includes first and second pull-up units each receiving a pull-up code and connected between a pad connected with an external resistor and a first power supply voltage, a pull-down unit connected between the pad and a second power supply voltage and receiving a pull-down code, a comparator comparing a first voltage with a reference voltage and then compare a second voltage with the reference voltage, a first digital filter adjusting the pull-up code based on a first comparison result of the first voltage with the reference voltage, and a second digital filter adjusting the pull-down code based on a second comparison result of the second voltage with the reference voltage.
US10748584B2	Apparatuses and methods for controlling data timing in a multi-memory system Apparatuses, multi-memory systems, and methods for controlling data timing in a multi-memory system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a plurality of memory units. In the example apparatus, a memory unit of the plurality of memory units includes a memory configured to provide associated read data to a data pipeline based on row control signals and column control signals. The memory unit further includes local control logic configured to provide the row control signals and the column control signals to the memory, and a configurable delay circuit coupled between the local control logic and the memory, the configured to delay receipt of the column control signals to the memory.
US10748583B2	Dummy bitline circuitry Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit having first dummy bitline circuitry with a first charge storage element and second dummy bitline circuitry coupled to the first dummy bitline circuitry, and the second dummy bitline circuitry has a second charge storage element. The integrate circuit may include decoupling circuitry coupled to the first dummy bitline circuitry and the second dummy bitline circuitry between the first charge storage element and the second charge storage element. The decoupling circuitry may operate to decouple the second charge storage element from the first charge storage element based on an enable signal.
US10748580B2	Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus includes a display, an operation receiver, a storage, and a controller. The operation receiver receives an instruction indicating a switch of a candidate image from a user. The storage stores movie data. The controller controls the display to display a selection screen via which a frame image to be stored as a still image is selected from the movie data. The selection screen includes the candidate image, first marker information, and second maker information. The controller moves a frame position of the candidate image based on the position indicated by the first marker information or the second marker information in a case where the operation receiver receives the instruction.
US10748574B2	Apparatus and method for retracting the magnetic head to a home position after a predetermined time period An information processing apparatus includes a hard disk drive including a disk configured to store data therein and a head configured to access the disk and a control unit. The control unit causes the head to be retracted to a home position after a predetermined time period, based on an operation mode, has passed after performing control to cause the head to access the disk.
US10748566B2	Disk drive head suspension structures having improved gold-dielectric joint reliability A disk drive head suspension or flexure and method of manufacture. Embodiments include a portion such as a terminal pad or flying lead comprising a base layer, a dielectric layer on the base layer, a conductor layer, a seed layer between the dielectric layer and the conductor layer, and a noncorrosive metal layer on the seed layer side of the conductor layer. The seed layer has a strip that extends beyond the edge of the dielectric layer. The noncorrosive metal layer extends over the strip of the seed layer and into contact with the edge of the dielectric layer.
US10748558B2	On head microelectronics for write synchronization The presently disclosed technology teaches integrating disc drive electronics into a transducer head. Decreased electrical transit times and data processing times can be achieved by placing the electronics on or within the transducer head because electrical connections may be made physically shorter than in conventional systems. The electronics may include one or more of a control system circuit, a write driver, and/or a data buffer. The control system circuit generates a modified clock signal that has a fixed relation to phase and frequency of a bit-detected reference signal that corresponds to positions of patterned bits on the disc. The write driver writes outgoing data bits received from an external connection to off-head electronics directly to the writer synchronized with the modified clock signal. The data buffer stores and converts digital data bits sent from the off-head electronics to an analog signal that is synchronized with the modified clock signal.
US10748555B2	Perception based multimedia processing Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to perception based multimedia processing. There is provided a method for processing multimedia data, the method includes automatically determining user perception on a segment of the multimedia data based on a plurality of clusters, the plurality of clusters obtained in association with predefined user perceptions and processing the segment of the multimedia data at least in part based on determined user perception on the segment. Corresponding system and computer program products are disclosed as well.
US10748554B2	Audio source identification Embodiments facilitating audio source identification are provided. A computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a device operatively coupled to one or more processors, an audio signal under inspection; generating, by the device, an image of time-frequency spectrum of low frequency component and high frequency component of the audio signal; and identifying, by the device, a source of the audio signal based on the generated image and one or more patterns of time-frequency spectrum, wherein each of the one or more patterns is corresponding to low frequency feature and high frequency feature of a specific audio source.
US10748551B2	Noise suppression system, noise suppression method, and recording medium storing program A noise suppression system includes an a priori S/N ratio estimated value and expectation calculation unit that acquires an expectation of a priori S/N ratio, by correcting an estimated value of the a priori S/N ratio relating to a signal and a noise based on a priori S/N ratio model or based on a signal model and a noise model, the signal and the noise being estimated from an input signal in which the signal and the noise are mixed; a noise suppression coefficient calculation unit that calculates a noise suppression coefficient with use of the expectation of the a priori S/N ratio; and a noise suppression unit that suppresses the noise included in the input signal by multiplying the input signal by the noise suppression coefficient.
US10748542B2	System and method of correlating mouth images to input commands A system for automated speech recognition utilizes computer memory, a processor executing imaging software and audio processing software, and a camera transmitting images of a physical source of speech input. Audio processing software includes an audio data stream of audio samples derived from at least one speech input. At least one timer is configured to transmit elapsed time values as measured in response to respective triggers received by the timer. The audio processing software is configured to assert and de-assert the timer triggers to measure respective audio sample times and interim period times between the audio samples. The audio processing software is further configured to compare the interim period times with a command spacing time value corresponding to an expected interim time value between commands, thereby determining if the speech input is command data or non-command data.
US10748539B2	Acoustic sensory network Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a command to the controlling device corresponding to the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, the command corresponding to the audible command that can be implemented on the controllable device controlled by the controlling device.
US10748535B2	Transcription record comparison One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, voice data from a user; generating a transcription record comprising the voice data; transmitting the voice data to at least one other device; receiving, from the at least one other device, another transcription record, generated by the at least one other device, associated with the transmitted voice data; identifying, by comparing the transcription record and the another transcription record, at least one difference between the transcription record and the another transcription record; and providing, responsive to identifying a difference, a notification. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10748534B2	Personality-based chatbot and methods including non-text input The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein assist a user with a request. The methods in part receive input from a user that includes a voice input, a gesture input, a text input, biometric information, or a combination thereof; retrieve or determine a personality type of the user based on the input; determine a distress level or an engagement level of the user; determine a set of outputs responsive to the received input; rank the outputs in the set based on the retrieved or determined personality type and the determined distress level or engagement level; deliver a ranked output to the input in a modality based on the retrieved or determined personality type and a type of device configured to deliver the ranked output to the user, wherein the device comprises a navigation system, a car, a robot, or a combination thereof; and weigh the ranked output for future interactions.
US10748532B1	Electronic transcription job market A system for transcription is controlled and optimized by computer software which implements a competitive market for jobs is presented. Jobs are characterized by type, deadline, domain, difficulty, pay rate, customer and other factors. Editors are given credentials to perform jobs based on a complex of editor and job characteristics, and all editors qualified for a given job may then perform actions to preview and to claim the job. Job characteristics are adjusted dynamically to ensure that they are completed accurately and according to schedule.
US10748531B2	Management layer for multiple intelligent personal assistant services Performing speech recognition in a multi-device system includes receiving a first audio signal that is generated by a first microphone in response to a verbal utterance, and a second audio signal that is generated by a second microphone in response to the verbal utterance; dividing the first audio signal into a first sequence of temporal segments; dividing the second audio signal into a second sequence of temporal segments; comparing a sound energy level associated with a first temporal segment of the first sequence to a sound energy level associated with a first temporal segment of the second sequence; based on the comparing, selecting, as a first temporal segment of a speech recognition audio signal, one of the first temporal segment of the first sequence and the first temporal segment of the second sequence; and performing speech recognition on the speech recognition audio signal.
US10748528B2	Language model generating device, language model generating method, and recording medium A language model generating device according to the present invention includes: a paraphrase generating unit to generate, by using morphemes of a phrase included in learning example sentences that include a plurality of sentences and using synonyms for original expressions of the morphemes, a plurality of paraphrases that include a combination of an original expression of a morpheme and a synonym for an original expression of a morpheme and a combination of synonyms for original expressions of morphemes; and a language model generating unit to generate a language model that is based on an n-gram model from the plurality of paraphrases generated and the learning example sentences.
US10748525B2	Multi-modal dialog agents representing a level of confidence in analysis A multi-modal dialog apparatus includes a memory embodying computer executable instructions; and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, and operative by the computer executable instructions. More specifically, the processor is operative by the computer executable instructions to facilitate receiving a remark from a user; passing the remark to an intelligent system; receiving a response and a level of confidence from the intelligent system; portraying the response to the user via an equivocal persona in case the level of confidence is less than a pre-determined threshold value; and portraying the response to the user via an authoritative persona in case the level of confidence equals or exceeds the pre-determined threshold value.
US10748514B2	Musical instrument A musical instrument includes: a vibrating member configured to be vibrated by a playing operation; an adjusting mechanism configured to perform physical adjustment to change a vibration manner of the vibrating member in playing; a detector configured to detect an adjustment state of the adjusting mechanism; a musical-sound generator configured to generate musical sound based on the playing operation; and a controller configured to control a manner of generation of the musical sound by the musical-sound generator, based on the adjustment state detected by the detector.
US10748513B2	Guitar having fretboard consisting of high-density bamboo A guitar is provided which has a guitar neck. At least the fretboard of the neck is made of a high-density bamboo, that is, a compressed grass, instead of a wood. The guitar may be an electric guitar. In an alternative, the entire neck can also be made of high-density bamboo. The high-density bamboo is planed from compressed raw strips horizontally or vertically glued together and pressed to form high-density bamboo, known as HDG bamboo or strand woven bamboo. The frets on the fretboard are inserted into milled grooves in the fretboard in the usual manner. The curvature between the guitar neck and the guitar head can be produced by bending a single-piece wooden workpiece after steaming so that the wood fibres running along the guitar neck run continuously into the guitar head.
US10748512B1	Acoustic guitar frame A system and method directed for an aluminum guitar frame or chassis contained or suspended inside a wooden acoustic guitar. The frame having a neck that provides a rigid skeletal frame for the guitar's neck that eliminates truss rods and need for adjustments, a suspended body frame that transfer energy from the strings to the sound board more efficiently while providing longer sustainability, and an adjustable bridge suspension system allowing for slight adjustments to the action of the strings while enhancing resonance of the sound board as well as reducing the amount of bracing required permitting the sound board to be thinner while enhancing the tone.
US10748506B2	Input display device and input display method An input display device includes: a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, results in performance of steps including: acquiring a character string; receiving a touch drawing operation; detecting a state of the touch drawing operation; generating a track image showing the track, the track image having a line width corresponding to the state of the touch drawing operation; displaying the generated track image on a display; and superimposing the acquired character string on the displayed track image in accordance with a character size corresponding to the line width of the track image.
US10748490B2	Organic light emitting diode (OLED) compensation circuit, display panel and display apparatus An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) compensation circuit, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The OLED compensation circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a storage capacitor and an OLED element. For the first transistor, a gate electrode is electrically connected to a first scanning signal line, a first electrode electrically connected to a data signal line, and a second electrode electrically connected to a first node. For the second transistor, a gate electrode is electrically connected to a first light-emitting control signal line, a first electrode electrically connected to a first voltage signal line, and a second electrode electrically connected to a second node. For the third transistor, a gate electrode is electrically connected to the first node, a first electrode electrically connected to the second node, and a second electrode electrically connected to a third node.
US10748489B2	Pixel driving circuit and driving method thereof, and display apparatus A pixel driving circuit and a driving method therefor are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a turn-on voltage acquiring device, a compensation device, a light-emitting controller, a data writing device, a driving transistor and a light emitting device. The turn-on voltage acquiring device acquires a turn-on voltage of the light emitting device and generates a compensation signal according to the turn-on voltage; the data writing device provides a data voltage to the gate of the driving transistor; the light-emitting controller provides a first operating voltage to a first electrode of the driving transistor; and the compensation device generates a control signal according to the compensation signal, the data voltage and the threshold voltage of the driving transistor and provides the control signal to the gate of the driving transistor; the driving transistor outputs a driving current to the light emitting device.
US10748486B2	Display apparatus and electronic apparatus A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a pixel array unit, pixels being arranged in the pixel unit, the pixels each including a driving transistor that includes a plurality of gate electrodes and drives a light emitting unit in response to a video signal applied to one gate electrode of the plurality of gate electrodes; and a control unit that controls gate voltage of a different gate electrode of the driving transistor. Further, an electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure includes the display apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration.
US10748483B2	Drive control circuit, driving method thereof, and display device A drive control circuit, a driving method thereof and a display device are provided. The drive control circuit includes a drive integrated circuit, a transmit control circuit, a scan drive circuit, and a pixel circuit. The drive integrated circuit adjusts a duty cycle of a drive signal to generate a first drive signal and transmits the first drive signal to the transmit control circuit. The drive integrated circuit decreases the amplitude of a data signal to generate a first data signal and transmits the first data signal to the scan drive circuit. The transmit control circuit converts the received first drive signal into a second drive signal with a preset duty cycle and transmits the second drive signal to the pixel circuit. The preset duty cycle of the second drive signal is greater than the duty cycle of the drive signal to be outputted.
US10748477B2	Compensation method of display device and display device having compensation value storage unit The present disclosure relates to a compensation method of a display device and the display device having a compensation value storage unit, and more particularly, to a method of performing the compensation by changing a compensation density for pixels included in the display device, and the display device having a storage unit for storing a compensation value for performing the method. According to the present disclosure, the compensation method is provided that includes dividing a display panel into a foveated area and a non-foveated area; performing high-density compensation for a plurality of pixels in the foveated area; and performing low-density compensation for a plurality of pixels in the non-foveated area.
US10748466B2	Display panel and method of driving the same A display panel and a method of driving the display panel are proposed. The display panel includes a pixel array, a data driving circuit comprising one or more data line, a scanning driving circuit, and a demultiplexing circuit. The scanning driving circuit and the demultiplexing circuit both are configured to input a data signal through the data line into the first subpixel, the second subpixel, the fourth subpixel, and the third subpixel sequentially. The present disclosure can reduce power consumption of the display panel.
US10748463B2	System architecture and method of processing an image therein A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-readable program, which when executed by a processor, will cause the processor to execute an image processing method, the image processing method including establishing a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value. The method further includes receiving a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure, and wherein the integration time comprises a time period for which an aperture for a sensor receives incoming signals. Additionally, the method includes performing the image accumulation procedure. Moreover, the method includes producing a final greyscale image by adding a plurality of sets of vertically shifted pixel values, wherein the frequency number for the image accumulation procedure ranges from 3 to 20.
US10748460B1	Tangible display Described are systems, methods, and apparatus that produce depth data representative of an object, such as a user, at a first location, transmit that depth data to a second location, and use that depth data to produce, at the second location, a three-dimensional representation of the object. A tangible display at the second location may receive the depth data and use that depth data to determine displacement amounts for each of a plurality of moveable pins of the tangible display. The moveable pins may be then displaced by the displacement amounts to form the three-dimensional representation of the object.
US10748458B2	Flexible display device and method manufacturing the same A flexible display device according to an embodiment includes a display member, a window member on the display member and having a rear surface facing the display member and a top surface located opposite to the rear surface, a thin-film layer including a base layer having a first surface contacting the rear surface and a second surface located opposite to the first surface and a plurality of particles coupled to the second surface, a protection member spaced apart from the window member, the display member being between the protection member and the window member, a first adhesion member configured to couple the thin-film layer to the display member, and a second adhesion member configured to couple the display member to the protection member. Each of the particles protrudes from the second surface of the base layer to the protection member.
US10748454B2	Secret computation apparatus, method for the same, and program An assigned share which is a proper subset of a subshare set with a plurality of subshares as elements, and meta information indicating values according to the elements of the subshare set or indicating that the elements are concealed values are stored. When a value according to a provided corresponding value according to a subset of the assigned share is not obtained from the meta information, a provided value according to the provided corresponding value obtained from the subset of the assigned share is outputted. When a value according to an acquired corresponding value according to a subset of an external assigned share, which is a proper subset of the subshare set, is not obtained from the meta information, input of an acquired value according to the acquired corresponding value is accepted. When the acquired value is inputted, a secret share value is obtained at least using the acquired value.
US10748453B2	Myringotomy surgical training device with real-time and stored feedback on performance A system for performing a myringotomy training procedure placing a tympanostomy tube in a simulated ear drum of a patient includes a canal structure. The canal structure includes a tubular portion having an inner surface formed from a conductive material disposed about a longitudinal axis, the tubular portion having a first end, an opposite second end; and a thin membrane selectively coupled to the second end of the tubular portion.
US10748452B2	Surgical simulators and methods associated with the same Surgical simulators and methods associated with the same are provided. In one aspect, a surgical simulator includes a rib cage including a plurality of ribs, internal tissue positionable within the rib cage, and external tissue adapted to cover at least a portion of the rib cage. In another aspect, a method of manufacturing a surgical simulator includes forming a rib cage including a plurality of ribs, positioning internal tissue within the rib cage, and at least partially covering the rib cage with external tissue. In a further aspect, a method of modifying biologic tissue for use with a surgical simulator is provided.
US10748448B2	Haptic communication using interference of haptic outputs on skin Embodiments relate to enhancing haptic communication by using two or more cutaneous actuators to create constructive or destructive interference patterns on the receiving user's skin. The actuator signals for the two or more cutaneous actuators are shaped and generated so that the two or more cutaneous actuators cause vibrations on the receiving user's patch of skin to increase or decrease. In this way, various enhancement to haptic communication can be achieved.
US10748442B2	Welding training system A welding training system includes one or more welding operator device which provides positional feedback relevant to a quality weld. The positional feedback is analyzed and, when the positional feedback is outside of a predetermined range, a signal is provided to the welding operator. In one embodiment, tactile feedback is provided in a welding gun.
US10748438B2	System and method for interactive patient specific simulation of radiofrequency ablation therapy A method and system for interactive patient-specific simulation of liver tumor ablation is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical model of the liver and circulatory system of the liver is estimated from 3D medical image data of a patient. A computational domain is generated from the patient-specific anatomical model of the liver. Blood flow in the liver and the circulatory system of the liver is simulated based on the patient-specific anatomical model. Heat diffusion due to ablation is simulated based on a virtual ablation probe position and the simulated blood flow in the liver and the circulatory system of the liver by solving a bio-heat equation for each node on the level-set representation using a Lattice-Boltzmann method (LBM) implementation. Cellular necrosis in the liver is computed based on the simulated heat diffusion. Visualizations of a computed necrosis region and temperature maps of the liver are generated. A user input is interactively received to modify the position of the virtual ablation probe, the heat diffusion and cellular necrosis is re-simulated based on the user input, and the visualizations of the computed necrosis region and the temperature maps are updated.
US10748419B1	Vehicular traffic alerts for avoidance of abnormal traffic conditions Methods and systems are described for generating a vehicle-to-vehicle traffic alert and updating a vehicle-usage profile. Various aspects include detecting, via one or more processors associated with a first vehicle, that an abnormal traffic condition exists in an operating environment of the first vehicle. An electronic message is generated and transmitted wirelessly, via a vehicle-mounted transceiver associated with the first vehicle, to alert a nearby vehicle of the abnormal traffic condition and to allow the nearby vehicle to avoid the abnormal traffic condition. The first vehicle receives telematics data regarding operation of the nearby vehicle after the nearby vehicle received the electronic message, and transmits the telematics data to a remote server for updating a vehicle-usage profile associated with the nearby vehicle.
US10748418B2	Vehicle management system and vehicle management method A vehicle management system for managing vehicles used by users has a usage managing unit that accepts a user's request for using the vehicle and to set a return space among parking spaces as a planned return space when the user's request is accepted, the return space being a space to which the vehicle is to be returned by the user after the vehicle is used by the user, a return determining unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is returned to the planned return space set by the usage managing unit when the vehicle is actually used and returned by the user, a return permitting unit that permits a return of the vehicle in a case where the return determining unit determines that the vehicle is returned to the planned return space, and a notification unit.
US10748414B2	Augmenting and sharing data from audio/video recording and communication devices Systems and methods for augmenting and sharing data from audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, from an A/V recording and communication device, image data representing an image, analyzing the image data to determine one or more objects depicted by the image data, based on the analyzing the image data, determining at least one comment associated with the one or more objects; transmitting, to a first client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device, the image data representing the image and the at least one comment, receiving, from the first client device, consent for sharing the image data with a geographic area network, the consent indicating a selection of a comment from the at least one comment, and transmitting, to a second client device, the image data representing the image and the comment.
US10748399B2	Smoke detector dynamic range adjustment system and method A smoke detector dynamic range adjustment system includes a light emitting element for emitting light at a plurality of light output levels, the plurality of light output levels automatically adjusted by a controller when a saturation limit is approached. The system also includes a light receiving element for receiving light emitted from the light emitting element.
US10748392B2	Tactile sensation providing apparatus A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a contact region to be touched by an operating body, a thermal sensation providing element that is disposed in the contact region and provides at least cold sensation information, and a warm sensation providing element that is disposed in the contact region and provides warm sensation information. The warm sensation providing element is disposed at least in regions that sandwich the thermal sensation providing element.
US10748386B2	Method for administrating a package of shuffled playing cards Administrating a package of shuffled playing cards to prevent fraudulent card exchanges. The administrating system is configured to calculate places and a number of packages of shuffled playing cards at places of the backyard, the places of playing tables, places of carriers and the disposition place using information obtained by the loading step and unloading step and the administrating system calculates by every ID codes bases 1) places of packages registered by the registering step for registering to a data base of administrating system and a number of packages place by place from information obtained from the loading step and the unloading step. The administrating system is configured to recognize whether there is a lost package by comparing the information of all ID codes registered in registering steps with the ID codes at places of packages obtained at the calculating step from the loading step and the unloading step.
US10748382B1	Wagering games with guaranteed loyalty points A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a guaranteed loyalty point system. A player is provided a fixed amount of guaranteed loyalty points which are converted to loyalty points as the play plays wagering games such as slot games. When the amount of guaranteed loyalty points is depleted, then the player continues to player the slot game but no further loyalty points are awarded to the player until the player once again possesses some more guaranteed loyalty points. In this way, the amount of loyalty points a player ultimately receives is not dependent on luck. The loyalty points can be redeemed for tangible goods and/or services (e.g., show tickets, meal at a restaurant, etc.).
US10748378B2	Fraud detection system in a casino A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.
US10748375B2	Network based gaming platform or game application and method for carrying out a gaming cycle Systems and methods for a network based gaming platform or game application. A gaming cycle for a first user and one or more opponent players can be carried out on the network based gaming platform or game application. A database can store player data from the first user and the one or more opponent players, and the player data can be sorted and ranked. Players can be matched based on the player data, and a game type can be selected. A betting option and a stake can be chosen, and the first user can be debited for the chosen stake. The selected game type can be started, and game winnings can be transferred to a winner.
US10748366B2	Mobile-based access control system with wireless access controller An access control system is described and includes a server, a controller for regulating the accessibility of an entrance, and a mobile device having an application for user to trigger an access authentication process, means for collecting biometric information of the user, and a BLUETOOTH module to establish a BLUETOOTH communication link between the mobile device and the controller. The controller includes a communication module for connecting the controller to the server and mobile device for receiving updates on user access credentials, an access module for activating/deactivating a barrier of entrance, and a microprocessor for verifying the received user access credentials, generating an door execution command, and uploading the entrance status to the server.
US10748357B2	Waveform estimating device, waveform estimating method, and waveform estimating program A waveform estimating method performed by a computer, the waveform estimating method including: estimating a first vibration component of less than a first frequency in a period from a present time to a time preceding by a half wavelength of the first frequency, using an input waveform in the period, the input waveform corresponding to a driving trajectory of a vehicle traveling on a roadway; and calculating a second vibration component of the first frequency or higher in the period by subtracting the first vibration component from the input waveform.
US10748355B2	Route-based vehicle selection A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for one or more vehicles. The data for each of the one or more travel parameters being represented with distribution ranges. For each of the one or more vehicles, operations include calculating one or more metric values based on the one or more travel parameter data distributions. Operations also include assigning a score to each of the one or more vehicles based on the calculated one or more metric values, and, presenting a ranking of the one or more vehicles based on the assigned scores.
US10748353B2	Segmenting operational data Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for segmenting operational data and identifying events of interested in the segmented operational data. With the events of interest identified from the segmented operational data, a total time between the events of interest can be determined, evaluated, and provided.
US10748349B2	Storage medium, image-processing system, image-processing device, and image-processing method An image conversion unit according to an embodiment includes a gradation unit, a black line extraction unit, and a white line extraction unit. The gradation unit classifies a pixel of a pre-conversion image as one of four levels based on a brightness of the pixel, and expresses, in a color corresponding to the level as which the pixel has been classified, a corresponding pixel of a converted image. The black line extraction unit extracts pixels of an outline of an object in the pre-conversion image, and expresses corresponding pixels of the converted image in black. The white line extraction unit extracts pixels adjacent to an outline of an object in the pre-conversion image, and expresses corresponding pixels of the converted image in white.
US10748346B2	Placing and solving constraints on a 3D environment Systems and methods are disclosed for permitting the use of a natural language expression to specify object (or asset) locations in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) environment. By rapidly identifying and solving constraints for 3D object placement and orientation, consumers of synthetics services may more efficiently generate experiments for use in development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and sensor platforms. Parsing descriptive location specifications, sampling the volumetric space, and solving pose constraints for location and orientation, can produce large numbers of designated coordinates for object locations in virtual environments with reduced demands on user involvement. Converting from location designations that are natural to humans, such as “standing on the floor one meter from a wall, facing the center of the room” to a six-dimensional (6D) pose specification (including 3-D location and orientation) can alleviate the need for a manual drag/drop/reorient procedure for placement of objects in a synthetic environment.
US10748337B2	Virtual asset map and index generation systems and methods A system for generating a nearest neighboring vertices index. The system includes a memory and one or more processors. The one or more processors receive a base figure asset and an item asset, determine nearest neighbor vertices between the base figure asset and the item asset using at least one of a k-dimensional tree algorithm and a geodesic algorithm, and generate the nearest neighboring vertices index based on the determined nearest neighbor vertices between the base figure asset and the item asset.
US10748328B2	Recording medium, information processing apparatus, influence degree deriving method, and image generation method An information processing apparatus acquires information representing an angle concerning a view direction for each of a first view direction, a second view direction, and a third view direction and an output view direction. The apparatus derives the influence degree of the rendering representation of the target object concerning each of the first view direction, the second view direction, and the third view direction to the rendering representation of the target object concerning the output view direction based on a curve determined in advance as a reference of rotation of the target object, for which a point on a line corresponding to the angle concerning the view direction is determined.
US10748326B2	Rendering operations using sparse volumetric data A ray is cast into a volume described by a volumetric data structure, which describes the volume at a plurality of levels of detail. A first entry in the volumetric data structure includes a first set of bits representing voxels at a lowest one of the plurality of levels of detail, and values of the first set of bits indicate whether a corresponding one of the voxels is at least partially occupied by respective geometry. A set of second entries in the volumetric data structure describe voxels at a second level of detail, which represent subvolumes of the voxels at the first lowest level of detail. The ray is determined to pass through a particular subset of the voxels at the first level of detail and at least a particular one of the particular subset of voxels is determined to be occupied by geometry.
US10748325B2	System and method for automatic rigging of three dimensional characters for facial animation A system and method for automatic rigging of three dimensional characters for facial animation provide a rigged mesh for an original three dimensional mesh. A representative mesh is generated from the original mesh. Segments, key points, a bone set, and skinning weights are then determined for the representative mesh. The Skinning weights and bone set are placed in the original mesh to generate the rigged mesh.
US10748310B2	Drawing tutorial application utilizing image processing Described herein is a system and method regarding an interactive drawing tutorial session for creating a drawing using a computer application. A digital image is processed to determine linework and shading information for a plurality of shading levels. A graphical user interface for an interactive drawing tutorial session for creating the drawing by displaying the determined linework to a user. User linework input is received for the drawing based upon the displayed linework information. Feedback is provided to the user regarding the received user linework input (e.g., regarding tilt and/or pressure of electronic stylus). For each of the plurality of shading levels, the determined shading information is displayed to the user. User shading input is received for the drawing based upon the displayed shading information. Feedback is provided to the user regarding the received user shading input (e.g., regarding tilt and/or pressure of electronic stylus).
US10748309B2	Magnetic resonance imaging with enhanced bone visualization A system for bone imaging is disclosed. A processing unit is provided for processing an echo MRI dataset. The processing unit is configured to apply a phase ramp to the radial sampling lines of the complex data according to the radial sampling scheme to obtain a bone-enhanced image dataset, wherein a single phase ramp is applied to a radial sampling line of the sampling scheme, which radial sampling line extends on both sides of an origin defined by the echo time, and wherein the phase ramp is based on an equation. A combining unit is provided for combining the MRI dataset with the bone-enhanced image dataset to obtain a background suppressed image dataset.
US10748308B2	Three-dimensional image reconstruction method A three-dimensional image reconstruction method, in which a cross section preparation step includes: a specimen preparation step of attaching, on a surface of a specimen, a grid-like mark member in which rectangular openings are two-dimensionally arranged, and disposing the grid-like mark member under a shielding member so that a side of each of the rectangular openings of the grid-like mark member forms a 45-degree or 90-degree angle with respect to a direction in which a linear end edge of the shielding member extends; and a processing position determination step of adjusting relative positions of the shielding member and the grid-like mark member by using the grid-like mark member as an index of a processing position.
US10748301B2	Corneal reflex position detection device, eye-gaze tracking device, and corneal reflex position detection method A corneal reflex position detection device includes a pupil detecting unit that detects the center position of the pupil from an image of an eye of a test subject; and a corneal reflex detecting unit that detects the corneal reflex area from the image. The corneal reflex detecting unit enlarges, in a stepwise manner, a detection target area with reference to the center position of the pupil, to detect whether or not a high-luminance area having the luminance to be equal to or greater than a luminance threshold value is present in the image; and, if the high-luminance area is detected, determines that the high-luminance area represents the corneal reflex area.
US10748297B2	Dimension measurement device, parcel locker system, and dimension measurement method A dimension measurement device includes: a storage receptacle; an imager configured to capture an image of a measurement object to be stored in the storage receptacle; and an image processor configured to process the image captured by the imager. The storage receptacle includes: a rectangular lower surface; a rectangular first side surface; a rectangular second side surface; a first concave corner formed by the lower surface and the first side surface; a second concave corner formed by the lower surface and the second side surface; a third concave corner formed by the first side surface and the second side surface; and a reference corner point formed at an intersection between the first concave corner, the second concave corner, and the third concave corner. The storage receptacle further includes markers indicating locations of respective sides of the first side surface, the second side surface, and the lower surface.
US10748294B2	Method, system, and computer-readable recording medium for image object tracking A method, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium for image object tracking are provided. A video stream including a previous frame and a current frame is received, wherein the video stream is generated through photographing a space including a moving object by an image capturing device. A moving posture of the moving object determined according to the previous frame is obtained. Whether the moving posture of the moving object is a movement along a first direction or a movement along a second direction is determined. One of different tracking algorithms is selected for performing object tracking according to whether the moving posture of the moving object is the movement along the first direction or the movement along the second direction, to obtain an object feature region associated with the moving object in the current frame. The moving object in the space is tracked according to the object feature region.
US10748293B2	Tomography apparatus and method for reconstructing tomography image thereof A tomography apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to acquire partial images of an object including a first image and a second image having imaged a surface of a portion of the object corresponding to a first time and a second time, respectively, by performing a tomography scan on the object that is moving, and acquire first information indicating motion of the object by using the first image and the second image; and an image reconstructor configured to reconstruct a target image by using the first information.
US10748286B2	Dynamic image processing apparatus A dynamic image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor extracts (i) a region of interest and/or (ii) a frame image of interest from a series of frame images obtained by dynamic imaging of a subject. Further, the hardware processor stores, of the series of the frame images, only (i) the extracted region of interest, (ii) the extracted frame image of interest or (iii) the extracted region of interest in the extracted frame image of interest in a storage.
US10748283B2	Image processing device and program An image processing device and a program capable of extracting a cell region as a diagnosis target more accurately may be provided. An image processing device is characterized by: first extraction means (control unit 21) for extracting a candidate region from a form image representing a form of a cell in a tissue sample; acquisition means (control unit 21) for acquiring biological substance information on at least one kind of the biological substance from images representing expression of one or more kinds of biological substances in the tissue sample; and second extraction means (control unit 21) for extracting a diagnosis target region from the candidate region based on characteristic information indicating characteristics of the candidate region and/or the biological substance information.
US10748272B2	Measuring height difference in patterns on semiconductor wafers An improved technique for determining height difference in patterns provided on semiconductor wafers uses real measurements (e.g., measurements from SEM images) and a height difference determination model. In one version of the model, a measurable variable of the model is expressed in terms of a function of a change in depth of shadow (i.e. relative brightness), wherein the depth of shadow depends on the height difference as well as width difference between two features on a semiconductor wafer. In another version of the model, the measurable variable is expressed in terms of a function of a change of a measured distance between two characteristic points on the real image of a periodic structure with respect to a change in a tilt angle of a scanning electron beam.
US10748270B2	Apparatus for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on wooden boards or similar objects This invention relates to an apparatus (1) for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on a wooden board (9) or a similar object. The apparatus (1) comprises a movement system (3) comprising at least two chains or belts (32) that are at a distance from one another and substantially parallel to each other. The chains or belts (32) are slidable parallel to a movement path (30) and are and intended to support the wooden board (9). The apparatus (1) also comprises a non-destructive inspection station (2) that is positioned on the movement path (30), for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on the wooden board (9) that is supported by the chains or belts (32). The non-destructive inspection station (2) comprises at least one operating component (22) that is positioned on the same side as the chains or belts (32) and emits or receives a signal or an image, with an emission or reception field (220) that faces towards a region between two chains or belts (32). Each chain or belt (32) comprises an elongate flexible body (320) and at least one rest element (36) that is positioned on the elongate flexible body (320). The at least one rest element (36) projects upwards from the elongate flexible body (320) and has a top face (361) with a width (L36) that is less than the width (L32) of the elongate flexible body (320). The top faces (361) are intended to provide a surface on which the wooden board (9) can rest, so that the wooden board is kept at a distance from the elongate flexible body (320) of each chain or belt (32).
US10748266B2	Method for processing image, device for processing image, electronic device and medium Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing an image, a device for processing an image, an electronic device and a medium. The method includes the followings. A target image is captured. Capturing ambient information when the target image is captured is detected. A material required is acquired. A default display effect of the material is adjusted according to the capturing ambient information, to obtain a target display effect matching with the capturing ambient information. The material having the target display effect is merged with the target image, to obtain a merged image.
US10748264B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of obtaining an obstacle-removed image in which an obstacle does not appear using disparity information. A removal section generates after-removal photographic images at a plurality of viewpoints by removing part of subjects from respective photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints using disparity information associated with the photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints. An image generation section generates an obstacle-removed image at a predetermined viewpoint by registering the after-removal photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints using the disparity information. The present technique is applicable to a case, for example, of generating an obstacle-removed image in which an obstacle does not appear using photographic images at a plurality of viewpoints.
US10748262B2	Noise enhanced histograms Apparatus for binning an input value into one of a plurality of bins which collectively represent a histogram of input values, each of the plurality of bins representing a corresponding range of input values, the apparatus comprising: an input for receiving an input value; a noise source configured to generate an error value according to a predetermined noise distribution; and a binning controller configured to mix the received input value with the error value so as to generate a modified input value and to allocate the modified input value to the bin corresponding to that modified input value.
US10748259B2	Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality systems and methods A virtual, augmented, or mixed reality display system includes a display configured to display virtual, augmented, or mixed reality image data, the display including one or more optical components which introduce optical distortions or aberrations to the image data. The system also includes a display controller configured to provide the image data to the display. The display controller includes memory for storing optical distortion correction information, and one or more processing elements to at least partially correct the image data for the optical distortions or aberrations using the optical distortion correction information.
US10748252B2	Method and device for image correction Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for image processing are provided. A sequence of images, in particular, is processed in this case. The images are subdivided into tiles and the tiles are transformed into the frequency domain. By evaluating the argument of the spectral density in the frequency domain, it is possible to identify and rectify disturbances which, for example, are caused by air disturbances (flickering).
US10748247B2	Computing high-resolution depth images using machine learning techniques A system trains a machine learning model to generate a high-resolution depth image. During a training phase, the system generates an accurate three dimensional reconstruction of a training scene such that the machine learning model is iteratively trained to minimize an error between the higher resolution depth image and the depth information in the accurate three dimensional reconstruction. During a real-time phase, the system applies the trained machine learning model to images captured from a scene of interest and generates a higher resolution depth image with higher accuracy. Thus, the higher resolution depth image can be subsequently used to solve computer vision problems.
US10748243B2	Image distortion transformation method and apparatus An image distortion transformation method for transforming an original image by an imager having an original distortion profile to a transformed image optimized for a distortion processing unit includes inputting the original image from the imager into the transformation unit, inputting an original image distortion profile into the original distortion profile memory of the transformation unit, and inputting a target distortion profile into the target distortion profile memory of the transformation unit. The target distortion profile is different from the original distortion profile. The method further includes transforming the original image into a transformed image by transforming the distortion profile of the original image from the original image distortion profile to the target image distortion profile, and outputting the transformed image from the transformation unit.
US10748229B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a roadway source A method and computer-readable storage device and apparatus for controlling a roadway resource are disclosed. For example, the method receives from a device associated with a vehicle a request to reach a target destination by a target arrival time and a maximum payment amount to reach the target destination by the target arrival time. The method next determining a route to the target destination and determines a roadway resource along the route that is controllable. The method then sends an instruction to the device associated with the vehicle, where the instruction indicates to navigate the vehicle along the route and controls the roadway resource to enable the vehicle to reach the target destination by the target arrival time.
US10748227B2	Methods and systems for rebate modeling Methods and systems for rebate modeling are described. In an embodiment, a formulary of a plan sponsor is accessed. Prescription drug utilization data is accessed. Drug pricing information is accessed. Benefit design including co-pay structure of the plan sponsor is accessed. A plan sponsor rebate for a drug classification is calculated. An alternate plan sponsor rebate is calculated based on a formulary modification, a benefit design modification, or both the formulary modification and the benefit design modification. A difference between the plan sponsor rebate and alternate plan sponsor rebate is determined. A display is generated based on a determination of the difference. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
US10748226B2	Method of generating, storing and mining data related to key opinion leaders in scientific fields and computer system configured for presenting an explorable graphical user interface A method of storing and ingesting data related to key opinion leaders is provided. The method includes extracting published works data, individual data, organization data and subject matter data for a plurality of published scientific works to identify entities for each of the published scientific works and storing the published works data, the individual data, the organization data and the subject matter data in a graph database as an explorable network in which each of the entities is represented by a respective node, the published scientific works including at least one of results of clinical trials and biomedical scientific publications, the entities including the published scientific works, individuals, organizations and subjects, the nodes including published work nodes representing the published scientific works, individual nodes representing the individuals, organization nodes representing the organizations and subject matter nodes representing the subjects, each of the individual nodes being linked to at least one of the other individual nodes, at least one of the organization nodes and at least one of the subject matter nodes, the graph database being configured such that the individual nodes, organization nodes and subject nodes are each displayable on a graphical user interface as a center node icon in a partial view of the explorable network with linked nodes being generated as outer node icons surrounding the center node icon. The method also includes mining the explorable network stored in the graph database to augment the explorable network with supplemental information for each individual in the explorable network. The supplemental information is relevant to each individual being a key opinion leader. The method also includes storing the supplemental information for each individual in the explorable network such that upon selection of a node icon representing one or more of the individual nodes the corresponding supplemental information for the one or more individuals represented by the one or more individual nodes is generated on the graphical user interface.
US10748225B2	Control device, control method, and computer-readable recording medium A control server controls an operator who provides an operational service on an operating system based on export control regulations. The control server stores therein operator information related to the operator and control information including a determination date that is a date when provision of the operational service is determined to comply with the export control regulations. The control server selects an operator who does not fall under the export control regulations, out of the operators, as an operator who provides the operational service, based on the control information and an effective date that is a date when the latest export control regulations become effective.
US10748221B2	Application service aggregation and management A method and system for aggregating services is provided. The method includes receiving and processing a service request. The service request is submitted to a service catalog and dispatched to a data integration and API module. The service request is transmitted to a management module and processed with respect to a plurality of service providers. Inter process communications associated with the service request are managed. Additionally, an account associated with the service request and the plurality of service providers is managed.
US10748220B2	Account processing method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for account processing are disclosed. The method includes splitting a master account into a plurality of sub-accounts, wherein a sum of balances of the plurality of sub-accounts is equal to a balance of the master account; and sending sub-account information of the master account to an application system upon receiving an accounting operation request for the master account from the application system, the sub-account information being used by the application system to perform an accounting operation on a sub-account of the master account. Since the embodiments of the present disclosure split a master account into a plurality of sub-accounts, an application system may perform an accounting operation on multiple sub-accounts of the master account concurrently to improve the efficiency of performing the accounting operations on the master account.
US10748219B2	Method and system for dynamically changing automobile insurance A mobile device automatically determines the identity of a proximate automobile that has been activated, and further determines whether the automobile presently has active insurance coverage as one automobile of a multi-automobile policy. If the automobile has only base coverage, then the user is presented with a selection screen for activing coverage in order to comply with insurance requirements to operate the automobile on public roadways. Similarly, when the owner/user knows they will not be using the automobile for a long or indefinite period of time, then the active insurance can be turned off or transferred to another automobile on the multi-automobile policy.
US10748218B2	Autonomous vehicle technology effectiveness determination for insurance pricing Methods and systems for determining the effectiveness of one or more autonomous (and/or semi-autonomous) operation features of a vehicle are provided. According to certain aspects, information regarding autonomous operation features of the vehicle may be used to determine an effectiveness metric indicative of the ability of each autonomous operation feature to avoid or mitigate accidents or other losses. The information may include operating data from the vehicle or other vehicles having similar autonomous operation features, test data, or loss data from other vehicles. The determined effectiveness metric may then be used to determine part or all of an insurance policy, which may be reviewed by an insured and updated based upon the effectiveness metric.
US10748211B2	Block placing tool for building a user-defined algorithm for electronic trading Certain embodiments provide a block placing tool for building a user-defined algorithm for electronic trading. Certain embodiments provide for receiving by a block placing tool a selection of one or more blocks. Certain embodiments provide for receiving by a block placing tool a mapping definition including a mapping between block types and/or attributes. Certain embodiments provide for placing blocks based on a selection of blocks and a mapping definition.
US10748208B2	Scheme for processing rental content in an information processing apparatus A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
US10748194B2	Collaboration group recommendations derived from request-action correlations In response to a user-initiated interaction request sent by a user using an electronic communication, subsequent actions performed by other users that received the user-initiated interaction request are analyzed. A determination is made as to whether the subsequent actions performed by the other users that received the user-initiated interaction request correlate to an intended interaction result of the user-initiated interaction request. A visual representation of a collaboration model that correlates probabilities of successful collaborations between the user and the other users is generated in accordance with determined correlations between the subsequent actions performed by the other users and the intended interaction result. A collaboration recommendation based upon a degree of correlation between the subsequent actions performed by the other users and the intended interaction result represented within the collaboration model is provided in association with the visual representation of the collaboration model.
US10748192B2	Signal generation for one computer system based on online activities of entities with respect to another computer system Techniques for managing multiple computing systems are provided. A system comprises a content delivery system (CDS) and an entity identification system (EIS). The CDS causes a content item that is associated with a content delivery campaign to be delivered over a computer network to a computing device of a user. The CDS detects that the user performed an action relative to the content item and, in response, creates an action record that indicates a particular entity associated with the user and that indicates an account that is associated with the content item and causes the action record to be made available to the EIS. The EIS, based on the account indicated in the action record, identifies a particular account from among multiple accounts indicated in an account database and searches the particular account for an entity (if any) that matches the particular entity.
US10748190B2	Apparatus for managing customer information, method for managing customer information, system for managing customer information and non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon Provided are an apparatus for managing customer information, a method for managing customer information, a system for managing customer information, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, customer identification information may be transmitted to a customer managing apparatus through a customer identification information receiving apparatus positioned in the store. The customer managing apparatus may transmit customer management information corresponding to the customer identification information to a store managing apparatus in the store and user equipment of a clerk. The customer may be managed in the store based on the customer management information. Therefore, it is possible to indirectly acquire customer information from the customer and properly provide required information to the customer.
US10748187B2	Following content providers in a social context In general, a method for providing content to a user includes providing a content item to a user responsive to a received request. The content item is displayed to the user in a slot associated with a third party content site. The content item includes a first annotation providing information for or about re-publishing the content item. A request is received from the user to follow a content provider associated with the content item. The user is designated as being interested in updated content from the content provider. Designating the user includes presenting information about the user to one or more of the content provider or a social application that includes a content provider presence so as to allow for updates associated with the content provider to be followed by the user.
US10748178B2	Prediction of content performance in content delivery based on presentation context In various implementations, analytics data is received that indicates performance of bid targets for historical bids made in one or more content delivery auctions. Baseline prediction models are maintained for the bid targets. The baseline prediction models use the analytics data to predict performance of the bid targets in one or more future instances of at least one content delivery auction. A presentation context factor model is maintained that provides an adjustment factor that quantifies a contribution of a subset of a plurality of presentation context factors associated with the bid targets to performance of the bid targets based on predicted values from the baseline prediction models. A contextual predicted value is computed using the adjustment factor for the subset of the plurality of presentation context factors. A performance prediction is transmitted to a user device and is based on at least the contextual predicted value.
US10748177B2	Method for measuring effectiveness of sampling activity and providing pre-market product feedback Methods, systems and devices for evaluating a product sampling event. The disclosed methods, systems and devices receive from a user a user identification specific to the user and compare the user identification to a user data set stored on a computer-readable medium. A sample is then delivered based on a predetermined condition, and a product value is changed after the step of causing delivery of the sample of the product. It can then be determined whether the user purchased the product after delivery of the sample of the product and, based on that determination, a sampling event value can be assigned. The user's preferences can also be used to provide a more custom sample with a user's order for example, with online or home delivery shopping.
US10748166B2	Method and system for mining churn factor causing user churn for network application A method for mining a churn factor causing user churn for a network application includes: calculating, according to a data universe of churned users, a proportion of a quantity of churned users under each user operation scenario where user churn occurs for a network application in a total quantity of the churned users, and determining multiple user operation scenarios corresponding to multiple proportions sequentially placed in foremost positions in a list of all calculated proportions of user operation scenarios ranked in a descending order; determining churn factors of the multiple user operation scenarios; determining, according to the proportions of the churned users under the multiple user operation scenarios in all the churned users, influence weight values of the churn factors; and determining, when the influence weight value of a churn factor is greater than or equal to the threshold, that the churn factor is a major churn factor.
US10748164B2	Analyzing sentiment in product reviews A processor uses natural language processing to ingest product reviews for a plurality of products. Each of the products embodies a specific form for each of the plurality of product features. The processor analyzes the ingested product reviews for sentiments associated with the specific forms. The processor generates a sentiment score for each product feature based on the analysis. The processor ranks the plurality of product features based on the sentiment scores.
US10748155B1	Computer-based systems having computing devices programmed to execute fraud detection routines based on feature sets associated with input from physical cards and methods of use thereof Systems and methods for performing fraud detection at POS devices based on analysis of feature sets are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary method may comprise: obtaining, by a POS device, upon initiation of a transaction involving a card or a card and mobile device associated with an individual initiating the transaction, one or more sensory inputs and an identifier; mapping, by the POS device, the one or more sensory inputs to a first cluster position of a plurality of clusters; determining whether the cluster position of the cluster mapped for the transaction corresponds to a second cluster position of the at least one expected cluster associated with the known owner of the card and/or mobile device; and initiating, by the POS device, at least one second factor authentication process to establish that the individual is the known owner of the card and/or mobile device being used in the transaction.
US10748151B2	Financial card protection system The system to improve protection of financial cards during and prior to use includes a financial company server, a financial card assigned to a customer and the customer's mobile electronic devices. The company server has a software program that handles account monetary requests that come through financial networks. The server communicates with the owner/customer of the card via the mobile electronic devices. An application is supplied by the financial company for the card holder's devices. When a transaction is attempted, the system determines the distance between the attempted card transaction and the card holder's device. Based on the calculated distance compared to a stored limit, a suggestion to deny or accept the transaction is displayed on the device, as well as virtual accept and deny buttons. A map of the transaction and the device may be displayed, to assist the customer in their decision to accept or deny the transaction.
US10748150B2	Method and apparatus for processing transaction requests A method for processing a transaction request, implementable by a first transaction node, may comprise: acquiring transaction data of a target transaction, wherein the first transaction node participates in the target transaction; determining, according to the transaction data, a transaction abstract after a plurality of transaction nodes each sign a data abstract of the transaction data, wherein the transaction nodes comprise at least the first transaction node and one or more second transaction nodes; generating a transaction request that comprises the transaction abstract; and broadcasting the transaction request to one or more consensus nodes, causing the consensus nodes to each save the transaction abstract in the transaction request into a blockchain after the transaction abstract passes consensus verification, the consensus nodes being blockchain nodes, wherein the transaction nodes and the consensus nodes are blockchain nodes of a blockchain network.
US10748131B2	Automatic digital personal assistant interjection for delaying data exchange outcomes The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for intercepting data exchange requests and automatically imposing a hold period while the data exchange is evaluated for a user profile initiating the request. One example system includes operations to detect a data exchange request prior to completion of the attempted data exchange, the data exchange request including information defining the attempted data exchange and associated wherein the attempted data exchange is associated with a particular user profile. A portion of the information is transmitted to a data exchange analysis system for execution of a user profile-specific data exchange analysis based on the information and a status of the user profile. A hold state is initiated for the data exchange request while the analysis is performed. The results of the analysis are presented and a confirmation to proceed is required before allowing the attempted data exchange to be processed.
US10748129B2	Secure authorization of contactless transaction Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for securely authorizing a financial transaction utilizing an electronic payment credential. According to one embodiment, a method of authorizing a financial transaction utilizing an electronic payment credential can comprise maintaining information identifying an account associated with the electronic payment credential. The information can also identify one or more electronic devices authorized to use the electronic payment credential. A request to authorize the transaction can be received. The request can include information identifying an electronic device presenting the payment credential. The transaction can be authorized based at least in part on the information identifying the account. Authorizing can comprise determining the electronic device presenting the payment credential is one of the electronic devices authorized to use the electronic payment credential.
US10748124B2	Method and system for thin client based image and transaction management Provided is a system for coordinating collection and processing of digital data by a plurality of deposit modules with respect to a plurality of users over a communications network, the digital data based on a plurality of original paper deposits and including at least digital images of the original paper deposits and respective deposit information, the system comprising: a communications module that provides a list of one or more deposit functions assigned to each respective user, each of the deposit functions coordinated by a corresponding module of the plurality of deposit modules, and that provides a list of the respective digital data that is associated with each of the assigned deposit modules; the plurality of deposit modules that facilitates a distribution of the deposit functions for the collection and processing of the digital data with one or more users of the plurality of users, the deposit modules including a first module that monitors receipt of the digital images and respective deposit information of the digital data, the first module associated with a scanner function of the list of deposit functions, and including a second module for implementing on the digital data a second deposit function of the plurality of the deposit functions; and a workflow module that monitors a flow of the digital data between the first deposit module and the second deposit module based on a completion status of the digital data with respect to the first module.
US10748122B1	Apparatuses and methods for generating a unified digital check register An apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating a unified digital check register are provided. An example method includes receiving, by input/output circuitry, check data and determining, by check evaluation circuitry, whether the received check data corresponds to a digital check or a physical check. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a digital check, the method includes generating digital check data based on the received check data. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a physical check the method includes generating physical check data based on the received check data. The method further includes inserting, by registry management circuitry, any generated digital check data with any generated physical check data into a unified check dataset, and curating, by the registry management circuitry, a unified digital check register using the unified check dataset.
US10748118B2	Systems and methods to develop training set of data based on resume corpus Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to acquire a resume corpus. The resume corpus is processed to generate resume tokens. A machine learning model is trained based on the resume tokens. The machine learning model is applied to recommend a job classification based on evaluation data.
US10748113B2	System and method for providing real-time tracking of items in a distribution network Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.
US10748109B2	Systems and methods for monitoring transported cargo Systems and methods relating to monitoring cargo are provided. Various embodiments provide features relating to: (1) monitoring characteristics of cargo using a single device that may be disposable; (2) generating alerts based on a variety of temperature conditions, such as multiple temperature thresholds; (3) providing multiple levels of alerts and escalating alerts to different users; (4) providing an indication of an end of trip based on location data and data from sensor(s); (5) reducing power of transmissions between devices; (6) using frequency diversity features to communicate between devices; (7) providing configurable reporting and/or sensor monitoring parameters, and changing reporting and/or sensor measurement periods; (8) allowing for communication with devices across multiple frequency bands; (9) utilizing secondary communication circuits to communicate with different devices, such as across different frequency channels and/or bands; and (10) using a movement detection device (e.g., an accelerometer) to reduce false indications of movement.
US10748105B2	Computerized system for transporting cargo A computerized system for selecting a cargo carrier includes a host computer system having access to data of a cargo carrier. The host computer system is accessed by a user via an internet connection. Input means are provided for receiving information from the user into the host computer system concerning cargo to be transported. Output means are provided for sending information to a user of possible cargo transportation options.
US10748091B1	Forecasting digital reservoir controller A digital controller controls discharges of a utility from a reservoir to a plant during a first time period and recharges of said utility from the plant back to the reservoir during a second time period. The reservoir can be any storage device. When the utility is electric power, the discharges make up for the power not generated by the plant due to an accident. The digital controller may use a balanced nonlinear transfer function to control the recharges based on the discharges. If there is a long duration discharge that extends beyond the end of the first time period, the digital controller may use a Monte Carlo simulation along with a tail distribution for the long duration discharge and the balanced transfer function to forecast the recharge required during the second time period.
US10748087B2	Determining even-spaced quantiles for network optimization The system determines even-spaced quantiles for network optimization. The system may utilize authorization level to expected network conversion. The system may be used in connection with yield management systems, inventory control systems, or revenue management systems.
US10748074B2	Configuration assessment based on inventory Systems and methods are described for facilitating operation of a plurality of computing devices. Data indicative of enumerated resources of a computing device is collected. The data is collected without dependency on write permissions to a file system of the one computing device. A condition of the computing device is determined based on historical data associated with enumerated resources of other computing devices. The identified condition can be updated as updated historical data becomes available. A communication to the computing device may be sent based on the identified condition.

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