US10681805B2
Some aspects of this disclosure generally are related to improving the robustness of a flexible circuit structure, for example, by providing fault-tolerant electrical pathways for flow of electric current through the flexible circuit structure. In some embodiments, such fault tolerance is enhanced by way of a conductive mesh provided between an adjacent pair of resistive elements. Some aspects are related to improved voltage, current, or voltage and current measurement associated with various pairs of adjacent resistive elements at least when the various pairs have differing distances between them.
US10681804B2
A flexible circuit board, and an optical transceiver assembly and an optical module that have such flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board includes a substrate body, a transmission metal layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate body, a strengthening layer formed on the transmission metal layer, and a surface metal layer formed on a portion of an outer surface of the strengthening layer. The surface metal layer constitutes a securing portion for securing and connecting to an external element. A portion of the flexible circuit board that is not covered by the surface metal layer constitutes a connecting portion that connects to the securing portion. The surface metal layer is electrically connected to the transmission metal layer.
US10681800B1
A thermal module mounting structure includes a thermal module having a first bracket with mounting holes fixedly mounted at each of two opposite sides of a bottom wall thereof, a circuit board having one or multiple heat source components located on a top wall thereof and a second bracket with through holes fixedly mounted at each of two opposite sides of the top wall, and a plurality of fasteners respectively inserted through the through holes of the second brackets and fastened to the respective mounting holes of the first brackets to secure the circuit board to the thermal module in a vertically floatable manner and to keep the heat source components in contact with the bottom wall of the thermal module.
US10681791B2
A control device may be configured to control an amount of power delivered to one or more electrical loads and provide various feedback associated with the control device and/or the electrical loads. The control device may be a wall-mounted device or a battery-powered remote control device. The feedback may indicate the amount of power delivered to the one or more electrical loads. The feedback may also indicate a low battery condition. The control device may include a light bar and/or one or more indicator lights for providing the feedback.
US10681774B2
An electrical device has processing circuit configured to: select coordinated access points and data distribution center from access points, transmit information about the coordinated access points to the data distribution center, such that in response to the receipt of data from the service gateway, the date distribution center transmits the data to the coordinated access points, and receive the data via the coordinated transmission of the data distribution center and the coordinated access point.
US10681749B2
A method for pairing a wireless device with an access point using a push button on the access point includes receiving a request at an access point to join a wireless network and receiving a push button command to pair the wireless device to the access point. The method then inhibits broadcast of all service set identifiers associated with the access point and determines if the wireless device is permitted to pair with the access point. The access point then broadcasts only a service set identifier associated with the wireless device so that erroneous pairings between the access point and the wireless device are prevented.
US10681739B2
A method for operating a wireless device configured for wireless communications includes receiving a reporting request including a reporting condition that information stored at the device is required to satisfy in order for the device to transmit the information, and initiating an uplink transmission procedure to transmit the information when the reporting condition is satisfied.
US10681738B2
A wireless device receives a message from a first base station. The message comprises first configuration parameters for cells. Cells comprise cell groups. Cell groups comprise a first cell group for communication with the first base station, and a second cell group for communication with a second base station. The second cell group comprises an LAA cell, and RACH(s) configuration parameters for a RACH of the LAA cell. The wireless device performs an LBT procedure to transmit a preamble via the RACH of the LAA cell in response to initiating a random access process. The wireless device increments a counter in response to the LBT procedure indicating that the channel is occupied and determining a failure of the random access process in response to the counter reaching a first value. The wireless device transmits second message in response to the failure of the random access process.
US10681731B2
In an 802.11ax network with an access point, a trigger frame offers scheduled and random resource units to nodes for data uplink communication to the access point. To avoid the overall energy level seen by legacy nodes for a communication channel to drop below a detection threshold, the invention provides two tools. First, the scheduled and random resource units may be interleaved over communication channels. Second, unused resource units may be detected, and a node or the access point may send a padding signal on them to increase the overall energy level. The latter may be evaluated during a monitoring period before deciding to emit the signal. As the overall energy level seen by legacy nodes is increased, the risk that such legacy nodes do not detect activity on a 20 MHz channel having only a subpart of its RUs used is reduced. And risks of collisions are consequently reduced.
US10681729B2
The present invention relates to a network node and a user device. The network node comprises a transceiver configured to receive a plurality of reference signals associated with a plurality of user devices; a processor configured to group the plurality of user devices into at least one group of user devices based on the plurality of received reference signals, assign radio resources for grant-free data transmission to the group of user devices, compute a receiver filter for the group of user devices based on the plurality of received reference signals and the assigned radio resources; wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a plurality of grant-free data transmissions from user devices in the group of user devices in the assigned radio resources, wherein the processor is configured to separate the grant-free data transmissions from the user devices in the group of user devices based on the computed receiver filter.
US10681725B2
Techniques and apparatuses for unicast system information delivery for connected mode user equipment
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine that a signal characteristic of a unicast signal is better than a signal characteristic of a broadcast signal; and/or transmit, based at least in part on the determination, a request for an update to a master information block or a minimum system information block to be provided to the user equipment using the unicast signal. In some aspects, a base station may determine that a signal characteristic of a unicast signal associated with a user equipment (UE) is better than a signal characteristic of a broadcast signal broadcasted by the base station; and/or transmit, based on the determination, an update to a master information block (MIB) or a minimum system information block (MSIB) to the UE using the unicast signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10681711B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided method for operating a terminal. A motion pattern of at least one of the terminal or a peer terminal communicating with the terminal is determined in a time interval. A channel quality of a channel between the terminal and the peer terminal is determined in time intervals after the time interval based on the motion pattern in the time interval. At least one first time interval among the time intervals in which the channel quality is greater than or equal to a threshold value and at least one second time interval among the time intervals in which the channel quality is less than the threshold value are determined. Data in the at least one first time interval is transmitted to the peer terminal.
US10681710B2
A method includes determining, at an access point, that a channel used to communicate with a device is experiencing interference. The method also includes, in response to the access point detecting that the channel used to communicate with the device is experiencing interference, switching, at the access point to a second channel. The second channel is selected from available channels associated with a set of candidate frequency bands. The set of candidate frequency bands is selected based on a signal quality of a particular device in communication with the access point. The particular device is a communication device in communication with the access point that has a lowest signal quality of signal qualities of communication devices in communication with the access point.
US10681709B2
A terminal capable of reducing the resource regions in an uplink component band without increasing signaling even if a plurality of acknowledgment signals to downlink data transmitted respectively in a plurality of downlink component bands are transmitted from one uplink component band. A terminal (200) for making communication using the plurality of downlink component bands, wherein a PCFICH reception section (208) obtains CFI information indicating the number of symbols used for a control channel to which resource allocation information relating to downlink data addressed to a device is allocated for each of the downlink component bands, a mapping section (214); sets a resource region to which an acknowledgment signal to the downlink data is allocated for each of the plurality of downlink component bands according to the CFI information of each of the downlink component bands in an uplink component band set to the device, and maps the acknowledgment signals into the resource regions corresponding to the downlink component bands used for the allocation of the downlink data.
US10681708B2
A first apparatus may puncture, in at least two subslots, a first type of data or control information with a second type of data or control information. The first apparatus may bundle the least two subslots within a subframe, and the subframe may include a portion for carrying acknowledgment (ACK)/negative acknowledgment (NACK) information associated with the second type of data or control information. The first apparatus may communicate with a user equipment (UE) during the at least two subslots within the subframe. A second apparatus may receive ACK/NACK information associated with a second type of data or control information. The second apparatus may reduce a transmission power for a first type of data or control information during a subsequent subframe when the ACK/NACK information indicates a negative acknowledgement.
US10681685B2
A resource indication method, a base station and a terminal are provided. The method includes that: the base station generates a resource indication channel, the resource indication channel indicating a first time-frequency resource and a communication parameters for the first time-frequency resource, the resource indication channel occupying a second time-frequency resource and at least one first time-frequency resource corresponding to at least one resource indication channel forming a cell; and the base station sends the resource indication channel to the terminal. The method can improve resource allocation and indication flexibility, and improve performance and applicability of a wireless communication system.
US10681682B2
The method includes: determining, by user equipment, first uplink control information and second uplink control information, where a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information; and when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting, by the user equipment, third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, where the third uplink control information includes at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, the fourth uplink control information includes some or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information includes some or all of the second uplink control information.
US10681677B2
Methods, apparatuses, computer readable media for coordinated transmission among virtual access points (VAPs). An apparatus of a wireless device comprising processing circuitry is disclosed. The processing circuitry is configured to determine to share a multi-station uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) transmission opportunity (TXOP) with two stations that are associated with two virtual access points (VAPs), where each of the two stations is associated with one of the two VAPs. The processing circuitry further configured to determine UL resource allocations for the two stations for a trigger frame based on information received from the two VAPs, and to encode the trigger frame for the multi-station UL TXOP, the trigger frame comprising a common VAP identification (ID) of the two VAPs, UL resource allocations for the two stations, and multi-basic service set (M-BSS) identifications (IDs) for each of the two stations.
US10681674B2
There is provided mechanisms for beam training. A method is performed by a radio transceiver device. The method comprises performing a beam training procedure by communicating a reference signal in a first set of beams. The method comprises identifying, based on measurements of the reference signal in each of the beams, a second beam to be used for at least one of transmission of data and reception of data. The second beam is not part of the first set of beams.
US10681667B2
A service management system facilitates and validates service on building management systems. A service workflow module receives device events from control panels of the building management systems and combines them with local service data from mobile computing devices of technicians performing the service, generating service events. The service workflow module receives ambient radiofrequency (RF) signal data detected from the location of serviced devices. A validation module stores the ambient RF signal data and generates and a device fingerprint based on the ambient RF signal data. After device fingerprints based on the ambient RF signal data have been accumulated, the validation module determines whether current service events and ambient RF signal data are coherent with the device fingerprints and previous ambient RF signal data. The service workflow module also infers the location of the technician based on the ambient RF signal data and sends navigation information to the mobile computing device.
US10681657B2
The present disclosure relates to the communications field, and provides a frame synchronization method, user equipment, and a base station, to implement frame time synchronization in a high-low frequency hybrid communications system. In one example method, a user equipment completes synchronization of a first frequency frame, determines a first moment of the synchronization of the first frequency frame, obtains a receive time difference, and completes synchronization of a second frequency frame according to the receive time difference and the first moment. The receive time difference is a time difference between a moment at which the user equipment receives the second frequency frame and a moment at which the user equipment receives the first frequency frame.
US10681653B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to how to allocate transmission power for uplink transmissions on different component carriers.
US10681651B1
Proximity sensors are used in many user devices to detect a user's proximity to it. The proximity detection may be used to control the transmit power of a wireless device to ensure that the transmit power is in the allowed power range as per various regulatory agencies. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable adaptive Specific Absorption Rate control according to the combination RF transmit power of the multiple modems.
US10681650B2
A base station includes a transmitter which transmits an offset value for a transmission power of a sounding reference signal (SRS) to a terminal apparatus; and a receiver which receives the SRS at the transmission power controlled by the terminal apparatus. The offset value used to control the transmission power is set within one of a first offset setting range having a first lower limit value and a first upper limit value and a second offset setting range having a second lower limit value and a second upper limit value. A difference between the first and second lower limit values equals a difference between the first and second upper limit values. A step width of the offset values within the first offset setting range equals a step width of the offset values within the second offset setting range. The SRS is a periodic SRS (P-SRS) or an aperiodic SRS (A-SRS).
US10681645B2
A method, performed by a terminal, of transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a higher layer parameter for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), in response to the higher layer parameter including a cell identity (ID) indicating a serving cell, identifying an active downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) of the serving cell, and receiving a reference signal (RS) on the active DL BWP of the serving cell.
US10681629B2
A user terminal comprises a controller configured to select a target cell as a serving cell from among cells operated in different frequencies; and a receiver configured to receive a reselection request signal from a current serving cell. The reselection request signal requesting a reselection of the target cell. The controller is configured to perform the reselection of the target cell toward a cell in target frequency and activate a predetermined timer, in response to the reception of the reselection request signal. The controller is further configured to use the cell in target frequency as the target cell during an activation of the predetermined timer. The controller is further configured to change an expiration time of the predetermined timer based on a moving speed of the user terminal.
US10681618B2
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating informing a radio access network of the capabilities of a user equipment device with regard to switching and aggregation of streams received from master and secondary base station devices. Different user equipment device may have different capabilities with regard to aggregated and combining streams received from the base station devices (e.g., split bearer) or switching between the streams (fast switching). The embodiments described herein provide a way for the UE to inform the radio access network about the capabilities of the UE device. In an embodiment, in response to receiving a query from the radio access network, the UE can return via a UE resource capability information element, an indicator indicating the capabilities of the UE device. The indicator can be an integer bit that has different values depending on the capabilities of the UE device.
US10681617B2
Determining a permission for a user equipment to connect to an access point based on the public/private status of the access point device is disclosed. The permission can be based on a historic user equipment density for an area comprising the location of the access point device. The permission can be further based on analysis of an access point device identifier. Analysis of the access point device identifier can be based on comparing a portion of the access point device identifier to a term associated with either a public status or a private status of the access point device. In an embodiment, the access point device identifier can be an SSID, such as for a Wi-Fi network, whereby the SSID can be parsed into keywords that can be compared to the term. Ranking and/or white/blacklisting can be performed based on the analysis of the access point device identifier.
US10681616B2
According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a wireless-communication interface and a wireless-network-information controller. The wireless-communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more terminal using a wireless network. The wireless-network-information controller is configured to receive, a request for wireless network information which is information based on wireless communication with the terminal from a virtual machine operating on a virtual computing environment executed in a processor or a container operating on a container environment executed in the processor, and configured to acquire the wireless network information using the wireless-communication interface based on the request or configured to read out the wireless network information from information given in advance, and transmits the wireless network information to the virtual machine or the container.
US10681610B2
A network includes at least one node to communicate with at least one other node via a wireless network protocol. The node includes a network configuration module to periodically switch a current node function of the node between an intermediate node function and a leaf node function. The switch of the current node function enables automatic reconfiguration of the wireless network based on detected communications between the at least one node and at least one intermediate node or at least one leaf node via the wireless network protocol.
US10681608B2
In one embodiment, a device in a network identifies one or more traffic classes used by one or more nodes in the network. The device determines routing requirements for a particular traffic class of the one or more traffic classes. The device generates a channel assignment that assigns the particular traffic class to a particular channel based on the routing requirements for the particular traffic class. The device provides the channel assignment to the one or more nodes. The one or more nodes use the channel assignment to route traffic of the particular traffic class within the network.
US10681605B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing optimized handover decisions for mobile devices participating in streaming services. In one embodiment, a serving base station in a cellular communications network obtains a play out buffer size for a streaming service of a mobile device. The serving base station then makes a handover decision based on the play out buffer size for the streaming service of the mobile device. In one embodiment, the streaming service is a downlink streaming service to the mobile device, and the play out buffer size is a size of a downlink play out buffer at the serving base station for the downlink streaming service to the mobile device. In another embodiment, the streaming service is an uplink streaming service from the mobile device, and the play out buffer size is a size of an uplink play out buffer at the mobile device for the uplink streaming service.
US10681602B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.Methods and apparatuses provide a service to user equipment through a dedicated core network. In one method, a base station, also referred to as eNB, receives a non-access stratum (NAS) message from user equipment (UE), and transmits a first initial UE message having the NAS message to a first mobility management entity (MME). Also, the base station receives a redirection request message having the NAS message from the first MME, and transmits a second initial UE message having the NAS message to a second MME. In another method, the MME receives the first initial UE message having the NAS message from the base station, and transmits the redirection request message having the NAS message when the MME fails to support a dedicated core network according to UE usage type information. If the redirection request message is transmitted, a second initial UE message having the NAS message is transmitted to a dedicated MME.
US10681586B2
A system for transmission of incident information includes maintaining a table of RSSI values for a plurality of stations. When an incident is detected, the system first sends a broadcast packet with incident information, and next sends a unicast packet to any station below a particular RSSI threshold until the unicast packet is acknowledged or a retransmission interval passes.
US10681585B2
A system for optimizing the use of network bandwidth by a mobile device including a mobile application client, which resides on the mobile device, and is connected to a cloud server, wherein the system analyzes user content consumption, provides a prefetching schedule to the mobile device, and the mobile device prefetches content partially in accordance with the schedule. A method of optimizing the use of network bandwidth using the system is also provided.
US10681582B2
An information transmission method is provided. The method includes acquiring, by a base station, residence identification information from each User Equipment (UE) in an idle state, where the residence identification information is used to identify that the UE in the idle state resides in the base station.
US10681576B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a measurement configuration on a first cell specifying a measurement gap for measuring cells on other frequencies. The UE may then measure a second cell and determine an offset between the timing of the two cells. If the measured frequency band is synchronized (or nearly synchronized), the length of the measurement gap may be reduced. In some cases, the UE may then make measurements on the second cell using a reduced measurement interval, and the UE may power down certain components during the rest of the measurement gap to conserve power. In other cases, the UE may coordinate with the serving cell to reduce the measurement gap to minimize the interruption caused by the gaps.
US10681574B2
Methods for monitoring quality metrics of a video session transmitted over a mobile video delivery network facility are disclosed. A method for monitoring quality of a video system that uses traffic transmitted over a mobile video delivery network facility may include tapping, by a video quality probe, into a mobile network traffic stream transmitted over the mobile video delivery network facility, filtering, by the video quality probe, the tapped mobile network traffic stream to identify an individual video session; and determining, by the video quality probe, a video quality parameter corresponding to the identified individual video session.
US10681573B2
A system described herein may provide a mechanism for identifying unique sources of interference in a wireless telecommunication network. A unique noise signature, associated with a particular source of radio frequency (“RF”) interference, may be identified by detecting physical resource blocks (“PRBs”), in a sector, that exhibit excessive interference, as compared to surrounding PRBs. The unique noise signature may be detected across multiple sectors, and a location of the interference source may be determined. Corrective action may be taken once an interference source is detected, such as by ceasing to utilize, or by reducing the utilization of, affected PRBs.
US10681569B2
Enhanced beam management for a wireless communication system is provided. In one example, a method comprises: determining, by a device comprising a processor, first beam information for a selected first beam of beams associated with a base station device, wherein the selected first beam is for downlink transmission; determining, by the device, second beam information for a selected second beam of the beams associated with the base station device, wherein the selected second beam is an alternative to the selected first beam for transmission of downlink data to the device, and the determining the second beam information is performed during a random access channel procedure; and transmitting, by the device, to a network device, the first beam information and the second beam information.
US10681563B2
A system for networking Wi-Fi Access Points in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of Digital Access Units (DAUs). The plurality of DAUs are coupled and operable to route signals between the plurality of DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs) coupled to the plurality of DAUs and operable to transport signals between DRUs and DAUs and a plurality of DAU ports and DRU ports. The system further includes a Framer/Deframer, wherein the cellular payload data is separated from the IP data and a network switch. The IP data from a plurality of DAU and DRU ports are buffered and routed to a plurality of DAU and DRU ports. Furthermore, the system includes a plurality of Wi-Fi access points coupled via a mesh network to Wi-Fi access points connected to a plurality of DRUs.
US10681551B2
A security protection method and an apparatus to implement security protection for a plurality of non-access stratum (NAS) connection links. The method includes determining, by a terminal, a first parameter, where the first parameter is used to indicate an access technology used to transmit a non-access stratum NAS message. The terminal can support at least two access technologies, and can separately maintain a corresponding NAS COUNT for each of the at least two access technologies. The method further includes performing, by the terminal, security protection on the NAS message based on the first parameter, a NAS key, and a NAS COUNT corresponding to an access technology used to transmit the NAS message. This application is applicable to a process of performing security protection on a NAS message.
US10681543B2
A method for devices without SIM card (SD) to communicate directly with a core network. The method may be performed in the following matter. The SD registers with the core network through a cellular device (MD) in order to obtain a credential for the SD. The credential comprises Access ID, key, and control parameters. The SD then performs a mutual authentication directly with the core network using the credential. If the SD authenticates successfully with the core network, the SD is granted access to the servers via the core network.
US10681538B2
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a first mobility management entity (MME) to activate a terminal in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method and an apparatus of receiving a notification message transmitted from a service gateway (S-GW) to a terminal managed by the first mobility management entity, for notifying an occurrence of a first downlink data; determining whether there exists at least one terminal linked with the terminal on a basis of a first context information of the terminal; and performing a paging procedure for transitioning the terminal and the at least one terminal to a connection state when the at least one terminal linked to the terminal exists.
US10681535B2
System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing mobile device support services
A method is provided for diagnosing and assessing the status of a mobile device. Device status data acquired from a mobile device may be compared to benchmark values to diagnose potential faults with the mobile device. The potential faults with the mobile device, in connection with a determined probability of resolving at least one potential fault, are used to evaluate and determine the status of the mobile device. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided.
US10681530B2
The claimed subject matter relates to systems and methods for processing messages in a wireless communications environment. In an aspect, a communications method is provided. The method includes initiating a registration with a network domain node and generating sequence information with respect to the registration. The sequence information is then employed to facilitate further communications with the network domain node.
US10681529B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method for interacting with low-powered devices. The system includes a server and a gateway device that connect and communicate with low-powered devices. The system and method connects a user through a gateway device to a low-powered device by temporarily loading a profile for the low-powered device onto the gateway device. The profile of the low-powered device contains the necessary connection information to facilitate a connection. The profile of the low-powered device is only temporarily stored on the gateway device and is deleted from the memory of the gateway device after a connection is established.
US10681521B1
Emergency notification systems, such as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and AMBER alerts, as well as emergency help request systems, such as E911, are generally centralized systems. Often the first responders for emergencies may not be near the people who need assistance which may sometimes cause unacceptable delays in responding to emergencies. A method and apparatus are disclosed that offer a distributed and decentralized emergency notification and response system that informs and engages the people in the immediate vicinity of the person requiring assistance and enables dissemination of more detailed information beyond what may be provided by conventional emergency services systems.
US10681519B1
Methods and systems are provided. One method includes associating a plurality of sensor devices to a shelf having plurality of physical items. Each of the physical items is capable of being associated with one or more state data in response to user interaction. The method includes detecting user interaction by a user with one of the physical items. The user interactions cause a sensor device associated with the physical item to transmit a message over a network to an end node. The end node is configured to receive the message and process an action for the message. At least one physical item is offered for sale in a retail store and where the user interaction is associated to a user account. An indication of a status of the physical item as to whether the user has touched the physical item, lifted the physical item from the shelf, moved the physical item, or released the physical item in the retail store is associated to a log or status for the user account of the user.
US10681516B2
Electronic test devices and methods include data transfer capabilities. In one implementation, an assay device includes wireless communication capabilities to send assay result decisions and/or values to a separate processing and display device such as a smartphone. In another implementation, light sources are modulated both for performing an assay and encoding and transmitting a result of an assay.
US10681513B2
Among other things, stored data is maintained indicative of potential stopping places that are currently feasible stopping places for a vehicle within a region. The potential stopping places are identified as part of static map data for the region. Current signals are received from sensors or one or more other sources current signals representing perceptions of actual conditions at one or more of the potential stopping places. The stored data is updated based on changes in the perceptions of actual conditions. The updated stored data is exposed to a process that selects a stopping place for the vehicle from among the currently feasible stopping places.
US10681508B2
A method of, and a mobile terminal configured for, efficiently displaying an event indication in the form of a pop-up box during idle mode of a mobile terminal is provided. Upon occurrence of a second event in idle mode, it is determined whether an event pop-up box indicating an occurrence of a first event of the same type as the second event exists. When the event pop-up box indicating the occurrence of the first event exists, the event pop-up box is updated with information indicating the occurrence of the second event and displayed on a display.
US10681499B2
A method for creating a dynamic entity location map, includes sending an electronic communication to a first entity, obtaining, when the electronic communication is opened, notification data, calculating a location at which the electronic communication was opened based on the notification data, storing, in a database, a record that contains an association of the location and the first entity, wherein the database stores a plurality of records of entities with associated location data, and generating a map interface that displays a geographical region and displays an icon for the first entity, the icon being displayed at a position within the geographical region based on the location associated with the first entity.
US10681487B2
The present technology relates to an acoustic signal processing apparatus, an acoustic signal processing method and a program which can widen the variations of the configuration of a virtual surround system that stabilizes the localization sensation of a virtual speaker.Crosstalk correction processing is performed on a first binaural signal based on a sound source opposite side HRTF and a second binaural signal based on a sound source side HRTF. A first acoustic signal and a second acoustic signal are generated. A component of a first frequency band, in which a first notch of the sound source opposite side HRTF appears, and a component of a second frequency band, in which a second notch appears, are attenuated in an input signal or the second binaural signal, thereby attenuating the component of the first frequency band and the component of the second frequency band of the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal. An auxiliary signal including a component of a third frequency band of the input signal or the second binaural signal, in which the component of the first frequency band and the component of the second frequency band are attenuated, is added to the first acoustic signal, and a third acoustic signal is generated. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an AV amplifier.
US10681483B2
A sound processing apparatus includes a signal processing device that individually performs first localization setting (e.g., sound volume panning) for setting localization of an input sound signal based on a value of a first parameter and second localization setting (e.g., delay panning) for setting localization of the input sound signal based on a value of a second parameter. In response to an adjustment by an operation device of the value of one of the first and second parameters, a control device automatically changes the value of the other of the first and second parameters. In this way, sound image localization based on the first localization setting and sound image localization based on the second localization setting are automatically controlled in an interlocked relation to each other. At least one of the sound signals localized based on the first and/or second localization setting is output to an output destination.
US10681480B2
A method for operating a wireless audio playback device that has an electro-acoustic transducer and a microphone, wherein the wireless audio playback device is configured for playback of audio signals received from a plurality of digital audio sources and for synchronized audio playback with one or more other wireless audio playback devices. A particular predefined user action is detected. Based on the detection, wireless communication with another wireless audio playback device is enabled. Then an audio signal received by the device microphone is transmitted to and played by the other wireless audio playback device.
US10681475B2
The present application describes a plurality of test simulation environment mimic complex listening environment of everyday life, comprising a speech component, and a noise component. The application also describes an auditory testing system and method for evaluating a listener's speech perception and method to test hearing prosthesis or hearing protection device's effect on a person's speech perception in a complex listening environment.
US10681460B2
Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include detecting a first wake word via a first network microphone device of a first playback device, detecting a second wake word via a second network microphone device of a second playback device, and forming a bonded zone that includes the first playback device and the second playback device. In response to detecting the first wake word, a first voice first voice utterance following the first wake word is transmitted a first voice assistant service. In response to detecting the second wake word, a second voice utterance following the second wake word is transmitted to a second voice assistant service. Requested media content received from the first and/or second voice assistant service is played back via the first playback device and the second playback device in synchrony with one another.
US10681454B2
Described is a human-ear-wearable apparatus having a housing, which contains electronic and auditory components for conveying sound into a human hear. An inflatable mounting system is configured to secure the housing to the human ear. The mounting system includes an elastomeric bladder configured to inflate into a customizable counterpart shape of portions of the user's Concha and Meatus areas of a particular user's ear. A pump, coupled to the housing, is configured to pass air through an opening in the housing to the elastomeric bladder. Inflation of the bladder, via the pump, is controllable by a user to form a customized fit of the mounting system's bladder to the Concha and Meatus areas of the user's ear. One or more speakers may be encased in the elastomeric bladder. For example, a dual-hybrid speaker arrangement is described with a cone speaker and a balanced-armature driver embedded in the bladder.
US10681452B1
Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device may receive an input audio signal (e.g., including both an external signal and a self-voice signal). The wearable device may detect the self-voice signal in the input audio signal based on a self-voice activity detection (SVAD) procedure, and may implement the described techniques based thereon. The wearable device may perform beamforming operations or other separation procedures to isolate the external signal and the self-voice signal from the input audio signal. The wearable device may apply a first filter to the external signal, and a second filter to the self-voice signal. The wearable device may then mix the filtered signals, and generate an output signal that sounds natural to the user.
US10681445B2
Earphone assemblies with wingtips are provided for anchoring to a user during use. A wing may extend from and between two different ends coupled to a housing of an earphone, while each of the at least one flex arm may extend along the wing. At least one flex arm may be rigid enough to prevent at least a portion of the wing from bending out of a plane of the wing such that a portion of the wing may maintain a functional position under and/or behind at least a portion of a crus of an anti-helix of a user's ear to anchor the earphone to the user's ear during use, while at least a portion of the wing may be flexible enough to provide comfort to the user's ear.
US10681434B2
Embodiments of Power Over Ethernet sensors providing processed signals directly to User devices or via a sensor processing system. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10681433B2
A method includes receiving, at a media server from an electronic device, a first request for a video content item. The method includes selecting, at the media server, a particular version of the video content item to communicate to the electronic device based on a geographic location of the electronic device. The particular version is a vector graphics format version responsive to the geographic location corresponding to a first coverage area. The particular version is a bitmap graphics format version responsive to the geographic location corresponding to a second coverage area different from the first coverage area. The method also includes communicating the particular version of the video content item from the media server to the electronic device.
US10681432B2
Aspects of the present invention include methods and associated apparatuses that enhance a digital content experience. The methods and associated apparatuses may receive a selection of a video to view and determine a variety of content related to the selected video. The related content may be presented to a viewer which the video is playing.
US10681429B2
A system and method are disclosed for sending advertising data to an end user device. The system includes but is not limited to a processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; and a computer program embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program including but not limited to instructions to send first password data to a first group of end user devices that have exchanged a first advertising key data in a first advertising category; and instructions to send first advertising data encoded using the first password to the first group of end user devices.
US10681428B2
In one embodiment, a method includes sending videos to users that use a video delivery service. The videos include shows that have episodes released sequentially. The method records historical records of video views for the video based on the sending of the videos to the users. For a show, a show-specific model is determined to predict future video views by performing: determining historical records of video views for different episodes of the show; training the show-specific model with the historical records, wherein the show-specific model models a decay curve with a regularizing term to regularize a decay speed; using the show-specific model to predict future video views for a future time range for episodes of the show; and outputting the future video views to an ad system configured to sell ads for the show.
US10681424B2
Data about content of the videos is organized into threads for the videos. The threads also contain video bookmarks. Different data are associated with different video bookmarks. The video bookmarks include a frame of the video that marks a time point in the video corresponding to the associated data. The video bookmarks enabling playback of the video from the marked time point. The threads are stored and published to allow subsequent searching by third parties. The video bookmarks can be shared with the third parties.
US10681422B2
A method and system for controlling viewing of multimedia content includes collecting viewing control profiles and associated viewing control passwords via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal. The viewing control profile may be usable to restrict access to certain multimedia programs. The viewing control may be applied using a unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via the Internet-protocol television portal, the web portal, and the mobile portal, to offer and provide controlled access to the multimedia assets.
US10681417B2
Methods, systems, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating and routing modified multimedia data frames. In one aspect, the method includes maintaining, by a first network node, channel membership data that includes data indicating, for each channel of a plurality of channels, leaf node membership for a plurality of channels, and for each channel of the plurality of channels: determining, based on the channel membership data, the leaf nodes that are subscribed to access the channel, generating, based on the leaf nodes that are subscribed to access the channel, a modified multimedia data frame for the channel that includes (i) a hub node identifier, (ii) data that describes a destination address of each leaf node that is subscribed to access the channel and (iii) a payload, and transmitting, by the first network node, the generated modified multimedia data frame to a second network node.
US10681416B2
A quality-of-experience optimization system configured to optimize quality (QoE: Quality of Experience) that a user experiences in a content distribution service, including: a recommend request apparatus configured to output a distribution parameter candidate of content distribution for optimizing QoE of content distribution, and to receive a distribution parameter for optimizing the QoE as a recommend value; and a quality-of-experience optimization apparatus configured to estimate QoE from the distribution parameter candidate received from the recommend request apparatus, and to calculate a distribution parameter for optimizing the QoE as a recommend value to output the recommend value.
US10681415B2
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a computing system, a portion of a first media program being distributed on a channel, wherein the distribution of the first media program on the channel is scheduled to end at an end-time, and wherein a distribution of a second media program on the channel is scheduled to start at a start-time that corresponds with the scheduled end-time; (ii) predicting, by the computing system, that the distribution of the first media program on the channel will end later than the scheduled end-time; and (iii) responsive at least to the predicting, (a) retrieving, by the computing system, from a source other than the channel, a portion of the second media program, and (b) after the scheduled start-time, outputting, by the computing system, the retrieved portion of the second media program.
US10681413B2
A method includes receiving, from a log of client device requests, a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs) associated with delivery of a media stream to a client device by a network operator from a third party service provider different than the network operator. The method includes determining quality of experience (QoE) metric information from URL pairs of the plurality of URLs. Each URL pair includes a first URL that corresponds to a segment of the media stream requested by the client device and a second URL that corresponds to a next segment of the media stream requested by the client device after the client device requests the segment. The method also includes determining first QoE information for the delivery of the media stream to the client device by network devices of the network operator based on the QoE metric information.
US10681407B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate tuner conflict management in response to a request for guide media. When a request for presentation of a guide is received at a multimedia device, the multimedia device may determine the status of a foreground tuner and one or more background tuners available to the multimedia device. If all background tuners are busy recording, the multimedia device may tune a foreground tuner to the guide channel and present the guide media to a user. If the foreground tuner and all background tuners are busy recording, the multimedia device may generate and output for presentation, a display that includes media from the foreground tuner and media from one or more background tuners. The multimedia device may provide a user with an option to terminate a current recording to free up a tuner for tuning to the guide channel.
US10681402B2
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, content for a channel for publishing; determining, by the computing device, a measure of trustworthiness of the content; publishing, by the computing device, the content for the channel based on the measure of trustworthiness satisfying a threshold; generating, by the computing device, a channel persona profile for the channel based on the content associated with the channel and based on publishing the content; generating, by a computing device, a user persona profile for a user; determining, by the computing device, a match score indicating a level to which the channel persona profile matches the user persona profile; determining, by the computing device, channel discovery recommendation information based on the match score; and outputting, by the computing device, the channel discovery recommendation information.
US10681401B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving a data stream comprising media content that includes program content and advertising content, and monitoring for presence of markers in the data stream at test points on a data path from a receiving device to a server distributing the data stream over a network. Data collected at the test points is correlated to determine whether the advertising content was presented. If the advertising content was not presented, an alarm message is generated; and a location is determined, based on the result of the correlating, of a fault on the data path causing the advertising content to not be presented. The test data are collected from the test points simultaneously with propagation of the data stream along the data path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10681399B2
Methods and apparatus for inserting audience measurement data or interactive data into a compressed data bitstream are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a parser to access compressed audio data packets from a compressed data bitstream, a time shifter to time shift the compressed audio data packets in data frames of the compressed data bitstream to occupy locations of the data frames from which skip bytes are eliminated, and an inserter to insert at least one of audience measurement data or interactive data into auxiliary data fields of the data frames that increase in size due to the time shifting the compressed audio data.
US10681398B1
Techniques for video encoding based on viewer feedback are described herein. Feedback data collected from viewers of video content may be used to determine a provider score value and a provide duration value. The provider score value may indicate a quantity of viewers for content from the provider. The provider duration value may indicate a transmission duration for content from the respective provider. An upgrade threshold may be determined, which is a value associated with assignment of additional channels for encoding of video content. When video content from the provider is available for transmission, the provider score for the provider may be compared to the upgrade threshold value to determine whether the additional channels will be assigned for encoding of the video content. In some examples, multiple upgrade thresholds may be employed, for example corresponding to multiple time ranges identified based on the provider duration value.
US10681392B2
Methods, systems, and media for selectively presenting broadcast content based on user interests are provided. In some implementations a method for selectively presenting broadcast content is provided, the method comprising: receiving user information; associating one or more athletes, each on a roster of a team in a sports organization, with the user based on the user information; identifying broadcast programs that a user device can present; determining broadcast programs that depict a game between teams in the sports organization that are relevant to an athlete associated with the user based on program metadata; receiving event metadata for the relevant broadcast programs that is indicative of events in the game depicted therein; determining that a portion of the first broadcast program is relevant to a first entity based on the event metadata; and causing the user device to present the portion of the first broadcast.
US10681389B2
A method for encoding an image having been cut up into partitions. The method includes: predicting data of a current partition based on an already encoded and then decoded reference partition, generating a predicted partition; determining residual data by comparing data relating to the current partition with the predicted partition, the residual data associated with various digital data items. Prior producing a signal containing the encoded information, performing the following steps: determining, from the predetermined residual data, a subset containing residual data capable of being modified; calculating the value of a function representative of the residual data; comparing the calculated value with a value of at least one of the digital data items; based on the comparison, modification or non-modification of at least one of the residual data items of the subset; and, in the event of a modification, entropy encoding the at least one modified residual data item.
US10681378B2
A method for decoding a video including a plurality of views, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring a base merge motion candidate list by using motion information of neighboring blocks and a time correspondence block of a current block; configuring an extended merge motion information list by using motion information of a depth information map and a video view different from the current block; and determining whether neighboring block motion information contained in the base merge motion candidate list is derived through view synthesis prediction.
US10681375B2
Innovations in adaptive encoding for units of a video sequence can improve coding efficiency. For example, some of the innovations relate to encoding that includes adaptive switching of color spaces between units within a video sequence. Other innovations relate encoding that includes adaptive switching of color sampling rates between units within a video sequence. Still other innovations relate encoding that includes adaptive switching of bit depths between units within a video sequence.
US10681372B2
Innovations in encoder-side decisions that use the results of hash-based block matching when setting parameters are presented. For example, some of the innovations relate to ways to select motion vector precision depending on the results of hash-based block matching. Other innovations relate to ways to selectively disable sample adaptive offset filtering depending on the results of hash-based block matching. Still other innovations relate to ways to select which reference pictures to retain in a reference picture set depending on the results of hash-based block matching.
US10681370B2
Techniques are described to unify the motion vectors of sub-blocks of an affine block and the motion vector information that is stored and used as predictors for determining motion vectors for subsequent blocks. A video coder may determine that the motion vector for a sub-block is the same as the motion vector information that is used to determine motion vectors for subsequent blocks.
US10681368B2
A video predictive encoding device includes an input module to receive pictures forming a video sequence, and an encoding module to encode the pictures by either intra prediction or inter prediction to generate compressed picture data, and to packetize the compressed image data along with packet header information. The packet header information includes a picture type. The encoding module determines the picture type so as to uniquely indicate whether encoded picture data is used for reference in decoding of another picture.
US10681361B2
Methods and systems for optimising the quality of visual data. Specifically, methods and systems for preserving visual information during compression and decompression. An example method for optimising visual data includes using a pre-processing hierarchical algorithm to optimise visual data prior to encoding the visual data in visual data processing; and using a post-processing hierarchical algorithm to enhance visual data following decoding visual data in visual data processing.
US10681359B2
In one embodiment, a method determines an encoded plurality of layers for a scalable video stream for a video where each of the plurality of layers includes a respective layer parameter setting. An additional layer for the plurality of layers is determined where the additional layer enhances a base layer in the plurality of layers and the respective layer parameter settings for the encoded plurality of layers do not take into account the additional layer. The method then determines an additional layer parameter setting for the additional layer. The additional layer parameter setting specifies a relationship between the additional layer and at least a portion of the plurality of layers where the additional layer parameter setting is used to decode the additional layer and the at least a portion of the plurality of layers.
US10681349B2
The present invention relates to video encoding/decoding methods and device, wherein the video encoding method according to the invention comprises the following steps: acquiring information of peripheral blocks; setting the information about a current block based on the information of the peripheral blocks; and encoding the current block based on the set information, wherein the current block and the peripheral blocks may be a CU (coding unit).
US10681343B2
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to closed caption corruption detection and reporting. In accordance with one aspect disclosed herein, a system can ingest a digital video channel bitstream. The system can locate a digital closed caption flag in the digital video channel bitstream. The digital closed caption flag can indicate that a digital closed caption content packet is present within the digital video channel bitstream. The system can determine that at least a portion of the digital closed caption content packet cannot be rendered to display closed caption content associated with at least the portion of the digital closed caption content packet. The system can instantiate an alert based on the determination that at least the portion of the digital closed caption content packet cannot be rendered to display the closed caption content associated with at least the portion of the digital closed caption content packet.
US10681342B2
A method includes receiving head-tracking data that describes one or more positions of one or more people while the one or more people are viewing a three-dimensional video. The method further includes generating video segments from the three-dimensional video. The method further includes, for each of the video segments: determining a directional encoding format that projects latitudes and longitudes of locations of a surface of a sphere onto locations on a plane, determining a cost function that identifies a region of interest on the plane based on the head-tracking data, and generating optimal segment parameters that minimize a sum-over position for the region of interest.
US10681339B2
A surgical microscope is provided with a light receiving unit including at least a pixel having sensitivity to an infrared region, an imaging optical system which guides image light of an eye which is light reflected from the eye as an operation target to the light receiving unit, and a presentation unit which presents an image based on a sensor signal generated by the light receiving unit. The present technology is applicable to, for example, the surgical microscope used for an eye operation and the like.
US10681336B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to generating depth data from a video. As an example, one or more computing devices may receive an initialization request for a still image capture mode. After receiving the request to initialize the still image capture mode, the one or more computing devices may automatically begin to capture a video including a plurality of image frames. The one or more computing devices track features between a first image frame of the video and each of the other image frames of the video. Points corresponding to the tracked features may be generated by the one or more computing devices using a set of assumptions. The assumptions may include a first assumption that there is no rotation and a second assumption that there is no translation. The one or more computing devices then generate a depth map based at least in part on the points.
US10681333B2
Methods and apparatus relating to encoding and decoding stereoscopic (3D) image data, e.g., left and right eye images, are described. Various pre-encoding and post-decoding operations are described in conjunction with difference based encoding and decoding techniques. In some embodiments left and right eye image data is subject to scaling, transform operation(s) and cropping prior to encoding. In addition, in some embodiments decoded left and right eye image data is subject to scaling, transform operations(s) and filling operations prior to being output to a display device. Transform information and/or scaling information may be included in a bitstream communicating encoded left and right eye images. The amount of scaling can be the same for an entire scene and/or program.
US10681332B1
A viewing direction may define an angle/visual portion of a spherical video at which a viewing window is directed. A trajectory of viewing direction may include changes in viewing directions for playback of spherical video. Abrupt changes in the viewing directions may result in jerky or shaky views of the spherical video. Changes in the viewing directions may be stabilized to provide stabilized views of the spherical video. Amount of stabilization may be limited by a margin constraint.
US10681330B2
A display processing device, a display processing method, and a display apparatus are disclosed. The display processing device includes a 3D image processing chip and a 2D image processing chip. The 3D image processing chip is configured to receive a 3D image signal, and process the 3D image signal into a 2D image signal in which left and right eye images are respectively arranged in alternate rows; and the 3D image processing chip is configured to transmit 2D image signal in which left and right eye images are respectively arranged in alternate rows obtained after processing to the 2D image processing chip, and the 2D image processing chip is configured to perform image processing on the 2D image signal.
US10681328B1
A direct retinal projector system that provides dynamic focusing for virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) is described. A direct retinal projector system scans images, pixel by pixel, directly onto the subject's retinas. This allows individual pixels to be optically affected dynamically as the images are scanned to the subject's retinas. Dynamic focusing components and techniques are described that may be used in a direct retinal projector system to dynamically and correctly focus each pixel in VR images as the images are being scanned to a subject's eyes. This allows objects, surfaces, etc. that are intended to appear at different distances in a scene to be projected to the subject's eyes at the correct depths.
US10681315B2
A projector includes an image projection section that displays an image based on image information, a communication section that communicates with another projector, an input operation section that accepts operation for executing a light source color adjustment process, a light source color adjustment section that executes the light source color adjustment process based on the operation accepted by the input operation section, and a control section that causes the communication section to transmit, based on the operation accepted by the input operation section, control information that causes the other projector to perform the light source color adjustment process to the other projector.
US10681314B2
A moving image splitting device is connected to the cameras of a camera group that captures moving images, connected to an information processor through a network, and having a processor. The processor repeats requesting the camera to send a moving image, acquiring a captured moving image from the camera, detecting an I frame from the acquired moving image, creating split data with a sequence allocated in an ascending order of captured time instants in a GOP unit including the I frame, and accumulating the split data in a storage device. In response to a request for split data from the information processor, the processor extracts split data from the storage device with reference to the sequence allocated to the split data, and transfers the extracted split data to the information processor.
US10681313B1
An apparatus includes a video capture device, an audio capture device and a processor. The video capture device may be configured to generate a plurality of video frames. The audio capture device may be configured to capture audio. The processor may be configured to analyze the audio to determine a direction of a source of the audio, select a window of interest for the video frames corresponding to the direction of the source of the audio, perform video operations to generate high resolution images of the window of interest, perform facial recognition operations on the high resolution images and determine an identity of the source of the audio in response to the facial recognition operations. The window of interest may have an area less than a total area of the video frames. The identity of the source of the audio may determine permissions for accessing features of the apparatus.
US10681309B2
A non-Skype multipoint control unit (MCU) is configured to operate differently for handling incoming streams from endpoints and outgoing streams from a Skype multipoint control unit. When passing incoming streams from non-Skype endpoints to a Skype conference, the non-Skype MCU acts as a gateway, passing the streams to Skype MCU as if they were coming from Skype endpoints. When receiving outgoing streams from Skype MCU, the non-Skype MCU acts as an MCU, transcoding, compositing, and scaling streams into continuous presence layouts for delivery to the non-Skype endpoints. Thus, non-Skype endpoints can participate in Skype conferences as if they were Skype endpoints, allowing a better user experience for both Skype endpoints and non-Skype endpoints.
US10681307B2
During a communication session facilitated by a first communication service between a first device and a second device, a processor may receive a request to execute a feature not supported by the first communication service. The processor may also identify a second communication service that does support the feature. Further, the processor may then cause the communication session to transition from the first communication service to the second communication service.
US10681304B2
A method and apparatus for facilitating the capturing of panoramic images with a portable device. Such panoramic images are typically formed of multiple image portions taking as the camera is scanned through a range of motion, and the image portions are digitally “stitched” together to form a panoramic image. A user interface is provided to guide a user in positioning and/or moving of the portable device in a manner that will enable capture of a plurality of images suited for forming the intended panoramic image. In many examples, parameters of the panoramic image capturing operation, such as movement and/or positioning of the camera during the operation will be monitored in real time, and the monitored parameters will be used to provide feedback to the user as to any adjustments that may improve the image capture process.
US10681302B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media operable for adjusting brightness of a display screen. A first interface is configured to provide information, including display brightness information, to the display device through a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). Brightness circuitry is configured to process brightness information from one or more sensors detecting ambient light level. A module is configured to generate control information to control the brightness of the display device and to provide the control information to the display device.
US10681301B2
A display device includes a signal processor, a display component, a substrate, and a conductive housing. The signal processor includes an oscillator that outputs oscillation signal, the signal processor processing signal whose frequency is higher than a specific threshold. The display component displays video. The substrate has a ground component, the signal processor being disposed on the substrate. The conductive housing is connected to a first site of the ground component and to a second site that is different from the first site. The first site and the second site are disposed at positions where a first area of the housing that is an odd-numbered multiple of ¼ wavelength of the oscillation signal away from the first site overlaps at least part of a second area of the housing that is a multiple of ¼ wavelength of the oscillation signal away from the second site.
US10681298B2
Recommending and activating scenes in a multimedia system are provided. The techniques of the present disclosure can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be activated at a later time. A controller device for recommending scenes by comparing the current state with states of components in saved scenes is also provided. The controller device can also determine if media is playing in a current scene, and activate a selected scene without playing the media content. Once the selected scene is activated, the media playing in the current scene can be switched, and the media playing in the selected scene can be played.
US10681295B2
A time of flight camera includes a light source, a first pixel, a time-to-digital converting, and a controller. The light source is configured to emit light towards an object to be reflected back to the time of flight camera as image light. The first pixel includes a photodetector to detect the image light and to convert the image light into an electric signal. The time-to-digital converter is configured to generate timing signals representative of when the light source emits the light and when the photodetector detects the image light. The controller is coupled to the light source, the first pixel, and the time-to-digital converter. The controller includes logic that when executed causes the time of flight camera to perform operations. The operations include determining a detection window for a round-trip time of the image light based, at least in part, on the timing signals and first pulses of the light. The operations also include determining the round-trip time based, at least in part, on the timing signals and second pulses of the light detected within the detection window.
US10681290B1
A method, an image sensor, and an image processing device for crosstalk noise reduction are proposed. The method is applicable to an image sensor having a sensing array of image sensing elements and PD sensing elements and includes the following steps. A raw image generated by the sensing array is obtained. Whether to compensate image data of a current image pixel among image pixels corresponding to the image sensing elements is determined based on a first condition associated with at least one of an exposure and a system gain of the image sensor, a second condition associated with pixel coordinates of PD pixels corresponding to the PD sensing elements, and a third condition associated with sharpness information of the raw image. The image data of the current image pixel is compensated in response to the three conditions being satisfied. A processed raw image including the compensated image data is generated.
US10681288B2
A light emitting control system is provided. The light emitting control system includes a housing, an IR emitter having a central axis and a lens structure. The housing has a receiving space, and the IR emitter is disposed in the receiving space of the housing. The lens structure is disposed on the reflector, the lens structure includes a lens facing the IR emitter, and a cross-sectional shape of the lens along a first cross-sectional line is asymmetric with respect to the central axis of the IR emitter.
US10681285B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a vehicle body and a multi-ocular imaging assembly. The multi-ocular imaging assembly includes at least two imaging devices disposed in and fixed to the vehicle body.
US10681273B2
A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes multiple cameras and a processor configured to perform image processing on image data output from the cameras. The mobile device supports, as a standby mode for one or more standby cameras from which an image is not provided among the multiple cameras, a sensor standby mode in which the one or more standby cameras does not perform an image sensing operation that generates the image data, a low frames per second (FPS) post standby mode in which the one or more standby cameras performs the image sensing operation that generates the image data with a low frame rate lower than a normal frame rate and the processor does not perform the image processing on the image data output from the one or more standby cameras, and a normal FPS post standby mode in which the one or more standby cameras performs the image sensing operation that generates the image data with the normal frame rate and the processor does not perform the image processing on the image data output from the one or more standby cameras.
US10681256B2
An image sensor module includes an interposer substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the interposer substrate being light-transmissive and having a plurality of through-holes; an image sensor located to face the first surface of the interposer substrate, the image sensor having a light receiving surface on a side of the interposer substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being located at the light receiving surface, the image sensor being connected with an external circuit via electrodes provided in the plurality of through-holes; and a lens unit located to face the second surface of the interposer substrate.
US10681248B2
A method for inkjet printing machine color control includes color transformation of print data from first color space to process color space in a first stage using a computer transforming print data from the first to an intermediate color space while keeping special colors, and a second stage transforming corrected print data including special colors from intermediate to process color space. The computer uses print data corrected after the first stage as second stage starting values. Print data transformed into the process color space are printed. First color space corresponds to CMYK, flexographic printing or RGB color space with special colors, intermediate color space corresponds to CMYK color space with special colors, process color space corresponds to CMYK color space with additional process colors. The computer corrects CMY, not K print data or special not transformed colors, when correcting print data in the intermediate color space after the first stage.
US10681240B2
According to the present disclosure, a reading module includes a light source, an optical system, and a sensor. The optical system images, as image light, reflection light of light with which the light source has irradiated a document. The sensor converts the thus imaged image light into an electric signal. The optical system includes a mirror array in which a plurality of reflection mirrors are connected together, and a plurality of aperture stop portions. The reflection mirrors each reflect light at an angle that is different, as seen in a main scanning direction, from an angle at which an adjacent one of the reflection mirrors reflects light. The plurality of aperture stop portions are disposed on one side of the mirror array with respect to an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the main scanning direction.
US10681235B2
An image recording device includes a recorder, a reader and a hardware processor. The recorder records an image on a recording medium. The reader reads, with an imaging element, a surface of the recording medium and a surface of a predetermined reference member. The hardware processor calibrates the reader for a value to be detected by the imaging element, based on a reading result of the reading of the surface of the reference member. Further, the hardware processor performs the calibration in at least one of: a case where a type of the image to be recorded on the recording medium satisfies a predetermined image type condition; and a case where a predetermined reading influence factor which affects a reading result of the reading of the surface of the recording medium satisfies a predetermined reading influence factor condition.
US10681211B2
The invention herein disclosed provides the display of stored information when creating a dialstring for use with mobile smartphones and other computer-enabled telephones. A software app recognizes input from the user (such as the initial digits of a phone number) that identifies the organization to be called, and accesses remotely stored representations of information about the organization along with the IVR phone tree information for that organization. The app then presents a graphical representation of all or part of the retrieved information on a display. The user can then respond to the graphical representation by providing selective inputs that cause the synthesis all or part of the dialstring needed to navigate the phone tree to the desired destination. Once a dialing option has been synthesized, the user may provide additional input that the system interprets as an instruction to open a phone call and dial the synthesized number.
US10681204B2
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for separating sensitive data from mobile devices for theft prevention. According to one aspect, a system includes a data security platform and a mobile device platform. The mobile device platform can detect that the data security platform is connected. The mobile device platform can determine whether the data security platform is part of an authenticated pair with the mobile device platform. In response to determining that the data security platform is part of an authenticated pair with the mobile device platform, the mobile device platform can access at least a portion of sensitive data that is stored in a memory component of the data security platform. If the data security platform is disconnected from the mobile device platform, the mobile device platform cannot function or can provide limited functionality, such as a function to communication with a 9-1-1 service.
US10681203B2
A processor-based personal electronic device (such as a smartphone) is programmed to automatically respond to data sent by various sensors from which the user's activity may be inferred. One or more alarms on the device may be temporarily disabled when sensor data indicates that the user is asleep. One or more of the sensors may be worn by the user and remote from the device. A wireless communication link may be used by the device to obtain remote sensor data. Data from on-board sensors in the device—such as motion sensors, location sensors, ambient light sensors, and the like—may also be used to deduce the user's current activity. User data (such as calendar entries) may also be used to determine likely user activity and set alarms accordingly. Biometric data from a second, nearby person may also be used to automatically select certain alarm modes on a first person's device.
US10681201B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor the personal safety of a user of a portable electronic device are disclosed. Example safety managers disclosed herein include processor circuitry to determine whether data collected from a remote electronic device corresponds to a first usage context profile associated with the remote electronic device, obtain a threshold alert level corresponding to the first usage context profile when the collected data corresponds to the first usage context profile, the threshold alert level to indicate a degree of danger to which a user is exposed, adjust the threshold alert level based on information obtained from a data source different from the remote electronic device, monitor usage attributes reported by the remote electronic device to determine whether the threshold alert level has been satisfied, and actuate a safety alert associated with the remote electronic device when the threshold alert level has been satisfied.
US10681195B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that includes a first display part, a second display part, and a third display part, and a display driver integrated circuit (IC) (DDI). The first display part includes a first active area, the second display part includes a second active area, and the third display part includes at least one optically transparent layer.
US10681192B2
An electronic device includes a first body and a second body movably connected to the first body via a connecting component. The first body includes at least a first display screen having a display area that is exposed from a first surface of the first body. The second body includes at least a second display screen that is exposed from a first surface of the second body and an acquisition apparatus that acquires images via at least a first window of the second body. The first window is arranged at a surface of the second body that is different from the first surface of the second body. The second body is movable from a first relative position with respect to the first body to a second relative position with respect to the first body.
US10681190B2
A first event occurs at a first computer at a first time, as measured by a local clock. A second event is initiated at a second computer by sending a message that includes the first time. The second event occurs at a second time, as measured by a local clock. Because of clock error, the first time is later than the second time. Based on the first time being later than the second time, an alternate second time, that is based on the first time, is used as the time of the second event. When a third system determines the order of the two events, the first time is obtained from the first computer, and the alternate second time is obtained from the second computer, and the order of the events is determined based on a comparison of the two times.
US10681182B1
Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to systems and methods for managing work flow data collection for users across a wide area network comprising a diverse set of devices and processes and unifying the work process to be device agnostic. Embodiments disclosed herein may allow a single process having multiple steps to be retrieved and continued across multiple channels and devices with apparent continuity to the end-user. The status of each process step is tracked and the inputs are stored, providing the system with the requisite information when users continue processes on a different channel or device from the original channel or device. The system may host and execute processes that may be presented and manipulated across the various channels and devices, but without requiring engineers and developers to write or otherwise tailor software applications and network configurations to facilitate or allow multi-channel interactions.
US10681173B2
An approach for optimizing the use of accelerators. The approach includes receiving a job request from an application. Furthermore, a network mapping is created of one or more accelerators associated with the job request based on a utilization component. The network mapping is sent to the application to utilize the one or more identified accelerators directly by the application.
US10681167B2
System and techniques for distributed computing resources in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. A request may be received at a node in the ICN. The request may include identification of a computing resource set and a timing threshold. Resources that correspond to a member of the computing resource set may be locked. The node may communicate a response to the request. The response may include an indication that performance of the member of the computing resource is possible and a time-period in which confirmation may be received.
US10681157B2
Intelligent management of user interface and device sensed events is provided. Discrete events generated through interactions between a user and a machine are monitored, the interaction performed via a user interface associated with an application running on the machine, the discrete events stored by sessions in a storage device local to the machine as event logs. Network connection pattern of the machine with a server device is determined. Storage constraints of the storage device are determined based on the monitoring and the network connection pattern. The event logs are compacted by progressively summarizing the discrete events on dynamically adjusted segments of the sessions. The compacted event logs are transmitted to the server device responsive to determining that a network connection between the machine and the server device is available.
US10681153B2
Embodiments provide an operation triggering method and apparatus for machine-to-machine communications. The method is implemented in a service capability middleware, and includes retrieving a change result of the content of the subject resource stored in the service capability middleware; retrieving a representation of the operation resource associated with the subject resource, where the representation of the operation resource includes a condition for sending an operation request to an object resource and a uniform resource identifier of the object resource; constructing the operation request for the object resource when it is determined that the change result meets the condition for sending the operation request to the object resource in the representation of the operation resource; and sending the operation request to the object resource.
US10681150B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for a Session-level SDT component in the control plane to handle setup, recovery and mobility of individual session requests in real time. The Session-level SDT component may comprise path management that performs either stateless of stateful path switching for an ongoing session, whether download or uplink, according to the stateful requirements of the session. The path management may be in conjunction with user equipment mobility management operation; it may also be in conjunction with network scalability and automation operation, such as load balancing.
US10681141B2
Techniques for suggesting accessory devices controlled by an application executing on a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes measuring one or more sensor values to determine a data point at each of a plurality of first times, associating an accessory device with each of the data points, clustering the data points within a threshold distance of each other to create a plurality of clusters. The method also includes, after clustering the data points, measuring one or more sensor values to determine one or more current data points at a second time, determining that one or more current data points at the second time corresponds to a first cluster of the plurality of clusters, identifying a first accessory device associated with one or more of the data points in the first cluster, and providing a message using the application.
US10681135B2
A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing unit of a dispersed storage network (DSN) transmitting a write request to a set of storage units of the DSN. The write request is requesting DS error encoding of a data segment of a data object. The method continues by a first storage unit interpreting the write request to determine a DS error encoding function and a first pillar number of the DS error encoding. The method continues by the first storage unit executing the DS error encoding on at least a first portion of the data segment using at least a first portion of an encoding matrix to produce a first encoded data slice that corresponds to the first pillar number. The method continues by the first storage unit storing the first encoded data slice and sending an acknowledgement of storage to the DS processing unit.
US10681133B2
In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for an asset intelligence platform for organizing information collected and stored on or with respect to large fleets of asset, such as used in connection with the Internet of Things, with capabilities for providing improved intelligence and security in the local environment of an asset, in the network and in remote locations, such as in the cloud.
US10681128B2
In one embodiment, a device in a network identifies a node in the network that is not synchronized to a network time synchronization mechanism. The device determines a scheduled reception time for a particular deterministic traffic flow at which the device is to receive the traffic flow from the node. The device sends, prior to the scheduled reception time, a request to the node for the particular deterministic traffic flow. The request identifies the particular deterministic traffic flow and causes the node to send the traffic flow to the device. The device receives the particular deterministic traffic flow from the node at the scheduled reception time.
US10681124B2
Obligatorily-acquired digital content items are stored under service control in one or more local storage machines of a computer based on service commands provided by a centralized management service; and voluntarily-acquired digital content items are stored under user control in the one or more local storage machines of the computer based on user commands. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are protected from user-commanded deletion. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on service commands provided by the centralized management service. However, the voluntarily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on user commands.
US10681117B2
Automated dynamic load balancing across virtual network interface controller fast switchover devices
Automated dynamic load balancing across VNIC fast switchover devices including monitoring, by a resource monitor, resource utilization metrics of at least one resource used to send data along a first communications path through a hypervisor; in response to detecting, by the resource monitor based on the resource utilization metrics, that the at least one resource crosses a resource utilization threshold, sending a notification to a rebalancer, wherein the notification comprises a subset of the resource utilization metrics; generating, by the rebalancer based on the subset of the resource utilization metrics, a resource optimized mapping for the at least one resource used to send data along the first communications path; and issuing, by the rebalancer, the resource optimized mapping to the hypervisor, wherein the hypervisor reconfigures, based on the resource optimized mapping, the at least one resource used to send data along the first communications path.
US10681115B2
The present application provides a multimedia data transmission method and device, wherein the method comprises: a first transmission device located in a first network obtaining a multimedia file descriptor and a multimedia file to be transmitted which have a correspondence, wherein the multimedia file descriptor and the multimedia file are stored in different memories; the first transmission device encoding content of the multimedia file descriptor and content of the multimedia file into a multimedia transmission file in a first format according to a predetermined rule; the first transmission device sending the multimedia transmission file to a second transmission located in a second network. With the present application, the problem that multimedia data cannot be transmitted synchronously during ferrying in related arts is solved and the security and confidentiality of multimedia data transmission is ensured while the multimedia data is transmitted synchronously.
US10681110B2
A system and method for optimized stream management are provided. The method includes retrieving priority data; determining, in real-time, a current priority tree based on the retrieved priority data, wherein the priority tree includes at least one node representing a stream; identifying, based on the retrieved priority data, at least one relative weight of the at least one node; determining an effective weight based on each identified relative weight; and filling a buffer based on the current priority tree and the at least one effective weight.
US10681104B1
Techniques are described for handling offsets (gaps or overlaps) that occur between segments of streaming content, e.g., between a segment of primary content (e.g., a live sporting event) and a segment of secondary content (e.g., ad content) dynamically inserted into the stream. The effect of such offsets can be that synchronization between the video and audio portions of the stream can be lost. By tracking a cumulative offset derived from the audio portion of the stream and applying that offset to the presentation times of each affected sample of both the audio and video portions of the stream, synchronization of the audio and video is maintained.
US10681091B2
A stateful application gateway redundancy system and method. Configuration information defines a service processing unit on a service gateway and associates a first redundancy set and a second redundancy set with the service processing unit, wherein the first and the second redundancy sets include a master redundancy state, a standby redundancy state and one or more redundancy policies, including at least one redundancy policy defining actions to be taken on occurrence of a redundancy event associated with the respective redundancy set. In response to detecting a critical event for the first redundancy set, the service gateway transitions the first redundancy set from the standby redundancy state to the master redundancy state, adds a first signal-route associated with the first redundancy set to a Routing Information Base (RIB) and advertises the first signal-route to routing protocol peer network devices.
US10681087B2
An access control system includes a memory, a processor, a host operating system (OS) executing on the processor, a container on the host OS, and a security manager running on the host OS. The container has a set of access control rules and includes a containerized utility. The security manager receives a request to run the utility to complete a transaction, retrieves credentials associated with the user, and determines a status of the credentials. The status of the credentials is privileged if the credentials are included in the set of access control rules and is non-privileged if the credentials are not included in the access control rules. Responsive to determining the status as privileged, the security manager executes an RBD command for the transaction to obtain a target RBD image, retrieves the target RBD image, and records the transaction.
US10681080B1
A system and method for malware assessment of an unknown application file are provided. The system and method are particularly applicable to malware assessment for Android® operating system based applications. The malware assessment increases the confidence in an assessment that an application is benign or malware.
US10681079B2
Methods and systems for detecting a potential compromise of cyber security in an industrial network are disclosed. These methods and systems comprise elements of hardware and software for generating and analyzing vectors indicative of network behavioral states to establish thresholds for anomalous behavior in the industrial network.
US10681077B2
Systems and methods are described for using a template for simulated phishing campaigns based on predetermined date from a date associated with a user. The predetermined date may by an event, an anniversary or a milestone associated with employment of the user with a company. The campaign controller may identify a date associated with the user and based on the identification of the date associated with the user, the campaign controller may select one or more templates for one or more simulated phishing campaigns to be triggered by a predetermined date related to the date associated with the user.
US10681071B1
Techniques are disclosed which can provide an orchestrated response to a cybersecurity threat. This orchestrated response may be based upon, at least in part, a reputation score. Threat model(s) may be received that identify cybersecurity threat(s). An indication of observations, false positives, and/or page views for the threat may be obtained. Data feeds may be received including known good data feeds, known bad data feeds, and enrichment data feeds. The data feeds may provide information about one or more indicators of compromise (IOC). For each IOC, a weighted criticality score may be determined. The weighted criticality score may be mapped to a corresponding point value. An aggregated score may be determined based upon at least the corresponding point value. A reputation score may be computed, and in some configurations, provided to a user.
US10681068B1
A system and method for joining various cyber security threat data sources into a single threat data model, analyzing this threat data and storing the data as a specific data model, processing the data to standardize, minimize, interpret and catalogue the threat data, creating a meta-model based on the cyber threat data model, creating executable models based on this cyber threat data enabling simulations of this cyber threat's behavior, enabling execution of these simulations to capture quantifiable data observations of cyber threat behavior in the context of logical configurations of networks, devices and systems which may be specified as models of information environments and IT infrastructures, interpreting the results of the simulations; and generating output based on the results of the simulations.
US10681057B2
A device for controlling a communication network having a plurality of terminals for a data communication is provided. The device comprises a control unit configured to decouple a data plane and a control plane of the data communication and to modify at least one characteristic of the communication network which is visible from the outside of the communication network during a communication session using the decoupled control plane.
US10681052B2
Methods, systems and programming for classifying network requests. In one example, a network request for content to be fetched by a content server is received from a client device. At least one non-internet protocol (IP) key is obtained based on the network request. Whether to deny or allow the network request is determined based on the at least one non-IP key.
US10681045B2
Provided are an entity identity validity verification method and device with multiple trusted third parties being involved. In the application, validity of identities of entities performing mutual identity validity verification can only be verified by different trusted third parties. During the verification process, the trusted third parties that are respectively trusted by the two entities interact with each other, and provide services for mutual identity validity verification between the entities, to complete the identity validity verification between the entities.
US10681043B2
Techniques described herein include systems and methods for biometric authentication utilizing a dynamically updated biometric template derived from social media content of a user. In some embodiments, a service provider computer receives an authentication request that comprises biometric data provided by the user utilizing a user device. Social media content associated with the user may be received by the service provider computer from a social network service computer. In embodiments, the service provider computer may generate a biometric template for the user based on the received social media content where the biometric template is continually updated based on new social media content shared by the user. The service provider computer may determine a confidence score based on a comparison of the biometric data and the biometric template. The service provider computer may verify the authentication request for the user based at least in part on the confidence score.
US10681035B1
A cryptographic services management engine may provide a single point of interaction for both users and administrators to manage and consume cryptographic services. Such an engine may allow centralized control over cryptography parameters, ensuring enterprise security standards are maintained while abstracting the complexity and potential for error away from users. Automating cryptographic maintenance tasks may avoid outages caused by expired or incorrect certificates, and improve reliability and predictability of critical infrastructure services.
US10681032B2
A system and a method for single sign-on voice authentication that provides access to multiple voice recognition and artificial intelligence platforms, to multiple devices and to multiple third party web service systems.
US10681030B2
A computer-implemented method validates firmware levels for peer-to-peer communication in a network. Communication rules between a first device and a second device are utilized to validate firmware levels between the first device and the second device on a network using zero knowledge communication authentications. Communication between the first device and the second device via the network is disabled in response to determining that firmware in the first device is not compatible with firmware in the second device.
US10681027B2
A program for light commercial building system (LCBS) solutions. Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering a subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.
US10681019B2
Collaboratively editing a document in a system of sharee clients includes creating a document change, generating a document token for encrypting the document change, encrypting the document change with the document token, making the encrypted document change available to the other sharee clients, and generating a plurality of copies of the sharee document token. Each sharee document token is encrypted with a respective sharee's public key. Each encrypted sharee document token is distributed to respective sharee clients. Each sharee client is configured to: decrypt a sharee document token using a respective private key, decrypt the encrypted document change using the share document token, and consolidate the document change into a document.
US10681005B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for deploying a networking test tool in a cloud computing system are disclosed. An example method includes receiving user input specifying configuration information for a networking test tool for deployment in a cloud computing system. The user input specifies a range of networking test ports. The method includes deploying a central test server in the cloud computing system and deploying one or more public test agents in the cloud computing system. The method includes configuring the central test server, the one or more public test agents, and one or more private test agents in a network outside the cloud computing system to exchange test traffic using the range of networking test ports specified by the user input. The method includes configuring a firewall for the cloud computing system to open the range of networking test ports in the firewall for the test traffic.
US10681000B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller that manages multiple logical networks implemented by multiple managed forwarding elements (MFEs) operating on multiple host machines. The method receives a notification from a particular MFE that an interface corresponding to a logical port of a logical forwarding element has connected to the particular MFE and has a particular logical network address. The method assigns a unique physical network address to the interface. Each of multiple interfaces connected to the particular MFE is assigned a different physical network address. The method provides the assigned unique physical network address to the particular MFE for the particular MFE to convert data messages sent from the particular logical network address to have the unique physical network address.
US10680999B2
The present disclosure provides a jumping URL generating method, a jumping URL system, and a jumping server; a resolving method and a system for resolving a domain-name resolution request, and a DNS server; and a 302 jumping method and a network system that support HTTPS. A client terminal sends a first HTTP request. The jumping server specifies a content server, convert an IP address of the content server to a prefix of a jumping domain name, uses a service domain name as a suffix of the jumping domain name, combines the jumping domain name and a URL in the first HTTP to form the jumping URL, and sends the jumping URL to the client terminal. The client terminal requests for resolving of the jumping domain name. The DNS server recognizes a domain name in the domain-name resolution request and performs an inverse converting on the prefix of the jumping domain name to obtain an IP address of the content server and sends the IP address of the content server to the client terminal. The client terminal sends a second HTTP request containing the jumping URL to the content server; and sends an IP generated by resolving and in correspondence of the first HTTP request to the client terminal.
US10680990B2
Aspects of the present application provide a communication system that includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is configured to receive, from a communication source, a scheduling request for scheduling transmission of a message to a specific communication destination. The control unit is configured to perform control such that the communication destination is notified of existence of the message at a predetermined timing in accordance with content of the message and a current or past psychological situation of a user corresponding to the specific communication destination received by the communication unit.
US10680986B1
Disclosed is a method for automatic arrangement of communications for improved functionality. A client device presents a stacked set of conversation cells on a display of the client device. The stacked set of conversation cells is stacked such that a first conversation cell corresponding to a first chat conversation from the stacked set of conversation cells is a top conversation cell of the stacked set of conversation cells. While presenting the stacked set of conversation cells, the client device receives a first chat communication that is a part of a second chat conversation that is different than the first chat conversation. In response to the receiving of the first chat communication, the client device modifies the presentation of the stacked set of conversation cells such that a second conversation cell corresponding to the second chat conversation is presented as the top conversation cell of the stacked set of conversation cells.
US10680976B2
Technologies for performing switch-based collective operations in a fabric architecture include a network switch communicatively coupled to a plurality of computing nodes. The network switch is configured to identify sub-operations of a collective operation of a collective operation request received from one of the computing nodes and identify a plurality of operands for each of the sub-operations. The network switch is additionally configured to request a value for each of the operands from a corresponding target computing node at which the respective value is stored, determine a result of the collective operation as a function of the requested operand values, and transmit the result to the requesting computing node. Other embodiments are described herein.
US10680973B2
A method is described that comprises collecting communication data travelling among a plurality of computing nodes in a networked environment. The method includes using the communication data to create a plurality of connectivity records, wherein each connectivity record comprises a communication between a source computing node and a destination computing node of the plurality of computing nodes. The method includes associating the communication with an application context and protocol. The method includes processing the plurality of connectivity records to eliminate connectivity records that meet at least one criteria, wherein the plurality of connectivity records includes associated application contexts and protocols, wherein a first portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the eliminated connectivity records, wherein a second portion of the plurality of connectivity records comprises the remainder of the connectivity records. The method includes building a graph using the second portion of the connectivity records.
US10680969B1
Methods and apparatus for dynamically allocating host resources (e.g., CPUs, GPUs, etc.) to virtual machines (VMs) on host devices in a provider network. The host devices may be provisioned with quantities of each resource type. Customers may request different combinations and quantities of resources for their VMs. Upon receiving a placement request for a VM, a host device is located that can provide a requested combination and quantity of resources for the VM. The host can then be directed to attach at least the requested combination and quantity of host resources to the VM. Future demand for VMs with particular combinations and quantities of resources can be predicted, and logical slots can be predefined in the control plane in anticipation of that demand. If a customer's VM is provided with more resources than requested, the customer may release or sell the extra resources.
US10680966B2
The techniques describe packet reordering for packets flowing on a new path in response to a change in internal forwarding paths in a network device. For example, a network device may dynamically change the selection of an internal forwarding path to achieve fabric path optimization (“OFP”) or to ensure optimized load balancing. Packets forwarded on the new path are buffered such that the transmission of packets forwarded on the new path are delayed for a buffering time period of at least the time in which a packet is being sent from the source packet processor to the initial destination packet processor.
US10680965B1
Systems and methods are provided for redistributing virtual private network tunnels among a plurality of virtual private network concentrators. The method includes receiving, from each of the virtual private network concentrators, a respective utilization indicator; selecting a source one of the virtual private network concentrators according to the utilization indicators; selecting a destination one of the virtual private network concentrators according to the utilization indicators; selecting one of the virtual private network tunnels connected to the source one of the virtual private network concentrators; and transferring the selected one of the virtual private network tunnels from the source one of the virtual private network concentrators to the destination one of the virtual private network concentrators.
US10680964B1
Rate limiting in a multi-chassis environment by exchanging information between peer network elements
A network element connects over a network to a network node via a member link of a Multi-Chassis—Link Aggregation Link Group (MC-LAG), and further connects, using inter-peer ports, to peer network elements coupled to the network node via other MC-LAG member links. A processor of the network element is configured to receive from the network first packets destined to the network node, to receive via the inter-peer ports information indicative of second packets received from the network by the peer network elements that are destined to the network node, to select at least some of the first packets for transmission at an egress rate that jointly with egress rates of the peer network elements does not exceed a predefined MC-LAG maximal rate, based on the first packets and the information, and to transmit the selected first packets to the network node at the egress rate.
US10680944B2
In one example, a management component executes on a network device, a first routing component executing on a first server device physically separate from the network device to provide control plane routing functionality for a virtual node on the network device, and a second routing component executing on a second server device physically separate from the network device to provide control plane routing functionality for the virtual node, wherein the first routing component and the second routing component operate as a redundant master-backup pair for the virtual node. The management component is configured to detect first reachability of the network device with a first routing component and second reachability of the network device with a second routing component, and send a control message to each of the first routing component and the second routing component, the control message specifying reachability information indicating the first reachability and the second reachability.
US10680942B2
The present disclosure discloses a packet processing method, device, and system. The system includes: a controller, configured to: allocate a service label to a service processing manner of an FEC, establish a mapping relationship between the service label and the service processing manner, send the service label to a source node, and send the mapping relationship to a destination node; the source node, configured to: receive the service label sent by the controller, receive a first packet, insert the service label to the first packet to obtain a second packet, and send the second packet to the destination node; the destination node, configured to: receive the mapping relationship sent by the controller, receive the second packet sent by the source node, and pop the service label from the second packet according to the mapping relationship, to obtain the first packet.
US10680931B2
In a Shortest Path Bridge (SPB) network comprising a plurality of backbone edge bridges (BEBs), a gateway controller of the SPB network, establishes a link using Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) with an external network domain; discovers via the link a source of a multicast stream originating outside of the SPB network; and determines a subset of the plurality of BEBs that are able to receive the multicast stream from the source. Once that occurs, the gateway controller selects a one of the subset of the plurality of BEBs to be a sole gateway BEB for the multicast stream; and then transmits to each of the subset of the plurality of BEBs an indication of the sole gateway BEB selected for the multicast stream.
US10680929B2
A method receives start commands for starting end-to-end testing of a live multi-tenant system that hosts shared services for multiple tenants; executes multiple test scripts for generating controller commands in response to the start commands, the executing the test scripts generating respectively synthetic transaction inputs; provides the synthetic transaction inputs to the live multi-tenant system, the live multi-tenant system configured to use the synthetic transaction inputs to perform respectively multiple synthetic transactions involving multiple destinations in the live multi-tenant system, the live multi-tenant system configured to generate respectively multiple test results in response to the multiple synthetic transactions; receives and evaluates the test results generated by the live multi-tenant system to test end-to-end performance conditions of the multi-tenant system; and generates one or more alerts upon recognizing an alert trigger condition based upon the evaluating of the test results.
US10680923B2
A semiconductor device and an operating method thereof are provided. An operating method of a semiconductor device, includes monitoring a plurality of request packets and a plurality of response packets that are being transmitted between a master device and a slave device; detecting a target request packet that matches desired identification (ID) information from among the plurality of request packets; counting the number of events of a transaction including the target request packet by using an event counter; counting the number of request packets whose corresponding response packets are yet to be detected, from among the plurality of request packets by using a Multiple Outstanding (MO) counter, determining whether an MO count value of the MO counter is valid; and if the MO count value is invalid, resetting the event counter.
US10680921B2
Methods and systems configured to interact with hardware components of a computer system are described. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions for generating, by a software module executing on the system, an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) request configured for a controller of the computer system; transmitting, by the software module, the IPMI request to a server separate from the computer system, wherein the server is configured to emulate the controller of the computer system; and receiving, by the software module, an IPMI response from the server, wherein the IPMI response is based on a simulated operating condition of a hardware component of the computer system at the server, thereby obviating a manual adjustment of the hardware component on the computer system.
US10680918B1
Implementations for dynamically visualizing microservices mesh topologies are described. An example method may include receiving a first request for a first type of visualization of a microservices mesh comprising nodes, obtaining first information regarding the nodes of the microservices mesh corresponding to the first type of visualization, providing, in a graphical user interface (GUI), the first type of visualization of the microservices mesh using the first information, receiving a second request for a second type of visualization of the microservices mesh, obtaining second information regarding the nodes of the microservices mesh corresponding to the second type of visualization, the second type of visualization different form the first type of visualization, and providing, via an update to the GUI, the second type of visualization of the microservices mesh using the second information.
US10680910B2
A standalone and virtual proactive services (vPAS) implementation is described. The vPAS is entirely self-contained, encrypted, and can be hosted within the customer's network. Furthermore, data collected by the vPAS can be analyzed without the data leaving the customer's firewall, thereby providing additional assurance to the network operator's data security and privacy. Moreover, the solution is developed based on an architecture that enables the platform to run in a variety of computing environments, including cloud-based environments. The vPAS system addresses data security and privacy concerns, enables different budgeting options, enables in-line predictive analysis, provides flexible delivery options, and increases the performance of preemptive services.
US10680900B2
The present disclosure relates to the communications field, and discloses a BGP logical topology generation method, and a device. The method includes: obtaining, by a controller, node information of a first forwarder and BGP session information of the first forwarder, and obtaining node information of a second forwarder and BGP session information of the second forwarder; and generating, by the controller, a BGP logical topology between the first forwarder and the second forwarder according to the node information and the BGP session information of the first forwarder, and the node information and the BGP session information of the second forwarder that are obtained. The technical solution provided in the present invention can implement collection of a BGP logical topology between forwarders by the controller, which is favorable for the controller to manage forwarders running the BGP protocol.
US10680894B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to detecting software misconfiguration at a remote machine. A control server stores, in a data repository, a plurality of antipatterns, each antipattern relating to a misconfiguration of a remote computer system. The control server accesses data of the remote computer system. The control server runs the plurality of antipatterns on the data of the remote computer system to determine one or more misconfigurations of the remote computer system. The control server provides, as a digital transmission, an output representing the determined one or more misconfigurations of the remote computer system.
US10680878B2
Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for operating and controlling network-enabled devices. A network-enabled device communicates capability information representative of its set of capabilities. The network-enabled device also communicates a status signal indicative of the status of the device. It may be determined that the first network-enabled device is unable or unavailable to perform a function based on a status signal communicated by the first network-enabled device. A second network-enabled device may be identified to assign a failover function to based on the respective capabilities of the second network-enabled devices.
US10680877B2
An information transmission, sending, and acquisition method and device. A method includes: using a master and slave relay terminal in an information relay terminal pair at the head of an information relay terminal pair queue to synchronously receive information sent by a sending terminal, and using the master relay terminal to transmit information to a receiving terminal; when a fault occurs in the master or slave relay terminal at the head of the queue, stopping using the master and slave relay terminals to receive information, and deleting the information relay terminal pair from the queue; after the slave or master relay terminal in the deleted terminal pair transmits all the information to the receiving terminal and the fault of the master or slave relay terminal is removed, inserting the terminal pair to the tail of the queue; and meanwhile, when the fault occurs in the master or slave relay terminal, using the next adjacent terminal pair to continue receiving the information. The invention implements strictly-ordered and efficient information transmission.
US10680865B2
For flexible radio resource allocation, a processor receives a numerology scheme. The numerology scheme specifies one or more of at least frequency region definition and a sub-carrier spacing for the at least one frequency region. The method configures sub-carriers for at least one frequency region based on the numerology scheme.
US10680864B2
For a wireless communications system, scalable orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) numerology is incorporated in a manner that can apply to radio link transmissions in future wireless network for frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) communications.
US10680860B2
The present invention relates to a method for generating multi-level PRBS patterns for testing purposes, wherein the method includes the steps of providing a binary PRBS signal with a binary bit pattern sequence and mapping each bit of the binary bit pattern sequence to a symbol of a multilevel output.
US10680854B2
Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein enable the use of Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, sequences that are numbered relative to an overall system bandwidth (30), while simultaneously enabling wireless communication devices (12) to determine the DRMS sequence elements mapped to their scheduled bandwidths (36) within the system bandwidth (30). Advantageously, the wireless communication devices (12) need not know the system bandwidth (30), or even be aware of where their scheduled bandwidths (36) reside within the system bandwidth (30).
US10680848B2
A method for managing a number of Ethernet links includes identifying a number of Ethernet links to utilize a number of channels of a cable based on a number of capabilities and a number of policies of a number of media access controllers (MACs) and a number of physical layer entities (PHYs), determining a number of Ethernet link types to be configured for the cable based on the capabilities and policies of the MACs and PHYs, negotiating a number of parameters to allow multi-channel ports of a number of nodes connected to the cable to establish communications through the Ethernet links based on the determined Ethernet link types and the utilized channels, and managing the cable configuration describing the MACs to be supported by the channels within the cable based on the policies.
US10680846B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses are described to detect and resolve device configuration and/or communication incompatibilities (e.g. incompatible messages, improper addressing, malfunctions) for a communication protocol such as HDMI-CEC.
US10680811B1
A security key to access a geographic location is sent after one or more threshold requirements are met for an entrant. In aspects, this includes a scheduling requirement and/or a proximity requirement. The security key may be encrypted with a code. The proximity requirement may be satisfied using RFID technology.
US10680807B2
An improved method of distributing timing information is provided. The method includes transmitting encrypted timing signals from two or more beacons at different locations. The encrypted timing signals are transmitted at regular intervals and are received by a receiver. The receiver then performs a logic operation on the encrypted timing signals and validates, based on the logic operation, the authenticity of the timing signals. The logic operation also results in a decrypted message from the beacons, which can contain additional information, for example, data to be sent back to the beacons to verify receipt.
US10680805B2
Systems and methods for enabling data encryption control are described. A requesting entity may request to decrypt an encrypted message. The authorization for the requesting entity to decrypt the encrypted message may be performed by a plurality of controlling authorities. The decryption key for decrypting the encrypted message may be split and encrypted specifically for the plurality of controlling authorities, so that no single controlling authority has enough information to decrypt the encrypted message. A designated number of the controlling authorities may be requested to decrypt an encrypted key part in order for the requesting entity to be authorized to reconstruct the decryption key.
US10680789B2
This specification provides a method of receiving system information in a wireless communication system supporting a TDD narrowband. More specifically, the method performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station, first system information on an anchor carrier, the first system information includes first information indicating whether a carrier used for second system information is an anchor carrier or a non-anchor carrier and second information on a location of the non-anchor carrier used for the second system information, and receiving, from the base station, the second system information on the non-anchor carrier based on the first system information. Accordingly, an SIB1-NB is transmitted and received even on a non-anchor carrier.
US10680788B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a transceiver to transmit and receive concurrently radio frequency (RF) signals via a dielectric waveguide. In embodiments, the transceiver may include a transmitter to transmit to a paired transceiver a channelized radio frequency (RF) transmit signal via the dielectric waveguide. A receiver may receive from the paired transceiver a channelized RF receive signal via the dielectric waveguide. In embodiments, the channelized RF receive signal may include an echo of the channelized RF transmit signal. The transceiver may further include an echo suppression circuit to suppress from the channelized RF receive signal the echo of the channelized RF transmit signal. In some embodiments, the channelized RF transmit signal and the channelized RF receive signal may be within a frequency range of approximately 30 gigahertz (GHz) to approximately 1 terahertz (THz), and the transceiver may provide full-duplex millimeter-wave communication.
US10680785B2
A method, device and integrated circuit for receiving signals in a narrow bandwidth range from a base station of a network, the narrow bandwidth range being a portion of an overall bandwidth range of the network and the signals comprising one or more of cell-specific reference signal (CRS) tones, determining whether a condition exists based on the one or more CRS tones, when the condition exists, extending the narrow bandwidth range to an extended narrow bandwidth range, the extended narrow bandwidth range including at least one further CRS tone than the narrow bandwidth range and monitoring the extended narrow bandwidth range to receive further signals comprising the at least one further CRS tone.
US10680779B2
Method for allocating CORESET, method for acquiring CORESET, base station, UE and readable mediums are provided. The method for allocating CORESET includes: configuring time position information of a CORESET, the time position information including: the number of symbols occupied by the CORESET, or the number of symbols occupied by the CORESET and a start position of the CORESET, the symbols including symbols in a numerology used by the CORESET; configuring position information of the CORESET in SFN; transmitting the time position information and the position information to the UE, so that the UE selects the start position of the CORESET based on the time position information and the position information, and a preset table of relation between the number of symbols occupied by the CORESET and the start position of the CORESET. The base station doesn't need to directly indicate the CORESET, which reduces overhead of signaling indicating CORESET.
US10680778B2
Controlling and reducing overhead in control channels in 5G or other next generation communication systems is provided herein. In connection with a data transmission between a device and a network node device, an overhead management component (OMC) can analyze one or more factors associated with the device, including speed or Doppler metric(s) of the device, type of service associated with the device, historical HARQ statistics for the device, configured threshold value for CSI estimation, device capability regarding redundancy version support, or another factor(s). Based on analysis results, OMC can determine whether to utilize a single redundancy version state or a multiple redundancy versions state. If the single redundancy version state is selected, OMC can generate control information that does not include redundancy version information, the control information being communicated via a control channel. OMC can communicate RRC signal to the device to indicate the determined redundancy version state.
US10680774B2
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. A channel state information (CSI) report may include a CSI part 1 transmission and may be configurable to include a CSI part 2 transmission. The UE may determine a first number of coded modulation symbols per layer to be used for the CSI part 1 transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) without uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) data. The first number of coded modulation symbols per layer may be determined as: a minimum of a first term and a second term if the CSI report includes the CSI part 2 transmission; and the second term if the CSI report does not include the CSI part 2 transmission.
US10680766B2
A method for dynamic allocation of radio UL Physical Resource Block pairs of a plurality of subframes in a cell of an FDMA RAN. For each of the plurality of subframes, using a bandwidth layout in frequency domain for an UL bandwidth of the cell, in which the bandwidth layout has an inner region for a PUSCH positioned between outer regions for a PUCCH. For each of the outer regions, a PUCCH layout comprises an innermost section for PUCCH Format 1 and a middle section and an outermost section are PUCCH Formats 2 and 3. Depending on the traffic load of the cell, dynamically allocating, contiguously inwards, PRB pairs to Scheduling Requests in the outer regions and contiguously extending the inner region as allowed by the dynamic allocation of PRB pairs in the outer regions in each of the plurality of subframes.
US10680764B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to low density parity check (LDPC) encoding. At least a portion of the parity bits generated by an LDPC encoder for an initial transmission may be stored for use in generating subsequent hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) redundancy versions. In some examples, at least the degree-two and degree-three parity bits included in the initial transmission may be stored. The parity bits may be stored within a layer 2 (L2) or an upper layer buffer or within the LDPC encoder. For example, the parity bits may be stored within the HARQ buffer.
US10680755B2
Embodiments of dual mode communication systems and methods are disclosed. On system embodiment, among others, comprises logic configured to perform spatial multiplexing and expanded bandwidth signaling to data.
US10680741B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique and a system thereof for fusing, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a beyond 4G system. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.). The present disclosure relates to a method for receiving downlink data of a terminal in a wireless communication system, and suggests a method and an apparatus for receiving downlink data, the method comprising: a step for checking a transmission parameter regarding data being transmitted from an interference cell; a step for determining, on the basis of the transmission parameter, whether or not an interference signal exists; a step for determining, on the basis of any one of the transmission parameter and the determination on whether or not an interference signal exists, whether or not network assisted interference cancellation and suppression (NAICS) technology is applied; and a step for decoding the downlink data on the basis of the determination on whether or not the NAICS technology is applied.
US10680728B2
A radio communication system is provided with: a transmission apparatus that responds to OAM radio communication, a receiving apparatus that responds to OAM radio communication, and a correction apparatus. The correction apparatus corrects antenna axes of the transmission apparatus and the receiving apparatus, based on correlation information that associates: information related to the antennas of the transmission apparatus and the receiving apparatus, and an inter-mode interference pattern that characterizes interference by a transmission mode when the transmission apparatus transmits a signal, on a receiving mode when the receiving apparatus receives a signal.
US10680723B1
A measuring device comprising a channel simulator is provided. The channel simulator is adapted to simulate multipath propagation by modifying a first measuring signal, using a plurality of taps defined by tap parameters, resulting in a second measuring signal. The measuring device moreover comprises a parameter modifier, adapted to modify input tap parameters, resulting in the tap parameters.
US10680717B2
Analog signal processing systems and methods manage polarization in coherent optical receivers to eliminate the need for ultra-fast, power-hungry ADCs and DSPs and that require digitization of the full-bandwidth signal path and result in bulky and expensive circuit designs. Various embodiments an analog polarization correction circuit that implements the equivalent of two matrix operations by combining variable and unity gain amplifiers to align polarizations of input signals to generate a polarization-corrected output signal that is aligned with the polarization frame of reference of a receiver. Various embodiments use BSS to perform polarization control, including electro-optical polarization control, in a feedback loop and operate without the need for a pilot tone or a startup sequence when deducing the polarization state.
US10680711B2
An active optical machine-readable tag (i.e. optical tag) is provided that is addressable and readable within a line-of-sight of a reader device, such as a mobile device equipped with a camera, at substantially large distances. A method and a system are provided for an active optical tag and a camera-based reader thereof that facilitate asynchronous communication at data rates that are sufficiently high for practical uses, while reducing the flicker associated with the low-frequency optical carrier to a level hardly noticeable by people. The optical tag may be formed as an array of light emitting elements, arranged in a single dimension (linear) or two dimension (planar) arrangement. The array may be embodied as part of a large display unit.
US10680703B2
A communication system includes an earth station configured to receive a downlink transmission from a satellite and transmit an uplink transmission to the satellite. The communication system further includes a server in operable communication with the earth station, a beacon detector in operable communication with the server, an access point configured to operate within a proximity of the earth station, and a beacon transmitter disposed within close proximity to the access point. The beacon transmitter is configured to transmit a beacon signal to one or more of the server and the beacon detector. The beacon signal uniquely identifies the access point. The server is configured to implement a measurement-based protection scheme with respect to at least one of the downlink transmission and the uplink transmission.
US10680702B2
A tracking system comprising: a radio frequency (RF) signal circulator; an iridium modem coupled to first port of the circulator; an antenna coupled to second port of the circulator, wherein the circulator passes a signal transmitted by the modem to the antenna when the switch is switched to a first mode; a low noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to third port of the circulator, wherein the circulator passes RF signals received from the antenna to the LNA; a diplexer coupled to an output of the LNA; a GNSS receiver coupled to a first output of the diplexer through a GNSS filter; an iridium filter coupled to a second output of the diplexer; wherein the switch couples the iridium filter to the modem when the iridium modem is in a receiving mode, and wherein the switch couples the modem to the first port when the modem is in a transmitting mode.
US10680697B2
The present disclosure discloses a channel state information feedback method, a base station, a terminal device, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a reference signal sent by a base station; determining, by the terminal device, channel state information based on the reference signal; and sending, by the terminal device, the channel state information to the base station, so that the base station determines a precoding matrix F. The precoding matrix F=C1C2W, where C1 is a first-level precoding matrix, C2 is a second-level precoding matrix, and W is a third-level precoding matrix. Channel state information corresponding to C1 includes beam information, channel state information corresponding to C2 includes long-term wideband channel information, and channel state information corresponding to W includes instantaneous channel information. This patent application can reduce total pilot and CSI feedback overheads, thereby improving a system throughput.
US10680692B2
Disclosed herein are a method for transmitting and receiving beamforming feedback information in a wireless local access network system and devices supporting the same.Particularly, disclosed herein are a method for transmitting and receiving beamforming feedback information related to feedback subcarrier indices, where the feedback subcarrier indices is determined based on a Ng value of subcarrier groupings and a number NCB of bonded channel.
US10680690B2
The present disclosure is related to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system to provide higher data rates than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for adjusting a receive beam gain by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes estimating a received signal quality value based on a reference signal received from a base station (BS), transmitting information about the estimated received signal quality value to the BS, comparing the received signal quality value with a minimum received signal quality value required for successful reception of data from the BS, and adjusting a receive beam gain to be used for data reception by turning on/off a radio frequency (RF) chain formed for each of antennas included in the UE based on a result of the comparison.
US10680685B2
Radio network node and method therein, for communication in a wireless communication system. The radio network node comprises: a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of transceivers, wherein the plurality of transceivers comprise a first subset of the plurality of transceivers coupled to a first subset of the plurality of antenna elements and a second subset of the plurality of transceivers coupled to a second subset of the plurality of antenna elements; and a controller configured to adjust the first subset of the transceivers to work at a first frequency band, and to adjust the second subset of the transceivers to work at a second frequency band.
US10680677B2
The present invention provides for a system that makes use of a system power supply enable switch controlled by a near field communications (NFC) frontend with energy harvesting. In one embodiment, RF power in the 13.56 MHz band generated by a NFC counterpart (such as a mobile phone) is detected by the energy harvesting unit being part of the battery-unpowered NFC communication device. After activation, the system can perform actions required to communicate to the presented device (i.e., the NFC counterpart). Later, the system can switch itself into the unpowered state again. In another embodiment, this feature can also be used to control an NFC protection circuitry very quickly after the NFC device is exposed to an external HF (high frequency) field.
US10680673B2
An electronic circuit for generating a delayed radio signal for use in a radio communication device configured to provide a transmit baseband signal in a baseband, to up-convert the transmit baseband signal into a transmit radio signal in a radio band, to transmit the transmit radio signal in the radio band, and to simultaneously receive a receive radio signal in the same radio band, is provided. The electronic circuit may include a delay circuit configured to delay a copy of the transmit baseband signal by an amount of time to generate a delayed baseband signal, an up-converting circuit configured to shift the frequency spectrum of the delayed baseband signal to the radio band to generate a delayed radio signal, and an output circuit configured to output the delayed radio signal for a cancellation circuit to cancel the delayed radio signal from the receive radio signal.
US10680655B2
In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se. The embodied program instructions are readable/executable by a processor to cause the processor to write, by the processor, data to a storage medium of a data storage system using a partial reverse concatenated modulation code. The partial reverse concatenated modulation code includes encoding the data by applying a C2 encoding scheme prior to encoding the data by applying one or more modulation encoding schemes, followed by encoding the data by applying a C1 encoding scheme subsequent to the encoding of the data with the one or more modulation encoding schemes. Other computer program products for writing data to a storage medium of a data storage system using a partial reverse concatenated modulation code are presented according to more embodiments.
US10680648B2
A decoding system for an iterative decoding of a parity check code comprises a first loop circuit adapted to store log-likelihood ratio values corresponding to a plurality of received data symbols in a memory unit; a second loop circuit adapted to compute a difference between a check-to-variable log-likelihood message at a second iteration step, and a check-to-variable log-likelihood message at a first iteration step, when the first iteration step precedes the second iteration step; and an adder unit adapted to update a log-likelihood ratio value stored on the first loop circuit by adding the difference computed in the second loop circuit; wherein the first loop circuit and the second loop circuit are synchronized such that the adder unit forwards the updated log-likelihood ratio value synchronously both to the first loop circuit and to the second loop circuit.
US10680647B2
Techniques are described for performing a check node update (CNU) as part of iterative decoding of a low density-parity check (LDPC) code. The CNU uses a min-sum decoding approach that monitors whether two values received in messages from two variable nodes connected to a check nodes are equal and are the minimum value among the values received by the check nodes from other variable nodes connected thereto. Upon detecting such an event, the minimum value is adjusted by reducing it by an adjustment value to generate an adjusted minimum value. This adjusted minimum value approximates the minimum value that a sum-product algorithm (SPA) decoding approach would have generated. The adjusted minimum value is included in a response message sent from the check node to a variable node. The bit corresponding to that variable node is decoded based on this adjusted minimum value.
US10680638B2
Described herein is a method and apparatus for reducing ISI in a single-bit ΣΔ modulator without reducing the dynamic range of the modulator. In one embodiment, the signal fed back to the input of the modulator is not the single-bit outputs of a quantizer as in the prior art, but rather patterns of such outputs. The patterns are selected so that each pattern has the same number of transition edges and there is thus no mismatch of transition times. In one embodiment, the patterns are created by digital logic. In another embodiment, an analog signal is added to the error signal in the feedback loop which causes the quantizer to generate the patterns. When the amplitude of the input signal exceeds a certain level, the modulator reverts to the typical operation of a prior art modulator, thus preserving the full dynamic range of the modulator.
US10680625B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a transmission device including a digital PLL and a power amplifier. The power amplifier is connected to the digital PLL. The digital PLL includes a digital oscillator and a controller. The controller operates the digital oscillator with a first loop bandwidth in a first period corresponding to startup of the power amplifier, operates the digital oscillator with a second loop bandwidth narrower than the first loop bandwidth in a second period being after the first period, and operates the digital oscillator with a third loop bandwidth narrower than the second loop bandwidth in a third period being after the second period.
US10680587B2
An RC oscillator generates a periodic trigger signal, and a clock generator generates clock edges in response. A stuck-at-fault detection circuit detects a stuck-at-logic state of the periodic trigger signal and causes the RC oscillator to reset and causes a change in logic state of the periodic trigger signal. The RC oscillator includes first and second comparison circuits, a logic circuit receiving output from the first and second comparison circuits and generating the periodic trigger signal, and a clock generation circuit generating a clock signal therefrom. The stuck-at-fault detection circuit includes a capacitive node, charge circuitry charging the capacitive node based upon the periodic trigger signal, discharge circuitry discharging the capacitive node based upon the periodic trigger signal, and triggering circuitry asserting a reset signal to cause the RC oscillator to reset when the charge on the capacitive node indicates a stuck-at-logic state of the periodic trigger signal.
US10680584B2
A level shifting circuit generates a pulse signal, when both of the logic levels of two complementary input signals of a level shifter has changed while both of the logic levels of two output signals of the level shifter present at low logic level, to pull up either one of the output signals of the level shifter to a second high logic level. Once the logic level of both output signals at the first output node and the second output node present complementary, the level shifting circuit stops pulling up the output signal.
US10680579B2
A transmission filter in a high frequency module includes serial arm resonators electrically connected in series to a serial arm electrically connecting a shared terminal and a transmission terminal, parallel arm resonators each electrically connected in series to each of parallel arms electrically connecting the serial arm and a ground, a first inductor electrically connected between the ground and a connection end electrically connecting at least the two parallel arm resonators of the parallel arm resonators, and a second inductor electrically connected between the ground and one parallel arm resonator different from the at least two parallel arm resonators of the parallel arm resonators. The second inductor is electromagnetic field coupled to at least one of an antenna side matching element, a transmission side matching element, and a portion of the serial arm in the transmission filter. The first and second inductors obstruct electromagnetic field coupling therebetween.
US10680578B2
An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer (IDT) electrode. The IDT electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and includes an electrode layer including molybdenum as a main component. The duty ratio of the IDT electrode is about 0.3 to about 0.48.
US10680570B2
Provided is a magnetoresistance effect device that functions as a high frequency device such as a high frequency filter or the like. The magnetoresistance effect device includes a magnetoresistance effect element having a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a spacer layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, a first signal line configured to generate a high frequency magnetic field as a high frequency current flows, a direct current application terminal to which a power supply is able to be connected to cause a direct current to flow to the magnetoresistance effect element in a lamination direction, and an independent magnetic body configured to receive a high frequency magnetic field generated in the first signal line to oscillate magnetization and apply a magnetic field generated through the magnetization to the magnetoresistance effect element.
US10680568B2
A sound signal detection device is closed. The sound signal detection device is connected between an audio output device and a speaker apparatus. The sound signal detection device includes a first connecting port, a second connecting port, a microphone, and a processing module. The first connecting port connects to the audio output device and acquires a first sound signal. The second connecting port is used for outputting the first sound signal to the speaker apparatus. The microphone is used for receiving a second sound signal from the speaker apparatus. The process module is electrically connected to the microphone and used for detecting a volume of the second sound signal to generate a real volume signal.
US10680567B2
A low-noise wide band amplifier is realized utilizing a superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) junction, quasiparticle frequency mixers connected in tandem or in cascade, a first quasiparticle mixer performs first frequency mixing with use of a first local signal having a frequency not less than twice a frequency of an input signal to the first quasiparticle mixer, a second quasiparticle mixer performs second frequency mixing with use of a second local signal having a frequency not more than twice a frequency of an input signal to the second quasiparticle mixer, and signal amplification is performed through frequency conversion by extracting, from among a plurality of signals generated with the first and the second frequency mixing, a signal in a frequency band not more than a frequency band of the signal before the first frequency mixing and the second frequency mixing, using a transmission line or a filter.
US10680559B2
An envelope tracking (ET) system is provided. The ET amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal correspond to an amplitude bandwidth exceeding a voltage modulation bandwidth limitation of the ET system. The ET system compresses the amplitude bandwidth to match the voltage modulation bandwidth of the ET system. More specifically, the ET system compresses a predefined voltage waveform, which tracks time-variant amplitudes of a digital form of the RF signal, to generate a modified voltage waveform at a reduced bandwidth. To ensure that signal distortion(s) resulted from the bandwidth compression can be corrected, the ET system nonlinearly modifies predefined amplitude(s) of the predefined voltage waveform to generate modified amplitude(s) of the modified voltage waveform that is never less than the predefined amplitude(s) of the predefined voltage waveform. As such, the ET system can amplify the RF signal with improved linearity and efficiency, without degrading spectral performance of the RF signal.
US10680557B2
An apparatus, comprising an input transformer; a first differential transistor pair configured to receive a first back gate bias voltage; a second differential transistor pair configured to receive a second back gate bias voltage; a cross-coupled neutralization cap comprising PMOS or NMOS transistors and configured to receive a third back gate bias voltage; and an output transformer. A method of fixing at least one back gate bias voltage to impart a desired capacitance to the transistors of at least one of the first differential transistor pair, the second differential transistor pair, or the neutralization cap. The apparatus and method may provide a power amplifier having improved linearity and efficiency.
US10680554B2
A circuit device includes a drive circuit driving a resonator, an oscillation circuit having the resonator and a variable capacitance circuit coupled to an oscillation loop including the drive circuit, and a D/A converter circuit that performs D/A conversion on frequency control data and outputs a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal which are differential signals. The variable capacitance circuit includes a first variable capacitance capacitor, to one end of which the first voltage signal is input and, to the other end of which a first bias voltage is input and a second variable capacitance capacitor, to one end of which the second voltage signal is input and, to the other end of which a second bias voltage is input.
US10680544B2
In order to achieve a power conversion device with which a motor can be stably driven, a power conversion device is provided with: an inverter, which converts supplied DC voltage to an AC output voltage and supplies the AC output voltage to windings, and which, in accordance with the DC voltage, changes the saturation level at which the output voltage is saturated, in order to drive a motor equipped with a stator having the windings and a rotor having permanent magnets; and a controller which, when the output voltage is lower than the saturation level, increases the output current of the inverter such that a magnetic flux that weakens or strengthens the magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnets is generated in the windings. An air conditioner including the power conversion device is also disclosed.
US10680541B2
A shift range control apparatus includes: an idling determination portion that determines, based on a motor angle and an output shaft angle, an end of an idling state in which a motor is rotating within a range of a play, the motor angle being a value based on a detected value of a motor rotation angle sensor that detects the rotation of the motor, the output shaft angle being a value based on a detected value of an output shaft sensor that detects rotation of the output shaft; and a target value setting portion that sets a motor angle target value for drive control of the motor using a corrected angle value that is a value corresponding to the motor angle at an end of an idling.
US10680533B1
Embodiments herein relate to a reconfigurable three-phase rectifier/converter drive. The drive includes a three phase input connection configured for connection to a three phase alternating current power source, a three-phase rectifier bridge operably connected to the three phase input connection, a plurality of a capacitors, configurable as a filter, and a positive and negative output terminal connected to and configured to supply a load. The three-phase rectifier/converter drive is configurable by selected connections with at least one positive rail adaptor plate, at least one negative rail adaptor plate, and at least one of filter bus adapter plate as two independent drives supplying independent loads, two drives in series supplying a common load, or two drives in parallel supplying a common load.
US10680528B2
Controllers, systems and methods are presented related to resonant converters. In case of a load imbalance between the resonant converters, an on-time of a synchronous rectifier switch of one of the resonant converters is reduced.
US10680519B2
The present disclosure discloses a voltage conversion circuit, including: a first power transistor; a second power transistor, where the second power transistor is cut off when the first power transistor is conductive and is conductive when the first power transistor is cut off; a first energy storage element; a second energy storage element, a bleed module, configured to be coupled to the first power transistor, where when the first power transistor is cut off and a voltage of a source of the first power transistor reaches a source threshold, provide a current path for a current flowing from the source of the first power transistor to the ground. By means of the foregoing, a voltage difference between a drain and the source of the first power transistor can be decreased, thereby reducing a risk of burning out the first power transistor, and avoiding an increase in manufacturing costs.
US10680510B2
An AC/DC PFC converter comprises an LLC PFC pre-regulator and a DC/DC converter output stage. The output stage has a feedback unit adapted to provide a feedback signal (in addition to the conventional feedback of the bus voltage error) to the control circuit of the PFC pre-regulator for modulating the controlled output voltage of the PFC pre-regulator in dependence on the output power and/or the input current and voltage. In this way, the total harmonic distortion of the input of the converter can be reduced by controlling the gate switching in the PFC pre-regulator.
US10680501B2
A vibration actuator has a frame; a first spring, supported on one end within the frame and the other end vibrates along an axial direction. A second spring, supported on one end within the frame, and the other end vibrates along the axial direction. A first weight connected to the other end of the first spring and a second weight connected to the other end of the second spring. A magnet portion protrudes in the axial direction is in the first weight and a coil wrapped around the magnet portion is in the second weight. A driving current of a frequency that is a first resonant frequency set by the spring constant of the first spring and the mass of the first weight or a second resonant frequency set by the spring constant of the second spring and the mass of the second weight is applied to the coil.
US10680486B2
An external rotor motor, including: a rotary shaft; a plastic-packaged stator including a sleeve base, a stator core, a terminal insulator, coil windings, and a plastic-packaged body; and an external rotor sleeving on the plastic-packaged stator. The terminal insulator is disposed on the end face of the stator core. The coil windings are coiled on the terminal insulator. The sleeve base is disposed in an axle hole in the center of the stator core. The rotary shaft is disposed in the sleeve base. Two ends of the rotary shaft are supported by the bearing. One end of the rotary shaft protrudes out from the sleeve base and is connected to the external rotor. The top of the sleeve base extends outwards to form a plurality of arms, and the plurality of arms each includes an outer end which is provided with a bolt.
US10680481B2
Insulators are respectively disposed such that longitudinal directions of trunk portions are oriented in a radial direction of teeth, and so as to place bottom surfaces of the trunk portions alongside two axial end surfaces of the teeth, concentrated winding coils are configured by winding conductor wires so as to be wound in multiple layers around the teeth so as to pass through a concave space that is formed by the trunk portions and first and second flange portions at two axial ends of the teeth, the second flange portion is disposed on an end surface of a core back of a stator core, and a temperature detecting element is installed by being inserted into an element insertion aperture that is formed on the second flange portion so as to be able to detect a temperature of a coil end of the concentrated winding coils.
US10680477B2
A brushless electric motorsystem having integrated power stages, said electric motor system comprising a rotor, a stator, a plurality of power stages, and a cooling system comprising a substantially flat hollow main cool body arranged to support the flowing of a cooling medium inside said hollow main cool body for cooling said main cool body, a base cooling plate connected to a first flat surface of said hollow main cool body and to said plurality of power stages for transferring heat between said plurality of power stages and said base cool plate, heat resistance inserts connected to said base cooling plate and said plurality of electrically excitable coils for transferring heat between said plurality of coils and said base cooling plate wherein said heat resistance inserts provide for a thermal conductivity, thereby creating a thermal buffer such that said electrically excitable coils are cooled less compared to said power stages, by said cooling system.
US10680466B2
Circuits and systems for wireless power transmission include a driver circuit having first and second power terminals, a tapped coil, a first resonant tank, and a second resonant tank. The tapped coil includes a first, second, and third coil terminals, a first coil connected between the first and second coil terminals, and a second coil connected between the second and third coil terminals. The first resonant tank is coupled between the first and second power terminals. The second resonant tank is coupled between the first and second power terminals. The driver circuit is configured to provide and/or receive modulated power across the first and second power terminals and operate the device by switching between a first mode wherein the first resonant tank uses the first coil and a second mode wherein the second resonant tank uses the first coil and the second coil.
US10680465B2
A wireless power transmitter may comprise: a signal generation unit which generates a differential signal; an amplifier which amplifies the differential signal with a predetermined gain; a resonance unit which generates an electromagnetic wave using the amplified differential signal and radiates the same; and a signal adjustment unit which senses at least one of the current and the voltage of the amplified differential signal at the input terminal of the resonance unit, and adjusts at least one of the phase and the amplitude of the differential signal output from the signal generation unit, on the basis of the result of the sensing.
US10680458B2
An electronic device is provided, including a housing having a back surface. The device includes a rechargeable battery, a capacitor, an inductor coil connected to the capacitor, the inductor coil being disposed around an axis oriented perpendicular to the back surface, a rectifier circuit connected to the inductor coil to output a direct current (DC), a DC-DC converter connected to the rectifier circuit, configured to trickle charge the battery with current received from the rectifier circuit, a test load switchably connected to the DC-DC converter, and a feedback circuit configured to detect a voltage level of the test load and provide an indication of the voltage level.
US10680450B2
Battery malfunction is limited by accelerating battery discharge once battery voltage reaches a low voltage threshold. This can be done programmatically and/or using a hardware arrangement that shorts the battery to ground when the low voltage threshold is reached.
US10680449B2
A power storage device has a secondary battery which has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte disposed between the positive and negative electrodes; in the secondary battery, metal ions are movable between the positive and negative electrodes through the nonaqueous electrolyte, and the positive and negative electrodes are charged/discharged when insertion/extraction reactions of the metal ions are carried out through the nonaqueous electrolyte; the positive and negative electrodes each contain an active-material layer with an average thickness of 0.3 mm or greater; the charging device is electrically connected to the secondary battery, and charges the secondary battery only at a constant current; and when the secondary battery is charged to its end-of-charge voltage by the charging device, its capacity is set to be 80% to 97% of the design capacity calculated from the inherent capacity per unit weight of the positive and negative electrodes.
US10680444B2
Energy supply system includes at least one local energy supply unit, at least one local energy consumption unit at least one local energy store, and a control unit which controls the energy consumption, by the at least one local energy consumption unit of the energy supply system, of the volume of energy generated by the at least one local energy generation unit, and the volume of energy stored in the at least one energy storage unit. After detecting at least one predictable future event which will influence the volume of energy generable by the energy consumption units and/or the volume of energy which can be drawn from the energy supply network and/or the volume of energy consumed by the energy consumption units, the control unit dynamically adapts an energy reserve, stored in the at least one local energy store, as a function of the detected events.
US10680439B2
Systems and methods are provided for a three-phase compensation system, whereby an electric circuit is configured to be connected with three input phases of a power source and to supply three respective output phases, said electric circuit further configured to compensate for one or two malfunctioning input phases of said three input phases by supplying current from a functioning input phase of said three input phases to replace a malfunctioning input phase.
US10680436B2
In order to supply drive elements with necessary power supply while maintaining a constant current power supply system even in a case where ON/OFF control of a power source or various operation settings of the drive elements are executed at high speed, a constant current supply device 10 is provided with: a constant voltage acquisition means 20 for extracting a constant voltage from a supplied constant current; a conversion means 30 for converting the extracted constant voltage to a drive current of a desired size and outputting same; and a control means 60 for controlling the size of the drive current flowing to a current control element 5k according to control content of n-sets of drive elements 41-4n, current control elements 51-5n, and a drive element 4k, which are connected in parallel to each other, and into which the drive current is inputted.
US10680427B2
Systems devices and methods are disclosed for detecting DC arc faults in a high voltage vehicle electrical distribution system. An example vehicle includes a high voltage electronic system comprising a current sensor configured to capture current data and a processor. The processor is configured to generate filtered data by applying a filter to the current data, determine a Hurst exponent based on the filtered data, and responsive to determining a threshold change in the Hurst exponent, detect the presence of a DC arc in the high voltage electronic system.
US10680421B2
A cable channel module for receiving a portion of a cable harness is presented. The cable channel module comprises a cable supporting section having a base, a first connector, and a second of connector disposed at opposite sides of the base. The first and second connectors are first and second components of an articulated link that is configured moveable about two axes of rotation. The cable supporting section further comprises at least one, preferably two, fixing points. The fixing point is configured to receive fixing means, with the fixing means being configured to fix a relative position between two cable channel modules connected to one another via the articulated link. A modular assembly of cable channel modules and a method of assembling a modular assembly of cable channel modules is also presented.
US10680413B2
In a method for electrically doping a semiconducting material, a layer of germanium is formed having a germanium layer thickness, while in situ incorporating phosphorus dopant atoms at a concentration of at least about 5×1018 cm−3 through the thickness of the germanium layer during formation of the germanium layer. Additional phosphorus dopant atoms are ex situ incorporated through the thickness of the germanium layer, after formation of the germanium layer, to produce through the germanium layer thickness a total phosphorus dopant concentration of at least about 2×1019 cm−3.
US10680408B2
A quantum dot comb laser includes a body defining a lasing cavity and an extension defining an external cavity, the FSR of the lasing cavity being an inverse of an integer multiple of the FSR of the external cavity.
US10680405B2
A semiconductor light-emitting device 10 includes a heat sink and a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the heat sink. A gap is provided between a region of a part of a base bottom surface of a base of the semiconductor light-emitting element and an upper surface of the heat sink, and a lead is disposed in a region where the gap is provided so as to vertically pass through the base. A semiconductor laser chip is provided in a region where the gap is not provided so that its waveguide longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to an upper surface of the base. The lead has its lower end located within the gap and connected to a flexible substrate.
US10680403B2
Bulk direct transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) may have an increased interlayer separation of at least 0.5, 1, or 3 angstroms more than its bulk value. The TMDC may be a bulk direct band gap molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) or a bulk direct band gap tungsten diselenide (WSe2). Oxygen may be between the interlayers. A device may include the TMDC, such as an optoelectronic device, such as an LED, solid state laser, a photodetector, a solar cell, a FET, a thermoelectric generator, or a thermoelectric cooler. A method of making bulk direct transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) with increased interlayer separation may include exposing bulk direct TMDC to a remote (aka downstream) oxygen plasma. The plasma exposure may cause an increase in the photoluminescence efficiency of the TMDC, more charge neutral doping, or longer photo-excited carrier lifetimes, as compared to the TMDC without the plasma exposure.
US10680397B2
The present invention relates to an electric connector and an illuminating device comprising this electric connector, wherein the electric connector comprises a housing and an end cap connected to the housing, wherein an conductor which can be connected to a power supply is arranged in the end cap, wherein the conductor comprises a stationary part and a movable part, wherein the conductor is rotatable relative to the housing along with the end cap from a first position to a second position, wherein the movable parts at least partially retract into the stationary part in the first position, and at least one movable part extends out of the stationary part in the second position so as to be in electric connection with a power consumption component arranged in the housing.
US10680392B2
An electrical charging station includes a main housing and a separate receptacle housing, both configured for coupling to a furniture article. The charging station includes an electrical output connector that is accessible at the receptacle housing, a self-contained electrical power source such as a rechargeable battery inside the main housing, and a wiring harness electrically disposed (and directing power) between the self-contained electrical power source and the electrical output connector.
US10680389B2
An electrical receptacle connector is mounted within a metallic cage for mating with a QSFP module received within the cage. The contacts of the cable receptacle connector are arranged with two groups, of which one are connected to the printed circuit board on which the cage is mounted, and the other are connected to the wires which are further connected to a board-mount receptacle connector mounted on another printed circuit board on which the CPU (Central Processing Unit) socket is mounted. Each board-mount receptacle connector corresponds to more than one cable receptacle connector.
US10680388B2
A communication system includes a host circuit board and an interposer assembly coupled to the host circuit board having an interposer substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface. The interposer assembly has host circuit board contacts electrically connected to contact pads of the host circuit board and cable assembly contacts coupled to a pluggable module. The pluggable module includes a mating interface along a bottom of the pluggable module facing the interposer assembly. The pluggable module includes a cable assembly having a cable at the cable end. The cable has a signal conductor and a ground conductor being electrically connected to corresponding cable assembly contacts of the interposer assembly at the upper surface of the interposer substrate.
US10680380B2
An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical terminal having an attachment end and a connection end, a first terminal housing having a first cavity in which the attachment end is disposed. The first cavity defining a terminal extension opening through which the connection end extends. The assembly also includes a second terminal housing having a second cavity in which the connection end is disposed. The second cavity defining a terminal reception opening through which the connection end is received. The first terminal housing defines a first attachment surface surrounding the terminal extension opening and the second terminal housing defines a second attachment surface surrounding the terminal reception opening. The first attachment surface is sealed to the second attachment surface. The first attachment surface forms a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis and the second attachment surface forms a second angle relative to the lateral axis.
US10680378B2
A wire cover (30) is to be mounted on a housing (10) having wires (W) drawn out from a wire draw-out surface (12) on a rear end and including a cut portion (25) open in an outer peripheral surface and includes a tubular holding portion (31) configured to surround an outer periphery of the housing (10), and a projection (38) formed on an inner surface of the tubular holding portion (31) and configured to restrict forward separation of the housing (10) from the tubular holding portion (31) by being fit into the cut portion (25). Since a front stop wall to which a front surface of the housing (10) is to be locked need not be formed on a front end of the tubular holding portion (31), miniaturization in a front-rear direction can be realized.
US10680377B2
A housing structure of a printed circuit board with a connector includes the printed circuit board on which an electronic component is implemented, the connector implemented on an end portion of the printed circuit board, the connector including a fitted portion fitted with a mating component which is a connection target, and a housing accommodating the printed circuit board and the connector. The housing includes a first case surrounding the printed circuit board and a second case covering the connector. The second case includes a first surface portion arranged at a side where the fitted portion of the connector is provided, and at least one second surface portion which is nonparallel to the first surface portion.
US10680373B2
A plurality of contact are received within the corresponding passageways of the insulative housing of an electrical connector, respectively. Each contact has juxtaposed first body and second body angled with each other via a linking section connected therebetween. A resilient spring arm extends upwardly from the first body, and includes a wide plate section adjacent to the first body, a bulged contacting section at a top thereof, and a narrow connecting section therebetween. The spring arm is asymmetric with regard to a centerline of the spring arm for avoiding interference with a standoff around a neighboring passageway in a neighboring row.
US10680372B2
A plurality of contact are received within the corresponding passageways of the insulative housing of an electrical connector, respectively. Each contact has juxtaposed first body and second body angled with each other via a connecting section linked therebetween. A resilient contacting section extends upwardly from the first body. A spring arm extends upward from the first body and includes a wide plate section adjacent to the first body and a narrow bulged contacting section at a top thereof. During operation, the plate section is parallel to a top face of the housing in a compressed manner.
US10680371B1
A connector assembly for connecting a battery to different electrical components within an electrical device includes a housing, and a plurality of sheet metal contacts coupled to and extending through the housing. The plurality of sheet metal contacts define a plurality of battery contact regions and a plurality of internal contact regions spaced form the plurality of battery contact regions. The plurality of internal contact regions physically contact the plurality of different electrical components. A first one of the plurality of internal contact regions is offset from a second one of the plurality of internal contact regions in a different spatial plane than a spatial plane of the second one of the plurality of internal contact regions.
US10680365B1
A plug board module with a circuit board, comprising at least one plug board, at least one circuit board and at least one cover. The plug board has a first plug-in area and a board trough, and the first plug-in area is formed with a plurality of first jacks and disposed with least one terminal set. The circuit board is disposed in the board trough and has a side conductive portion and a butt component, and conductive terminals disposed outside the first plug-in area are oppositely disposed in the side conductive portion. The cover covers the plug board and the circuit board, and has a plurality of through holes communicating with the first jacks. Thereby, the plug board can be connected to side conductive slots through the conductive terminals to achieve electrical conduction with the circuit board that is provided for an evaluation board to plug in directly.
US10680355B2
A terminal assembly is configured to terminate a shielded cable having an inner conductor, an inner insulator surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the inner insulator, and an outer insulator surrounding the outer conductor. This terminal assembly includes a generally cylindrical outer ferrule formed of a plastic conductive material, i.e. a material that is deformed after stress is removed, and a generally cylindrical inner ferrule formed of an elastic dielectric material i.e. a material that recovers after stress is removed, having a plurality of circumferential grooves defined in an outer surface thereof. At least a portion of the inner ferrule is disposed within the outer ferrule. A portion of the outer conductor is disposed intermediate the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule and is in intimate contact therewith.
US10680354B1
An illustrative example method of making an electrically conductive connector comprising a first material and a second material, includes situating a layer comprising the second material at least partially within at least one layer comprising the first material and bonding the layers together. The first material has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion.
US10680350B2
A connection device for producing a crimped connection comprises a deformation device and a friction body. The crimped connection includes a crimp sleeve and a conductor. The deformation device is adapted to plastically deform the crimp sleeve around the conductor. The friction body is adapted to be moved into abutment with the crimp sleeve and adapted to be movably driven while remaining in abutment with the crimp sleeve.
US10680348B2
Disclosed is a 7 in 1 antenna configuration which includes 4 LTE antennas, two Wi-Fi antennas and a GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou patch antenna solution. Four standard M10 holes that allow for easy retro-fit into existing installation holes that may be present. Methods of communicating using a 7 in 1 antenna are also provided.
US10680344B2
An antenna device includes: a first sub-array antenna provided on a substrate and having a group of first antenna elements, one or more third antenna elements, and a first electrical power line through which electric power is supplied to the group of first antenna elements and the one or more third antenna elements; and a second sub-array antenna provided on the substrate and having a group of second antenna elements, the one or more third antenna elements, and a second electrical power line through which electric power is supplied to the group of second antenna elements and the one or more third antenna elements. The one or more third antenna elements are placed away from the first electrical power line and the second electrical power line.
US10680337B2
An antenna device for an electronic device for wireless communication is provided. The antenna device includes an antenna area connected to a feeding line and a ground line, such that the antenna area is configured to transmit/receive a signal of a first frequency band; and a branching feeding pattern branching from the feeding line and connected to one side of the antenna area, such that the branching feeding pattern is configured to enable the antenna area to transmit/receive a signal of a second frequency band.
US10680336B2
An antenna device comprises a carrier, a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion and a coupling portion. The first radiation portion, the second radiation portion and the coupling portion are provided on the carrier. The second radiation portion electrically connects with the first radiation portion. The first radiation portion and the second radiation portion share a shared part, the shared part is directly connected to a reference grounding. The coupling portion capacitively couples an electrical signal to the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion. The first radiation portion and the second radiation portion convert the electrical signal into a radiation signal emitted by the antenna device.
US10680334B2
A Random Walk Antenna (RWA) generates VLF, ULF, RF, MHz and GHz waves by dispersion of a driving signal through a ferriomagnetic ferrite nano and micron composite in compact ultra-small antenna. When oscillator frequency spans several resonances of ferrite magnetic dielectric media consisting of resonances from optical phonons and magnon high frequency and lower frequency are produced from Sommerfeld Polaritons Precursor (SP) and Brillouin Polariton Precursors (BP), respectively. The ferrite nano and micron size particle in antenna resultant electromagnetic waves from RWA contain Sommerfeld and Brillouin polariton precursors. High and low-frequency waves propagate with an algebraic attenuation making them ideal for deep use in highly conductive or highly attenuating media such as in seawater, buildings, underground and or free space on the Earth. Warfighters can use the RAW ferrite nano and micron size antenna system.
US10680331B2
An antenna assembly including a first conductive element including a first Q-value and a first impedance value, a second conductive element including a second Q-value and a second impedance value, and a current reversing element in communication with the first conductive element and the second conductive element.
US10680328B2
A method for automatically detecting connection line order of electrical tilt antennas, includes: adjusting, by an electrical adjustment unit, electric down-tilts of electrical tilt antennas corresponding to the electrical adjustment unit, and collecting, by antenna portals, pre-determined parameters of reflected signals corresponding to n electric down-tilts; calculating statistical characteristic parameters of the pre-determined parameters according to the values of the pre-determined parameters of the reflected signals corresponding to n electric down-tilts and a pre-determined mathematical statistics algorithm, the statistical characteristic parameters being used to represent the discrete degree of the pre-determined parameters; and if the value of the statistical characteristic parameter is greater than a pre-determined threshold, the connection line order between the electrical tilt antennas and a base station being determined to be correct.
US10680319B2
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for reducing mutual coupling between antennas. In one aspect, a wireless charging system includes: (1) two antennas configured to direct electromagnetic waves toward a wireless power receiver such that the electromagnetic waves interfere constructively at the receiver; and (2) a housing structure configured to receive the antennas, including: (a) a metallic base, (b) a first set of isolating components extending upwardly and defining a first region configured to receive a first antenna, and (c) a second set of isolating components extending upwardly and defining a second region configured to receive a second antenna, the second set including at least some isolating components distinct from those in the first set. The first and second sets of isolating components configured to: (i) create a physical gap between the antennas, and (ii) reduce a mutual coupling between the antennas.
US10680316B2
In an antenna array for receiving circularly polarized satellite radio signals, an antenna structure that includes a closed-loop radiator is placed in a plastic protective antenna cover and is secured therein in an interlocking manner.
US10680315B2
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator. The method and system may include the use of a first antenna suited for operation using a first frequency band in a first geographic region and a second antenna suited for operation using either the first or a second frequency band in a second geographic region. The method and system may use a controller to determine which antenna to activate based on one or more of a geographic indicator or a signal indicator. The system used by the method to facilitate the communication may have one or more enclosures over the antennas and controller for mounting to a mobile platform.
US10680313B2
The present disclosure relates to an antenna module performing near field communication such as NFC and MST, and disclosed is a stacked antenna module that interposes an electromagnetic wave shielding sheet between a lower stacked flexible sheet and an upper stacked flexible sheet in order to implement performance that is equal to or better than that of the conventional antenna upon mounting on a portable terminal composed of a metal material cover, and implements an antenna pattern that winds an electromagnetic wave shielding sheet in the vertical direction thereof by connecting a first radiation pattern and a second radiation pattern formed on the lower stacked flexible sheet and the upper stacked flexible sheet, respectively, through a connector that penetrates the electromagnetic wave shielding sheet.
US10680308B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a first waveguide system that includes a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, and a directional coupler that facilitates inducing propagation of the electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can be directed to a second waveguide system coupled to the transmission medium, and propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10680302B2
An RF filter comprises a first substrate which in one embodiment is a plate including one or more exterior surfaces with a pattern of conductive material defining a plurality of capacitors. A second substrate which in one embodiment is a block includes one or more exterior surfaces with a pattern of conductive material defining a plurality of inductors. The block is seated on the plate in a relationship with the block normal to the plate and the capacitors coupled to the inductors respectively. In one embodiment, the capacitors comprise low impedance open ended capacitive RF signal transmission lines and the inductors comprise high impedance inductive RF signal transmission lines coupled to the low impedance capacitive RF signal transmission lines respectively to define transmission zeros.
US10680299B2
This patent provides a battery heating technique that preheats the battery from extreme cold condition (e.g., −30° C.) to an appropriate operating temperature. This technique belongs to the battery energy storage and application field. The battery heating system includes a simple external control circuit and a battery (or battery pack) for heating. During the heating stage, the external control circuit and battery (or battery pack) forms a close loop. A continuous and pulse current will flow through the battery and generate joule heat on the battery internal resistance to preheat the battery (or battery pack). The heating technique can be used on any types of batteries without changing their internal and external structures, and this technique is low cost and can preheats the battery (or battery pack) from −30° C. to 0° C. in one minute. By using the internal resistance as the heat source, the heating technique can heat the battery (or battery pack) uniformly and is of high efficiency.
US10680298B2
The present invention relates to a battery system for a vehicle, which comprises: a battery pack installed in a trunk room of the vehicle and provided with a plurality of battery cells and an electrolyte; a cooling device circulating cooling water to cool an engine installed in the vehicle; and a safety device that injects the cooling water of the cooling device into the battery pack to cool the battery pack through impregnation of the cooling water to the plurality of battery cells when a temperature of the battery pack increases to a preset temperature or more.
US10680293B2
Mechanical energy harvesting is an increasingly important method of providing power to distributed sensor networks where physical connection to a power source is impractical. Conventional methods use vibrations to actuate a piezoelectric element, coil/magnet assembly, or capacitor plates, thereby generating an electric current. The low charge-density of these devices excludes their application in low frequency and static load sources, with the lowest frequency reported devices limited to 10 Hz. These frequency limitations can be overcome by exploiting the piezoelectrochemical effect, a similar but physically distinct effect from the piezoelectric effect whereby an applied mechanical load alters the thermodynamics of an electrochemical reaction to produce a voltage/current. Piezoelectrochemical energy harvesters are expected to produce orders of magnitude more energy per load cycle than piezoelectrics and comparable power capabilities. These characteristics make piezoelectrochemical energy harvesters ideal for application in low-frequency and static loading scenarios for which conventional mechanical energy harvesting technology is poorly suited. Examples of such load sources include, but are not limited to, human footsteps, vehicular loads, and pressure vessels.
US10680292B2
In each of battery modules (120) of a battery block (100) configuring a battery management system (10), a first insulating device having a first insulation distance is disposed between a first region (132) in which a battery side controller (146) is installed and a second region (134) in which a first communication unit (150) is installed. In a control device (200) coupled to the battery block (100) with a communication line, a second insulating device (234) having a second insulation distance is disposed between a relay region (222) and a third region (220) in which a second communication unit is installed, and a third insulating device (236) having a third insulation distance is disposed between the relay region (222) and a fourth region (224) in which a control controller unit (238) is installed.
US10680290B2
The present specification relates to an anode, a lithium secondary battery including the same, a battery module including the lithium secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing an anode.
US10680286B2
A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode contains, as a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode material having a surface composition represented by the following formula (I); the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a halogenated carbonate represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (2) and an alkylbenzene represented by the following formula (3); a content of the halogenated carbonate is 0.1% by mass or more and not more than 50% by mass relative to the nonaqueous electrolyte; and a content of the alkylbenzene is 0.1% by mass or more and not more than 5% by mass relative to the nonaqueous electrolyte
US10680284B2
A secondary battery includes: a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution including a cyano compound. The cathode, the anode, and the electrolytic solution are provided inside a film-like outer package member.
US10680273B2
A battery includes a first insulator, a first electrode layer, and a first counter-electrode layer. The first counter-electrode layer is a counter electrode for the first electrode layer. The first insulator includes a first electrolyte portion, a second electrolyte portion, and a first bent portion. The first bent portion is positioned between the first electrolyte portion and the second electrolyte portion. The first electrode layer is disposed in contact with the first electrolyte portion. The first counter-electrode layer is disposed in contact with the second electrolyte portion. The first insulator is bent at the first bent portion, and thereby the first electrode layer and the first counter-electrode layer are positioned facing each other.
US10680272B2
A power storage device having a laminated body and a portion of lower mechanical strength than the laminated body.
US10680271B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a secondary cell in which a decrease in energy density is inhibited. In order to achieve this purpose, this secondary cell has a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer is provided on a positive electrode collector, and a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer is provided on a negative electrode collector; the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer are laminated so as to face each other with a separator interposed therebetween; the negative electrode active material layer has a greater area than the positive electrode active material layer; and a thin section is provided in at least a part of the negative electrode active material layer at a location where the negative electrode active material layer does not face the positive electrode active material layer.
US10680269B2
The invention relates to a fuel cell stack having at least two segments of individual fuel cells arranged in parallel in terms of fluid, said segments being arranged in series relative to one another in terms of fluid. It is provided that the fuel cell stack is set up to vary the number of individual fuel cells in at least one segment.
US10680268B2
Methods and systems are provided which maintain the positive and negative electrolyte pH and stability of a redox flow battery through the use of electrochemical rebalancing cells. The electrochemical cells may be activated by applying an electrical load to affect changes to the pH of the electrolytes. The use of the electrochemical cells improves long term performance stability redox flow batteries by decreasing and/or eliminating Fe(OH)3 precipitation formation.
US10680266B2
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an integrated MEA, the method includes the following steps: (1) providing a substrate having an AA region and a WVT region; (2) simultaneously coating a microporous layer, a catalyst layer, and a first membrane ionomer layer onto the substrate; (3) applying an optional membrane support layer to the first membrane ionomer layer in the AA region and the WVT region; (4) applying an optional second membrane ionomer layer; (5) heating treating a coated substrate; and (6) assembling the coated substrate to a companion coated substrate.
US10680263B2
A method of operating a redox flow battery, may include maintaining a positive electrode compartment pressure greater than a negative electrode compartment pressure, and maintaining a cross-over pressure less than a membrane break-through pressure, wherein the cross-over pressure equals the negative electrode compartment pressure subtracted from the positive electrode compartment pressure. In this way, ionic resistance across the separator can be maintained at a lower level by reducing gas bubbles trapped therein while reducing separator break-through, thereby increasing performance of the redox flow battery system.
US10680262B2
A fuel cell system includes a supply channel having first channels respectively connected with tanks, and a second channel merged with each of the first channels; first on-off valves of the first channels; a second on-off valve of the second channel; and a controller configured to control opening and closing of the first on-off valves and the second on-off valve. In a state where the second on-off valve is closed, the controller supplies first electric power used for opening the first on-off valve against a first differential pressure to at least one first on-off valve, and supplies second electric power, smaller than the first electric power and used for opening the first on-off valves against a second differential pressure smaller than the first differential pressure, to the first on-off valves other than the at least one first on-off valve.
US10680258B2
An electrical power supply system has a fuel cell module and a battery. The fuel cell can be selectively connected to the battery system through a diode. The system preferably also has a current sensor and a controller adapted to close a contactor in a by-pass circuit around the diode after sensing a current flowing from the fuel cell through the diode. The system may also have a resistor and a contactor in another by-pass circuit around the diode. In a start-up method, a first contactor is closed to connect the fuel cell in parallel with the battery through the diode and one or more reactant pumps for the fuel cell are turned on. A current sensor is monitored for a signal indicating current flow through the diode. After a current is indicated, a by-pass circuit is provided around the diode.
US10680251B2
A solid oxide fuel cell, system including the same, and method of using the same, the fuel cell including an electrolyte disposed between an anode and a cathode. The anode includes a first layer including a metallic phase and a ceramic phase, and a second layer including a metallic phase. The metallic phase of the second layer includes a metal catalyst and a dopant selected from Al, Ca, Ce, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Nb, Pr, Ti, V, W, or Zr, any oxide thereof, or any combination thereof. The second layer may also include a ceramic phase including ytterbia-ceria-scandia-stabilized zirconia (YCSSZ).
US10680242B2
A composite oxide with high diffusion rate of lithium is provided. Alternatively, a lithium-containing complex phosphate with high diffusion rate of lithium is provided. Alternatively, a positive electrode active material with high diffusion rate of lithium is provided. Alternatively, a lithium ion battery with high output is provided. Alternatively, a lithium ion battery that can be manufactured at low cost is provided. A positive electrode active material is formed through a first step of mixing a lithium compound, a phosphorus compound, and water, a second step of adjusting pH by adding a first aqueous solution to a first mixed solution formed in the first step, a third step of mixing an iron compound with a second mixed solution formed in the second step, a fourth step of performing heat treatment under a pressure more than or equal to 0.1 MPa and less than or equal to 2 MPa at a highest temperature more than 100° C. and less than or equal to 119° C. on a third mixed solution formed in the third step with a pH of more than or equal to 3.5 and less than or equal to 5.0.
US10680235B2
A method for producing a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material and/or a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material. The method includes a process for producing an electrode slurry including: a first process in which a positive or negative electrode active material, a conductive additive, and a nonaqueous solvent are mixed to obtain a slurry; and a second process in which the slurry is diluted or concentrated and then mixed to obtain the electrode slurry. In the first process, the mixing is performed such that the obtained slurry has a water content of 1000 ppm or less and a viscosity of 500 cP or more and 8000 cP or less, and, in the second process, the mixing is performed such that a water content of the obtained electrode slurry is maintained at the water content of the slurry after the first process is completed.
US10680229B2
A battery includes: an electrode group including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte; a container for accommodating the electrode group and the electrolyte; a sealing member for blocking an opening in the container; and a first lead for electrically connecting the first electrode to the sealing member. The first lead has a weld region welded to the sealing member, and the weld region has at least one first bump along the longitudinal direction of the first lead. The cross section of the boundary between the weld region and a non-weld region on the first electrode side has a projecting shape corresponding to the bump.
US10680225B2
A connection apparatus for connecting a battery module and an electronic device is for connecting a battery module in which a plurality of electric cells are arranged in a line and are connected to each other, and an electronic device arranged on a side of the battery module. The connection apparatus includes: a connection bus bar in which a welding plate to be connected to a connection electrode in the battery module is provided at one end, and the other end portion to be connected to a connecting portion of the electronic device is provided at the other end; and an insulating cover that is made of a synthetic resin and is attached to a lower face of the connection bus bar.
US10680218B2
A battery fold structure of an electronic device includes a device proper and at least one battery. The device proper has battery compartments and movable structures corresponding in position thereto, respectively. Each movable structure is movable relative to the device proper. At least one blocker is fixedly disposed at each movable structure. At least one bidirectional blocking element is fixedly disposed on the battery. The bidirectional blocking element has a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion. When the battery is received in one of the battery compartments, the first blocking portion of the bidirectional blocking element fixedly disposed on the battery is blocked by the blockers. When the battery is received in the other battery compartment, the second blocking portion of the bidirectional blocking element fixedly disposed on the battery is blocked by the blockers. Two batteries are mounted inside two battery compartments interchangeably and unlocked simultaneously.
US10680205B2
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes providing a substrate, forming a display unit defining an opening portion in a display region over the substrate, forming a thin film encapsulation layer to seal the display unit, forming a touch electrode over the thin film encapsulation layer, forming a touch insulating film covering the touch electrode such that the thin film encapsulation layer and the touch insulating film are sequentially stacked and formed over the substrate in the opening portion, forming a touch contact hole by removing a portion of the touch insulating film to expose a portion of the touch electrode, and removing a portion of the touch insulating film and a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer formed in the opening portion to expose a portion of the substrate during the forming of the touch contact hole.
US10680202B2
A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region. A first block member is in the peripheral region and surrounding display structures, the first block member having a first height. A second block member is spaced apart from the first block member in a first direction extending from the display region to the peripheral region, the second block member surrounding the first block member, the second block member having a second height that is greater than the first height. A first encapsulation layer is over the display structures, the first block member, and the second block member. A second encapsulation layer is over the first encapsulation layer, the second encapsulation layer overlapping at least a portion of the first block member in the depth dimension of the display device.
US10680188B2
The present invention includes novel six member aromatic or heteroaromatic rings fused to aza-DBX as ligands for making dopants for OLED applications.
US10680185B2
A light emitting photonic crystal composed of chiral liquid crystalline material and having an organic light emitting diode and methods of making the same are disclosed. An organic light emitting diode disposed within a photonic structure having a band-gap, or stop-band, allows the photonic structure to emit light at wavelengths occurring at the edges of the band-gap.
US10680184B2
The present application includes novel containing xanthene and spiro dixanthene ring structures and alkylated variants thereof. These compounds are useful as host materials with high triplet energies for phosphorescent electroluminescent devices.
US10680164B2
A Hall effect sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first well formed in the semiconductor substrate, a first ohmic contact formed in the first well, a second ohmic contact formed in the first well, a first terminal electrically coupled to the first ohmic contact, a second terminal electrically coupled to the second ohmic contact, and a first metal layer formed over the semiconductor substrate. The first metal layer comprises a first interconnect and a first trace, where the first trace is formed over the first well, and where the first interconnect electrically couples a first part of the first well to a second part of the first well. The first and second ohmic contacts are each positioned between the first part and the second part of the first well, where the first interconnect is electrically isolated from the first trace.
US10680162B2
An actuator device is provided having a controllable stiffness profile, wherein an actuator member (12) comprises an electroactive polymer material (16) having light absorbing filler elements (20) embedded therein. The filler elements are adapted to absorb and convert incident light (26) to heat energy to therefore heat surrounding sections of the electroactive material. By selectively controlling an intensity level or spectral composition of a light source (24) directed at the actuator member, a specific degree and spread of heating can be achieved across the member and, as a result, a specific desired stiffness or flexibility profile can be realised across the actuator member.
US10680158B2
A resonator element includes: a substrate; and an electrode that includes a first conductive layer provided on a surface of the substrate, and a second conductive layer, provided on the opposite side to the first conductive layer on the substrate side, which is disposed within an outer edge of the first conductive layer when seen in a plan view from a direction perpendicular to the surface.
US10680156B2
A piezoelectric actuator includes a vibrator having a vibrating part including a piezoelectric element and a transmitting portion provided in the vibrating part and transmitting drive power to a driven part, and an energizing part that may energize the vibrator toward the driven part, wherein the energizing part has a base portion connected to the vibrator and a pair of spring portions integrally formed with the base portion.
US10680149B2
A method for manufacturing at last one light-emitting device including a light-transmissive member, a light-emitting element, and a reflective member, the method including: providing a holding member comprising a plurality of through-holes or recesses; disposing a light-transmissive member in at least one of the through-holes or at least one of the recesses; disposing a light-emitting element on the light-transmissive member in the at least one through-hole or the at least one recess; forming a reflective member in contact with a lateral surface defining the at least one through-hole or the at least one recess and covering a lateral surface of the light-emitting element; and removing the at least one light-emitting device from the holding member.
US10680120B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a well region formed in the substrate, first and second isolation regions formed in the substrate, a dielectric layer formed on the well region, a conductive layer formed on the dielectric layer, a first doped region, an insulating layer, and first and second contact vias. The dielectric layer is disposed between the first and second isolation regions. The first doped region is formed in the well region. The insulating layer is formed on the dielectric layer, the first and second isolation regions, and the first doped region. The first contact via is formed in the insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The first contact via is disposed on an overlapping area between the dielectric layer and the conductive layer. The second contact via is formed in the insulating layer and electrically connected to the doped region.
US10680119B2
A Schottky diode includes an insulating substrate and at least one Schottky diode unit. The at least one Schottky diode unit is located on a surface of the insulating substrate. The at least one Schottky diode unit includes a first electrode, a semiconductor structure and a second electrode. The semiconductor structure comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is laid on the first electrode; the second end is located on the surface of the insulating substrate. The semiconducting structure is nano-scale semiconductor structure. The second electrode is located on the second end.
US10680118B2
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device, an active region including a nano-wire may be formed on a bulk insulating layer. A hard mask pattern may be formed to partially expose the nano-wire. A work function-controlling region may be formed on the nano-wire exposed through the hard mask pattern. The hard mask pattern may be removed. A gate insulating layer may be formed on the nano-wire. A gate may be formed to surround the nano-wire.
US10680113B2
A thin-film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, a display substrate and a display device are disclosed. The thin-film transistor includes a control gate, a floating gate, an injection layer, an active layer, a gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode, which are provided on the base substrate, in which the source electrode and the drain electrode are opposite to each other and electrically connected to the active layer. The injection layer is provided between the floating gate and the active layer; the active layer is provided between the control gate and the gate electrode; and the floating gate is provided between the control gate and the active layer.
US10680084B2
Epitaxial structures of a fin-like field effect transistor (FinFET) device includes a substrate, a fin structure including two fins, inner and outer fin spacers formed along both sidewalls of the fins, and isolation regions formed around the fins. The FinFET device further includes a gate structure formed over the fin structure and an epitaxial structure formed over the fin structure in a source/drain region. The epitaxial structure is formed by merging the fins with at least one epitaxial semiconductor layer and includes an air gap having a volume determined by the height and separation distance of the inner fin spacers.
US10680083B2
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of fins located on the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of fins each independently includes a bottom fin portion, a top fin portion layer, and an isolated oxide layer located in between the bottom fin portion and the top fin portion layer in the y-direction parallel to the height of the plurality of fins. The isolated oxide layer includes a mixed oxide region located in between oxidized regions in an x-direction perpendicular to the height of the plurality of fins.
US10680081B2
A method of fabricating a top source/drain junction of a vertical transistor includes forming a structure including a bottom source/drain, a fin channel extending vertically from the bottom source/drain, and a gate arranged around the fin channel, the gate including a dielectric layer, a gate metal, and spacers arranged on top and bottom surfaces of the gate; etching to form a recess in a top surface of the fin, the recess having sidewalls that form oblique angles with respect to sidewalls of the fin; forming a top source/drain on the fin and within the recess; doping the top source/drain with a dopant; and annealing to diffuse the dopants from the top source/drain into the fin.
US10680074B2
A tunable breakdown voltage RF MESFET and/or MOSFET and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a first line and a second line on an underlying gate dielectric material. The second line has a width tuned to a breakdown voltage. The method further includes forming sidewall spacers on sidewalls of the first and second line such that the space between first and second line is pinched-off by the dielectric spacers. The method further includes forming source and drain regions adjacent outer edges of the first line and the second line, and removing at least the second line to form an opening between the sidewall spacers of the second line and to expose the underlying gate dielectric material. The method further includes depositing a layer of material on the underlying gate dielectric material within the opening, and forming contacts to a gate structure and the source and drain regions.
US10680070B2
A trench gate manufacturing method includes the following steps: Step 1, forming a trench in the surface of a semiconductor substrate; Step 2, forming a first oxide layer; Step 3, selecting a coating according to the depth-to-width ratio of the trench and forming the coating completely filling the trench; Step 4, etching back the coating through a dry etching process; Step 5, conducting wet etching on the first oxide layer with the coating reserved at the bottom of the trench as a mask so as to form a gate bottom oxide; Step 6, removing the coating; and Step 7, growing a gate oxide. By adoption of the trench gate manufacturing method, a BTO can be realized at a low cost, and can be well-formed in trenches with smaller depth-to-width ratios and thus is suitable for forming BTOs in trenches with various depth-to-width ratios, thereby having a wider application range.
US10680068B2
A technique related to a bonded semiconductor substrate capable of reducing an interface resistance is provided. The semiconductor substrate comprises a single-crystalline SiC substrate and a polycrystalline SiC substrate. The single-crystalline SIC substrate and the polycrystalline SiC substrate are bonded. A bonded region of the single-crystalline SiC substrate and the polycrystalline SiC substrate contains 1×1021 (atoms/cm3) or more of particular atoms.
US10680065B2
Device structures for a field-effect transistor and methods of forming a device structure for a field-effect transistor. A channel region is arranged laterally between a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. The channel region includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged over the first semiconductor layer. A gate structure is arranged over the second semiconductor layer of the channel region The first semiconductor layer is composed of a first semiconductor material having a first carrier mobility. The second semiconductor layer is composed of a second semiconductor material having a second carrier mobility that is greater than the first carrier mobility of the first semiconductor layer.
US10680060B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer made of a wide bandgap semiconductor and including a gate trench; a gate insulating film formed on the gate trench; and a gate electrode embedded in the gate trench to be opposed to the semiconductor layer through the gate insulating film. The semiconductor layer includes a first conductivity type source region; a second conductivity type body region; a first conductivity type drift region; a second conductivity type first breakdown voltage holding region; a source trench passing through the first conductivity type source region and the second conductivity type body region from the front surface and reaching a drain region; and a second conductivity type second breakdown voltage region selectively formed on an edge portion of the source trench where the sidewall and the bottom wall thereof intersect with each other in a parallel region of the source trench.
US10680054B2
An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate on which a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area are defined, the display area includes a main area and at least one protruding area, and a plurality of pixels is in the display area; a first signal line on the substrate in the main area to provide signals to the plurality of pixels; a second signal line on the substrate in the protruding area to provide signals to the plurality of pixels; a compensation line on the substrate in the non-display area and electrically connected to the second signal line; and a bridge pattern over the second signal line and the compensation line in the non-display area and electrically connecting the second signal line with the compensation line, the bridge pattern including a double-bridge structure.
US10680053B1
A fabrication method for fabricating a thin-film transistor includes: forming a light shielding layer on a substrate; forming a buffer layer covering the light shielding layer, and forming a semiconductor material layer stacked on a surface of the buffer layer away from the substrate; forming a through hole penetrating through the buffer layer and the semiconductor material layer; patterning the semiconductor material layer to form an active layer covering a partial region of the buffer layer; forming a gate insulator layer on a surface of the active layer away from the substrate and a gate stacked on a surface of the gate insulator layer away from the substrate; forming a source and a drain on the surface of the buffer layer away from the substrate; and forming a dielectric layer covering the gate, the source, the drain, and the buffer layer, and being recessed into the through hole to form a groove.
US10680040B2
An electroluminescent display device includes a first electrode provided on a substrate, a bank disposed on the first electrode and defining a plurality of emission areas above the first electrode, an emission layer provided in the plurality of emission areas and configured to emit light wherein the emission layer in each of the plurality of emission areas has a curved top surface, and a second electrode provided on the bank and the emission layer, wherein among the plurality of emission areas, each of a first emission area and a second emission area is provided with a rounded corner, and wherein a first radius curvature (R1) in the rounded corner of the first emission area is different from a second radius curvature (R2) in the corner of the second emission area.
US10680039B2
A blue fluorescent light-emitting layer is provided in common for first and second subpixels, a green fluorescent light-emitting layer is provided in common for second and third subpixels, and a red light-emitting layer is provided in common for the second and fourth subpixels. In the second subpixel, an opposing surface distance is less than or equal to a Förster radius, and at least of the blue fluorescent light-emitting layer and the green fluorescent light-emitting layer are layered with the red light-emitting layer with a separation layer interposed therebetween.
US10680037B2
A cross-point memory array includes a plurality of variable resistance memory cell pillars. Adjacent memory cell pillars are separated by a partially filled gap that includes a buried void. In addition, adjacent memory cell pillars include storage material elements that are at least partially interposed by the buried void.
US10680027B2
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die bonded on the first semiconductor die. A through-substrate via penetrates through a semiconductor substrate of the second semiconductor die. A passivation layer is disposed between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the passivation layer is directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate of the second semiconductor die. A conductive feature passes through the passivation layer, wherein the conductive feature is bonded to the through-substrate via. A barrier layer is disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation layer. The barrier layer covers sidewalls of the conductive feature and separates the surface of the conductive feature from a nearest neighboring surface of the first or second semiconductor die.
US10680024B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip having an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) structure along a first surface of a substrate having a photodetector. An etch stop layer is over the ILD structure, and a reflector is surrounded by the etch stop layer and the ILD structure. The reflector has a curved surface facing the substrate at a location directly over the photodetector. The curved surface is coupled between a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the reflector. The reflector has larger thicknesses along the first sidewall and the second sidewall than at a center of the reflector between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
US10680020B2
A peeling method at low cost with high mass productivity is provided. A resin layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm is formed over a formation substrate using a photosensitive and thermosetting material, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region is formed over the resin layer, the resin layer is irradiated with light using a linear laser device, and the transistor and the formation substrate are separated from each other. A first region and a second region which is thinner than the first region or an opening can be formed in the resin layer. In the case of forming a conductive layer functioning as an external connection terminal or the like to overlap with the second region or the opening of the resin layer, the conductive layer is exposed.
US10680017B2
A light-emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an EL layer provided between the first and second electrodes is provided. The first electrode includes a conductive layer, a first transparent conductive layer in contact with the conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer in contact with the first transparent conductive layer. The first transparent conductive layer contains a first oxide. The second transparent conductive layer contains a second oxide. The conductive layer has a function of reflecting light. The first oxide contains In and M (M represents Al, Si, Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf). The second oxide contains In. The resistivity of the second transparent conductive layer is lower than that of the first transparent conductive layer. The thickness of the second transparent conductive layer is greater than or equal to that of the first transparent conductive layer.
US10680015B2
A semiconductor device includes: a virtual power line extended in a first direction; an n-well extended in the first direction, wherein the virtual power line and the n-well are disposed in a row; a first power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well; a second power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well, wherein the first and second power gate switch cells are first type cells; and a third power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well between the first and second power gate switch cells, wherein the third power gate switch cell is a second type cell different from the first type cells.
US10680013B2
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device having a plurality of vertical channel structures includes a first memory block, a second memory block, and a bit line. The first memory block includes first vertical channel structures extending in a vertical direction with respect to a surface of a substrate. The second memory block includes second vertical channel structures on the first vertical channel structures in the vertical direction and first and second string selection lines extending in a first horizontal direction and offset in the vertical direction. The bit line extends in the first horizontal direction between the first and second memory blocks and is shared by the first and second memory blocks. The second memory block may include first and second string selection transistors which are each connected to the bit line and the first string selection line and have different threshold voltages from each other.
US10680012B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a stacked body, a semiconductor columnar member, an insulating film, and a structure. The stacked body is disposed above a semiconductor substrate. In the stacked body, a conductive film and an insulating layer are alternately disposed in a stacking direction. The semiconductor columnar member penetrates the stacked body in the stacking direction. The insulating film surrounds the semiconductor columnar member and penetrates the stacked body in the stacking direction. The structure is disposed in a peripheral circuit region on the semiconductor substrate. The peripheral circuit region is a region including a plurality of circuit blocks. The structure has a plate-shaped portion extending at least between the plurality of circuit blocks.
US10679999B2
A capacitor-coupled N-type transistor-based one-time programmable (OTP) device is disclosed. The OTP includes a transistor and a coupling capacitor both formed in a p-well and isolated from each other by field oxide or shallow trench isolation (STI). The transistor is constructed of a gate, a source region and a drain region composed of heavily-doped N-region. The coupling capacitor has a top plat formed of polysilicon on substrate surface, and a bottom plate constructed of an NLDD region and a heavily-doped N-region in the NLDD region. In order to achieve maximum capacitance utilization, the top plate of the coupling capacitor has a width not greater than the NLDD implantation region or twice a lateral junction depth of the heavily-doped n-region. The gate of the transistor may not be wider than the top plate of the coupling capacitor such that capacitance coupling ratio of the coupling capacitor to the transistor is optimized.
US10679996B2
A construction of integrated circuitry comprises a structure comprising conductive material having insulative material there-above. The conductive material and the insulative material respectively have opposing sides in a vertical cross-section. A first insulating material is laterally outward of the opposing sides of the conductive material in the vertical cross-section. A second insulating material is laterally outward of the first insulating material in the vertical cross-section. The second insulating material is of different composition from that of the first insulating material. The second insulating material laterally covers a lower portion of the opposing sides of the insulative material in the vertical cross-section. The second insulating material does not laterally cover an upper portion of the opposing sides of the insulative material in the vertical cross-section. A third insulating material is laterally outward of the second insulating material in the vertical cross-section. The third insulating material is of different composition from that of the second insulating material. The third insulating material laterally covers the lower portion and the upper portion of the opposing sides of the insulative material in the vertical cross-section.
US10679995B2
A semiconductor device including a cap layer and a method for forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes epitaxially growing a first semiconductor layer over an N-well; etching the first semiconductor layer to form a first recess; epitaxially growing a second semiconductor layer filling the first recess; etching the second semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer, and the N-well to form a first fin; forming a shallow trench isolation region adjacent the first fin; and forming a cap layer over the first fin, the cap layer contacting the second semiconductor layer, forming the cap layer including performing a pre-clean process to remove a native oxide from exposed surfaces of the second semiconductor layer; performing a sublimation process to produce a first precursor; and performing a deposition process wherein material from the first precursor is deposited on the second semiconductor layer to form the cap layer.
US10679979B2
A multilayer semiconductor device includes first wirings extending in a first direction and arranged adjacent to each other in a second direction. Dummy wirings are arranged between the first wirings and the second wiring at crossing points between first virtual linear lines extending in a third direction and second virtual linear lines extending in a fourth direction. The third and fourth directions are neither parallel nor orthogonal to the first and second directions. The dummy wirings have a first, a second, and a third dummy wiring. Centers of the second and third dummy wirings are nearest to a center of the first dummy wiring relative to others of the dummy wirings. The respective centers of the first, second, and third dummy wirings are aligned on a third virtual linear line extending in a fifth direction neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the first and second directions.
US10679972B2
A multi-chip package includes a package substrate including a first substrate pad, a first group of semiconductor chips stacked on the package substrate, each of the first group of the semiconductor chips including bonding pads, first stud bumps arranged on the bonding pads of the first group of the semiconductor chips except for a lowermost semiconductor chip in the first group, a first conductive wire downwardly extended from the bonding pad of the lowermost semiconductor chip in the first group and connected to the first substrate pad, and a second conductive wire upwardly extended from the bonding pad of the lowermost semiconductor chip in the first group and sequentially connected to the first stud bumps.
US10679971B2
A semiconductor package may include: a plurality of slave chips stacked over a master chip through a through silicon via (TSV); a first guard unit disposed around each of the slave chips; and a second guard unit formed at a first distance from the first guard unit and disposed at the master chip.
US10679963B2
A method for manufacturing a heterostructure, including: contacting a first substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second substrate having a different second coefficient of thermal expansion; annealing an assembly formed by contacting the first substrate and the second substrate; after annealing, returning the assembly to room temperature; providing, before the contacting, at least one intermediate layer at a surface of at least one of the first and second substrates, the at least one intermediate layer being made of a material which is ductile during the annealing and returning to room temperature; performing the contacting with the at least one intermediate layer sandwiched between the first and the second substrates; upon returning to room temperature, applying an outer pressure to the assembly to maintain it compressed.
US10679959B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a first conduction element; a substrate having second and third conduction elements; and external connection elements configured to form an electrical path between the second and third conduction elements via the first conduction element.
US10679942B2
An electrical junction comprising a first pair of leads and a second pair of leads. The first pair of leads and the second pair of leads comprise a Weyl semimetal. The junction comprises an electrical crossing arranged between the leads of the first pair and the leads of the second pair and is configured to provide an electrical connection between the leads of the first pair and the leads of the second pair. A related electrical device and a related neural network may be also presented.
US10679934B2
A semiconductor interconnect structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor interconnect structure includes a sea of interconnect lines including metal lines and neighboring dummy lines. The semiconductor interconnect structure further includes a dielectric layer arranged between the sea of lines.
US10679921B2
Semiconductor device packages in accordance with this disclosure may include a substrate and a stack of semiconductor dice attached to the substrate. An uppermost semiconductor die of the stack of semiconductor dice located on a side of the stack of semiconductor dice opposite the substrate may be a heat-generating component configured to generate more heat than each other semiconductor die of the stack of semiconductor dice. Vias may directly electrically connect the uppermost semiconductor die to the substrate.
US10679919B2
An integrated circuit package having an interposer with increased thermal conductivity and techniques for fabricating such an integrated circuit package are provided. One example integrated circuit package generally includes a package substrate, at least one semiconductor die disposed above the package substrate, and an interposer disposed above the at least one semiconductor die. The interposer includes a dielectric layer, and a metallic plate disposed adjacent to a first portion of the dielectric layer. The height of the metallic plate is greater than a height of the dielectric layer.
US10679916B2
There is provided a circuit module where a sufficient amount of underfill resin may be supplied to corner portions of a semiconductor chip. A circuit module includes a circuit board provided with a plurality of electrode pads on a surface of the board, a semiconductor chip arranged on the board, the chip including a surface and a back surface, where each of a plurality of solder bumps and provided on the back surface is solder joined to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads, and an underfill provided between the surface of the board and the back surface of the chip. Furthermore, the chip includes an eaves portion of a predetermined thickness at an outer periphery of the surface, and the underfill forms a fillet extending from a bottom surface of the eaves portion to the surface of the board along a side wall of the chip.
US10679911B2
Described herein are ILED displays including redundancy in micro-light emitting diode (micro-LED) dies and methods of manufacturing the ILED displays. A micro-LED die emits light of a particular wavelength. The redundancy is added during manufacturing if defective micro-LED dies are identified. Additional micro-LED dies are included in inoperable sub-pixel assemblies to repair the inoperable sub-pixel assemblies that are identified to include defective micro-LED dies. An ILED display therefore includes at least one repaired sub-pixel assembly that includes two defective micro-LED dies and an operable micro-LED die that are coupled to separate branches of a current path from a current source.
US10679906B2
Nanosheet transistor structures with reduced parasitic capacitance and improved junction sharpness generally include a bilayer spacer adjacent a dummy gate disposed on a nanosheet stack. The bilayer spacer includes an inner spacer layer on sidewalls of the gate and a sacrificial layer on the inner spacer layer. The sacrificial layer can be laterally trimmed to bring the in situ doped source/drain regions closer to the channel, which improves junction sharpness. Additionally, the sacrificial spacer layer can be later removed during the process for forming the transistor so as to form an airgap spacer adjacent the gate, which minimizes parasitic capacitance.
US10679905B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of first gate structures on a first region of a substrate, a plurality of second gate structures on a second region of the substrate, and a first stress layer on both sides of each first gate structure; forming a first-region mask layer on the first stress layer; forming a second stress layer on both sides of each second gate structure; forming a contact-hole etch stop layer on the second stress layer; forming a plurality of first contact holes on the first stress layer and a plurality of second contact holes on the second stress layer to expose the contact-hole etch stop layer; at least partially removing the contact-hole etch stop layer in each first contact hole; and removing the first-region mask layer in each first contact hole and the contact-hole etch stop layer in each second contact hole.
US10679893B2
An interconnection structure and method of forming the same are disclosed. A substrate is provided. A patterned layer is formed on the substrate and having at least a trench formed therein. A first dielectric layer is then formed on the patterned layer and sealing an air gap in the trench. Subsequently, a second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer and completely covering the patterned layer and the air gap. A curing process is then performed to the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. A volume of the air gap is increased after the curing process.
US10679889B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes at least following steps. A device layer is formed on a first semiconductor substrate. The device layer is separated from the first semiconductor substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on a second semiconductor substrate. The device layer is bonded onto the dielectric layer.
US10679885B2
An electrostatic chuck comprises a ceramic body comprising an embedded electrode and a first ceramic coating on a surface of the ceramic body, wherein the first ceramic coating fills pores in the ceramic body. The electrostatic chuck further comprises a second ceramic coating on the first ceramic coating and a plurality of elliptical mesas on the second ceramic coating, the plurality of elliptical mesas having rounded edges.
US10679883B2
A system for processing wafers in a vacuum processing chamber. Carrier comprising a frame having a plurality of openings, each opening configured to accommodate one wafer. A transport mechanism configured to transport the plurality of carriers throughout the system. A plurality of wafer plates configured for supporting wafers. An attachment mechanism for attaching a plurality of wafer plates to each of the carriers, wherein each of the wafer plates is attached to a corresponding position at an underside of a corresponding carrier, such that each of the wafers positioned on one of the wafer carriers is positioned within one of the plurality of opening in the carrier. Mask attached over front side of one of the plurality of opening in the carrier. Alignment stage supports wafer plate under the opening in the carrier. A camera positioned to simultaneously image the mask and the wafer.
US10679882B2
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment a semiconductor workpiece processing system having at least one processing tool for processing semiconductor workpieces, a container for holding at least one semiconductor workpiece therein for transport to and from the at least one processing tool and a first transport section elongated and defining a travel direction. The first transport section has parts, that interface the container, supporting and transporting the container along the travel direction to and from the at least one processing tool. The container is in substantially continuous transport at a substantially constant rate in the travel direction, when supported by the first transport section. A second transport section is connected to the at least one process tool for transporting the container to and from the at least one processing tool.
US10679879B2
Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a load-lock chamber; a transfer chamber connected to the load-lock chamber; and one or more processing chambers connected to the transfer chamber. The transfer chamber includes a transfer arm that transfers a substrate between the load-lock chamber and the one or more processing chambers, the load-lock chamber includes a plurality of load-lock stations for accommodating a plurality of substrates as a matrix of m×n. According to the substrate processing apparatus, a time taken to transfer substrates may be reduced greatly, and productivity may be improved.
US10679874B2
Pressure in a chamber receiving a semiconductor wafer is reduced to a level less than atmospheric pressure. The semiconductor wafer is subjected to heat treatment in a reduced-pressure atmosphere by being irradiated with a flash of light. A leak determination part determines that a leak occurs at the chamber if pressure in the chamber does not reach target pressure while a time period passed since start of reduction of pressure in the chamber exceeds a threshold set in advance. A leak at the chamber is detected by monitoring a time period passed since start of reduction of pressure in the chamber. This makes it possible to determine the presence or absence of a leak at the chamber with a simple structure without requiring installation of a new hardware structure.
US10679870B2
Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a processing chamber, and may include a remote plasma unit coupled with the processing chamber. Exemplary systems may also include a mixing manifold coupled between the remote plasma unit and the processing chamber. The mixing manifold may be characterized by a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and may be coupled with the processing chamber at the second end. The mixing manifold may define a central channel through the mixing manifold, and may define a port along an exterior of the mixing manifold. The port may be fluidly coupled with a first trench defined within the first end of the mixing manifold. The first trench may be characterized by an inner radius at a first inner sidewall and an outer radius, and the first trench may provide fluid access to the central channel through the first inner sidewall.
US10679868B2
Methods for controlled isotropic etching of layers of silicon oxide and germanium oxide with atomic scale fidelity are provided. The methods make use of NO activation of an oxide surface. Once activated, a fluorine-containing gas or vapor etches the activated surface. Etching is self-limiting as once the activated surface is removed, etching stops since the fluorine species does not spontaneously react with the un-activated oxide surface. These methods may be used in interconnect pre-clean applications, gate dielectric processing, manufacturing of memory devices, or any other applications where accurate removal of one or multiple atomic layers of material is desired.
US10679864B2
Preheat processes for a millisecond anneal system are provided. In one example implementation, a heat treatment process can include receiving a substrate on a wafer support in a processing chamber of a millisecond anneal system; heating the substrate to an intermediate temperature; and heating the substrate using a millisecond heating flash. Prior to heating the substrate to the intermediate temperature, the process can include heating the substrate to a pre-bake temperature for a soak period.
US10679858B2
A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a susceptor that supports a substrate in the chamber, an upper electrode facing the susceptor, a showerhead defining a gas inlet space between the upper electrode and the susceptor, a metal source storage to store a metal source supplied to the chamber, a vaporizer to vaporize the metal source, a first gas source to supply a first gas to move the metal source toward the vaporizer, a second gas source to supply a second gas to move the metal source in the vaporizer toward the chamber, a third gas source connected to the chamber to supply a third gas into a reaction space defined between the susceptor and the upper electrode such that the third gas reacts with the metal source, and a fourth gas source connected to the chamber to supply a fourth gas used to clean an inside of the chamber.
US10679857B2
A semiconductor device and method is disclosed. In one example, the method for forming a semiconductor device includes forming a trench extending from a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming of material to be structured inside the trench. Material to be structured is irradiated with a tilted reactive ion beam at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the front side surface such that an undesired portion of the material to be structured is removed due to the irradiation with the tilted reactive ion beam while an irradiation of another portion of the material to be structured is masked by an edge of the trench.
US10679851B2
The present disclosure provides a poly-silicon thin film and a preparation method of a thin film transistor, the method including: providing a substrate, and forming an amorphous silicon thin film on the substrate; placing the amorphous silicon thin film in air for oxidization so as to form an oxide film on the amorphous silicon thin film; etching the oxide film with hydrofluoric acid, and reserving part of the oxide film after etching; and carrying out excimer laser treatment on the amorphous silicon thin film to form a poly-silicon thin film.
US10679848B2
Methods and apparatuses for depositing films in high aspect ratio features and trenches using a post-dose treatment operation during atomic layer deposition are provided. Post-dose treatment operations are performed after adsorbing precursors onto the substrate to remove adsorbed precursors at the tops of features prior to converting the adsorbed precursors to a silicon-containing film. Post-dose treatments include exposure to non-oxidizing gas, exposure to non-oxidizing plasma, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
US10679847B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of forming a semiconductor device. A non-limiting example of the method includes forming a semiconductor layer within or on a portion of a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer includes a first type of semiconductor material. A gate stack is formed over a first exposed surface of the semiconductor layer. A first hydrogenated and doped semiconductor layer is formed over a second exposed surface of the semiconductor layer. A second hydrogenated and doped semiconductor layer is formed over a third exposed surface of the semiconductor layer, wherein a lateral dimension of the first hydrogenated and doped semiconductor layer terminates at a first sidewall of the gate stack, and wherein a lateral dimension of the second hydrogenated and doped semiconductor layer terminates at a second sidewall of the gate stack.
US10679846B2
The present disclosure involves forming a porous low-k dielectric structure. A plurality of conductive elements is formed over the substrate. The conductive elements are separated from one another by a plurality of openings. A barrier layer is formed over the conductive elements. The barrier layer is formed to cover sidewalls of the openings. A treatment process is performed to the barrier layer. The barrier layer becomes hydrophilic after the treatment process is performed. A dielectric material is formed over the barrier layer after the treatment process has been performed. The dielectric material fills the openings and contains a plurality of porogens.
US10679844B2
A spin coating device includes a base plate, a spin chuck on which a substrate material is placed, and an actuator mechanism to engage the base plate with the spin chuck such that the base plate synchronously spins along with the spin chuck. The substrate material includes a top surface coated with a film-forming substance and a bottom surface. The cleaning mechanism is below the base plate and out of optimal exposure to the bottom surface and edges of the substrate material in a state of base plate engagement. In response to disengagement of a lid configured to synchronously co-rotate with the base plate, the actuator mechanism is further configured to disengage the base plate from the spin chuck and to enable the optimal exposure of the cleaning mechanism to the bottom surface and the edges of the substrate material.
US10679842B2
The present invention provides: an InP wafer optimized from the viewpoint of small edge roll-off (ERO) and sufficiently high flatness even in the vicinity of a wafer edge; and a method for effectively producing the InP wafer. The InP wafer having a roll-off value (ROA) of from −1.0 μm to 1.0 μm is obtained by using a method including: performing a first stage polishing under a processing pressure of from 10 to 200 g/cm2 for a processing time of from 0.1 to 5 minutes, while supplying a polishing solution containing bromine to at least one side of an InP single crystal substrate that will form the InP wafer; and performing a second stage polishing under a processing pressure of from 200 to 500 g/cm2 for a processing time of from 0.5 to 10 minutes, provided that the processing pressure is higher than that of the first stage polishing by 50 g/cm2 or higher.
US10679835B2
A surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization method according to an aspect includes: a first process of preparing a sample support (2) having a substrate (21) in which a plurality of through-holes (S) passing from one surface (21a) thereof to the other surface (21b) thereof are provided and a conductive layer (23) that covers at least the one surface (21a); a second process of placing a sample (10) on a sample stage (1) and arranging the sample support (2) on the sample (10) such that the other surface (21b) faces the sample (10); and a third process of applying a laser beam (L) to the one surface (21a) and ionizing the sample (10) moved from the other surface (21b) side to the one surface (21a) side via the through-holes (S) due to a capillary phenomenon.
US10679824B2
In one embodiment, the invention can be a variable capacitor that includes a plurality of capacitors operably coupled in parallel, and a plurality of switches coupled in series with corresponding capacitors. The plurality of capacitors can include first capacitors increasing in capacitance, and second capacitors having a substantially similar capacitance. Further, for each first capacitor increasing in capacitance, the change to the total capacitance that is provided by the first capacitor when its corresponding switch is closed can increase by a factor of about two.
US10679821B1
A charged particle beam device includes a scintillator and a light guide. The light guide has an incident surface configured to incident a light from the scintillator, an emission surface configured to emit a light incident from the incident surface, and a first surface configured to guide the light incident from the incident surface to a side of the emission surface. The light guide has a bent portion. The bent portion has a second surface configured to guide the light to the side of the emission surface in regions excluding a region between the incident surface and the emission surface.
US10679809B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a battery box. The battery box includes a support, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) accommodated in the support, and a button assembly connected to the support. The button assembly includes a first casing, a first magnet arranged in the first casing, and a second magnet abutting against the first magnet. The support defines a limiting hole configured for accommodating the second magnet. The second magnet is connected to the PCB. The electronic cigarette is simple in overall structure and is convenient to carry, and the button has a long service life.
US10679807B2
A power breaking pole including a vacuum interrupter including two ends called a lower end and an upper end, respectively, which vacuum interrupter is held between two uprights, which are arranged symmetrically with respect to a main plane P of the vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter being held in a centred manner between the two uprights solely by two connectors called a lower connector and an upper connector, respectively.
US10679799B2
An electrical energy storage apparatus such as a capacitor, supercapacitor, hybrid supercapacitor, electrical double layer capacitor, battery or the like, comprising an electrode plate, an isolation film, a pole and a shell, wherein the electrode plate comprises a current collector and a coating disposed on the current collector, the coating comprises active material, conductive agent and adhesive in the mass ratio of (70-95):(2-20):(3-10); the active material comprises carbon material, conductive polymer and graphite type carbon nitride in the mass ratio of (60-90):(5-30):(5-10); the carbon material is nitrogen-doped graphene that has been functionalized with poly (3-hexylthiophene), and the surface of graphene is deposited with oxides of manganese or manganese dioxide nanoparticles; the conductive polymer is at least one of polyaniline, polythiophene and polypyrrole.
US10679791B2
The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a first electrical component, which has a pair of flat, spaced-apart first connection lugs, a second electrical component, which has a pair of flat, spaced-apart second connection lugs, wherein the first and second connection lugs are in each case connected in pairs in an electrically conductive manner, and an electrically conductive plate which is electrically insulated from the first and second connection lugs and which is arranged below the first and second connection lugs in the plane of the surfaces of the first and second connection lugs.
US10679785B2
Provided is a coil component including a coil portion that has at least one layer of ring-shaped planar coil portion including a coil-wound portion and an insulative resin layer which covers the periphery of the coil-wound portion within the same layer as the coil-wound portion, and an insulative resin layer overlapping the planar coil portion; and a covering portion that covers the coil portion. The insulative resin layer has a superimposing region overlapping a forming region of the planar coil portion and a protrusion region protruding from at least any one of an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge of the superimposing region, when viewed in the direction of overlapping the planar coil portion.
US10679779B2
An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
US10679777B2
A cable (1) assembly device for producing cabling including: a support surface (2) on which the cable assembly is carried out (1), cable (1) fastening and guide elements (3), said fastening and guide elements (3) comprising a vacuum element for joining it to said support surface (2), a feeder (4) of the cable to be assembled, a computation means that includes a cabling diagram in its memory and the location of the fastening and guide elements (3) on the support surface (2), a storage module (5) for cable (1) fastening and guide elements (3), positioning means (6) of the fastening and guide elements (3) on the support surface (2).
US10679770B1
An interface layer includes an electrically conductive compressible mesh that has wires that are interwoven and pores between the wires. A sinter paste is immobilized in the pores. The sinter paste includes electrically conductive particles.
US10679767B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a conductor for guiding electromagnetic waves longitudinally along the conductor, and a shell surrounding at least a portion of the conductor for reducing exposure of the electromagnetic waves to an adverse environment that increases propagation losses of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10679761B2
Fabricating structural components for a spent nuclear fuel container using the steps of forming cylindrical or rectangular channels to produce a structural component for a spent nuclear fuel container and applying a coating that includes tantalum-based material to the cylindrical or rectangular channels.
US10679753B2
Systems and methods are provided relating to hierarchical machine learning models to identify an anatomical structure of interest and perform diagnostic procedures for a medical diagnostic imaging system. The systems and methods organize a plurality of models into a hierarchical structure based on anatomical structures. The plurality of models are defined by a machine learning algorithm for diagnostic procedures of one or more of the anatomical structures. The systems and methods receive a medical image, identifying an anatomical structure of interest within the medical image, select at least a first model from the plurality of models based on the anatomical structure of interest, and perform a first diagnostic procedure of the anatomical structure of interest based on the first model.
US10679749B2
The invention provides a system and method for virtual world biometric analytics through the use of a multimodal biometric analytic wallet. The system includes a virtual biometric wallet comprising a pervasive repository for storing biometric data, the pervasive repository including at least one of a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer. The virtual biometric wallet further comprises an analytic environment configured to combine the biometric data from at least one of the biometric layer, the genomic layer, the health layer, the privacy layer, and the processing layer. The virtual biometric wallet also comprises a biometric analytic interface configured to communicate the biometric data to one or more devices within a virtual universe.
US10679742B2
The invention relates to an image processing device (10) for processing diagnostic image data, comprising: a data input (11) for receiving vector-valued diagnostic image data and a quantification unit (12) for, for each pixel, determining a subset of identifiers, selected from a predetermined set of template identifiers, and determining for each identifier of the subset a quantification value indicative of a presence, proportion or significance in the pixel of a material or condition corresponding to the identifier. The device comprises a dictionary definition unit (14) for providing a dictionary that assigns an index to each unique identifier subset, and an image data encoder (16) for encoding the image data. The encoder is adapted for, for each pixel, calculating a bit sequence comprising a first set of bits encoding the index and further sets of bits encoding quantification values. The device also comprises a data packager (18) for packing the encoded image in a diagnostic image format and for inserting the dictionary into metadata of that format. Further aspects relate to a decoding device, a system, corresponding methods for encoding and decoding and derived computer related products.
US10679740B2
Systems and methods for de-identification of medical images can be applied to medical images acquired using various techniques. A 3D medical image can be analyzed to generate an image mask that partitions the image into a foreground region and a background region. From the image mask, a “skin surface” can be reconstructed based on the boundary between the foreground region and the background region. The image mask can be modified, e.g., by moving a randomly-selected subset of the voxels from the foreground region to the background region so that the shape of the skin surface is altered, thus obscuring patient-identifying features. The original medical image can be modified by changing the intensity of voxels in the background region while preserving the original intensity of voxels in the foreground region.
US10679739B2
An interrogation data management system operates to manage implantable cardiac device interrogation data and reports. In one example the system generates a report including a reading physician note, a summary report, and an implantable cardiac device manufacturer's report. Some embodiments include smart routing, to automatically route interrogation data reports to medical professionals based on predetermined rules. The interrogation data management system interacts with the reading physician to formally review the interrogation data reports and to generate a reading physician note. The reading physician note includes the reading physician's findings/interpretations and conclusions. Other aspects are also described in this disclosure.
US10679738B2
This disclosure describes systems, devices, and techniques for identifying sections of medical documents that are suitable for automated medical coding. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by one or more processors, the medical document, wherein the medical document comprises a plurality of sections. The method also may include determining, by the one or more processors and via application of a classification model to each section of the plurality of sections, codability indicia for each section of the plurality of sections, wherein the codability indicia represents whether the respective section is suitable for automated medical coding. The method may include outputting, by the one or more processors, the respective codability indicia for each section of the plurality of sections.
US10679731B2
A method for designing a protein capable of binding in an RNA base selective manner or RNA base sequence specific manner is provided. The protein of the present invention is a protein containing one or more of PPR motifs (preferably 2 to 14 PPR motifs) each consisting of a polypeptide of 30- to 38-amino acid length represented by the formula 1 (wherein Helix A is a moiety of 12-amino acid length capable of forming an α-helix structure, and is represented by the formula 2, wherein, in the formula 2, A1 to A12 independently represent an amino acid; X does not exist, or is a moiety of 1- to 9-amino acid length; Helix B is a moiety of 11- to 13-amino acid length capable of forming an α-helix structure; and L is a moiety of 2- to 7-amino acid length represented by the formula 3, wherein, in the formula 3, the amino acids are numbered “i” (−1), “ii” (−2), and so on from the C-terminus side, provided that Liii to Lvii may not exist), and combination of three amino acids A1, A4 and Lii, or combination of two amino acids A4, and Lii is a combination corresponding to a target RNA base or base sequence.
US10679724B2
A method of modeling a background signal when sequencing a polynucleotide strand using sequencing-by-synthesis includes: flowing a series of nucleotide flows onto a reactor array having multiple reaction confinement regions, one or more copies of the polynucleotide strand being located in a loaded reaction confinement region of the reactor array, the loaded reaction confinement region being located in a vicinity of one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions that may or may not be loaded; receiving output signals from the reactor array; and modeling a background signal for the loaded reaction confinement region using the received output signals and a model adapted to account at least for an exchange of ions between the one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions and a headspace adjacent the loaded reaction confinement region and the one or more neighboring reaction confinement regions.
US10679721B2
Embodiments of structures and methods for testing three-dimensional (3D) memory devices are disclosed. In one example, a 3D memory device includes a memory array structure, a peripheral device structure, and an interconnect layer in contact with a front side of the memory array structure and a front side of the peripheral device structure, and a conductive pad at a back side of the memory array structure and that overlaps the memory array structure. The memory array structure includes a memory array stack, a through array contact (TAC) extending vertically through at least part of the memory array stack, and a memory array contact. The peripheral device structure includes a test circuit. The interconnect layer includes an interconnect structure. The conductive pad, the TAC, the interconnect structure, and at least one of the test circuit and the memory array contact are electrically connected.
US10679719B2
A method for improving an integrated circuit design which has transistors with nanowire channels comprises identifying a particular device having a particular transistor with a nanowire channel; and adding to the integrated circuit design circuitry which, when activated, repairs the particular transistor by self-heating. The method can comprise determining a memory cell that has a read current below a passing criteria, the memory cell having a transistor with a nanowire channel on a current path through which the read current flows; and applying a stress on the memory cell to repair the nanowire channel of the transistor in the memory cell on the current path. The determining step can include sensing read currents of memory cells in an array of memory cells; and determining one or more memory cells in the array of memory cells having read currents below the passing criteria, using the read currents sensed.
US10679714B2
A read-only memory (ROM) includes ROM cells and a bias control circuit for biasing the ROM cells. Each ROM cell includes a set of transistors. The bias control circuit is connected to body terminals of the transistors of each ROM cell to provide a bias voltage. The bias voltage, which is temperature-dependent, is generated based on junction leakages at the body terminals of the transistors. The bias control circuit controls threshold voltages of the transistors using the bias voltage. The use of a temperature-dependent bias voltage to bias the body terminals of the transistors allows for a relatively constant read margin for each ROM cell.
US10679708B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for providing pre-program read to counter wordline failures. A method includes performing a read operation on a first portion of a flash memory in response to an erase operation on a second portion of the flash memory, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of logical wordlines corresponding to a plurality of physical wordlines of the second portion. The method also includes counting, for each of the plurality of logical wordlines, a number of memory cells exceeding a threshold error voltage and marking defective physical wordlines in a bitmap. The method also includes performing a write operation into a third portion of the flash memory that includes at least one physical wordline marked as defective in the error bitmap, wherein a predetermined data pattern is written to a lower page of the at least one physical wordline.
US10679705B2
A controller controls a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory blocks. The controller may include a controller control unit and a storing unit. The controller control unit compares the number of times of a read of an original memory block among the plurality of memory blocks with a predetermined copy generation reference value, determines whether to generate copy data of original data stored in the original memory block, and generates a command corresponding to the determination. The storage unit stores the copy generation reference value and address information about the original memory block.
US10679703B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device. A storage device having improved reliability may include a memory device performing a program operation of storing data in selected memory cells, among a plurality of memory cells included in a memory block, and a memory controller controlling the memory device to perform a retention control operation of applying a retention control voltage to at least one source line coupled to a plurality of memory cell strings included in the memory block for a predetermined time duration when the program operation is completed.
US10679700B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes first to nth string units (n being a natural number of 3 or more), a plurality of layers of word lines, and (n−1) layers of select gate layers. The first to nth string units each includes a memory string. The memory string includes a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of select transistors connected in series in a first direction. The (n−1) layers of select gate layers include first to (2×(n−1))th select gates electrically isolated from each other. The first string unit is selected by the first to (n−1)th select gates. The kth string unit (k being not less than 1 and not more than n) is selected by the kth to (n+k−2)th select gates. The nth string unit is selected by the nth to (2×(n−1))th select gates.
US10679696B2
The apparatuses and methods described herein may operate to measure a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array. The voltage difference may be compared with a reference voltage specified for a memory operation. A selection voltage(s) applied to the selected cell for the memory operation may be adjusted responsive to the comparison, such as to dynamically compensate for parasitic voltage drop.
US10679694B2
PMOS-based temperature compensated read-assist circuits for low-Vmin 6T SRAM bitcells realized in nanometer scale (e.g., 7 nm) CMOS FinFET technologies generate maximum wordline lowering (lower wordline voltages) at higher temperatures and minimum wordline lowering (higher wordline voltages) at lower operating temperatures in way that is substantially process independent and avoids post-silicon tuning. A read-assist PMOS transistor is connected between an associated wordline and VSS and controlled by a temperature compensation signal produced at an intermediate node between weak pull-up and strong pull-down PMOS transistors that are connected in series between VDD and VSS and respectively controlled by VDD and VSS during read operations. This configuration generates the temperature compensation signal at a level closer to VSS at high temperatures than at low temperatures, whereby write-ability is not impacted by the read-assist circuit at low temperature. An optional actuation circuit disables the temperature compensation circuit during non-active cycles to prevent current leakage.
US10679663B2
A recording medium includes a video stream of a standard-luminance range and a video stream of high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with a playback environment. The recording medium also includes a subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range and a subtitle stream of the high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with the playback environment. A playlist file includes a management region where playback control information relating to a main stream is stored, and includes an extended region. The management region stores first playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the high-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the high-luminance range in combination. The extended region stores second playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the standard-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range in combination.
US10679652B2
Embodiments of an adhesive containment structure are provided herein. The suspension includes a base portion that includes a metal support layer, an insulation layer including an insulating material on the metal support layer, and a signal conductor layer. The suspension includes a gimbaled portion, a microactuator adhered to the support layer. The suspension also includes an adhesive containment structure, the adhesive containment structure includes a first portion of the insulating material, a second portion of the insulating material, and a third portion of the insulating material, the first and second portions of the insulating material being separated by a gap, and the third portion of the insulating material disposed within the gap. Adhesive is disposed within the gap of the adhesive containment structure, the adhesive adhering the microactuator to the third portion of the insulating material.
US10679649B2
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge, where a tape tenting region extends from the first edge toward the second edge, the first edge being a first end of the tape tenting region, a second end of the tape tenting region being positioned between the first and second edges. The apparatus includes a guide positioned relative to the first edge for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape and a transducer positioned in the tape tenting region. In one approach, the transducer is a TMR sensor. In another approach, the tape bearing surface is planar. In yet another approach, the guide is positioned to create an inflection point of the moving magnetic recording tape at a location above the tape tenting region that is between the transducer and the second edge.
US10679639B2
Embodiments are directed to a companding method and system for reducing coding noise in an audio codec. A compression process reduces an original dynamic range of an initial audio signal through a compression process that divides the initial audio signal into a plurality of segments using a defined window shape, calculates a wideband gain in the frequency domain using a non-energy based average of frequency domain samples of the initial audio signal, and applies individual gain values to amplify segments of relatively low intensity and attenuate segments of relatively high intensity. The compressed audio signal is then expanded back to the substantially the original dynamic range that applies inverse gain values to amplify segments of relatively high intensity and attenuating segments of relatively low intensity. A QMF filterbank is used to analyze the initial audio signal to obtain a frequency domain representation.
US10679628B2
Provided is an electronic device that includes a first processor for receiving an audio signal, performing first voice recognition on the audio signal, and transferring a driving signal to a second processor based on a result of the first voice recognition. The second processor performs second voice recognition based on a voice signal by the first voice recognition or the audio signal, in response to the driving signal.
US10679626B2
A system for generating an audio-visual representation of an individual is provided. The system includes an audio-visual representation generator to obtain audio-visual data of an individual communicating responses to prompts. The generator includes a recording analyzer and recording processor to segment the audio-visual data into responsive audio-video segments, or includes a machine learning model to generate artificial audio-visual responses, which simulate the individual communicating a response to the input prompt.
US10679624B2
A method of providing a personal directory service includes receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, where the query spoken by the user includes a speech utterance representing a category of persons. The method also includes determining a geographic location of the user terminal, recognizing the category of persons with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of persons a listing of persons within or near the determined geographic location matching the query to select persons responsive to the query spoken by the user, and sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive persons.
US10679623B2
The disclosed embodiments include methods, devices, and storage mediums for adjusting the output volume of audio content. In one aspect, a method performed at an audio device includes: (1) identifying a remote location for audio content; (2) streaming the audio content from the remote location; (3) producing an audible output from the audio content at a first volume level; and (4) while producing the audible output: (a) receiving an indication that a user is about to submit verbal input to the electronic device; (b) in response to the indication, adjusting the audible output from the first volume level to a second volume level, less than the first volume level; (c) receiving the verbal input from the user; and (d) after receiving the verbal input, adjusting the audible output from the second volume level to the first volume level.
US10679622B2
Conversations are modeled using dependency graph data structures to facilitate the interaction of users with automated assistants when performing actions performed by computing services. An automated assistant may utilize a dependency graph data structure to guide or otherwise control a human-to-computer dialog session with a user, e.g., by generating one or more outputs or prompts that are presented to the user on a computing device operated by that user, and may thereby enable efficient use of technical hardware.
US10679620B2
A method and associated system for recognizing speech using multiple speech recognition algorithms. The method includes receiving speech at a microphone installed in a vehicle, and determining results for the speech using a first algorithm, e.g., embedded locally at the vehicle. Speech results may also be received at the vehicle for the speech determined using a second algorithm, e.g., as determined by a remote facility. The results for both may include a determined speech topic and a determined speech slotted value, along with corresponding confidence levels for each. The method may further include using at least one of the determined first speech topic and the received second speech topic to determine the topic associated with the received speech, even when the first speech topic confidence level of the first speech topic, and the second speech topic confidence level of the second speech topic are both a low confidence level.
US10679616B2
A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor includes code to cause the processor to receive acoustic data representing an utterance spoken by a language learner in a non-native language in response to prompting the language learner to recite a word in the non-native language and receive a pronunciation lexicon of the word in the non-native language. The pronunciation lexicon includes at least one alternative pronunciation of the word based on a pronunciation lexicon of a native language of the language learner. The code causes the processor to generate an acoustic model of the at least one alternative pronunciation in the non-native language and identify a mispronunciation of the word in the utterance based on a comparison of the acoustic data with the acoustic model. The code causes the processor to send feedback related to the mispronunciation of the word to the language learner.
US10679613B2
A system and method for spoken language understanding using recurrent neural networks (“RNNs”) is disclosed. The system and method jointly performs the following three functions when processing the word sequence of a user utterance: (1) classify a user's speech act into a dialogue act category, (2) identify a user's intent, and (3) extract semantic constituents from the word sequence. The system and method includes using a bidirectional RNN to convert a word sequence into a hidden state representation. By providing two different orderings of the word sequence, the bidirectional nature of the RNN improves the accuracy of performing the above-mentioned three functions. The system and method includes performing the three functions jointly. The system and method uses attention, which improves the efficiency and accuracy of the spoken language understanding system by focusing on certain parts of a word sequence. The three functions can be jointly trained, which increases efficiency.
US10679612B2
A speech recognizing method and apparatus is provided. A speech recognizing method, implementing a speech recognizing model neural network for recognition of a speech, includes determining an attention weight based on an output value output by at least one layer of the speech recognizing model neural network at a previous time of the recognition of the speech, applying the determined attention weight to a speech signal corresponding to a current time of the recognition of the speech, and recognizing the speech signal to which the attention weight is applied, using the speech recognizing model neural network.
US10679611B2
The present disclosure relates generally to determining a language for speech recognition of a spoken utterance, received via an automated assistant interface, for interacting with an automated assistant. The system can enable multilingual interaction with the automated assistant, without necessitating a user explicitly designate a language to be utilized for each interaction. Selection of a speech recognition model for a particular language can based on one or more interaction characteristics exhibited during a dialog session between a user and an automated assistant. Such interaction characteristics can include anticipated user input types, anticipated user input durations, a duration for monitoring for a user response, and/or an actual duration of a provided user response.
US10679608B2
A method for proactive notifications in a voice interface device includes: receiving a first user voice request for an action with an future performance time; assigning the first user voice request to a voice assistant service for performance; subsequent to the receiving, receiving a second user voice request and in response to the second user voice request initiating a conversation with the user; and during the conversation: receiving a notification from the voice assistant service of performance of the action; triggering a first audible announcement to the user to indicate a transition from the conversation and interrupting the conversation; triggering a second audible announcement to the user to indicate performance of the action; and triggering a third audible announcement to the user to indicate a transition back to the conversation and rejoining the conversation.
US10679605B2
Systems and methods for providing hands-free reading of content comprising: identifying a plurality of data items for presentation to a user, the plurality of data items associated with a domain-specific item type and sorted according to a particular order; based on the domain-specific item type, generating a speech-based overview of the plurality of data items; for each of the plurality of data items, generating a respective speech-based, item-specific paraphrase for the data item based on respective content of the data item; and providing, to a user through the speech-enabled dialogue interface, the speech-based overview, followed by the respective speech-based, item-specific paraphrases for at least a subset of the plurality of data items in the particular order.
US10679602B2
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include applying, via a sound reproduction system, sound cancellation that reduces an amplitude of various sound signals. The method further includes identifying, among the sound signals, an external sound whose amplitude is to be reduced by the sound cancellation. The method then includes analyzing the identified external sound to determine whether the identified external sound is to be made audible to a user and, upon determining that the external sound is to be made audible to the user, the method includes modifying the sound cancellation so that the identified external sound is made audible to the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10679581B2
An information processing terminal apparatus for sending an image taken of real-estate properties is provided. A video reproducing apparatus sends annotation information indicative of a tracking point to a video providing apparatus. At the video providing apparatus side, if spatial tracking of annotation information is enabled, the annotation information is overlay-displayed on a video currently being taken of the video providing apparatus. On the other hand, if spatial tracking of annotation information is disabled, a video having annotation information sent from the video reproducing apparatus is displayed on a display block 510 of the video providing apparatus without change, thereby assuring temporal and spatial lags.
US10679580B2
The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display panel. In the pixel circuit, the storage module stores a written data signal at a first node, and then the potential of the second node is controlled according to the stored data signal, so that the pixel circuit outputs a driving signal for driving a pixel unit to emit light under the control of key nodes (i.e. the first node and a second node) to achieve normal light emission of the pixel. When the pixel circuit is applied in a display device, the data signal stored by the storage module may replace a data signal input from a data line when a still picture is displayed.
US10679579B2
A data driving circuit of a flat panel display device is disclosed. Digital-to-analog controllers of a digital-to-analog conversion unit and amplifiers of an output amplification unit are configured to be equal in number and a switch array is arranged between the output amplification unit and a pad. Therefore, a settling time can be secured and distortion of a data signal can be prevented by maintaining settling during a next horizontal period and performing overlapping driving.
US10679577B2
A shift register and a driving method thereof. The shift register includes a first control circuit, a second control circuit, a third control circuit and an output control circuit. The first control circuit is connected to a signal input end, a first clock signal input end, a first level signal end, a first node and a third node. The second control circuit is connected to the first clock signal end, a second level signal end, the first node and a second node. The third control circuit is connected to a second clock signal end, the first level signal end, the first node, the second node and the third node. The output control circuit is connected to the second clock signal end, the first level signal end, the first node, the second node and a signal output end.
US10679572B2
A method for controlling a digital display device (105), such as a digital micro-mirror device, and a digital display apparatus (101, 106) are provided in which, in order to meet the latency requirements of the display, each frame of received image symbology data is divided into several subframes. A tag is assigned to an incoming drawing command, the tag having an initial value equal to the number of subframes in a frame. The drawing command is rendered on the first subframe and the tag is decremented by one. The drawing command is rendered again on subsequent subframes and the tag value is decremented by one each time the drawing is rendered. When the tag value reaches zero, the drawing command is discarded. Thus, a line may be rendered with lower latency compared with known systems which refresh on a frame-by-frame basis.
US10679567B2
Provided is a display device including: a substrate including an active area, a non-active area, a bending area and a pad area; the active area including pixels to display images, each pixel including an organic light emitting layer and a thin-film transistor (TFT); the non-active area located between the active area and the bending area; and the bending area configured to be bent and located between the non-active area and the pad area, the bending area including a signal line and a power line that are made of a same material as a source electrode or a drain electrode of the TFT in the active area.
US10679554B2
Provided is a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit comprises a driving transistor and a light-emitting element both coupled in series between a first level end and a second level end, and comprises a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The second capacitor is coupled between a control electrode of the driving transistor and a second end of the light-emitting element. A threshold voltage is stored by the first capacitor, so that threshold voltage compensation for the driving transistor and the light-emitting element is implemented, and therefore the non-uniformity of the display of the pixel circuit is compensated. Also provided is a display device, wherein a first control line and a light-emitting control line are both global lines. Also disclosed is a pixel circuit driving method.
US10679549B2
Provided herein is a light emission control driver according to an aspect of the present disclosure. The light emission control driver includes a plurality of stages, wherein each of the plurality of stages has a first circuit part configured to receive a first start signal and a second start signal and control a first node and a second node in response to a first clock signal, a third circuit part configured to output a second light emission control signal in response to a first control signal applied to the first node or a second control signal applied to the second node, and an output part configured to output a first light emission control signal in response to the first control signal or the second light emission control signal.
US10679547B2
The present application provides an RGB light strips display method, device and computer readable storage medium, wherein the method comprises: establishing a mapping relationship between each odd and even pixel positions in the rotation display area of the alternating RGB light strips and each odd and even pixel points in the image to be displayed, and generates an alternating radius scanning coordinate conversion table; wherein the alternating RGB light strips is composed of two RGB light strips intersected, the RGB light strips is composed of an odd radius light strip and an even radius light strip, the odd radius light strip is used to display odd pixel points in the image to be displayed, the even radius light strip is used to scan the even pixel points in the image to be displayed; and then, according to the alternating radius scanning coordinate conversion table, the pixel point sampling is performed on the image to be displayed to obtain the displayed chrominance information corresponding to the each odd and even pixel positions in the rotation display area; finally, in the process of rotating the alternating RGB light strips, according to the current rotational angle of the alternating RGB light strips and the displayed chrominance information corresponding to the each odd and even pixel positions in the rotation display area to extract and refresh the RGB light strips display data. The present application can exhibit a naked eye stereoscopic display effect.
US10679541B2
A display panel includes a plurality of data lines and a multiplexer circuit including a first switch set and a second switch set each having a plurality of switches. Each switch of the switch sets has a first end connected to the data lines and a second end. The second ends of a same switch set are connected to each other to form a receiving end connected to a data signal source. The first switch set is turned on alternately by a first clock signal and a second clock signal. The second switch set is turned alternately by a third clock signal and a fourth clock signal. The enabling period of the first clock signal and that of the third clock signal partially overlap and have asynchronous starting times. The enabling period of the second clock signal and that of the fourth clock signal at least partially overlap.
US10679540B2
A direct current-to-direct current (“DC-DC”) converter includes: a first converter which outputs a first power voltage in a normal mode or a power saving mode based on a inductor current generated therein, where the first converter operates in a first driving manner in the normal mode, and operates in a second driving manner in the power saving mode; a second converter which outputs a second power voltage based on a inductor current generated therein, where the second converter operates in a third driving manner in the power saving mode, and a magnitude of the second power voltage in the power saving to mode is different from that in the normal mode; and a mode selector which supplies a mode control signal to the first and second converters, where the first and second converters are driven in the normal mode or the power saving mode based on the mode control signal.
US10679535B2
The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a testing method, a display panel and a display apparatus. The array substrate includes: multiple gate wires and data wires intersecting with each other to divide multiple sub-pixel regions, where the sub-pixels corresponding to each of the data wires form a column of the sub-pixels, and M neighboring columns of the sub-pixels form a sub-pixel group; multiple switch units, where a first end of each of the switch units is electrically connected to one of the data wires; and multiple testing ends, each of which is electrically connected to second ends of the switch units. In such configuration, at least two switch units are electrically connected to the data wires corresponding to ith columns of the sub-pixels in at least two alternately arranged sub-pixel groups, respectively. Accordingly, impacts to voltage of common electrodes may be avoided and testing effect may be improved.
US10679528B2
A hybrid illuminated indicator sign for visually displaying indicators when the hybrid illuminated indicator sign is electrically powered and for at least a period of time when the hybrid illuminated indicator sign is no longer electrically powered comprises a light guide plate having a light receiving edge and a light emitting face, an intermediate translucent photo-luminescent layer at least partially covering the light emitting face of the light guide plate, an outer indicator layer at least partially covering the intermediate translucent photo-luminescent layer, and an electrically powered light source mounted adjacent the light receiving edge of the light guide plate.
US10679527B2
This rotating message panel apparatus relates to a rigid panel that allows for printed indicia or bumper-type stickers to be placed on a vehicle in a manner that that is quickly and easily mounted or removed without marking or damaging the message panel or the vehicle. The message panel rotates to allow for viewing the message primarily from the sides when the vehicle is in motion and primarily from the rear/front when the vehicle is at rest. The controlled rotating action draws greater attention to the message. When employing bumper-type stickers, the message panel allows for changing the message as desired.
US10679526B1
A wind resistant sign has a frame with vertical supports that are joined and held parallel with respect to each other by a top crossmember and a lower crossmember. The crossmembers and supports form an enclosed area that surrounds a panel. The panel is connected to the frame through pivots that extend into a channel in the panel. The pivots are located closer to the top crossmember and allow the panel to pivot when wind or other forces apply force to the panel. When the force is removed, the panel returns to a vertical orientation. The frame can be driven into the ground to support the frame. The panel is installed on the pivots by bending it to allow the edge to clear the terminal end of the pivot. An optional stiffener can be inserted into one of the channels to increase the rigidity of the sign panel.
US10679523B2
A system and method for detecting tampering with a seal is provided. A loop seal tamper indicating device includes a seal wire that may be passed through a secured item or container to form a loop with the free ends of the seal wire passing through a seal housing. A plunger body including an adhesive-filled cavity is inserted into the seal housing, such that a piston expresses the adhesive into the space between the seal housing and the plunger body. The adhesive may contain reflective particles and is cured to fix the particles and the adhesive in place. A reference image may be taken to record the unique identifier and reflective signature of the adhesive. Future validation images may be compared to the reference image to determine whether the reflective signature has changed, thus indicating that the seal has been tampered with.
US10679519B2
A anatomical phantom is disclosed containing a pathological abnormality having fluorescing properties to simulate fluorescence training and/or the simulation of medical procedures, such as fluorescence-based methods for intraoperative visualization and image-guidance. The phantom is made of materials that mimic anatomical biomechanical properties and wherein the pathological abnormality contains fluorescing properties to fluoresce in responsive to UV light excitation. The phantom may be a standalone model or may be used in a complementary simulation kit to provide a more comprehensive training approach.
US10679515B2
The teachings described herein are generally directed to a system, method, and apparatus for separating and mixing tracks within music. The system can have a video that is synchronized with the variations in the musical tempo through a variable timing reference track designed and provided for a user of the preselected performance that was prerecorded, wherein the designing of the variable timing reference track includes creating a tempo map having variable tempos, rhythms, and beats using notes from the preselected performance.
US10679510B2
The present invention provides a method for monitoring an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method may comprise: generating, with aid of one or more processors, a datagram comprising monitoring data indicating at least one of: a location of the UAV or a location of a control station in communication with the UAV; and transmitting the datagram along with working data for communication between the UAV and the control station such that datagram can be received by the one or more detectors within a range of the UAV.
US10679500B2
A map-display-based, computer-implemented approach is provided for providing directions to a user to assist the user in reaching a destination. The approach includes, for instance, collecting at a map display user input data, where the user input data includes the user's destination. In addition, the approach includes generating, by a directions generating facility associated with the map display, directions for the user to use in navigating from a current location to the user's destination, and downloading the directions generated by the directions generating facility to a mobile device of the user to assist the user in reaching the desired destination after leaving the map display. The downloading of directions to the user's mobile device may include downloading the directions in at least one of text data format or voice data format.
US10679496B2
An information providing apparatus installed in a moving body includes one or more processors, and a memory, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to display, by a display unit, an information providing image as a virtual image, and control the display unit to change a display position of the information providing image. The information providing image includes a first information providing image and a second information providing image, and the display unit is controlled such that a changing rate of a display position of the first information providing image differs from that of a display position of the second information providing image, and the changing rates of the display positions of the first and the second information providing images both increase as a moving velocity of the moving body increases.
US10679491B1
Methods, devices, and systems for fire control panel configuration are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a memory, and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive configuration information for a fire control system of a facility, create a spatial asset model of the fire control system using the configuration information for the fire control system, and transmit, in response to detecting a replacement of a fire control panel in the fire control system with a new fire control panel, the spatial asset model to the new fire control panel.
US10679482B2
A system that stores a user profile that associates a wearable alert device with a user and includes contact information for an emergency contact, receives information indicative of a real-time location of the wearable alert device and information indicating that the user of the wearable alert device is potentially experiencing an abnormal physiological condition, and outputs an alert for transmittal to the emergency contact that includes an indication that the user is potentially experiencing the abnormal physiological condition and the real-time location of the wearable alert device.
US10679478B2
A combined EAS and RFID circuit includes an HF coil antenna, a UHF tuning loop, and an RFID chip coupled to a strap that includes a first coupling area and a second coupling area. The coil ends of the HF coil antenna are configured to capacitively and/or conductively couple to one or both of the first coupling area or second coupling area of the strap. The HF coil antenna can include a gap between turns for non-interfering placement of the UHF tuning loop. The EAS circuit can be deactivating upon application of a field at the resonant frequency of sufficient intensity to cause the breakdown voltage to be exceeded between a coil end and coupling area. The threshold breakdown voltage between a coil end and a coupling area can be reduced by laser ablation treatment of a conductive surface of one or both of the coil end or coupling area.
US10679476B2
A motion detector camera is configured to differentiate between an object or objects passing through the field of view of the camera and an object or objects approaching the sensor. In one example, motion is detected with a camera configured to identify and selectively filter specific directions of motion. The motion detector compares pixel changes, corresponding to the basic area or size of the object, from frame to frame, and detects the amount of increase in change or decrease in change. An increasing change in the area or size of an object indicates that an object is approaching, and a decreasing change in the area or size of an object indicates that an object that is receding.
US10679474B2
A tactile or haptic guidance device incorporates a LIDAR assembly and servo motor assembly or linear actuators to provide tactile feedback to the user. The LIDAR assembly determines obstacles in the path of the user and the micro-controller uses the LIDAR data to send a signal to the servo motor assembly or linear actuators, which will cause translational or rotational movement along one or more axes with appropriate amounts of force to provide tactile feedback to the user about objects in their path.
US10679470B2
An example item carousel system is described. The system includes a terminal including a processor and a scanner. The system includes a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections configured to receive bags. The system includes a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal. The terminal is configured to read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner, and retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database. The terminal is configured to identify one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics, and mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal.
US10679467B2
A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for a hand for the player. The odds of the occurrence of one or more subsequent events are determined based at least in part on one or more of the pair of cards selected for the house entity's hand and one or more of the pair of cards selected for the player's hand. The odds for an additional bet are determined based at least on the determined odds for the one or more subsequent events, and the additional bet is offered to the player at the determined odds for the additional bet.
US10679459B2
Disclosed are embodiments of a video display input assembly including a mechanical rotatable bezel surrounding the video display. The video display input assembly is suitable for use in a gaming terminal, a gaming cabinet or a gaming machine, including as a retrofit to an pre-existing gaming machine. Direction and speed of a manual rotation of the bezel is detected and interpreted. The result may be used to control various aspects of operation of the gaming terminal, gaming cabinet or gaming machine, including providing input for game play. The video display may be updated in real-time to reflect the rotation of the bezel. A motor may be coupled to the rotatable bezel to provide resistance, assistance or operator feedback.
US10679457B1
An intelligent locker system includes a locker device, a portable electronic device, and a cloud server. The locker device houses an object and is provided with a near-field communication sensing member. When the portable electronic device senses and reads the near-field communication sensing member, a monitor of the portable electronic device displays a deposit position information. Next, the deposit position information is uploaded to the cloud server through the internet. When the user is to retrieve the object, the user is able to use the portable electronic device to display the location of the locker, enhancing the efficiency of locating the locker.
US10679449B2
According to some embodiments, a coin processing system for processing a plurality of coins, comprises a rotatable disc having a resilient pad coupled thereto for imparting motion to the plurality of coins, the resilient pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge, a center, and an upper surface. The system further comprises a stationary sorting head having a lower surface generally parallel to and spaced slightly away from the resilient pad, the lower surface forming a coin path for directing the movement of each of the coins past a coin re-gauging area. The re-gauging area comprises a gauging block, a lower surface, and an elevated surface. The rotation of the pad drives radial outward edges of the coins into contact with the gauging block. The elevated surface is positioned radially inward of a portion of the lower surface and the gauging block is positioned radially outward of the portion of the lower surface. When the coins contact the gauging block the coins are pressed by the pad upward toward the sorting head such that the radially inner edges of the coins are pressed into the elevated surface and a portion of the coins contacts a portion of the lower surface whereby the coins contact the gauging block in a radial outward downward tilted manner. The gauging block has a gauging wall having an upstream end and a downstream end, the downstream end of the gauging wall being positioned radially closer to the center of the pad than the upstream end of the gauging wall. The rotation of the pad drives the coins downstream along a gauging wall of the gauging block whereby the outer edges of the coins becomes radially aligned and wherein the coins are driven along the gauging wall in a radial outward downward tilted manner with the radially inward, lower edges of the coins being above the upper surface of the pad.
US10679447B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for facilitating the exchange of an item. For example, a containment component is configured to receive one or more items. A locking component is configured to selectively restrict or allow access to the item. A code generation component is configured to generate and provide an unlocking code to a requestor (e.g., based upon payment by the requestor that requests access to the item). A code entry component is configured to receive user input of a code. The code entry component either retains the locking component in a locked state if the code is not validated as the unlocking code or transitions the locking component into an unlocked state if the code is validated as the unlocking code.
US10679446B2
A method of extending user access to a guest in a building space in a building system including at least one of a cloud computing environment and a control device associated with the building system to execute the method. The method includes receiving a request for access to a building space, the request associated with providing access to the building space for the guest, the request including a unique identifier associated with the building space, notifying a user associated with the building space of the request and requesting an authorization to provide the access to the building space, and receiving an authorization from the user associated with permitting the guest access to the building space associated with the unique identifier. The method also includes transmitting the authorization to the guest and permitting access to the building space associated with the unique identifier based on the authorization.
US10679443B2
Systems and methods are provided for controlling access to a building or other restricted physical spaces using at least a facial recognition module, an access control panel and electronically lockable doors or other means of controlling access. The facial recognition module comprises visible light and IR detection. The facial recognition module detects multiple persons in the vicinity of an access control location, and may be configured to deny access to some or all of those persons unless all are recognized as authorized entrants.
US10679442B1
In some implementations, systems and techniques are described to automatically unlock a front door of a property in response to detecting an alarm signal indicating an emergency at or near a property. Data indicating occurrence of an emergency condition at a property is initially obtained. A lock configuration for an electronic lock of the property is determined. An unlock instruction is generated for the electronic lock based on the determined lock configuration for the electronic lock. The unlock instruction is transmitted to the electronic lock such that, when the unlock instruction is received by the electronic lock, the electronic lock is unlocked according to the unlock instruction.
US10679440B2
An access control system is described in which a primary credential device has a master key and a secondary credential device has a key derived from the master key. Both the master key and the derivative key are required to gain access to the resource protected by the access control system. If the secondary credential device is lost, misplaced, or stolen, it cannot be used to gain illicit access to the protected resource, and it can be easily replaced by providing a different secondary credential device with another key derived from the master key.
US10679436B2
Examples of techniques for vehicle suspension system alignment monitoring are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method includes receiving vehicle data and environmental data including, inertial measurement unit (IMU) acceleration data and global positioning system (GPS) velocity data from a GPS associated with the vehicle, and steering wheel angle data, driver applied torque data, and electronic power steering (EPS) applied torque data associated with the steering system. The method further includes mitigating for at least one of a vehicle effect and an environmental effect based on the vehicle data and environmental data. The method further includes detecting a misalignment based at least in part on one or more of the IMU acceleration data, the GPS velocity data, acceleration data, a steering wheel angle, and a self-aligning torque. The method further includes reporting the misalignment of the vehicle based at least in part on detecting the misalignment.
US10679434B2
A device diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a diagnosis model selecting unit that selects a diagnosis model for diagnosing a moving device in accordance with a driving environment of the device; and a diagnosis unit that inputs operation data of the device to the selected diagnosis model, receives an output of a diagnosis result for the device from the diagnosis model, and diagnoses the device.
US10679428B1
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for object detection and inserting graphical elements into an image stream in response to detecting the object. The systems and methods detect an object of interest in received frames of a video stream. The systems and methods identify a bounding box for the object of interest and estimate a three-dimensional position of the object of interest based on a scale of the object of interest. The systems and methods generate one or more graphical elements having a size based on the scale of the object of interest and a position based on the three-dimensional position estimated for the object of interest. The one or more graphical elements are generated within the video stream to form a modified video stream. The systems and methods cause presentation of the modified video stream including the object of interest and the one or more graphical elements.
US10679427B1
Systems and methods for conveying virtual content in an augmented reality environment comprising images of virtual content superimposed over physical objects and/or physical surroundings visible within a field of view of a user as if the images of the virtual content were present in the real world. Exemplary implementations may: obtain user information for a user associated with a presentation device physically present at a location of the system; compare the user information with the accessibility criteria for the virtual content to determine whether any portions of the virtual content are to be presented to the user based on the accessibility criteria and the user information for the user; and facilitate presentation of the virtual content to the user via presentation device of user based on the virtual content information, the field of view, and the correlations between the multiple linkage points and the reference frame of the virtual content.
US10679423B2
A mixed reality golf simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard golf equipment, a golf ball launch monitor to track the initial ball positional data, spin and acceleration, and simulate the complete ball path and location or use complete ball tracking data and displays the actual ball path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of ball tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Golf simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a golf course, simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world driving range view, or simple ball tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
US10679421B2
An interactive spa that may allow users to experience what it would be like to use a fully operational spa. The spa may contain a cutaway, or a void, on one of the sides of the spa to allow users to enter and exit the spa without needing to climb over the sides. The spa may also have windows that allow users to view certain internal aspects of the spa for display purposes. The spa may also utilize one or more virtual reality sensors to allow users to experience, to an extent, what it would be like use an operational spa. The spa may include a monitor stand that may have one or more touch-screen monitors, which may allow users to browse through information about the spa or view the virtual reality content that users are seeing while within the spa.
US10679410B2
In one embodiment, the artificial reality system displays a virtual content to a first user. The virtual content has a first opacity. The system determines a first vergence distance of the first user and compare the first vergence distance of the first user to a first distance between the virtual content and the first user. The system adjusts the virtual content to have a second opacity that is less opaque than the first opacity in response to a determination that the first vergence distance of the first user is greater than the first distance by a first threshold distance.
US10679409B2
A three-dimensional model creating device creates an individual model indicating an individual shape of an object from an integrated model created based on data obtained by capturing images of or measuring at least two or more objects together. The three-dimensional model creating device includes: a three-dimensional model division processing unit configured to create a plurality of divided models obtained by dividing the integrated model by an extension plane extended from each plane configured to form the integrated model; a user interface unit configured to receive tagging of each of the divided models; and an individual model creating unit configured to create the individual model of the object based on the tagging of each of the divided models.
US10679405B2
Rendering systems that can use combinations of rasterization rendering processes and ray tracing rendering processes are disclosed. In some implementations, these systems perform a rasterization pass to identify visible surfaces of pixels in an image. Some implementations may begin shading processes for visible surfaces, before the geometry is entirely processed, in which rays are emitted. Rays can be culled at various points during processing, based on determining whether the surface from which the ray was emitted is still visible. Rendering systems may implement rendering effects as disclosed.
US10679404B2
Systems and methods for generating shadows for inserted content are provided. The inserted content may include augmented reality content that is inserted into an image of a physical space. An example includes determining a location to insert content within an image. The content may include a polygonal mesh defined in part by a skeleton that has a plurality of joints. Examples may further include selecting a plurality of selected joints form the plurality of joints. Examples may also include generating a shadow polygon based on the content and determining shadow contributions values for the plurality of selected joints for pixels of the shadow polygon. Examples may also include combining the shadow contribution values from the selected joints to generate shadow magnitude values for the pixels, rendering the shadow polygon using the shadow magnitude values, and overlaying the inserted content on the rendered shadow polygon.
US10679401B2
A monitoring system can include a dashboard including a graphical user interface display space. The monitoring system can also include a digital twin validation system including a processor configured to perform operations including rendering, in a graphical user interface display space, an interactive graphical object characterizing a first input value of a first digital model of a plurality of oil and gas industrial machines. The operations can also include receiving data characterizing user interaction with the interactive graphical object. The data characterizing the user interaction can be indicative of the first input value of the first digital model. The operations can further include updating the first digital model to generate updated output values representative of an operational parameter of the plurality of oil and gas industrial machines. The operations can also include rendering, in the graphical user interface display space, a visual representation of the updated output values.
US10679399B2
An animation generation instruction identifying key frames to use for generating an animation is received. A plurality of tweens corresponding to the animation are obtained, where each tween includes tween objects between a start key frame and an end key frame. One or more timelines are generated when a quantity of tweens is greater than or equal to two, where each timeline corresponds to one or more tweens, and where a quantity of timelines is less than the quantity of tweens. The animation is generated using the plurality of tweens based on the one or more timelines.
US10679398B2
Technical solutions are described for representing health of a cognitive system. An example computer-implemented method includes displaying an animated set of icons, each icon representing a question input to the cognitive system. Each icon has a respective movement pattern. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving a selection of a first icon from the animated set of icons. The computer-implemented method also includes in response, identifying a category of a first question corresponding to the first icon, determining a subset of the icons corresponding to question from the category, and displaying connectors between the subset of the icons.
US10679385B1
A method for imaging an object to be reconstructed includes acquiring projection data corresponding to the object. Furthermore, the method includes generating a measured sinogram based on the acquired projection data and formulating a forward model, where the forward model is representative of a characteristic of the imaging system. In addition, the method includes generating an estimated sinogram based on an estimated image of the object and the forward model and formulating a statistical model based on at least one of pile-up characteristics and dead time characteristics of a detector of the imaging system. Moreover, the method includes determining an update corresponding to the estimated image based on the statistical model, the measured sinogram, and the estimated sinogram and updating the estimated image based on the determined update to generate an updated image of the object. Additionally, the method includes outputting a final image of the object.
US10679381B2
A wireless communications system includes a radiofrequency (RF) front end and a computing platform. The RF front end includes a base station, an amplifier connected to the base station, an RF distribution device connected to the amplifier, and one or more antennas connected to the RF distribution devices. The computing platform includes a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program of machine instructions and a processor. The processor executes the machine instructions to control the RF front end to receive from the RF front end, location updates from wireless devices, determine a wireless access technology of each wireless device, lock each wireless device to the system, determine an access category of each wireless device, release first category wireless devices from the system lock, and maintain the system lock for second category wireless devices.
US10679380B2
In a method for calibration of a stereo camera (1) comprising two cameras (2, 3) arranged in a distance along a first direction (x) and mechanically attached to a common structure, rectification functions mapping raw image coordinates to rectified coordinates are provided. Recalibration is based on images of a scene captured by the stereo camera (1) affixed in an observation position, the recalibration yielding correction functions mapping rectified coordinates to corrected coordinates. Recalibration is based on matching objects comprised in images of the captured scene obtained by the two cameras (2, 3). The stereo camera (1) is affixed in a fixed relationship with a planar surface (4), with a known distance and angle between the stereo camera (1) and the surface (4), and objects are matched in the recalibration that belong to the surface (4), wherein a disparity caused by the known distance is exploited when determining the correction functions. Exploiting the additional information with respect to the surface (4), the determination of the correction functions may be greatly improved. In particular, the inventive method allows for employing general correction functions, and no modelling of the calibration errors is required.
US10679377B2
An object detection system includes: a false detection storer to store one or more items of false detection information; an object detector to detect an object from an input image, compare object detection information corresponding to the object with the false detection information, and output a notification corresponding to the object detection information when false detection information corresponding to the object detection information does not exist; and a feedback receiver to receive a user response to the notification and, when a detection error response to the notification is received, store the object detection information corresponding to the notification as false detection information in the false detection storing unit, wherein the object detector does not output the notification when the object corresponding to the false detection information stored in the false detection storer is detected.
US10679376B2
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to determining a pose of a handheld object. One example provides a computing system configured to determine a pose of a handheld object comprising a plurality of light sources by acquiring image data of a surrounding environment, detecting a subset of light sources of the plurality of light sources of the handheld object in the image data, and performing a search, without using previous pose data, to determine the pose of the handheld object relative to the computing system. The computing system is further configured to use the pose determined to perform a later search for an updated pose of the handheld object, and if the later search fails to find the updated pose, determine the updated pose by again performing the search without using previous pose data.
US10679361B2
A video stream may be captured, and may have a plurality of frames including at least a first frame and a second frame. Each of the frames may have a plurality of views obtained from viewpoints that are offset from each other. A source contour, associated with a source view of the first frame, may be retrieved. Camera parameters, associated with the image capture device used to capture the video stream, may also be retrieved. The camera parameters may include a first offset between the source view and a destination view of the first frame. At least the first offset may be used to project the source contour to the destination view to generate a destination contour associated with the destination view.
US10679354B2
A method for graphic image processing from existing source image files forming a database from which an image is extracted for said graphic processing operations. The method includes the step of implementing n (n≥1) saliency processing operations in order to form n saliency cards CSi, with i=1 to n; performing a linear combination ∇ i = 1 N Ai . SCi ∑ i = 1 n Ai in order to obtain a single resulting saliency card; performing a first thresholding on the resulting saliency card; and vectorizing said thresholded card.
US10679353B2
A method of analyzing an atomic force microscope image includes receiving data related to an atomic force microscope image, where the data includes at least a first channel of data and a second channel of data relating to a first and second image data type. The method also includes identifying at least a first location of high contrast within the image using the first image data type using edge detection and identifying a first artifact within the image based on the identified first location of high contrast. The method also includes accessing the second image data type corresponding to the identified first location of the first artifact and determining a type of the first artifact by comparing the first image data type with the second image data type relating to the identified location of the first artifact.
US10679348B2
Methods and systems for identifying optimized ablation targets for treating and preventing arrhythmias sustained by reentrant circuits are described. The methods comprise receiving at least one mesh generated from one or more images of a patient's heart, receiving activation data generated from one or more simulations of electrical-signal propagation over the at least one mesh, generating at least one flow graph based on the activation data and the at least one mesh, and applying a max-flow min-cut algorithm to the at least one flow graph to determine at least one of a number, one or more dimensions, and one or more locations of one or more ablation targets. Non-transitory computer-readable media storing a set of instructions for treating and preventing arrhythmias sustained by reentrant circuits are also described.
US10679345B2
Mechanisms are provided to implement a neural network, a concept extractor, and a machine learning model that operate to provide automatic contour annotation of medical images based on correlations with medical reports. The neural network processes a medical image to extract image features of the medical image. The concept extractor processes a portion of text associated with the medical image to extract concepts associated with the portion of text. The machine learning model correlates the extracted image features with the extracted concepts. An annotated medical image is generated based on the correlation of the extracted image features and extracted concepts. An annotation of the annotated medical image specifies a region of interest corresponding to both an extracted image feature and an extracted concept, thereby automatically mapping the portion of text to a relevant region of the medical image.
US10679342B2
A system for preparing a pharmaceutical compound comprises: a scale having a platen configured for placement of an object thereon; a supporting arm comprising a first end coupled to a portion of the scale and a second end extending to a position above the platen of the scale; and an enclosure housing extending from the second end of the supporting arm and configured to house at least one input device. The enclosure housing has a curved front profile to minimize flow disturbance when the system is positioned within a flow hood.
US10679329B2
A signal processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires input data and detection target data, a noise strength setting unit that sets a noise strength K used to a predetermined stochastic resonance processing and a stochastic resonance processing unit that performs the predetermined stochastic resonance processing and outputs processed data. The predetermined stochastic resonance processing is a processing based on a formula in which processed data J(x) is represented by I(x), the noise strength K and the threshold value T and the processed data J(x) corresponds to a result in a case where M is infinite in the following formula, J ( x ) = 1 M ∑ m = 1 M j ( x , m ) . The noise strength setting unit sets the noise strength based on a function of a correlation coefficient between the result of the predetermined stochastic resonance processing and the detection target data and the noise strength K.
US10679324B2
A video processing method includes receiving a bitstream, and decoding, by a video decoder, the bitstream to generate a decoded frame. The decoded frame is a projection-based frame that has a 360-degree image/video content represented by triangular projection faces packed in an octahedron projection layout. An omnidirectional image/video content of a viewing sphere is mapped onto the triangular projection faces via an octahedron projection of the viewing sphere. An equator of the viewing sphere is not mapped along any side of each of the triangular projection faces.
US10679320B1
An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory generally comprises a first memory buffer and a second memory buffer. The first and the second memory buffers may be independent of each other. The processor may be configured to store image data for a plurality of image frames in the memory. Each frame generally comprises a plurality of exposure regions having different exposure levels. The processor stores image data of all of the exposure regions for a particular image frame in one of the memory buffers along with respective overlap regions. The overlap regions are generated by the processor performing a row increment operation based upon symbols in an image data stream.
US10679318B2
A graphics processing method is provided, adapted to a graphic processing unit, the steps including: receiving, via a CSP, a first command associated with all render targets from a display driver; determining, via the display driver, sizes and areas of a plurality of tiles in each frame; repeatedly controlling, via a scissor pool unit, a graphics processing unit to perform drawing processing for each tile according to the first command; comparing, via a signature comparing unit of a cache memory, a signature of a current tile of a current frame and a signature of a tile corresponding to the same position of a previous frame and generating a comparison result; and determining whether to flush the dirty data of the current tile stored in the cache memory from the cache memory to a memory access unit according to the comparison result.
US10679317B2
Examples described herein generally relate to intercepting, from a graphics processing unit (GPU) or a graphics driver, a buffer that specifies one or more shader records of a shader table to use in generating the image using raytracing, determining, based at least in part on an identifier of the one or more shader records, a layout of the one or more shader records, interpreting, based at least in part on the layout, additional data in the buffer to determine one or more parameters corresponding to the one or more shader records, and displaying, via an application, an indication of the one or more parameters on an interface.
US10679307B2
Systems and methods of monitoring actions performed by one or more workers on a jobsite are provided herein. The actions can be monitored over time and tagged as worked and unworked time intervals. Interactions between individuals and teams of individuals can be monitored. Efficient processes can be determined for use in current and future projects to maximize efficiency and reduce costs associated with the current and future projects.
US10679306B2
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for creating a social network in augmented reality (AR) based on focus objects is provided. The present invention may include monitoring an augmented reality session of a user; detecting focus objects of a user during the augmented reality session; labeling the detected focus objects with indications of interest; associating the labeled detected focus objects with additional users; and establishing, based on the labelled detected focus objects, a social network, where the social network contains focus objects sourced from additional users.
US10679304B2
A system and method may optional include or utilize a processor configured to receive a request for social network content for display in a sponsored content position in a newsfeed of a social network interface, the position having a position criterion, identify a sponsored content item of multiple sponsored content items stored on a database based, at least in part, on a characteristic of the sponsored content item meeting the position criterion, a bid associated with the sponsored content item, and a scaling factor, wherein each of the sponsored content items correspond to one of multiple item types and at least two of the sponsored content items are of a different item type. The scaling factor for each of the sponsored content items is based on the item type of the corresponding one of the sponsored content items.
US10679299B2
A system performing machine learning to predict and identify claims that have a high likelihood of migrating across a predetermined risk threshold and to generate intervention strategies to mitigate the likelihood of migration. The processing system includes a computer server, database engine, computer programming instructions, network connectivity, associated claims, payment, medical, pharmacy and other relevant data, a plurality of statistical and machine learning algorithms and a method for electronically displaying and attaching the results to a business process. The system will use all available data to analyze the medical treatment pattern of a claimant and based on automated findings make recommendations as to appropriate interventions to positively impact claims costs.
US10679298B2
In an illustrative embodiment, an automated system provides for automatic negotiation, benchmarking, compliance, and auditing. The system may include computing systems and devices for receiving a request for transmitting a message to a remote party, and in response, providing a customization user interface including a message template with editable and non-editable input fields as well as a document selection interface for linking documents to the message. Message recipients associated with the remote party may be identified as having security access permissions corresponding to access parameters for the linked documents. In response to receiving inputs for the editable input fields, the message template may be converted to a message transmission format for transmitting the message with the one or more linked documents and transmitted to the remote party. The message and linked documents may be stored in at least one portion of a data repository.
US10679293B2
A system and method that performs a similarity calculation to identify insurance accounts having similar characteristics. The similarity calculation may be based on an existing insurance account or a synthetic insurance account that has user defined characteristics. The system and method may store account information for a plurality of insurance accounts that is normalized to a coordinate system. Parameters of a similarity account are identified and a similarity calculation is performed to identify a subset of the plurality of insurance accounts that match the similarity account. The similarity calculation includes calculating a distance between the similarity account and each of the plurality of insurance accounts and determining the subset of the plurality of insurance accounts that satisfy a predetermined similarity threshold based on the distance.
US10679292B1
Methods and systems for processing insurance policies associated with properties may be provided. A property may be populated with a plurality of smart devices or devices that are connected to a central controller, such as via wired or wireless communication, whereby the plurality of devices are covered by an insurance policy, such as a homeowners, renters, or personal articles insurance policy. The central controller may receive identifications for the devices, and may update an inventory list to include the plurality of devices. A total market value of the devices may be calculated, and the central controller may estimate any modification to the insurance policy based upon the total market value. The controller may facilitate the modification to the insurance policy with a customer and an insurance provider. The smart devices may be, or be associated with, appliances, electronics, computers, televisions, jewelry, vehicles, furniture, or other equipment or personal belongings.
US10679285B1
Systems and methods of completing purchase transactions that include a loan are disclosed. A system includes an account database configured to retrievably store information relating to at least one account associated with at least one customer and a network logic configured to enable the system to exchange information over a network. The system further includes a transaction processing logic, which is configured receive a loan application, generate a plurality of loan terms for the loan application, receive a related transaction package, tender a purchase price according to the transaction package, and set up a corresponding loan in an account database.
US10679284B2
A system comprises an expected bad debt generator for generating probabilities of bad debt based on payer, types of services and or products rendered, and account information; a contract modeling engine for generating contractual adjustment factors based on contracts between payer and service providers, a gross net conversion generator for generating gross net conversion factors based on payer and account information; a priority calculating engine for prioritizing accounts and batches of accounts; a collector assignment engine for assigning the accounts to one or more collectors based on a predetermined collector assignment algorithm; an account batching engine for grouping accounts into batches for the purpose of best utilizing payer contacts; and a worklist generator for generating a worklist for each collector, the worklist identifying a prioritization order of one or more payers for the collector to contact to collect debt, the prioritization order being based on a predetermined prioritization algorithm.
US10679276B2
A vehicle, based on user preferences and while the vehicle is in motion: in response to identification of a first event (e.g., a third party resident being in a vehicle location and/or on the route of the vehicle) and based on the user preferences, determines that the user desires to perform a transaction with the third party, automatically sends a first communication to the third party for the user (the first communication being part of a secure session and enabling authentication of the user by the third party), at a second later time and while the vehicle is in motion, and in response to identification of a second event, automatically sends a different second communication to the third party. The second communication is part of the secure session and enables the third party to complete the transaction with the user.
US10679274B2
The disclosed embodiments illustrate method and system for data processing to recommend a list of physical stores in real-time for user-specified products and/or services. The method includes receiving a request, that comprises one or more products and/or services and one or more user-defined parameters, from a user-computing device. The method further includes aggregating information associated with the received request, profile information of a user, real-time traffic information, and geographical locations of a plurality of physical stores. Further, the method includes generating a recommendation list based on the aggregated information and a similarity score of the user for each of the one or more products and/or services. The method further includes transmitting the generated recommendation list to the user-computing device. The user may select a recommendation from the recommendation list for purchasing and/or availing products and/or services based on the selected recommendation.
US10679269B2
The described implementations enable a seller to sell items through multiple e-commerce channels without having to maintain independent merchant accounts at each channel. For example, a seller may sell items directly and through a management service. When a user request to purchase an item from the seller through the management service is received, the management service sends the purchase information to the seller so that the seller can complete the purchase as if the purchase were being made directly with the seller. Upon completion of the purchase, the seller provides a confirmation back to the management service and provides the item directly to the user.
US10679259B2
A digital brand asset system is provided enabling a brand owner to create, distribute, maintain, manage, merchandise and analyze smart brand assets. The system enables distribution and sharing of smart brand assets across the websites. The websites can host webpages containing codes representing the smart brand assets. The brand owners specify brand guidelines that determine how the smart brand assets are presented based on the environment in which the smart brand assets are placed. Smart brand assets contain unique identifications so that a search engine crawler can index the web pages containing the content of the smart brand assets. By monitoring the website servers and visitors interacting with the smart brand assets, a report can be generated for the brand owners to determine the effectiveness of the smart brand assets hosted on the website servers.
US10679254B2
In an embodiment, a point of sale (POS) device is provided. The POS device includes a memory and at least one processor. The processor is configured to perform an authorized set of functions established by an external management module. The authorized set of functions include purchase transaction processing of inventory identified as available to the POS device by the external management module.
US10679250B2
Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user.
US10679243B2
A system and method for tracking and analyzing consumption of consumer goods is provided. A transparent electronic display displays advertising content related to nearby consumer goods. A sensor detects whether any of the consumer goods have been selected by a customer. A CPU in electrical communication with the sensor and the transparent electronic display monitors the sensor and stores consumption data regarding the content displayed on the transparent electronic display when the sensor detects that any of the consumer goods have been selected.
US10679235B2
A computer-implemented method for providing account holders with a reward based on similar rewards previously obtained through other accounts. The method includes identifying, using one or more computer processors configured to access an account database, an eligible account based on eligibility criteria, wherein the eligible account is associated with an account of an account holder stored in the account database; receiving identifying data that identifies the eligible account; associating a customer identifier with the identifying data from the eligible account; for each customer identifier, receiving confirmation data associated with a separate account of the account holder, wherein the confirmation data comprises a reward variable; validating, using one or more computer processors, the confirmation data; and rewarding the eligible account with a matching variable, wherein the matching variable is approximately equal to the reward variable.
US10679233B2
The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for interfacing with a third party website. In one embodiment, a computer system is configured to directly interface with a website via a webpage to change certain numerical values through the use of digital codes. The digital codes are applied to a data entry interface on the webpage, and the responses are monitored and transmitted back to a server system.
US10679229B2
Embodiments disclosed herein provide for analyzing cryptocurrency-related information using artificial intelligence. The system and methods provide for: a credibility analysis engine configured to determine the credibility of the cryptocurrency-related information; an artificial intelligence engine configured to predict a cryptocurrency market trend based on the credibility of the cryptocurrency-related information; and a processor is configured to generate and execute a personalized trading decision based on the predicted cryptocurrency market trend.
US10679219B2
In some embodiments, a method and apparatus involve: providing a plurality of products that are each associated with a respective radio frequency identification tag; using radio frequency identification technology to automatically identify specific products in a group of products collected by a shopper; and evaluating whether or not to obtain payment from the shopper based on the radio frequency identification of products in the group. Based on the result of the evaluation, either payment is obtained from the shopper on the basis of the radio frequency identification of products in the group, or else the products in the group are audited, and then payment is obtained on the basis of the products identified by the audit.
US10679217B2
Examples of methods and devices for sending transaction information and performing consensus verification are described. In one example of the methods, a first consensus node receives transaction information and sends the transaction information to a second consensus node. The first consensus node receives a consensus verification failure notification from the second consensus node. The consensus verification failure notification includes an information identifier of the transaction information. In response to receiving the consensus verification failure notification, the first consensus node resends the transaction information to the second consensus node based at least on the consensus verification failure notification.
US10679215B2
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for control of device identity and usage in a process data network. The present invention is configured to receive an indication that a user has executed a transaction using a mobile device; receive a request to validate mobile device identity; retrieve financial credentials from the mobile device; retrieve device information associated with the mobile device used in the execution of the transaction; determine whether the retrieved financial credentials and the device information meet a condition of the block chain; receive an indication that the retrieved financial credentials and the device information meet the condition of the block chain thereby validating the request; and allow the execution of the transaction to be completed based on at least receiving the indication that the retrieved financial credentials and the device information meet the condition of the block chain.
US10679212B2
A method of remotely configuring a pin-pad terminal involves a computer server receiving a merchant identifier over a network from a communications device associated with the pin-pad terminal. The computer server confirms from the merchant identifier that an entity associated with the communications device is authorized to use the pin-pad terminal, and authenticates the pin-pad terminal from a cryptographically-signed datum received from the communications device. The computer server then transmits to the pin-pad terminal via the communications device a configuration payload for installation in the pin-pad terminal. The configuration payload includes at least a payment symmetric cryptographic key set uniquely associated with the pin-pad terminal. The payment symmetric key set configures the pin-pad terminal to effect secure electronic payment via the communications device.
US10679209B2
An electronic wallet system that protects payment accounts, identification and other personal information found within a typical wallet with a secure electronic vault (first) device that can be part of a physical wallet, insert to a wallet, or in other embodiments, wearable/portable devices. A unique biometrically enabled multi-factor authentication process ensures only owners of the information can copy the information to the device or retrieve it thereafter. Authenticated users may then select payment, identification, medical or virtually any private information via touch display or voice command on the vault or on another (second) device that operates in conjunction with the vault. The second device comprises, for example, a programmable card with dynamic magnetic stripe, cell phone, or other wearable technology, that initiates and processes a payment and/or transfer of private information.
US10679197B1
The invention provides systems and methods directed to a user device that provides an IA (interface assistance) visual displayed on the user device, the user device including a computer processor operably connected to a non-transitory memory portion, the user device for use by a human user. The user device comprising (1) the computer processor; (2) the memory portion; (3) a communication element; (4) an electronic visual display; (5) a payment portion integrated with the computer processor, the payment portion performs payment processing; (6) an IA (interface assistance) portion integrated with the computer processor, the IA portion providing assistance in conjunction with performing a financial transaction using the user device, the IA portion performing processing including: (a) inputting a request for interface assistance; (b) performing processing based on the request to determine an IA (interface assistance) visual, content of the IA visual related to the communication element of the user device; and (c) outputting the IA visual to the electronic visual display of the user device; and (7) the electronic visual display displaying the IA visual in such manner that the IA visual is observable by the user, the content of the displayed IA visual being correlated with the physical position of the communication element in the user device.
US10679194B1
Electronic transaction data sets are processed for a multitude of disparate transactions using a plurality of autonomous payment networks. A software-programmed computer circuit receives and processes electronic transaction data to identify and use electronic ID data to retrieve stored profile data. The computer circuit then uses the retrieved profile data to select one of a plurality of payment networks available to each of a buyer and seller involved in the transaction. Electronic payment is carried out using the selected payment networks.
US10679182B2
A method, system and computer program product for facilitating a meeting is implemented in a server computer and provides a graphical user interface to one or more client devices. The server displays a mind map of a center topic on the clients. The server collects statements of participants, and extracts words and phrases therefrom, to identify topics that are currently being discussed. The server determines whether a transition has occurred between the topics, and then calculates a correlation between the topics that are currently being discussed and the center topic. The server determines a location of the topics that are currently being discussed on the mind map, based on the calculated correlation, and displays an updated mind map on the clients. The server generates a warning on the clients when the server determines that the meeting proceedings are being retarded, based on the calculated correlation.
