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| US09415059B2 |
Particulate composition and pharmaceutical composition containing the same
The present invention provides a particulate composition containing: block copolymer units being arranged radially with hydrophobic polymer-chain segments radially inside and hydrophilic polymer-chain segments radially outside; and a charged lipid which carries a charge opposite to the charge of a drug to be encapsulated, the charged lipid being attracted to the hydrophobic polymer-chain segment. In this particulate composition, the drug is retained within the particle via electrostatic binding with the charged lipid, whereby the outer surface of the particle is prevented from being charged to attract a substance which has a charge opposite to that of the charged lipid. |
| US09415058B2 |
Unit dosage of Apadenoson
The present invention provides a unit dosage of Apadenoson, a pharmacological stress agent, and use of the same as a pharmacologic agent for myocardial perfusion imaging. |
| US09415056B2 |
Processing of natural polysaccharides by selected non-pathogenic microorganisms and methods of making and using the same
The present invention includes compositions and methods of making and using a dietary supplement manufactured from one or more natural polysaccharides previously incubated with a probiotic bacteria in a bioreactor system, wherein the bacteria process the polysaccharides and the resulting processed polysaccharide are provided in the nutritional supplement. |
| US09415051B1 |
Use of pemirolast
According to the invention there is provided a method for the treatment of airway hyperresponsiveness, which method comprises the administration of pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need of such treatment. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day. |
| US09415049B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US09415047B2 |
Use of benzo five-membered nitrogen heterocyclic piperazine or piperidine derivatives
This invention relates to the use of a compound in formula (I) and its salts acceptable pharmaceutically in preparation of vasodilative drugs: Wherein, R1, R2, X, Y, A and B are defined in the invention. |
| US09415031B2 |
D-serine transporter inhibitors as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of visual system disorders
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising D-serine transporter inhibitors and therapeutic methods using such pharmaceutical compositions in methods for the treatment of visual system disorders and the enhancement of the visual function. |
| US09415029B2 |
Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac
The field involves compositions useful for pain relief, including diclofenac solution and gel formulations, in particular methods of use thereof, articles of manufacture and kits that provide novel preclinical, clinical and other information to users. |
| US09415027B2 |
Therapeutic agents
The invention provides well-defined compounds that are either EP2 agonists, EP4 agonists, or mixed EP2/EP4 agonist. The compounds are useful for treating a variety of pathological conditions associated with activity of the EP2 and/or EP4 receptors. |
| US09415026B2 |
Use of anti-bacterial agents for the treatment of epithelial-related conditions
Disclosed herein are methods of inactivating and/or decolonizing bacteria on a surface. The present invention also discloses methods for treatment of epithelial conditions caused or aggravated by bacteria, such as acne vulgaris, in a subject in need thereof. The present invention additionally discloses inventive compounds and compositions that exhibit anti-bacterial and/or anti-inflammatory effects. |
| US09415025B2 |
Methods of treating Parkinson's disease
Therapeutic compositions and methods for treatment of late-onset Gaucher disease are described herein. The compositions comprise compounds having activity as pharmacological chaperones for mutant forms of the beta-glucocerebrosidase. Methods of treatment involve providing therapeutically effective amounts of such compositions to subjects in need thereof. |
| US09415022B2 |
Injectable bulking compositions
According to an aspect of the invention, injectable bulking compositions are provided which contain the following: (a) fibers that are configured to prevent migration to locations in the body remote from the injection site, for example, because they have a minimum length that is sufficiently large to prevent migration of the fibers and/or because they have surface features that stimulate host tissue response to lock the fibers in position and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to render the composition injectable. |
| US09415021B2 |
Synthesis of oxygen carrying, turbulence resistant, high density submicron particulates
An artificial oxygen carrier (AOC) for use as a blood substitute in the body. A first gas permeable shell encloses an oxygen carrying agent. The first gas-permeable shell has a second oxygen carrying agent surrounding it, and there is a second gas-permeable shell enclosing the second agent. The concentric shells are not subject to turbulent breakup, or chemical decomposition, and do not release the oxygen carrying agents into the blood. |
| US09415020B2 |
Nanoparticle formulations with enhanced mucosal penetration
Hypotonic formulations were evaluated for delivering water-soluble drugs and for drug delivery with muco-inert (that is, non-adhesive) mucus-penetrating nanoparticles (MPP). Hypotonic formulations markedly increased the rate at which drugs and MPP reached the epithelial surface, including deep into the vaginal folds. Minimally hypotonic formulations, preferably ranging from 20-220 mOsm/kg, provided rapid and uniform delivery of MPP to the entire vaginal surface, with minimal risk of epithelial toxicity. Data also show that there is a higher osmolality in the colon, such that vehicles with an osmolality above that of blood plasma (generally considered isotonic at ˜300 mOsm/kg), still lead to improvements in distribution in the colon due to rapid, osmotically-induced fluid absorption. The range for improved colon distribution with a hypotonic vehicle in the colon is ˜20 mOsm/kg-450 mOsm/kg. |
| US09415016B2 |
DPP-IV inhibitor combined with a further antidiabetic agent, tablets comprising such formulations, their use and process for their preparation
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising fixed dose combinations of a DPP-4 inhibitor drug and a partner drug, processes for the preparation thereof, and their use to treat certain diseases. |
| US09415013B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a plurality of first beads each comprising: a core; a first layer comprising pilocarpine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a second layer comprising a first polymer. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a plurality of second beads each comprising: a core; and a first layer comprising tolterodine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical formulations comprising: a) a plurality of the first beads; b) a plurality of the second beads; or c) a plurality of the first beads and a plurality of the second beads. |
| US09415010B2 |
Ingestible circuitry
The present invention provides for safe and reliable electronic circuitry that can be employed in ingestible compositions. The ingestible circuitry of the invention includes a solid support; a conductive element; and an electronic component. Each of the support, conductive element and electronic component are fabricated from an ingestible material. The ingestible circuitry finds use in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e.g., pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US09415003B2 |
Skin care method and kit
A skin care method and kit is disclosed that includes instructions for a dietary skin care regimen. The regimen includes a list of prohibited and allowed foods. The list of prohibited foods includes red meat, chocolate, eggs, confections, alcoholic beverages, shellfish, fried foods, and tomatoes. The list of allowed foods includes chicken, turkey, non-fried fish, vegetables, fruit other than a tomato, and olive oil as a salad dressing. The skin care kit further includes a compliance report including the list of prohibited and allowed foods with corresponding data input fields for each food in the list of prohibited and allowed foods. The user indicates an amount of each prohibited and allowed food item consumed by the user in the corresponding data input field. A compliance rating system is disclosed in which the total number of servings of prohibited and allowed foods consumed by the user determines the user's compliance level. |
| US09415002B2 |
Polysilicone base for scar treatment
A polysilicone base for medical and cosmetic compositions includes a dimethicone fluid, a volatile cyclosiloxane, a silicone elastomer, and nanoparticulate silica. The polysilicone base may also include one or more therapeutic agents for reducing the formation and appearance of scar tissue at the site of a wound. The polysilicone base is spreadable, but does not run off of the wound site. The polysilicone base is phase-stable, in that it does not separate into phases. |
| US09415000B2 |
Hair straightening method involving reducing sugars
A hair straightening and/or hair relaxing method comprising: applying a hair care composition to hair, wherein the composition comprises a sugar, a buffering agent and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and wherein, where the composition is heated to a temperature of at least 100° C., the composition comprises from about 6% to about 20% reducing sugar; hair drying; providing a hair straightening appliance at a temperature of from about 100° C. to about 280° C. and mechanically straightening the hair with the appliance. |
| US09414998B2 |
Preventing or ameliorating agent for pigmentation
An external preparation for skin is provided for amelioration of pigmentation. The skin preparation includes a compound represented by the following general formula (1), an isomer thereof, and/or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents an aromatic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched chain alkyl or acyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. |
| US09414996B2 |
Dental compositions comprising addition-fragmentation agents
A curable dental composition comprising an addition-fragmentation agent and a curable dental resin is disclosed. |
| US09414995B2 |
Dental fillers including a phosphorus-containing surface treatment, and compositions and methods thereof
The present application provides dental fillers, and methods of making and using dental fillers that include a treated surface that includes phosphorus and a divalent cation. Dental compositions including such dental fillers can be useful for delivering ions to the oral environment. |
| US09414991B2 |
Medical connector having locking engagement
A medical connector system including a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has a housing, a biasing member, and at least one projection. The second connector has at least one groove for receiving the at least one projection. The proximal end of the second connector is configured to be at least partially disposed within the distal end of the housing of the first connector. Upon application and release of a first set of opposing axial forces applied to the connector system, the first connector is locked to the second connector and, upon application and release of a second set of opposing axial forces, the first connector is released from the second connector. The connectors may include indicators to show when the connector system is in the locked position. |
| US09414989B2 |
Pharmaceutical product container with permanent locking mechanism
Various embodiments of pharmaceutical product containers are disclosed. Each pharmaceutical product container includes a cap, a container body, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is disposable from a locked state to an unlocked state at least when the cap is in a closed position relative to the container body (e.g., to define an enclosed space for pharmaceutical product). Once in the locked state and with the cap being in a closed position, the locking mechanism is unable to return to its unlocked state. Pharmaceutical product enclosed within the container with the locking mechanism being in its locked state may then be disposed of in any appropriate manner (e.g., discarded in the trash). |
| US09414985B2 |
Modular system for niches or crypts for depositing ashes and/or dry remains
A modular system of niches or crypts for the deposit of ashes and/or dry remains with easy assembly which does not require high skill training. The modular system can have different heights and widths of the niches, which is possible by the use of connectors. The modular system for crypts can be recoated with an aesthetically pleasing to the eye material, such as ceramic, marble or other materials. |
| US09414981B2 |
Bed and separating method of the same
A bed includes a first rail, a second rail, a wheelchair having a first armrest mounting unit to and from which the first rail is attached and detached in one side part, and a second armrest mounting unit to and from which the second rail is attached and detached in another side part. A bed main body portion has a first support portion and a second support portion, and the first support portion has a first bed mounting unit to and from which the first rail or the second rail is attached and detached in a front end. The second support portion has a second bed mounting unit to and from which the first rail or the second rail is attached and detached in a front end. |
| US09414976B2 |
Brake structure for mobile object
A brake structure for a wheelchair having a pair of wheels includes: a braking device for braking one of the pair of wheels; a grip to be held by an operator for a moving operation of the wheelchair, the grip including a base fixed to the wheelchair at any position around one axis along a travel direction A of the wheelchair, extending in such a manner as to protrude from the one axis in a radial direction when viewed from the travel direction of the wheelchair, and being mounted rotatably in one direction; and a braking operation section (a brake wire coupling member and a brake wire) for operating the braking device in accordance with the rotation of the grip. Consequently, the load of a braking operation can be reduced, and the ease of a moving operation during the braking operation can be improved. |
| US09414975B2 |
Three-dimensional printed article
A process for forming an absorbent article comprising a substrate having a composite image printed thereon. The composite image includes artwork portions printed on the top and bottom surfaces of the printed article substrate, which are vertically aligned with each other. |
| US09414967B2 |
Composition, preparation, and use of chitosan shards for biomedical applications
A thin chitosan-based material can be used for biomedical applications. The chitosan has been treated in a nitrogen field by applying energy to ionize nitrogen in and around the chitosan material. A single or multiple such treatments may be employed. For example, the chitosan material may be irradiated under nitrogen using γ-irradiation, treated under a nitrogen plasma, or both. A thin chitosan material can be readily treated by surface modifying treatments such as irradiating under nitrogen using γ-irradiation, treating under a nitrogen plasma, or both. |
| US09414962B2 |
Device for treatment of glaucoma and prevention of sub-scleral fibrosis and blockage
A device for treatment of glaucoma and prevention of sub-scleral fibrosis and blockage. This invention relates to a device for treatment of glaucoma comprising of a circular patch (1) with a plurality of holes wherein the patch is made of biocompatible material. Further, this invention also relates to a device for prevention of sub-scleral fibrosis and blockage comprising of a circular patch with a cut integrally provided with a lip (2) wherein the patch is made of bio compatible material and having a plurality of holes. |
| US09414959B2 |
Gastric, cutaneous, or peritoneal delivery of frozen mist to induce therapeutic hyperthermia
Peritoneal heat exchange provides the benefit of extremely rapid cooling of the patient's target organs such as the heart and brain as well as facilitating global patient body temperature reduction to therapeutically effective temperatures. The heat exchange medium of the present invention is a chilled gaseous fluid suspension of frozen ice particles. |
| US09414958B1 |
Sexual aid systems
A sexual aid system including a flexible fabric tube and tube-insertable vibrator to assist a user to maintain an erection and offer additional stimulation to one or both partners in combination with user-adjustability for fit and vibrator location. |
| US09414957B1 |
Nasal strip having improved characteristics
A nasal strip for opening nasal passageways having an external portion extending throughout the length of the nasal strip. The external portion of the nasal strip is formed from a flexible plastic material. The external portion has a central section and opposing end sections with the central section having the same width as each of the end sections. The central section has sufficient thickness to create a lifting torque of at least 0.1 inch-ounces onto the opposing end sections of the nasal strip. An adhesive coating covers each of the end sections and the central section does not have an adhesive coating. |
| US09414949B2 |
Shoe interfaced ankle support apparatus
A shoe-interfaced ankle support apparatus includes a leg support member having a side wall defining an open top and open bottom configured to be worn on the user's lower leg. The support apparatus includes a primary foot sling having first and second ends coupled to the side wall of the leg support portion adjacent the closed bottom, the foot sling having a length configured to extend loosely across the open bottom of the leg support portion so as to selectively cradle the foot of the user while in a shoe. A shoe interface member includes a proximal end coupled to the side wall of the leg support portion adjacent the open bottom and extending away, the shoe interface member having a plurality of apertures configured to register with respective holes of the shoe's lace portion and to receive the shoelace of the shoe therethrough. |
| US09414940B2 |
Sensored head for a measurement tool for the muscular-skeletal system
A measurement tool for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The measurement tool includes a sensored head that comprises a first support structure, a second support structure, and a plurality of sensors for measuring load and position of load. The housing for the measurement tool includes a first housing component and a second housing component. The first housing component comprises a handle portion, a shaft portion, and a first support structure. Similarly, the second housing component comprises a handle portion, a shaft portion, and a second support structure. The sensored head includes an interconnect, a sensor guide, sensors, and a load plate. The interconnect and the sensor guide are aligned and retained in the first support structure by a sidewall. |
| US09414931B2 |
Artificial disc
An intervertebral artificial disc is provided with a first endplate having a plurality of protrusions for attaching to an adjacent vertebrae and an extension portion extending towards a second adjacent vertebrae. A second endplate is provided with a plurality of protrusions for attaching to a second adjacent vertebrae and an extension portion extending towards the first adjacent vertebrae. A flexible member having an upper portion and a lower portion and a slider plate positioned within the upper portion of the flexible member is also provided. The extension portion of the first endplate is adapted to fit within a first cavity in the upper portion of the flexible member and the extension portion of the second endplate is adapted to fit within a second cavity in the lower portion of the flexible member. |
| US09414930B2 |
Activatable devices containing a chemonucleolysis agent
Effective devices and methods using a chemonucleolysis agent are provided for treating an intervertebral disc or treating spinal arachnoiditis. The devices and methods comprise a chemonucleolysis agent to degrade or to shrink at least a portion of the intervertebral disc. In some embodiments, the methods and devices are configured to immediately release an effective amount of the chemonucleolysis agent within 24 hours when the device comes in contact directly or indirectly with an activator and provide sustained release of the chemonucleolysis agent over a period of up to one year to treat the intervertebral disc. In some embodiments, the chemonucleolysis agent in the device is administered in or near the intrathecal space and/or thecal sac to treat spinal arachnoiditis. |
| US09414929B2 |
Biologic vertebral reconstruction
A device and method for biologic vertebral reconstruction utilizes a biologically active jacket inserted into a cavity formed in a vertebra to be reconstructed. An artificial bone material is inserted into the biologically active jacket and allowed to set. The structure and method described herein provide for effective biologic vertebral reconstruction. The use of a biological material and artificial bone enables the host bone to replace the artificial bone over a period of time. Additionally, the structure of the biologically active jacket minimizes any impact into the spinal canal and the paravertebral spaces. Moreover, because of its biomechanical characteristics, which approximate the host bone, there is relative protection of the neighboring vertebra against fracture. Still further, the materials of the biologically active jacket may be impregnated with various substances to achieve various advantageous tasks. |
| US09414928B2 |
Method for optimization of joint arthroplasty component design
Methods and devices are disclosed for the optimization of shoulder arthroplasty component design through the use of computed tomography scan data from arthritic shoulders. |
| US09414922B2 |
Three-dimensional annuloplasty ring
An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The ring is more flexible in bending about radially extending axes than about the central axis. The ring may have an inner structural support covered by a pliable sleeve and/or a fabric tube. The structural support may have a varying cross-section, such as a C-shaped cross-section in a mid-section between two free ends and a rectangular cross-section at the free ends. |
| US09414918B2 |
Heart valve sealing devices
This disclosure pertains generally to prosthetic devices and related methods for helping to seal native heart valves and prevent or reduce regurgitation therethrough, as well as devices and related methods for implanting such prosthetic devices. In some cases, a spacer having a single anchor can be implanted within a native heart valve. In some cases, a spacer having dual anchors can be implanted within a native heart valve. In some cases, devices can be used to extend the effective length of a native heart valve leaflet. |
| US09414915B2 |
Stent valve, delivery apparatus and method therefor
A delivery catheter (12) for a stent valve (10), the delivery catheter having a distal portion (14) insertable into an anatomy, the distal portion comprising an accommodation region (18) for accommodating a stent-valve for delivery into the anatomy, the delivery catheter further comprising at least one sheath (20; 22) that is translatable between a closed position for at least partly closing the accommodation region and an open position for at least partly opening the accommodation region. |
| US09414911B2 |
Collapsible prosthetic heart valves
Prosthetic heart valves, which are collapsible to a relatively small circumferential size for less invasive delivery into a patient and which then re-expand to operating size at an implant site in the patient, include a collapsible/expandable stent-like supporting structure and various components of flexible, sheet-like material that are attached to the supporting structure. For example, these sheet-like other components may include prosthetic valve leaflets, layers of buffering material, cuff material, etc. Improved structures and techniques are provided for securing such other components to the stent-like supporting structure of the valve. |
| US09414908B2 |
Liquid formulation for ophtalmic devices
According to a first aspect, the invention relates to an intraocular variable focus implant comprising a non-conducting liquid with a melting temperature above 0° C., a conducting liquid, a liquid interface formed by the non-conducting and conducting liquids, a first electrode in contact with the conducting liquid, a second electrode insulated from the conducting liquid, wherein the liquid interface is movable by electro wetting according to a change in a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes. |
| US09414904B2 |
Sacrocolpopexy/sacrocervicopexy vaginal positioning and mesh retention system
A vaginal support device, vaginal positioning system and associated method of treating pelvic prolapse is presented herein. Vaginal support device contains flat superior and inferior surfaces to facilitate affixing of mesh to vagina. Vaginal support device may be used as part of a system in conjunction with a manipulation device to support the vaginal walls. Mesh retention system may also include a holding device and retention mechanism such as a catheter or shaft and corresponding catheter balloon to hold mesh in place. |
| US09414903B2 |
Pelvic implant system and method
Systems and methods are provided and adapted to engage and pull (e.g., pull up) or reposition paraurethral support tissue, such as the perineal membrane. The perineal membrane intersects the urethra and vagina at the midurethra or distal location and can thus be stabilized or controlled in a manner that helps restore continence. As such, the implants can be utilized to eliminate the need for mesh or other supportive structures under the urethra that is common with other incontinence slings. |
| US09414902B2 |
Method for treating prolapse and incontinence
A system and method of treating vaginal prolapse and incontinence comprises a kit. The kit includes a mesh graft configured for attachment to the anterior and posterior vaginal walls to thereby treat the vaginal prolapse. A graft delivery device is also provided for introducing and placing the mesh graft to a location deep within the peritoneal cavity and for attaching the graft thereto. A leg assembly is provided and coupled to an end of the mesh graft and cooperates with the graft delivery device to anchor and affix the mesh graft to the desired anatomical structures. The method according to the present invention contemplates a laparoscopic graft placement utilizing the components of the kit. |
| US09414901B2 |
Drug-eluting stents for adenosine receptor modulation
Drug eluting stents (DES) useful for the treatment of restenosis are described. The stents comprise biocompatible polymers and adenosine receptor modulators. |
| US09414900B2 |
Feather imping method
A feather imping method uses a feather imping pin that attaches a donor feather to a receiving feather. The feather imping pin is inserted into a receiving feather shaft of the receiving feather. Feather imping is performed using the feather imping pin that connects the donor feather and the receiving feather. The feather imping pin fits inside both the receiving feather shaft of the receiving feather and a donor feather shaft of the donor feather. |
| US09414896B2 |
Methods and materials for oral stenting
This document provides methods and materials related to oral stenting. For example, oral stenting devices (e.g., adjustable oral stenting devices) and methods for using oral stenting devices for radiation therapy are provided. |
| US09414894B1 |
Color safeguarded dental-implant surgical-kit with drilling depth limiter
An apparatus is an implant-dentist more readily identifiable visual segregation amongst their oral-surgery arbor-tools used conjunction with a conventional hand-held power/rotary-tool. The arbor-tools generally has at least a tri-echeloned set, wherein are included progressions of drill-bit lengths and companion thread-taps appearing in three different diameters. Additionally, the drill-bit shanks are optionally provided with a radial-flange serving as an automatic depth-stop device and these radial-flanges may include a distinctive annular-marker device serving to readily indicate the length of the selected drill-bit, thereby obviating usual procedure of stopping to confirm via the obscure conventional alpha-numeric indicia. |
| US09414893B2 |
Protective box for surgery
The present invention is directed to providing a sterile container protecting various surgical grafts, implants and devices from incidental contamination and damage during operative procedures. The design includes an inner box to contain the items, and an outer box to protect the exterior of the inner box from contamination in the event of fall or other contamination, such as from airborne particles or liquids, fall from the sterile field, or by non-sterile handling. In the event of fall or contamination of the outer box, the surgical staff will be able to recover the inner box and its contents in sterile and unspoiled condition without difficulty. |
| US09414890B2 |
Cart with collecting bin
A cart includes a main body, wheels, first drawers, at least one collecting bin and at least one driving unit. The wheels are disposed on the bottom of the main body. The first drawers are contained in a front space of the main body and are configured to be pulled out of the main body via a front surface thereof. The collecting bin is contained in a rear space of the main body. The collecting bin has an opening and an accommodation space communicated with the opening. The opening is located in the rear space such that the accommodation space is not exposed to the outside of the main body. The driving unit is coupled to the collecting bin and configured to receive an external triggering to turn the collecting bin out of the main body via a rear surface thereof, to expose the opening and the accommodation space. |
| US09414889B2 |
Follicular unit harvesting tool
The invention provides a device and a method for improving hair harvesting and extraction. The device includes a mechanism for assisting in separation of the hair graft from the surrounding connective tissue. The apparatus and methods of the current invention are such that the viability of the follicular unit contained within the extracted plug is substantially preserved. |
| US09414885B2 |
Ostial renal nerve ablation
A catheter including an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, where the catheter includes a thermal element at the distal end thereof. The thermal element may be used in an ablation procedure or other procedure to heat a tissue adjacent a vessel. In some instances, the thermal element may be positioned in a first vessel and may operate to heat tissue adjacent a second vessel or adjacent an ostium between the first vessel and the second vessel. Further, the catheter may include an expandable portion on which the thermal element may be connected or positioned. The expandable portion(s) may comprise a basket or cage, a balloon, a memory shape and formable portion, and/or other mechanical expanders. |
| US09414884B2 |
Instrument set for treating stenoses of the spinal canal
An instrument set for the microinvasive treatment of stenoses of the spinal canal and/or other constrictions of the spinal canal, comprising a microinvasive access tube (1) having a distal end insertable into the body; an ablation device (2) having an ablation head (21) which can be accommodated in the access tube (1) and which can be directed out of the access tube (1) at the distal end and brought into at least one working position; a screening element (31) for screening the ablation head (21) in relation to the dura which can be accommodated in the access tube (1) and which can be directed out of the access tube (1) at the distal end and brought into at least one working position in which the screening element (31) laterally protrudes above the access tube (1). |
| US09414883B2 |
Co-access foam/electrode introducer
Methods, medical probe kits, and systems are provided for treating a tissue region within a patient, e.g., a margin of tissue surrounding an interstitial space created by removing abnormal tissue. A delivery cannula is introduced within the patient. A hydrophilic electrode is advanced through the cannula adjacent the tissue region, e.g., within the interstitial cavity. An ablation probe is advanced though the cannula into contact with the hydrophilic electrode, and ablation energy is conveyed from the ablation probe into the tissue region via the hydrophilic electrode. |
| US09414882B2 |
Treatment system and actuation method for treatment system
A treatment system includes a power source for heat generation which outputs power for heat generation, a grasping member having a heating element which applies the power for heat generation as thermal energy to a living tissue, and a control section which performs constant temperature control on the power source for heat generation on the basis of temperature of the heating element, and controls the power source for heat generation so as to finish application of the thermal energy and complete treatment if the power for heat generation becomes not more than predetermined threshold power which is independent of a type of the living tissue or if a rate of decrease in the power for heat generation becomes not more than a predetermined threshold rate. |
| US09414881B2 |
System and method for increasing a target zone for electrical ablation
System for increasing a target zone for electrical ablation includes a treatment control module executable by a processor. The control module directs a pulse generator to apply pre-conditioning pulses to subject tissue cells in a pre-conditioning zone to electroporation, the pre-conditioning zone being smaller than a target ablation zone. After the pre-conditioning pulses have been applied, the control module directs the pulse generator to apply treatment pulses to electrically ablate the tissue cells in the target ablation zone. The pre-conditioning pulses cause the pre-conditioning zone to have a much higher conductivity so that the zone acts as a larger electrode area when the treatment pulses are applied, which results in a much larger target ablation zone than otherwise possible. |
| US09414879B2 |
Catalyzed exothermic ablation device
The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for heating tissue, including ablating a tumor, using the catalyzed heat of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide solutions. A hydrogen peroxide solution is contacted with a catalyst to decompose the hydrogen peroxide and heat the distal tip of a catheter to a temperature effective to ablate a target tissue. |
| US09414878B1 |
Cryogenic balloon ablation system
A cryogenic ablation catheter includes a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector respectively at the catheter shaft proximal and distal ends, a refrigerant delivery tube assembly including a refrigerant delivery tube translatable within the catheter shaft lumen, and a refrigerant delivery element with an outlet located inside the balloon which directs refrigerant outwardly against the balloon at different axial positions as it translates. A cryogenic balloon ablation system includes the cryogenic ablation catheter, a catheter coupler mating with the connector, a linear motion assembly, and a connection line fluidly coupled to a refrigerant fluid source for supplying refrigerant fluid to the refrigerant delivery tube. |
| US09414877B2 |
Osteotomy opening jack
Adjustable opening jacks with designs that incorporate a novel locking hinge mechanism and adjustable separation arms to achieve broader scopes of application, bone plate specificity, and variable bone size capability during various osteotomy procedures. The locking hinge mechanism constrains the upper body from moving in either the vertical plane or anterior-posterior (AP) slope trajectory depending on the mode of application. The opening jack has a configuration that allows for a straight and/or sloped opening. |
| US09414874B2 |
Low profile fastening assembly
A fastener assembly that can be used for the fixation or anchoring of orthopedic devices or instruments to bone tissue. In particular, a low profile variable angle or fixed angle fastener assembly is able to securely connect the orthopedic device to bone tissue. The fastener assembly may have a locking mechanism that will quickly and easily lock the fastener assembly with respect to the orthopedic device. |
| US09414873B2 |
Modular bone fixation system
Systems for modular bone fixation may include first, second, and at least one third portion to aid in fracture reduction, simplify the surgical procedure, increase fracture fixation strength, and reduce irritation to the patient caused by the implant. In some examples, the at least one third portion may be separable from the first and second portions to further simplify the surgical procedure and reduce irritation to the patient. |
| US09414870B2 |
Translatable carriage fixation system
Translational bone fixation assemblies, kits containing such assemblies, and methods of use are described herein. The described assemblies may be used in spinal fusion procedures in which a damaged or diseased disc (or part of a disc) is removed from between a pair of vertebrae and a spinal fusion spacer is placed between the vertebrae. The assemblies may be applied to an anterior portion of the affected vertebrae to span the affected disc space, and may be fixed to the vertebrae using bone screws. The assemblies may function to maintain the vertebrae aligned during the initial period following fixation in which fusion of the spacer to the adjacent vertebrae occurs. The assemblies may also function to share some of the axial spinal load applied to the fusion spacer to prevent extreme subsidence of the spacer into the vertebral body, such as where the patient has poor bone quality. |
| US09414869B2 |
Bone fixation assembly
A bone fixation assembly to promote healing of a bone fracture comprises a first bone engagement member and a second bone engagement member. The first bone engagement member comprises an elongated body with proximal and distal end portions, a projection, and an inner surface defining an opening. The second bone engagement member comprises a main body, first and second outer surfaces, an inner surface defining an aperture, and an inner surface defining an opening spaced from the aperture. One of the end portions of first bone engagement member is dimensioned to extend through the aperture of the second bone engagement member. The opening of the first bone engagement member and the opening of the second bone engagement member are aligned to receive a fastener when the elongated body extends through the aperture and contacts an outer surface of the second bone engagement member. |
| US09414868B1 |
Guide placement device and method of use
Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that secures, at a particular location in a bone, a guidance needle for guiding a cannulated device into the bone at the particular location. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a tap for advancing the guidance needle into the bone. The guidance needle is used to guide the cannulated device to the particular location in the bone. In some embodiments, the tap is threaded and used to create a threaded guide path to further direct the placement of the cannulated device within the bone. |
| US09414866B2 |
Spinal implant apparatuses and methods of implanting and using same
An adjustable spinal implant device, comprising: a sliding portion provided with a tongue; and, a non-sliding portion provided with a slot adapted for receipt of the tongue; wherein the tongue is slidably and rotatably positioned within the slot. Methods of use include adjusting a spinal implant to an implant site by at least one of sliding and rotating at least a first portion with respect to a second portion of the implant; and, securing the spinal implant to the implant site. |
| US09414863B2 |
Polyaxial bone screw with spherical capture, compression insert and alignment and retention structures
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a receiver, a shank, an articulation structure for retaining the shank in the receiver and a compression insert for engagement with a longitudinal connecting member such as a rod. The articulation structure includes substantially spherical convex and concave surfaces that slidably engage both shank and receiver surfaces to provide compound articulation between the receiver and the shank. The receiver includes inwardly directed spring tabs engaging the insert and prohibiting rotation of the insert within the receiver. |
| US09414859B2 |
Surgical rod measuring system and method
A system and method for measuring a surgical rod are disclosed. The system includes a processor, a probe in communication with the processor and configured to trace along a surface of the implant, a tracking system in communication with the processor and the probe for generating first data representing at least one of linear and rotational movement of the probe during a first trace along the surface of the implant, wherein the processor is configured to receive the first data and generate a first graphical representation of the implant based on the first data, and a display in communication with said processor for displaying the graphical representation of the implant based on the first data. Various methods are also disclosed. |
| US09414855B1 |
Anvil knife for anastomosis tool
A tool for treating a target vessel may include a longitudinally elongated anvil, a channel defined substantially longitudinally in the anvil, and a knife rotatable from a stowed position substantially completely within the channel to an active position in which at least part of the knife extends upward out of the channel, whereby rotation of the knife from the stowed position to the active position incises the target vessel from the inside out. A method of treating a target vessel having a wall may include providing a longitudinally elongated anvil, a channel defined substantially longitudinally in the anvil, and a knife rotatable into and out of the channel; rotating the knife from a stowed position substantially completely within the channel to an active position in which at least part of the knife extends upward out of the channel, wherein the rotating causes the knife to penetrate through the wall of the target vessel; translating the knife along the anvil to create an incision having a length; and rotating the knife from the active position to a withdrawal position substantially completely within the channel, wherein the rotating is in the same direction as the rotating the knife from the stowed position to the active position. |
| US09414851B2 |
Patella clamp and drill guide surgical instrument and method of use
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella drill guide having a first bracket, a second bracket coupled to the first bracket and moveable relative to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a drill plate having a plurality of guide holes defined therein. |
| US09414845B2 |
Micro-saw blade for bone-cutting surgical saws
A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw having protrusions extending therefrom that interface with the cutting blade. The cutting blade includes a distal end comprising a plurality of cutting teeth and a shank portion adjacent the distal end. It also includes a proximal end adjacent the shank portion. The proximal end is shaped to attach to the surgical saw and includes an upper substantially planar surface and a lower substantially planar surface and a side edge extending between the upper and lower planar surfaces. The side edge at least in part defines an outer perimeter extending about the proximal end. The outer perimeter includes a plurality of indentations forming openings configured to receive and interface with the protrusions of the surgical saw in a manner that the protrusions cooperatively impart motion to drive the blade. |
| US09414844B2 |
Surgical clip appliers
A surgical clip applier includes a housing, at least one handle, a channel assembly, a clip carrier, a wedge plate, a clip pusher bar, and a clip follower. The at least one handle is pivotably connected to the housing. The channel assembly extends distally from the housing. The clip carrier is disposed within the channel assembly and defines a channel and a plurality of windows. The wedge plate is reciprocally disposed within the channel assembly. The clip pusher bar is reciprocally positioned within the housing and the channel assembly. The clip follower is slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier and disposed proximally of a plurality of clips. The clip follower is configured and dimensioned to lockout the clip applier after a last clip of the plurality of clips has been expelled by the surgical clip applier. |
| US09414843B2 |
Vascular occlusion methods, systems and devices
Described are devices, methods and systems useful for achieving occlusion of vascular vessels. Percutaneous procedures are used to occlude and obliterate the greater saphenous vein, for example in the treatment of varicose vein condition caused by venous reflux. Certain embodiments encompass the deployment of one or more vascular occlusion devices via a through-and-through percutaneous procedure that leaves the vascular occlusion device or devices in a through-and-through condition. |
| US09414841B2 |
Fasteners and fastener delivery devices for affixing sheet-like materials to bone or tissue
A fastener for attaching a sheet-like implant to tissue or bone. The fastener includes a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end, and a bridge extending therebetween. Each of the first and second arms include a trunk portion defining at least a portion thereof, the trunk portion having a cavity therein and an aperture through a wall thereof. A claw is disposed in the cavity which is moveable from a first delivery position to a second deployed position. A pull member engages each claw to move the claw from the delivery position to the deployed position. |
| US09414840B2 |
Device for stretching the skin
In a device for stretching the skin, particularly for closing a wound, anchoring elements are anchored in the skin. The anchoring elements are movable on a guide device. First anchoring elements are anchored in the skin of the edge of the wound. Second anchoring elements are adjustable on the guide device in the stretching direction behind the first anchoring elements in relation to and independently of said first anchoring elements. |
| US09414825B2 |
Closure device
A closure device includes a protruding member that is detachably provided at a distal end of a longitudinal member; a pair of grasping members that are turnable with respect to the protruding member; first and second linear members that are connected to the pair of grasping members; and a holding portion that has an action portion for applying a force in a direction in which the pair of grasping members approach the protruding member and is detachably provided at a distal end of the longitudinal member. |
| US09414824B2 |
Closure devices, systems, and methods
The present disclosure includes vessel closure devices, systems, and methods. A closure device configured to close an opening in a body lumen may include an elongate member having a distal end and a proximal end. An anchor member may be disposed on the elongate member proximate the distal end of the elongate member. A cap member may also be disposed on the elongate member a distance from the distal end of the elongate member. The anchor member and the cap member cooperate to close the opening in the body lumen. |
| US09414819B2 |
Thermal detachment system for implantable devices
The present invention provides for implant device delivery apparatuses and related methods of use. The delivery systems of the present invention incorporate a stretch resistant tube that advantageously makes the implant device, such as an embolic coil, stretch resistant while a delivery system is being used to position the implant device at a desired target site. |
| US09414812B2 |
System and method for monitoring device engagement
An intravenous ultrasound (IVUS) system can include a catheter and a translation mechanism for translating the catheter. Engagement between the catheter and the translation mechanism may be detected, and the translation mechanism can be placed in a connected or disconnected mode, accordingly. When in connected mode, certain IVUS operations may be enabled when compared to disconnected mode, wherein such operations may be disabled. Thus, some embodiments may ensure proper engagement between the catheter and the translation mechanism prior to allowing certain IVUS operations to be carried out. |
| US09414808B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic device, ultrasound diagnostic method, and recording medium storing non-transitory computer-readable program
An ultrasound diagnostic device 101 is equipped with a probe distance determiner 7 and a screen creator 8. The probe distance determiner 7 analyses a positional relationship between a probe and an area subject to measurement appearing in an ultrasound image, and determines whether or not the analysed positional relationship is appropriate. The screen creator 8 notifies a user of determination results. An appropriate positional relationship is one in which a pixel region having luminance characteristics of a gelatinous medium is present between an element array of an ultrasound probe 102 and the area subject to measurement appearing in the ultrasound image, and in which the distance between the prove and the area subject to measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold across the entire length of the element array. |
| US09414807B2 |
Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, medical image display apparatus and medical image displaying method
An ultrasound diagnosis system, a medical image display apparatus and displaying method that simultaneously acquires virtual endoscopy image data and multi-planar-reconstruction (MPR) image data of a diagnosing target region based on the volume data acquired from an object. Virtual endoscopy image data is generated by setting up a viewing point and a viewing direction on a volume data acquired from the object. A marker is provided on a target region of a lumen organ shown in the virtual endoscopy image data for setting up an observing direction. A reference line started from the volume data is set up along an observing direction. By comparing a voxel value of the volume data that is crossing to the reference line with a prescribed threshold value, a reference point where a surface of the diagnosing target region crosses the reference line is set up to the volume data. MPR image data is generated by extracting each voxel of the volume data corresponded to each of three MPR cross-sectional planes that are mutually orthogonally crossing at the reference point and displayed with the virtual endoscopy image data. |
| US09414805B2 |
Spectral Doppler with multiple spatially distinct gates
Spatially distinct Spectral Doppler information is displayed. A spectrum is determined for each of a plurality of spatial locations, such as associated with different receive beams. Given a plurality of spectra at different spatial locations, an image may be generated as a function of the spectra. For example, a two-dimensional image has display values for different pixels or locations derived from one or more characteristics of the spectra, such as the maximum velocity with energy above a threshold for each location. As another example, the spectrum from the set of spectra with the highest maximum velocity is selected for generating a spectral strip display. |
| US09414802B2 |
Charger for electronic grid holders and detectors stored at mobile radiographic imaging apparatus and methods for using the same
A mobile radiography apparatus has a moveable (e.g., wheeled) transport frame and an adjustable support mounted at the frame that can include an x-ray source. Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus by which mobile radiography carts can provide a charging capability for at least one radiographic detector (e.g., removed power source, detector either separately mounted at the mobile radiography apparatus or in a detector carrier (e.g., grid holder)) mounted at the mobile radiography apparatus. |
| US09414800B2 |
X-ray output apparatus
There is provided a device including an X-ray output apparatus including an X-ray output section including a plurality of X-ray sources and outputting parallel X-ray beams, a shield section capable of changing a position which blocks the output parallel X-ray beams and permeate the parallel X-rays beams, and a control section controlling an output of the parallel X-ray beams at the X-ray output section and the position which permeates the parallel X-ray beams at a shield section. |
| US09414799B2 |
System and method for implementation of 4D time-energy subtraction computed tomography
A method is disclosed for generating a time resolved series of time and energy subtracted 3D volume reconstructions, e.g., using a switched dual energy C-Arm type X-ray imaging system or a bi-plane type X-ray imaging system. |
| US09414798B2 |
System and method for automatic trigger-ROI detection and monitoring during bolus tracking
A method for bolus tracking includes acquiring one or more baseline images. One or more trigger regions are automatically established within the baseline images. A bolus is administered. The automatically established trigger regions are monitored for bolus arrival at the one or more trigger regions. Bolus arrival at a volume of interest is forecasted based on the bolus arrival at the one or more trigger regions. A diagnostic scan of the volume of interest is acquired at the forecasted time. |
| US09414792B2 |
Computed tomography system with dynamic bowtie filter
A CT apparatus for scanning an object is provided. An x-ray source is provided, wherein the x-ray source provides a collimated x-ray beam with a cross-section. A plurality of wedges is provided between the source and object. An actuator is connected to the wedges for moving the wedges substantially perpendicular to the length of the cross-section of the collimated x-ray beam. An x-ray detector is located on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and is for detecting x-rays that pass through the object and the plurality of wedges. A gantry rotates the x-ray source, the plurality of wedges, and the x-ray detector around an axis of rotation. A detection system measures the relative position of the plurality of wedges. The detection system comprises an optical sensor and a plurality of optical markers, where each wedge has at least one optical marker attached. |
| US09414791B2 |
X-ray photographing apparatus
Disclosed is an X-ray photographing apparatus comprising: an X-ray generator for generating X-rays; an X-ray detector for detecting the X-rays discharged from the X-ray generator; and a collimator for permitting only a portion of the X-rays to pass through and blocking the rest X-rays, wherein the apparatus further comprising a support means for supporting the X-rays generator and the X-ray detector and varying heights of the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector, wherein the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector are arranged facing each other at respective left and right sides with respect to the support means for supporting the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector so as to achieve a weight balance, and the support means has an X-ray path through which the X-rays generated by the X-ray generator pass without interference. |
| US09414790B2 |
Dual-energy cone-beam CT scanning
A CT scanning apparatus includes a control apparatus arranged to cause a first rotation of a gantry and trigger an x-ray source to emit x-radiation at a first x-ray energy when an angular encoder reports that the gantry is at each of multiple predetermined angular locations, and cause a second rotation of the gantry and trigger the x-ray source to emit x-radiation at a second x-ray energy differing from the first x-ray energy when the angular encoder reports that the gantry is at each of the same predetermined angular locations. An image processing means receives the projection images and reconstructs them into a volumetric image. A support couch is provided for the patient, and to minimize the likelihood of movement artifacts, the support couch includes a patient immobilisation system such as an evacuatable bead bag, bite post, or stereotactic frames, or the like. |
| US09414789B2 |
Diagnostic device for morpho-functional investigations
A diagnostic device for morpho-functional investigations includes a plurality of measuring elements (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) of the scintillation type, positioned around a receiving area (3) for performing relative three-dimensional investigations on different parts of a patient (P) positioned in the receiving area, the first ring (5) having an internal diameter (d) less than the internal diameter (D) of the second ring (6). |
| US09414788B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and method of generating stereoscopic image
Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for generating a stereoscopic image by using the apparatus. The stereoscopic image generation method includes emitting first X-rays toward a target object at a first emission angle, detecting the first X-rays which have propagated through the target object in order to acquire a first X-ray image, emitting second X-rays toward the target object at a second emission angle which is different from the first emission angle, detecting the second X-rays which have propagated through the target object in order to acquire at least a second X-ray image, and generating a stereoscopic image based on the first X-ray image and the at least second X-ray image. |
| US09414785B2 |
Garment for bioinformation measurement having electrode, bioinformation measurement system and bioinformation measurement device, and device control method
One embodiment provides a garment for measuring biological information, a measurement system, a measurement device and a method of controlling thereof capable of measuring biological information with accuracy regardless of variations of each examinee. When an examinee wears a shirt, four limb electrodes are arranged at positions so that the electrodes cover the body surface other than around the clavicle. At that time, the four limb electrodes are assigned to positions so that they cover about the pelvis. Also, during the use of the shirt, chest electrodes cover from the body surface (around lower part of left side of the body) of a presternal region around the left thorax in a perpendicular direction of the body axis (a direction perpendicular to the length of the shirt) and the electrodes are assigned so as to cover from the body surface around the fourth rib to that around the sixth rib. |
| US09414782B2 |
Fluid component analysis systems and methods for glucose monitoring and control
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for determining analyte concentration in a sample such as bodily fluid. Systems and methods disclosed herein can also include a treatment dosing system to infuse or inject a treatment drug (e.g., insulin or glucose) and provide glycemic control. The dose of the treatment drug may be based on the concentration of the analyte or the average value for the concentration of the analyte and/or the rate of change of the value of the concentration of the analyte. |
| US09414774B2 |
Method and system for withdrawing body fluid
A system and method for carrying out the withdrawal of body fluid with as little body fluid as possible visible to the user at the end of the process. The present invention provides a pressure piece for exerting pressure on a body part. The pressure piece is moved relative to a support for the body part, and in the final phase of fluid withdrawal, the compressive or resistive force of the pressure piece on the body part is reduced in order to avoid the escape of body fluid from the puncture site. The support results in a defined positioning of the body part that rests against it for the lancing process, whereas the relative movement of the pressure piece enables an additional increase in pressure and thus an improved collection of fluid. |
| US09414773B2 |
Respiratory motion determination apparatus
A respiratory motion determination apparatus determines respiratory motion of a living being (3). A raw data providing unit (2) provides raw data assigned to different times, wherein the raw data are indicative of a structure like the apex of the heart muscle, which is influenced by cardiac motion and by respiratory motion. A reconstruction unit (6) reconstructs intermediate images of the structure from the provided raw data. A structure detection unit (7) detects the structure in the reconstructed intermediate images. A respiratory motion determination unit (10) determines the respiratory motion of the living being based on the structure detected in the reconstructed intermediate images. This allows determining respiratory motion with high accuracy, without relying on, for example, a stable correlation between a tracking signal of an external respiratory gating device and respiratory phases. |
| US09414770B2 |
Respiratory effect reduction in catheter position sensing
A method, including positioning body-electrodes in galvanic contact with a body of a patient and locating a probe in the body of the patient. The method further includes tracking positions of the probe during respiration of the patient and determining indications related to impedances between the body-electrodes during the respiration. The method also includes calculating a function relating the positions of the probe to the indications, and applying the function to identify end-expirium points of the respiration based on subsequent indications related to the impedances. |
| US09414768B2 |
Capsule and method for treating or diagnosing conditions or diseases of the intestinal tract
A device and method for mapping, diagnosing and treating inflammatory disorders (such as Crohn's disease) or other diseases, disorders or conditions of the intestinal tract is provided using a capsule passing through the intestinal tract. Further, a capsule tracking system is provided for tracking a capsule's location along the length of an intestinal tract as various treatment and/or sensing modalities are employed. In one variation, an acoustic signal is used to determine the location of the capsule. A map of sensed impedance and or temperature may be derived from the pass of a capsule to diagnose the disorder or disease. The capsule or subsequently passed capsules may treat, further diagnose, or mark the intestinal tract at a determined location along its length. |
| US09414763B2 |
Wearable/man-portable electromagnetic tomographic imaging
A system for wearable/man-portable electromagnetic tomographic imaging includes a wearable/man-portable boundary apparatus adapted to receive a biological object within, a position determination system, electromagnetic transmitting/receiving hardware, and a hub computer system. The electromagnetic transmitting/receiving hardware collectively generates an electromagnetic field that passes into the boundary apparatus and receives the electromagnetic field after being scattered/interferenced by the biological object within. The hub computer system performs electromagnetic tomographic imaging based on the received electromagnetic field. |
| US09414758B1 |
Apparatus, system and methods for sensing and processing physiological signals
Monitoring of physiological signals is effected. In accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus, system and/or method is directed to sensing physiological signals such as ECG signals. A skin-contacting electrode apparatus includes an electrically conductive sheet having a conductive surface configured and arranged to contact a subject's skin, and conductive flexible microfibers extending from the conductive surface and configured and arranged to protrude into skin pores and sense an ECG signal. |
| US09414757B2 |
Posture dependent time series filtering system and methods for the detection of cardiac events
A device for detecting a cardiac event is disclosed. Detection of an event is based on a test applied to a parameter whose value varies according to heart rate. Both the parameter value and heart rate (RR interval) values are filtered with an exponential average filter. The filtered parameter value and heart rate values are stored as separate datasets corresponding to particular body postures. Upper and lower boundary values and detection thresholds of the parameter are computed for each of the datasets. The test to detect the cardiac event depends on the heart rate and the difference between the parameter's value and a corresponding detection threshold. |
| US09414754B1 |
Systems and methods for evaluating ventricular dyssynchrony using atrial and ventricular pressure measurements obtained by an implantable medical device
Techniques are provided for exploiting left atrial pressure (LAP) measurements to determine various ventricular mechanical and electromechanical contraction intervals and for evaluating ventricular dyssynchrony based on those intervals. In one example, LAP measurements are combined with right ventricular pressure (RVP) measurements to determine the interventricular mechanical delay, which is the primary parameter representative of ventricular dyssynchrony. Other intervals determined based, in part, on LAP measurements include the electromechanical delay for the left ventricle (LV), as well as the LV systolic and diastolic intervals. Techniques are also described herein for detecting various RV intervals including the electromechanical delay for the RV, as well as the RV systolic and diastolic intervals. |
| US09414751B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquiring unit, a correcting unit, and a perfusion image creating unit. The acquiring unit obtains a pixel value of a myocardium tissue and an arterial blood before a contrast agent injected in a second contrast examination arrives at a cardiac of a subject when myocardium perfusion data is created, by performing the second contrast examination that captures a second medical image group including the cardiac of the subject who is given an injection of a contrast agent again after a first contrast examination that captures a first medical image group. The correcting unit corrects contrast agent concentrations of an arterial blood and a myocardium tissue in the second medical image group using acquired each pixel value. The perfusion image creating unit computes the myocardium perfusion data in the second contrast examination based on the corrected contrast agent concentrations. |
| US09414747B2 |
Functional integration of virtual prosthesis in a tissue model
Systems and methods of integrating a virtual prosthesis with a tissue model are presented. Tissue characteristics and prosthesis characteristics can be leveraged to construct observable tissue models that present a model of mutual deformation, especially a time-varying mutual deformation, of a tissue and a possible prosthesis. The mutual deformation indicates how the tissue and prosthesis impact each other over time, possibly on a voxel-by-voxel basis based on deformable registration techniques. |
| US09414746B2 |
Eye tracking
An apparatus (100), comprising a transparent capacitive sensor (102); a body (101) configured to support the transparent capacitive sensor in front of an eye (112) of a user (110); and a driver (106) configured to receive signals from the sensor and to determine eye movements based on the received signals, wherein the sensor (102) is configured to detect movement of the eye (112) based on electrostatic effect caused by a bulge of the cornea of the eye (112). The apparatus may be wearable by the user like eyeglasses. |
| US09414745B2 |
Pupillometry systems, methods, and devices
Pupillometry systems for measuring one or more pupillary characteristics of a patient are shown and described. The puillometry systems include at least one camera for capturing image data of one or more pupils, at least one radiation source configured to project radiation to the one or more pupils, and a computer system in data communication with the at least one camera, the computer system having a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes computer-readable instructions for collecting and time stamping the image data, identifying and measuring the one or more pupils in the image data, processing the image data to produce measurement data of change in the one or more pupillary characteristics, and calculating a standardized output of measurement data for the one or more pupillary characteristics. |
| US09414743B2 |
Laryngoscope
Disclosed is a laryngoscope comprising a handle and an insertion section which extends from the handle, wherein the insertion section comprises a tube guide for retaining and guiding an endotracheal tube during intubation, wherein the handle comprises at least one external tube engaging formation, such as a tube guiding member or tube retaining member. There is also disclosed a laryngoscope having a handle and insertion section which adapted to detachably retain and guide an endotracheal tube along a lateral side of the insertion section and handle such that a retained endotracheal tube is continuously curved, and preferably under flexural tension, from the most proximal location where the handle contacts the retained endotracheal tube to the most distal location where the insertion section contacts the superior side of a retained endotracheal tube. |
| US09414740B2 |
Endoscopic imaging system and method for adapting to remote stimulus
A camera system having a camera head with at least one button; a camera control unit coupleable to the camera head, the camera unit having a network port for receiving requests or information from a remote user; a monitor coupleable to the camera control unit for displaying images from the camera head and information from the camera control unit; the at least one camera head button being configurable by the camera control unit to have a first function and reconfigurable by the camera control unit to have a second function upon receipt of a request or information from a remote user. |
| US09414739B2 |
Imaging apparatus for controlling fluorescence imaging in divided imaging surface
An imaging apparatus includes: an excitation light emission unit that irradiates a subject with excitation light for exciting a fluorescent substance introduced into the subject; a normal light emission unit that irradiates the subject with normal light including a visible wavelength range different from the excitation light; an imaging unit that forms an optical image of the subject irradiated with the excitation light or normal light on an imaging surface to generate an image signal; a brightness signal generation unit that generates a brightness signal indicating brightness, based on the image signal generated by the imaging unit under irradiation with the normal light; and an amplification unit that sets an amplification factor of the image signal to be generated by the imaging unit under irradiation with the excitation light, based on an amplification factor of the image signal according to the brightness signal generated by the brightness signal generation unit. |
| US09414736B2 |
Dishwasher with directional spray
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and a spraying system for supplying liquid to the treating chamber. The spraying system includes a sprayer having a body with an interior, a liquid passage provided in the interior, and a plurality of outlets extending through the body and in fluid communication with the liquid passage. |
| US09414729B2 |
Robotic vacuum cleaner having a multiple arrangement of side brushes
A robotic vacuum cleaner includes a driving mechanism, a fan, an electronic control, sweeping brushes and a housing with a front side extending in the transverse direction (q) and a longitudinal direction (l) perpendicular thereto. An underside of the housing has a suction opening that extends in the transverse direction (q). At least four sweeping brushes are provided, where at least two of the four sweeping brushes are disposed on each side of the suction opening such that at least one subregion of the suction opening remains free from sweeping brushes, as viewed from the front side. The at least two of the four sweeping brushes provided on each of the two sides of the suction opening are driven in an identical direction of rotation. |
| US09414726B2 |
Cleaning appliance
A cleaning appliance includes cyclonic separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow. The separating apparatus is mounted on a main body which includes a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow from the separating apparatus, a system for drawing the fluid flow into the rolling assembly, and a plurality of rolling elements rotatable relative to the main body and which define with the main body a substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly. The main body includes a support, which is separate from the fluid inlet, for supporting the separating apparatus. |
| US09414724B2 |
Damped hinge assemblies
A damped hinge assembly mounts a first member (12, 13) for pivotal movement relative to a second member (14) about an axis of rotation (20). The assembly includes a linear damper (17), which is mounted with its longitudinal axis parallel to the hinge axis, and a cam drive arrangement (21a, 21b, 30a, 30b) for converting the pivotal movement of the first member in at least one direction of rotation into linear displacement of the damper. This causes the damper to produce a damped resistive force to counter the pivotal movement of the first member. The longitudinal axis of the damper is arranged to be coincident with the hinge axis. |
| US09414722B2 |
Facial tissue weighted box system
A ballast system is provided for stabilizing a six-panel rectangular paperboard box containing a stack of inter-folded tissue sheets and having a opening in a top panel thereof for removal of individual tissue sheets. The ballast system includes at least two laminar backing plates fabricated from ferromagnetic material, the backing plates being positionable on an interior surface of said paperboard box, and at least two permanent magnets positionable on an exterior surface of said paperboard box, each permanent magnet securing itself and one backing plate to the paperboard box, with one of the six panels sandwiched therebetween. The box, the backing plates and the permanent magnets have a combined mass sufficient to prevent the box from being lifted from a surface on which it is resting when a tissue is pulled from the box through the opening as the number of folded tissues in the box approaches zero. |
| US09414721B2 |
System for dispensing non-intertwined wet wipes in a rigid container
The present invention refers to a rigid container for dispensing wet wipes that has a stack of non-intertwined wet wipes inside, and has an opening on its top surface covered by a lid coupled to said container. In this invention, the lid has at least one fastening device on its inner surface. Said fastening device has a first end permanently attached to the inner surface of the lid and has a mechanical element in a second end distant to the first end designed to be attached to the top wet wipe of the stack. Thus, the present invention provides a rigid container with a system for dispensing non-intertwined wet wipes contained therein, wherein only the top wet wipe of the stack contained inside the container is dispensed. |
| US09414719B2 |
Corner support platform
This invention relates to home furnishings and accessories that utilize corner space of a shower stall as a support platform. The support platform may include a top support surface with two sides positioned to contact two perpendicular walls of the corner. A support frame may connect to the top support surface such that the bottom of the support frame and the top support surface are offset from one another. This offset configuration of the support platform may prevent the support frame from interfering with anything in the area directly below the top support surface. |
| US09414718B2 |
Portable hand washing station
A portable hand washing station is provided that has a carrying case with an interior hand washing compartment. A case front wall includes a door to permit hand access into the interior of the hand washing compartment. A lid is connected to the case so that the lid is capable of extending in an upright vertical position. A shelf is connected to the interior surface of the lid. A pair of liquid dispensing reservoirs is supported on the shelf. Each of the reservoirs includes a top wall with a mouth opening, a bottom wall with a drain opening, and a touch operated flow valve connected to the bottom wall in liquid communication to the bottom wall. The flow valves extend in axial alignment each one of the valve openings so that a cleaning or rinsing solution is dispensed into the compartment when the flow valves are deflected by hand. |
| US09414713B2 |
Electric waffle maker or steak grill
An electric scone machine or steak machine comprises hinge-connected upper and lower bakeware bodies (1, 2). The upper and lower bakeware bodies (1, 2) consist of upper and lower metal housings (101, 201) and upper and lower heating plates (102, 202). The upper and lower heating plates (102, 202) are correspondingly mounted in the upper and lower metal housings (101, 201), and are formed in a manner that baking hot surfaces (102-1, 202-1) of the upper and lower heating plates (102, 202) are opposite to each other when closed. Nonmetallic disk-shaped upper and lower heat insulating housings (103, 203) are disposed between the upper metal housing (101) and the upper heating plate (102) and between the lower metal housing (201) and the lower heating plate (202) respectively. The upper and lower heating plates (102, 202) are embedded in cavities (103-1, 203-1) of the upper and lower heat insulating housings (103, 203) respectively, and have opening edges (102-2, 202-2) borne on support surfaces (103-2a, 203-2a) of extended support platforms (103-2, 203-2) of openings of the upper and lower heat insulating housings (103, 203). Opening edges (101-1, 201-1) of the upper and lower metal housings (101, 201) abut against another end surfaces (103-2b, 203-2b) opposite to the support surfaces (103-2a, 203-2a) of the extended support platforms (103-2, 203-2). Outer end surfaces (103-2c, 203-2c) of the extended support platforms (103-2, 203-2) extend out of outer sides of outer end surfaces (101-2, 201-2, 102-3, 202-3) of the upper and lower metal housings (101, 201) and the upper and lower heating plates (102, 202). The electric scone machine or steak machine of this structure has a simple and reasonable structure, and has the desirable heat insulating effect. |
| US09414711B2 |
Coffee machine
A coffee machine having a water tank, at least one first pump, at least one first boiler for heating the water, a coffee brewing unit, and circuits to feed hot water and/or steam with a first outlet for hot water or steam towards an emulsifying device which can be connected to a connection joint of the coffee machine, a second outlet for hot water and/or wash water. |
| US09414710B2 |
System for preparing a coffee beverage, ground coffee packaging cartridge for use with such a system, method of preparing a beverage by means of said system, and method of supplying ground coffee from said ground coffee packaging cartridge
A coffee beverage system is described, including a coffee bean packaging cartridge and a coffee brewing apparatus comprising a grinder wherein the coffee bean packaging cartridge is removably connectable to the coffee grinder apparatus. The coffee bean packaging cartridge is arranged for holding and supplying of coffee beans and includes a transportation component adapted for enabling transportation of the coffee beans. The coffee brewing apparatus comprises a motor for driving the transportation component of the first coffee bean packaging cartridge. The system further comprises a ground coffee packaging cartridge, preferably having a transportation component for enabling transportation of ground coffee which transportation component is also removably connectable to the coffee grinder apparatus. |
| US09414709B2 |
Device for preparing a beverage extracted from a capsule
The invention relates to a device for preparing a beverage extracted from a capsule (1) having a sealing bulge (6) in the bottom portion of the sidewall (2) thereof, said device including a capsule mounting (4) and a capsule housing (5), inside of which at least one water inlet and a capsule boring means are arranged, characterized in that the bottom end of the inner surface of said housing (5) comprises an annular recess (8) sized such that at least part of the inner surface thereof provides sealed contact with said sealing bulge (6). |
| US09414708B2 |
Brewing container with double-layer filtering structure
The present invention is to provide a brewing container, which includes a base formed with a through groove; a water-stopping member; a cup having a bottom end formed with a lower opening, wherein the bottom of the cup is engageable with the through groove so as to joint the cup, the water-stopping member and the base together to form a single unit; and a filtering device including an upper filtering element and a lower filtering element, wherein the lower filtering element has a larger number of openings than the upper filtering element, the bottom of the lower filtering element can be mounted inside the cup to cover the lower opening and form a first filtering space between the lower filtering element and the lower opening, and the bottom of the upper filtering element is engageable with the top of the lower filtering element to form a second filtering space therebetween. |
| US09414705B2 |
Clothing management apparatus
A clothing management apparatus is provided. The clothing management apparatus may include a waistband and a plurality of garment straps extending from the waistband to at least one lower garment, thereby making the at least one lower garment retrievable even while in a seated position. Each garment strap may provide adjustable, removable garment fasteners dimensioned and adapted to adjust the overall length of each garment strap. |
| US09414704B1 |
Wire stripper
A wire stripper preferably includes a base plate, at least one vertical support plate and a stripper plate. The base plate includes a plurality of fastener holes. The at least one vertical support plate extends upward from the base plate. A bottom of the stripper plate is attached to a top of the at least one vertical support plate. A top of the vertical support plate is angled, such that the stripper plate forms an acute angle with a horizontal plane. A V-shaped groove is formed in substantially one end of the stripper plate to form two fingers. The wire stripper is preferably attached to an arm of a hold down attachment. The hold down attachment is retained on an auto dismantling excavator. An auto dismantling grappler extends from a boom of the auto dismantling excavator and the grappler is used to pull a wiring harness through the stripper plate. |
| US09414703B2 |
Collapsible or stackable garment hanger
A garment hanger that is configured to stack with other hangers and/or move between collapsed and extended configurations. The hanger may include an edge defining a recessed area upon one side of the hanger and a corresponding raised area upon the opposite side of the hanger. Multiple hangers may be stacked with one another by engaging the recessed area of a first hanger with the raised area of a second hanger stacked with the first hanger. The hanger may also include one or more extending portions or arms that pivot or otherwise move between the extended configuration for the hanging of garments thereon and a collapsed configuration for shipment or storage. The one or more extending portions or arms may lock or engage with another portion of the hanger when in the extended configuration or collapsed configuration in order to help the hanger remain in such configuration until otherwise desired. |
| US09414702B2 |
Garment hanger
A garment hanger includes a garment support structure having first and second arms arranged for supporting the opposed shoulders of a garment. The two arms are rigid and in a fixed relation to each other. A hook unit is included and configured for suspending the hanger from a support structure, and a means or structure is provided for coupling the hook unit to the garment support structure enabling both the first and second arms to rotate in substantially a same plane about a generally horizontal pivot axis. |
| US09414701B1 |
Insulated lunch box
A food storage container is disclosed. The food storage container has a one or more water tight compartments. The food storage container can have an insulated component that can maintain food at substantially constant temperature over a relatively long period of time. The insulated component can be secured to the food storage container with a securing insert that prevents the insulated component from moving or rotating when in use. The insulated component can be removed. The insulated component can have a lid with an opening lever feature that makes it easy for users to open the lid. The food storage container can have a removable divider that can be used to create a plurality of smaller compartments. The food storage container can have a latch and hinge assembly to close the lid and tray. The food storage container can have an integral handle to provide a carrying solution. |
| US09414697B2 |
Privacy screen
A modular privacy panel with a concave front surface and a parallel convex rear surface which panel is adapted to be disposed in side by side abutting relation with identical adjacent panels and provide a resultant combination screen with both faces appearing as a serpentine shape as seen in top view. |
| US09414694B2 |
Child containment system with multiple infant support modes
A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom and a perimeter wall surrounding the bottom. A bassinet has an infant support surface and a surrounding wall around the infant support surface. The bassinet can be mounted to the child containment structure with the infant support surface elevated above the bottom of the child containment structure. An infant support unit has a frame, a bed supported by the frame, a connector structure positioned adjacent a first end of the infant support unit, and a leg having a portion under a second end of the infant support unit. The infant support unit is configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit is mounted to the child containment structure with the bed overlying the bassinet's infant support surface, with the connector structure of the infant support unit coupled to a corresponding portion of the perimeter wall of the child containment structure, and with a portion of the leg contacting the bassinet's infant support surface. |
| US09414691B2 |
System for keeping a pillow in place
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for holding a pillow in place. The system may include a pair of stabilizers. Each stabilizer may be a cord having a first end, a central portion, and a second end, wherein the first end of the cord includes a rigid hook extending partially along the length of the cord and the second end of the cord engages with the central portion via a fastener, creating a loop. Each end of the cord may have a tip attached thereto. The loop may be configured to accommodate a pillow, and the rigid hook may be configured to engage with a seat, resulting in the system providing a mechanism for suspending a pillow from a seat while simultaneously stabilizing the pillow at a desired location, such as around a user's neck. |
| US09414688B2 |
Convertible sofa-bed
The convertible sofa-bed includes a base, a sliding and pivoting seat, a fold-out extension pivotally connected to the seat, and a fold-down seat back pivotally mounted to the base. The seat is pivotally connected to a pair of slides that ride on side rails mounted to the base, which allow the seat to be manually shifted between a horizontal seat position over base and a horizontal bed position spaced from the base. The seat is also pivotally connected to the slide by a ball joint that allows the seat to pivot upward so that the extension can be unfolded from beneath the seat. The ball joint connection between the slides and seat frame prevents the seat from binding when shifted between the seat position and the bed position even if the seat is not perfectly square with respect to the side rails as it is manually lifted and moved. |
| US09414681B2 |
Flexible seating surface
A seat has a first ischial region, a second ischial region, a tailbone region and a thigh transitional region, each having at least one slot. Each slot generally opens outward, away from a center of the seat. Each slot may have an elongated central portion and two distal portions extending from the central portion. The central portion and distal portions may have a specific configuration relative to each other to provide desired support characteristics. The slots may allow flexing and cantilevering of portions of the seat to dynamically contour the seat based on the weight of the user. |
| US09414680B2 |
Flexible tilt adjustment device for a chair back
The adjustment device includes a seat connected to a back by a first rod and an elasticity set. The elasticity has a base connected to the first rod. A pressing rod is connected to the base. A first spring is passed through by the pressing rod and stopped by the base. A pushing block is connected to the pressing rod and the first spring. A rotating rod passes through the seat. Two pressing blocks with a threaded hole are passed by the rotating rod and separately screwed with the rotating rod. Two second springs are passed through by the rotating rod and nipped between the pressing blocks and the edge plates. |
| US09414679B2 |
Furniture member seatback linkage with selectable fastener locations for adjusting seatback angle
An article of furniture may include a seat link and a seatback link. The seat link may include first, second and third apertures. The seatback link may be rotatably coupled to the seat link and may include fourth, fifth and sixth apertures. The seatback link and a seatback frame may be rotatable relative to the seat link and a seat-bottom frame among a first position in which only the first and fourth apertures are coaxially aligned, a second position in which only the second and fifth apertures are coaxially aligned, and a third position in which only the third and sixth apertures are coaxially aligned. The seatback link may be rotationally locked relative to the seat link by inserting a fastener in the first and fourth apertures in the first position, the second and fifth apertures in the second position, and the third and sixth apertures in the third position. |
| US09414677B2 |
Impact barrier for a storage rack
An impact barrier for a storage rack support structure includes an arcuate outer wall having opposed first and second ends, the first and second ends being spaced apart to form a gap therebetween. The impact barrier further includes a first deflection element, a second deflection element, and a third deflection element, wherein the third deflection element is position between the first and second deflection elements. The first deflection element extends from the first end to a first medial position on the outer wall between the first end and the third deflection element, and the second deflection element extends from the second end to a second medial position on the outer wall between the second end and the third deflection element. Upon impact, the first, second and third deflection elements deform to dissipate the energy generated by the impact. |
| US09414673B2 |
Suspension chair, modular furniture arrangement and modular furniture kit
A suspension chair includes a first and second back support portion having first and second suspension elements extending in first and second substantially perpendicular directions respectively. The first and second suspension elements are tensioned so as to provide first and second normal biasing forces to the first and second body support portions. In one embodiment, the chair includes a fixed support defining an upper portion and a pivotable side support. A fabric layer covers at least a portion of the fixed support and a front surface of the side support. Various furniture arrangements and modular furniture kits incorporating one or more chairs, desks and/or tables are provided. |
| US09414672B1 |
Adjustable overhead storage system
An adjustable overhead storage system includes a main beam having a lower surface with a channel configured to receive a plurality of storage cabinets. The storage cabinets are slidably and reversibly engaged with the main beam via a rolling mechanism. The storage cabinets each have a pair of doors on a front side and a handle on an adjacent outer side. The storage cabinets are connected with the support beam in series such that the front of each storage cabinet faces the back of the adjacent storage cabinet. The storage cabinets are movable with respect to each other and the main beam. Based on the storage needs and available space, storage cabinets can be added or removed from the main beam. An alternate embodiment provides an elbow joint that joins the support beams and main beam, and contains an internal mechanism that allows storage cabinets to travel therebetween. |
| US09414670B2 |
Collapsible table having interlocking assembly
A collapsible table assembly is provided that allows a platform table to be easily stowed parallel to a wall when not in use. The collapsible table assembly having a hinged interlocking assembly comprising support arms coupled to a table platform. The support arms are capable of guiding the platform from a stowed position, to a deployed position. The hinged interlocking assembly further comprises a first and a second pliant member disposed within the guide groove. The pliant members act to restrict certain directional movement of the hinge axis pin as it travels through the guide groove while the table platform is transitioned from the stowed position to the deployed position, and vice-versa. The pliant members prevent the table platform from collapsing inadvertently, by only allowing the hinge axis pin to travel in one direction throughout the guide groove while transitioning between stowed and deployed. |
| US09414663B2 |
Cosmetic applicator
Provided is a tool for applying cosmetics for mascara and eyebrow cosmetics which allows applying a liquid cosmetic in an appropriate amount to eyelashes or eyebrows, and with which a previously unexperienced feeling of use can be obtained. In an application tool (1) for which a plurality of bristles (30) are fixed in a double-folded manner to the inside of a long groove (12), which is formed at a partial side surface of a brush portion (10) formed at a leading end side of a brush shaft (6), comb teeth (26) are integrally formed at a predetermined pitch in a brush portion axial direction on an exposed surface (21) of the fastener (20). As a result of forming the comb teeth (26) in a space that is wide between two lines of bristle groups (30a, 30b), the liquid pool space is narrowed accordingly, so that excessive pooling of a liquid cosmetic (2) in the brush portion (10) can be prevented. Also, as a result of the comb portion being formed between the bristle group 30a and the bristle group 30b, an application tool (1) with which a previously unexperienced feeling of use can be obtained can be provided. |
| US09414660B1 |
Portable workstation
The portable workstation includes a case having a base, a first side wall and a second side wall, a back side wall positioned between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a selectively pivotable cover including an upper side and a lower side. The lower side of the pivotable cover can have a screen for displaying media, such as visual images. An upper compartment is positioned beneath the selectively pivotable cover and a plurality of drawers is positioned beneath the upper compartment. A locking mechanism is positioned in communicating relation with each of the plurality of drawers. A telescopic handle is coupled to the back side wall. A ruler section is positioned opposite the back side wall. At least one wheel is positioned in communicating relation with the base. |
| US09414650B2 |
Slide fastener
There is provided a slide fastener. A pair of core sections are respectively provided along opposing tape side edge portions of a pair of fastener tapes. A pair of fastener element rows are respectively attached to the pair of core sections. Each of the pair of fastener element rows includes a plurality of fastener elements made of metal. Silica is applied to surfaces of the core sections and the fastener elements. |
| US09414649B1 |
Progressive compressive zipper
A progressive compressive zipper for attaching an at least partially compressible first component, such as a foam-core punching or training bag, to a second component, such as a weighted base. The first component has a first zipper half that encircles the first component near, but not adjacent to, the surface along which it connects to the second component and then angles downward toward the connecting surface, forming a ramp. The second component has a corresponding second zipper half attached to its connecting surface. A user may place the first component against the second component and zip the first zipper half and the second zipper half together, starting with the ramp. As the zipper is engaged, the first component is compressed against the second component due to the angle of the ramp. |
| US09414644B2 |
Costume style shoe body and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention discloses a costume style shoe body and a manufacturing method thereof, the costume style shoe body comprising a main body, an insole, and an outsole. The main body is formed by designing the shoe style and then making a new mold, and cutting the shoe material into a predetermined shape, wherein a main body sole is formed to be fully waterproof by machine sewing the insole and the outsole together, the shoe surface of the main body having a plurality of flaps around the main body and extended upward from the main body sole, wherein the plurality of flaps forms a container portion with an opening by machine sewing, the opening is disposed with a fastening portion having buckles designed with a costume style or a shoe lace of a selected color. |
| US09414636B2 |
Protective bicycle helmet with internal ventilation system
A bicycle helmet for protecting the head of a wearer includes an outer shell and an energy dissipating inner layer coupled to the outer shell. The inner layer defines an inner surface, and front attachment locations are inwardly offset from the inner surface substantially at a frontal portion of the helmet. Rear attachment locations are inwardly offset from the inner surface substantially at a rear portion of the helmet. An internal ventilation system is supported by the front attachment locations and the rear attachment locations. The internal ventilation system is configured for direct engagement with the head of the wearer for supporting the helmet upon the head of the wearer. The internal ventilation system provides a gap between the head of the wearer and the inner surface. The gap allows ventilating air to flow over a substantial extent of the wearer's head and within the helmet. |
| US09414635B2 |
Biomechanics aware helmet
Protective gear includes an outer shell layer connected to a middle shell layer through an outer energy and impact transformer layer. The middle shell layer is connected to an inner shell layer through an inner energy and impact transformer layer. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers flexibly connect the shell layers to absorb impact forces, rotational forces, shear forces, etc., and allow the various shell layers to move and slide relative to the other shell layers. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers may be constructed using gels, fluids, electro-rheological elements, magneto-rheological elements, etc. The protective gear may be formed as helmets or body protection for various activities and protect users from not only impact and penetrative forces, but rotational and shear forces as well. |
| US09414632B1 |
Concussion prevention helmet
A helmet accessory is provided, the helmet having an outer surface shaped to cover at least a portion of a user's head, the accessory including a first layer disposed over the shell of the helmet, the first layer having a coefficient of friction less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the shell. |
| US09414629B2 |
Heating smokable material
An apparatus comprising a heating chamber for heating smokable material, the apparatus being operable in a first configuration to allow a gaseous flow between an interior of the chamber and an exterior of the chamber and operable in a second configuration to prevent the gaseous flow by hermetic sealing of the chamber. |
| US09414627B2 |
Electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette is provided, comprising an outer sleeve and a suction nozzle cap mounted at one end of the outer sleeve; wherein, the suction nozzle cap is sheathed on the outer sleeve, and an inner wall of the suction nozzle cap is located at the outside of an outer wall of the outer sleeve. The suction nozzle cap is sheathed on the outer sleeve, the disassembly of the suction nozzle cap is more convenient, and the structure design of the suction nozzle cap is diversified. |
| US09414620B2 |
Perilla seed composition
A composition of matter comprises a shelf stable, partially defatted supercritical CO2 fluid solvent extracted whole grain flour derived from a cracked biomass of perilla frutescens, the flour comprising minerals and 2 to 8 percent of native seed oil, 35 to 45 percent protein, and 35 to 45 percent fiber. |
| US09414619B2 |
Liquid nutritional formula for phenylketonuria patients
This is a process to make a shelf-stable, liquid, ready-to-drink, aseptic nutritional formula for the treatment of PKU, tyrosinemia or other errors of metabolism. The liquid nutritional formula has caseino-glyco-macropeptide as the primary protein source and complementary essential amino acids to complete the requirement profile. The beverage also includes vitamins and minerals sufficient to meet daily requirements. When used as a complete diet, the nutritional formula includes a carbohydrate source and a fat source. The nutritional formula has a pleasant taste. |
| US09414618B2 |
Infant formula milk powder and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to an infant formula milk powder capable of preventing and alleviating infant iron deficiency anemia and a preparation method thereof. The formula milk powder comprises components such as vegetable oil, fresh milk, whey powder, lactose powder, whey protein powder, oligosaccharides, complex vitamins and complex minerals, wherein the lactoferrin and vitamin C, or alternatively, an iron source (calculated as iron), lactoferrin and vitamin C are maintained in the appropriate mass ratios, and the formula milk powder of the present invention is obtained by performing mixing, homogenizing, cooling, concentrating and spray-drying, packaging or directly using a step-by-step mixing method. The formula milk powder comprises appropriate amounts of vitamin C and lactoferrin, as well as an appropriate amount of iron source as further provided, and the three are combined according to an appropriate proportion, so that the combination of the three kinds of the substances have a synergistic effect, and the absorption and utilization rate of iron are increased dramatically, thereby not only achieving the desirable iron supplementation effect, but also preventing and alleviating the phenomenon of infant iron deficiency anemia. |
| US09414616B2 |
Bakery products and pasta capable to reduce body weight and plasma cholesterol, lipids and glucose
The present invention relates to flour-based food products containing Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) capable to reduce body weight and plasma LDL cholesterol, lipids and glucose. |
| US09414608B1 |
Finger pad for poultry feather plucking machine
A unitary resilient rubber finger pad for a poultry plucking machine, the finger pad having a circular base with a central aperture therethrough, an annular base plate completely embedded within the circular base; a plurality of fingers extending from one face of the base, each of the fingers being fixed to the face of said base, each of said fingers having a base, a tapered shank, and a grip pattern on a portion of said shank remote from said base; the fingers being arranged in a pair of concentric rings on the base. The method of mounting the finger pad is also disclosed. |
| US09414607B2 |
Automated poultry hanging system and method
This invention relates to automated systems and methods for hanging live poultry for further processing. The system has an alignment conveyor, an alignment stunner, a hanging box, and a shackle. The alignment conveyor conveys poultry from an input point to the alignment stunner. The alignment stunner urges the poultry to move to a desired position on the alignment conveyor and stuns the poultry. The hanging box grasps the stunned poultry and places the poultry into the shackle for further processing. A computer and at least one sensor control operation of the system so that human intervention is minimized. |
| US09414605B2 |
Machine for shaping portions of food product with interleaving paper applying device
This invention relates to a machine for shaping three-dimensional portions of food product, in particular meat, in particular for shaping portions of minced meat, provided with an interleaving paper applying device, as well as a corresponding paper applying device. The machine comprises a shaping device (1) with shaping cells (2) wherein are shaped portions (S) of food product, and a paper applying device (3) comprising an applying drum (4) provided with on its peripheral cylindrical surface (41) at least one paper applying system (5) in order to take and maintain papers (9) on its peripheral surface and apply them on the portions placed in the shaping cells. The machine also has drives the cells and applying drum in synchronism. |
| US09414599B2 |
Process for the preparation of a metal complex in an oily organic matrix
A process is described for the preparation of a composition comprising a metal complex in an oily organic matrix, the latter being at the same time able to promote the formation of the complex. Said process also envisages that the complex, once formed, is not separated from said oily organic matrix, but the resulting composition is used as such, as having observed that the performances of the complex present therein is thus improved. |
| US09414594B2 |
Processes for the preparation of pesticidal compounds
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds. |
| US09414590B2 |
Chemical and biological agents for the control of molluscs
Compositions and methods for controlling molluscs, members of the Gastropoda and Bivalvia classes which includes but is not limited to lactones, lactams, carbamates, amides, and/or carboxylic acid containing compounds as active ingredients and/or compounds derived from Pseudomonas and/or Erwinia. Also provided are methods and compositions for increasing the efficacy of chemical and biological control for invasive molluscs in open waters, power plants, and drinking water treatment facilities under coldwater conditions. |
| US09414587B2 |
Solubilized magnolol analogs
A composition comprising a solubilized magnolol analog comprising at least one magnolol analog chosen from propyl magnolol, isopropyl magnolol, butyl magnolol, and isobutyl magnolol and a sorbitan ester. These solubilized analogs are useful in personal care, oral care, and home care compositions to provide anti-bacterial activity and reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators. If isopropyl is selected, then the sorbitan ester is at least one of polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monooleate, and a proviso that if isobutyl magnolol is selected, then the sorbitan ester is poloxyethylene 20 sorbitan monooleate. |
| US09414586B2 |
Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants
Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products. |
| US09414584B2 |
Stabilized hypohalous acid solutions
The present invention provides a stabilized hypohalous acid solution (or formulation thereof), which may be conveniently packaged for sale, or stored for later use on demand. The invention further provides methods of making the stabilized hypohalous acid solution, as well as methods of use for disinfecting mammalian tissue, including wounds and burns, disinfecting or cleansing surfaces, or treating and/or preserving food products and cut flowers, among other uses. |
| US09414580B2 |
Heatless and cordless fogging/misting apparatus having a low CFM DC-powered blower motor and a mixing chamber for ultra-low volume atomized fog
A portable fogger apparatus includes a portable fogger body having at least one airflow passageway. A DC blower motor is connected to the fogger body proximate to the airflow passageway and receives power from a battery, wherein the DC blower motor produces an airflow through the passageway. A mixing chamber is positioned along the at least one passageway, wherein at least a portion of the airflow is movable through the mixing chamber. A quantity of pressurized fogging liquid is housed within a container connected to the logger body. The pressurized fogging liquid is dispensable from the container into the mixing chamber where it is expelled through a nozzle and mixed with the airflow to produce a fog. The fog has an atomized micron particulate size between 5 and 60 microns. An activation switch controls activation of the DC blower motor and/or dispensing of the pressurized fogging liquid. |
| US09414579B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling pest infestation of a woody plant
Systems and methods for controlling and/or preventing infestation of a woody plant by one or more species of pests are provided. In one particular but non-limiting form, a composite member is positioned at a locus near a woody plant that is susceptible to damage by one or more wood-destroying pest species such as termites. The composite member includes a pesticide and a bait material palatable to the one or more wood-destroying pest species. In one aspect, the composite member includes an extruded mixture of the pesticide and bait material. Further embodiments, forms, features, and aspects shall become apparent from the description and drawings. |
| US09414576B2 |
Genetically modified non-human animals and methods relating to innate immune system response detection
Described herein are immunodeficient non-human animals lacking expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by endogenous autogeneic innate immune cells, as well as methods and compositions for engraftment of xenogeneic hematopoietic stem cells in the immunodeficient non-human animal lacking expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), thereby creating an innate immune system in the animal derived from the xenogeneic hematopoietic stem cells. Further described are immunodeficient mice lacking expression of toll-like receptor 4 by endogenous autogeneic innate immune cells, as well as methods and compositions for engraftment of xenogeneic hematopoietic stem cells in the immunodeficient mouse lacking expression of toll-like receptor 4, thereby creating an innate immune system in the animal derived from the xenogeneic hematopoietic stem cells. |
| US09414575B2 |
Methods and compositions for generating a mouse
Methods of generating modified embryos and mammals by introduction of donor cells into an early stage embryo are provided, such that the resulting embryo and animal generated therefrom has a significant contribution to all tissues from the donor cells and is capable of transmitting the donor cell DNA. |
| US09414574B2 |
Squirrel resistant dome-shaped bird feeder port
A bird feeder is provided having a seed reservoir with a side wall that has at least one seed access opening and a squirrel resistant feed port assembly having a seed access restrictor. The seed access restrictor has a body with an inner opening in communication with the reservoir side wall opening and an outer seed access opening that is spaced away from the inner opening and the reservoir side wall opening while being in communication therewith. The outer seed access opening of the restrictor is small enough and the length of the body is long enough that the squirrel resistant feed port assembly allows birds to access seed in the reservoir while blocking entry of the larger facial and head structure of a squirrel, thus preventing squirrels from gaining seed access. |
| US09414567B2 |
Rotary milking parlour and a method for such a rotary milking parlour
A milking parlor and a method includes a rotary platform, plurality of milking stalls arranged on the rotary platform, a common milk line conducting milk from several milking stalls to a common milk tank, a local milk receiver for each milking stall and a valve member controlling the milk flow from the local milk receiver to the common milk line. The valve members are controlled such that all milk of acceptable quality from the local milk receiver is discharged, via the common milk line, to the common milk tank before milk of unacceptable quality is discharged from the local milk receivers to the common milk line during a milking period in the milking parlor between two following washing processes of the common milk line. |
| US09414566B2 |
Animal litter, process for preparing animal litter and method of removal of animal waste
An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes ground malt sprouts, a lubricant, and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted. |
| US09414564B1 |
Soybean cultivar AR1210104
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1210104 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1210104 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1210104. |
| US09414562B1 |
Soybean variety XB47AA14R2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XB47AA14R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XB47AA14R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XB47AA14R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XB47AA14R2 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09414560B1 |
Maize inbred PH1M1J
A novel maize variety designated PH1M1J and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1M1J with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1M1J through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1M1J or a locus conversion of PH1M1J with another maize variety. |
| US09414559B2 |
Maize hybrid X70F220
A novel maize variety designated X70F220 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X70F220 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X70F220 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X70F220, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X70F220. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X70F220. |
| US09414556B1 |
Canola inbred restorer line G98014R
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated G98014R. Also included are seeds of canola G98014R, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G98014R and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G98014R with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola G98014R. |
| US09414553B2 |
Tomato plants resulting from the introgression of a trait from Solanum pennellii into S. lycopersicum and having an increased yield
The present invention provides a method for the production of S. lycopersicum plants having an average sympodial index of 2 and producing red-colored fruits comprising crossing a plant of S. lycopersicum capable of producing red-colored fruits, with a plant of a Solanum spp. having an average sympodial index of 2, collecting the seeds resulting from the cross, regenerating the seeds into plants, providing one or more backcross generations, selfing the backross plants, growing the selfed seed into plants, and identifying and selecting plants having an average sympodial index of 2 and producing red-colored fruits. |
| US09414552B2 |
System and method for smart irrigation
A smart irrigation system for an irrigation controller associated with an irrigation site is described herein. The smart irrigation system comprises a central control system having a user interface and a smart scheduler. The central control system is configured to receive a landscape information associated with the irrigation site. The landscape information is provided by a user via the user interface. The central control system is further configured to receive an environmental information associated with the irrigation site. The central control system is further configured to derive an irrigation schedule for the irrigation site based on the landscape information and the environmental information. The central control system being further configured to send the irrigation schedule. The smart scheduler comprises a data receiver, a processor, and a signal interface. The data receiver is configured to receive the irrigation schedule. The processor is configured to convert the irrigation schedule to a series of control signals that the irrigation controller recognizes. The signal interface is configured to connect to the irrigation controller and to send the series of control signals to the irrigation controller. The system uses weather data and irrigation site-specific information to automatically apply the optimal irrigation schedule. Users are able to remotely control the irrigation via networks such as Internet. |
| US09414550B2 |
Dry chamber slug and snail barrier
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing a barrier that deters or prevents terrestrial molluscs, such as slugs and snails, from entering a garden or other vegetation area. A barrier may include an inverted channel, a portion of which forms a dry chamber configured to retain salt, rock salt, a salt-based mollusc deterrent, or other mollusc deterrents, poisons, and/or baits. Mesh may be used to retain the deterrent within the dry chamber. In various embodiments, a bead or other feature may help prevent liquids, such as water, from wicking into the dry chamber. |
| US09414549B2 |
Reflective netting material
A reflective netting material suitable for providing over and/or adjacent the plant as bird netting, insect netting, shadecloth netting, windbreak netting, or hail protection netting, is knitted, woven, or non-woven, from a synthetic monofilament, yarn, or tape or combination thereof formed from a resin comprising at least one white pigment such that the monofilament, yarn, or tape reflects at least 30% solar radiation on average across the UV (wavelength about 280-400 nm), visible (wavelength about 400-700 nm) and very near infrared (wavelength about 700-800 nm) ranges, and which transmits at least 10% or 5% on average of solar radiation across the wavelength range about 800-2500 nm. |
| US09414548B1 |
Stackable sheet formed container, and use, for plant growth, and shipment
Vegetation growth apparatus, comprising substantially planar, insulative plastic sheeting formed into a stackable box shape container having side walls, the container having an interior sized to contain receptacles containing initial growth vegetation, certain of the walls having slits sized to permit roots of certain vegetation to be pushed through the slits after removal from the receptacles, and into potting material introduced into the container interior. |
| US09414547B2 |
Methods to grow, deliver, and plant young trees in a removable tubular container
Methods to grow, provide and plant a young tree using a novel removable tubular container are disclosed. The container promotes the growth of a well formed protected root structure that minimizes transplant shock at the time the young tree is moved and permanently planted. The removable container and methods described provide for a fast growing inexpensive tree that is easily planted by a single person. |
| US09414545B2 |
Separating device for a combine harvester
A separating device for a combine harvester that operates according to the principle of axial flow includes a housing with a separating grate arrangement and a cover arrangement that jointly form a hollow cylinder. A separating rotor is accommodated in the hollow cylinder in a rotatably supported manner such that an intermediate space (Z1) is defined between the housing and the separating rotor for conveying crop circumferentially and along a longitudinal axis (LA) of the separating rotor. Crop stream engagement means provided on an inner surface of the cover arrangement facing the separating rotor engages radially, in a ramp-type manner around the circumference of the separating rotor, into a crop stream that circulates in the intermediate space. The crop stream engagement means are adjustable to change a radial engagement depth. Drive means connected to the crop stream engagement means are activated from outside the housing to drive the adjustment. |
| US09414542B2 |
Minimizing bearing failure due to stalk roll misalignment
A corn header has a plurality of row units disposed adjacent each other. Each row unit has a frame and a gearbox coupled to the frame. The gearbox has a gearing assembly coupled to a rotatable shaft extending from an opening of the gearbox. Each row unit also has a stalk roll coupled to the rotatable shaft and a coupling interface comprising a self-aligning ball or roller bearing assembly. A support bracket is secured to the frame with the coupling interface operably coupling the stalk roll to the support bracket within a defined tolerable limit of misalignment. |
| US09414540B2 |
Oriented trimmer line
A power tool head is including a trimmer head or the like is powered with an AC or DC motor. The head and tool attachment are ergonomically constructed to facilitate use and operation. In the trimmer tool, molded line blades with or without an aerodynamic cross-section provide for effective cutting at low speeds and low power requirements. The line blades may be selectively oriented to improve strength and durability. |
| US09414538B1 |
Fertilizer placement tube
Disclosed is a fertilizer application system that may include a planter implement, a sleeve attached to the planter implement, and a flexible hose extending through at least a portion of the sleeve. In example embodiments the flexible hose may be configured to transport liquid fertilizer from a fertilizer tank to a furrow in a ground created by the planter implement. |
| US09420736B2 |
Component supplying apparatus and component supplying method
A component supplying apparatus includes a main tape entering port, a component supply port through which components are picked up from a carrier tape, a main tape path extending in a body part from the main tape entering port to the underside of the component supply port, a top tape removing part removing the top tape from the carrier tape on the main tape path upstream of the component supply port, a sub tape entering port, a sub tape path meeting a slope path portion of the main tape path at a meeting point upstream of the top tape removing part, and at least one sprocket wheels engaging with the carrier tape on the main tape path downstream of the meeting point. A length of the sub tape path is shorter than a length of the main tape path from the main tape entering port to the meeting point. |
| US09420735B2 |
Structure and structure manufacturing method
A structure includes a housing made of a dielectric substance, an electrically conductive member embedded in the housing so as to penetrate the housing, and an electrically conductive pattern which is provided on at least one of surfaces, in which the electrically conductive member lies by penetrating the housing, so that the electrically conductive pattern is electrically connected with the electrically conductive member. The electrically conductive pattern is made up of an electrically conductive film which has no self-shape retention property. |
| US09420730B2 |
Container data center
A container data center includes a container, a number of air filtering modules, a number of cabinets received in the container, a heat dissipation apparatus, and a controller apparatus. The container includes a first sidewall defining a number of air inlets and a second sidewall defining a number of air outlets. A number of shielding plates are rotatably connected to the second sidewall to cover the air outlets. The air filtering modules are mounted to the first sidewall aligning with the air inlets. Each air filtering module defines a through hole communicating with the corresponding air inlet. Each air filtering module includes a number of fans and a number of rotating plates rotatably connected to cover the through hole. The controller apparatus includes a first motor driving the shielding plates, a second motor driving the rotating plates, a temperature sensor, a switch controlling the heat dissipation apparatus. |
| US09420727B2 |
Electronic equipment enclosure
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and a customizable side air dam kit. The frame structure includes a front frame, a rear frame, front-to-back frame members connecting corners of the front and rear frames together, reinforced bracket structures located near ends of the cross members, and extruded horizontal mounting rails parallel to, but inward from, the front-to-back frame members. The ends of the horizontal mounting rails are connected to the reinforced bracket structures. Panels are installed in longitudinal slots in the front-to-back frame members and horizontal mounting rails, each of which is extruded. The customizable side air dam kit includes a framework of horizontal and vertical frame pieces, adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a customizable air dam panel supported by the framework. A plurality of the frame pieces are provided to an installer for use in constructing the framework to fit the specific frame structure. |
| US09420719B2 |
Slice-IO housing with side ventilation
An input/output (I/O) device having a base portion configured to communicatively connect the I/O device with at least one other device, an I/O module physically and communicatively connected to the base portion and comprising I/O communication circuitry and a terminal block mount surface, and a terminal block physically and communicatively connected to the terminal block mount surface of the I/O module. The terminal block mount surface has a width that is greater than a corresponding width of the terminal block such that a portion of the terminal block mount surface extends beyond the terminal block, said portion of the terminal block mount surface extending beyond the terminal block including at least one vent for permitting the flow of air through the I/O module and along the terminal block. |
| US09420717B2 |
Plug-in unit protection
A plug-in unit that is configured to stacking in an electronic equipment unit is protected during replacement of an adjacent plug-in unit in the electronic equipment unit by providing at least one fender on at least one side of the plug-in unit. |
| US09420712B2 |
Portable clamping apparatus for mobile equipment
A portable clamping apparatus for mobile equipment, which comprises a clamping assembly, a holding assembly and a tube-pole assembly used to connect other assembly, the holding assembly is configured on the bottom of the tube-pole assembly to secure others assembly, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a main body configured with a lower fixing end on its lower position, and a moveable mechanism configured on the main body, comprising several connecting rods and elastic parts used to reset the connecting rods; an upper end of the connecting rods is provided with an upper fixing end corresponding to the lower fixing end; the tube-pole assembly is connected to the clamping assembly by means of a platform assembly comprising a platform base, connecting brackets hinged to the platform base and an adjusting mechanism used to establish connection with clamping assembly and adjust the connecting rods to slide upwardly or downwardly is provided. |
| US09420709B2 |
Coreless board for semiconductor package, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor package using the same
Disclosed herein are a coreless board for a semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The coreless board for the semiconductor package includes: a support; a build-up layer formed on the support; an external connection terminal formed on the build-up layer; and a solder resist layer formed on the build-up layer so as to expose the external connection terminal. |
| US09420708B2 |
Method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing a core substrate having a metal layer having a first penetrating hole and insulation layers formed on the metal layer such that the metal layer is interposed between the insulation layers, forming in the core substrate a second penetrating hole having a first opening portion aligned with the first penetrating hole on a first-surface side of the core substrate and a second opening portion aligned with the first penetrating hole on a second-surface side of the core substrate, forming a first conductor on a first surface of the core substrate, forming a second conductor on a second surface of the core substrate on the opposite side of the first surface of the core substrate, and filling a conductive material in the second penetrating hole such that a through-hole conductor connecting the first conductor and the second conductor is formed. |
| US09420707B2 |
Substrate for integrated circuit devices including multi-layer glass core and methods of making the same
Disclosed are embodiments of a substrate for an integrated circuit (IC) device. The substrate includes a core comprised of two or more discrete glass layers that have been bonded together. A separate bonding layer may be disposed between adjacent glass layers to couple these layers together. The substrate may also include build-up structures on opposing sides of the multi-layer glass core, or perhaps on one side of the core. Electrically conductive terminals may be formed on both sides of the substrate, and an IC die may be coupled with the terminals on one side of the substrate. The terminals on the opposing side may be coupled with a next-level component, such as a circuit board. One or more conductors extend through the multi-layer glass core, and one or more of the conductors may be electrically coupled with the build-up structures disposed over the core. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09420706B2 |
Multilayer wiring board
In a method of manufacturing a multilayer board, including: a drilling step for forming a via hole through a pre-preg by laser beam machining, a step of filling the via hole with conductive paste containing a resin component and metal powder, and a step of arranging copper layers or copper layer portions of patterned boards on and under the filled conductive paste and pressing the same, a multilayer printed wiring board superior in conductivity and long-term stability is obtained by using alloying paste as the conductive paste in which at least part of the metal powder is melted and the metal powders adjacent to each other are alloyed, using a pre-preg having a ratio A/B of at least 10 before subjected to preheating, where A is a storage modulus at an inflection point where the storage modulus changes from increasing to decreasing and B is a storage modulus at an inflection point where the storage modulus changes from decreasing to increasing in a temperature profile rising from 60° C. to 200° C., and preheating the pre-preg before the drilling step to reduce the ratio A/B to below 10. |
| US09420705B2 |
Current conducting element
A current conducting element including a substrate, a through hole, an electrode layer and a conductor structure is provided. The through hole is disposed through the substrate and has a first opening. The electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. A portion of the first opening is exposed from the electrode layer. The conductor structure is disposed in the through hole and contacted with the electrode layer. The electrode layer and the conductor structure form a current conducting path. |
| US09420699B2 |
Non-deleterious technique for creating continuous conductive circuits upon the surfaces of a non-conductive substrate
A non-deleterious method for producing a continuous conductive circuit upon a non-conductive substrate can begin with the application of a metallic base layer upon a surface of a non-conductive substrate. A circuit pattern can be created within the metallic base layer based upon a circuit design. The metallic base layer comprising the circuit pattern can be physically separated from the remainder of the metallic base layer on the non-conductive substrate. The region of the non-conductive substrate surface that encloses the circuit pattern can be called the plating region. The remainder of the non-conductive substrate surface can be called the non-plating region. A first metal layer can be added upon the metallic base layer. A second metal layer can be added upon the first metal layer of the plating region. The second metal layer can be electrically conductive and restricted from forming on the first metal layer of the non-plating region. |
| US09420693B2 |
Integration of embedded thin film capacitors in package substrates
An embedded thin film capacitor and methods of its fabrication are disclosed. The embedded thin film capacitor includes two conductive plates separated by a dielectric layer. In embodiments, the capacitor is enclosed within a package substrate. A method of forming the embedded thin film capacitor includes forming a first insulating layer on a bottom plate and a first trace. A first opening is then formed in a first insulating layer to expose a first region of a bottom plate. An adhesive layer is then formed on the first insulating layer and on top of the exposed first region of the bottom plate. A second opening is formed through the insulating layer and the first insulating layer to expose a second region of the bottom plate. A top plate is formed within the first opening and a via is formed within the second opening. |
| US09420683B2 |
Substrate embedding passive element
A substrate embedding a passive element includes a first conductor pattern layer disposed on a lower surface thereof and a second conductor pattern layer disposed on an upper surface thereof; a first via electrically connecting between the passive element and the first conductor pattern layer; and a second via electrically connecting between the passive element and the second conductor pattern layer, in which a volume of the first via is larger than that of the second via. |
| US09420682B2 |
Heterogeneous thermal interface
An electronic apparatus, such as a lighting fixture, includes a substrate, an electronic device such as a chip-on-board light emitting diode and a thermal interface located between the substrate and the electronic device. The thermal interface includes at least two distinct materials, including a dielectric material and a thermally conductive material. The dielectric material includes a cutout into which the thermally conductive material is located. The dielectric material can completely surround the perimeter of the electronic device or can be located proximate portions of the electronic device that are prone to arcing in order to protect the substrate from arcing. The electronic apparatus operates at a reduced temperature as compared to an electronic apparatus that does not include the thermal interface. Methods for making an electronic apparatus having a thermal interface with a discrete dielectric material and thermally conductive material are also described. |
| US09420681B1 |
Substrate structure
A substrate structure includes a substrate, a buffer layer, and a protecting layer. The substrate includes a side surface. The buffer layer is disposed between the side surface of the substrate and the protecting layer, and the hardness of the protecting layer is greater than the hardness of the buffer layer. |
| US09420680B2 |
Apparatus and a method and a system for treating a surface with at least one gliding arc source
The invention relates to an apparatus for treating a surface with a at least one gliding arc source comprising at least one gas flow controlling unit (104); and a set of electrodes (102); wherein the at least one gas flow controlling unit (104) and the set of electrodes (102) are controlled to provide a plasma comprising a gas temperature at the set of electrodes (102) above approximately 2000 K. In this way, an optimal or substantially optimal plasma for treating surfaces of samples is achieved. |
| US09420677B2 |
X-ray tube electron sources
An electron source for an X-ray scanner includes an emitter support block, an electron-emitting region formed on the support block and arranged to emit electrons, an electrical connector arranged to connect a source of electric current to the electron-emitting region, and heating structure arranged to heat the support block. |
| US09420676B2 |
Installation case for radiation device, oil-cooling circulation system and x-ray generator
Disclosed are an installation case for a radiation device, an oil-cooling circulation system and an X-ray generator which belong to the technical field of X-ray generator. This disclosure aims to solve the technical problems existing in the conventional X-ray generator, that is, the conventional X-ray generator provides bad sealing, the weight of the case body of the conventional X-ray generator is heavy, and the leakage dose of the X-ray in the conventional X-ray generator is large. The installation case for a radiation device according to this disclosure comprising a case body and a collimator fixedly connected with the case body, the collimator being provided with a beam exit aperture and the case body being provided with a beam exit opening, the installation case for a radiation device further comprises a shielding device provided within the case body, the collimator and the shielding device are integrally formed, or the collimator and the shielding device are two separate parts and are fixedly connected with each other; each layer of the shielding device is provided with a ray exit aperture, and the ray exit aperture, the beam exit aperture and the beam exit opening are coaxial. The X-ray generator according to this disclosure comprises the oil-cooling circulation system according to this disclosure. The installation case for a radiation device according to the disclosure provides improved sealing and ray leakage-proof performance. |
| US09420675B2 |
Driver circuit for a flash tube
The present invention relates to a driver circuit for a flash tube. The driver circuit comprises a first and a second output for an electronic flash tube, a capacitor, an inductor and a switch. The inductor and the switch being connected in series with the first and a second output across the capacitor. A component which only allows current flow in one direction connected across the first and the second output and the inductor, with a polarity opposite to a direction of energy supply from the capacitor to the first output. The driver circuit further comprises a controller for controlling the switch. The controller comprises receiving means for receiving parameters related to desired flash characteristics. The controller being configured to control said switch based on said parameters to obtain said desired flash characteristics. |
| US09420673B2 |
Light control system and method for automatically rendering a lighting atmosphere
Systems and methods for automatically facilitating rendition of a lighting atmosphere by a lighting control system are disclosed. The lighting control system comprises a decomposition unit for decomposing the lighting atmosphere into elementary light effects by analyzing a data file, a classification unit for classifying the elementary light effects into a set of light effects, and a coordination unit for coordinating implementation of the sets of light effects by determining and refining configuration settings of the lighting system. |
| US09420672B2 |
Managing atmosphere programs for atmosphere creation systems
The invention relates to the management of atmosphere programs including lighting scenes for lighting systems, audio, video, scent or any combination of the above, particularly to a user interface for comfortably selecting an atmosphere program to be created by an atmosphere creation system. A basic idea of the invention is to provide a central control of atmosphere programs together with the possibility of interactively selecting an atmosphere program to be activated locally with an atmosphere creation system. This is particularly useful for large retail chains, which for example require a uniform lighting atmosphere in all chain shops and want to provide their shop personal to comfortably select among a predefined set of lighting scenes in an comfortable way. An embodiment of the invention relates to an atmosphere program management system (10) comprising a server (12), which is remotely accessible via a data connection and stores atmosphere programs and a remote management client (14) for accessing the server and providing a user interface for managing the atmosphere programs stored by the server. |
| US09420668B2 |
Lighting apparatus and illumination management method of the same
A lighting apparatus includes a power supply connection section, a light emitter, a switch, a control circuit, and a photoreceptor element. The power supply connection section is connected to a power supply. The light emitter emits light by power supplied from the power supply connection section. The switch is provided in a conductive path from the power supply connection section to the light emitter. The control circuit actuates the switch. The photoreceptor element is connected to the control circuit. The photoreceptor element receives a laser beam from a laser pointer to activate the control circuit so as to turn on or off the switch. The individual light emitters can be illuminated or extinguished simply by irradiating a laser beam from the laser pointer onto the switches. The lighting apparatus can be curtailed and restored to their initial conditions without removing and attaching the apparatus using a stepladder or ladder. |
| US09420667B2 |
User control of an environmental parameter of a structure
An apparatuses, methods and systems for providing user control of an environmental parameter of a structure are disclosed. One method includes configuring a one or more units of the lighting system, establishing a local line-of-sight communication link between a user device and at least one sensor unit of the one or more sensor units, receiving, by the at least one sensor unit, a request from the user device, the at least one sensor unit propagating the request to a controller of the lighting system, the controller responding to the request with an operational change of a device associated with the at least one sensor unit, and the at least one sensor unit or the device associated with the at least one sensor unit providing an observable indicator to the user that the request has been addressed. |
| US09420666B2 |
Optoelectronic device, system and method for obtaining an ambient light spectrum and modifying an emitted light
An optoelectronic device is provided having a plurality of light emitters arranged to be able to illuminate an area of an environment, a CMOS based miniaturized spectrometer arranged to obtain the light spectrum of environmental light within the area of the environment, and control devices, means or methods for modifying the emission of the light emitters, based on the obtained light spectrum. Also, a system for modifying the environmental light of an area is provided, the system having at least two optoelectronic devices, and devices, means or methods to transmit information between them. Furthermore, a method for modifying the environmental light of an area, a computer program product for performing said method, a reflective device for determining the calibration of an optoelectronic device, and a method thereof. |
| US09420665B2 |
Systems and methods for continuous adjustment of reference signal to control chip
The present solution provides continuous adjustment of a reference signal to a control chip to facilitate controlling the average output power. In some aspects, a system may facilitate continuous adjustment of power provided to a device by providing a reference signal with a slope to a control pin (e.g., current control pin) of a control chip (e.g., power regulator or LED driver). Providing a reference signal with a slope (e.g., a triangle or a sinusoidal wave) can increase the control range of the control chip and improve control chip performance. For example, systems and methods of the present disclosure may increase the dimming range of an LED from less than 0.1% to 100%. |
| US09420658B2 |
Inrush energy control for a light emitter
A lighting module configured to be powered by an external driver includes a light emitting diode (LED) array, and a control circuit configured to control current initially applied by the external driver to the LED array. A lighting system includes a driver configured to provide a constant current power supply and a plurality of lighting modules coupled to the driver. Each lighting module includes a light emitting diode (LED) array, and an integrated control module including an attenuator configured to attenuate current initially applied by the driver to the LED array in response to a received control signal, and a processor configured to generate the control signal to the attenuator. |
| US09420653B2 |
LED driver circuit and method
An LED driver circuit and a method for driving the LED driver circuit. In accordance with an embodiment the LED driver circuit includes a voltage follower circuit and a calibration circuit coupled to the voltage follower circuit. First and second currents may be injected into the node and a current is sunk from the node. In accordance with another embodiment, the LED driver circuit asserts a non-zero voltage across the light emitting diode in a first phase of a drive cycle and asserts a fixed non-zero current in the light emitting diode in a second phase of the drive cycle. |
| US09420646B2 |
Circuit with an LED dimming linear compensation
A circuit with an LED dimming linear compensation, which includes: a rectification circuit with two inputs connected to the alternating current and two DC outputs, a positive DC output and a negative DC output; a filter circuit with inputs connected to the DC outputs and a positive output and a negative output to output positive pole and negative pole; a RCC drive circuit with an oscillating circuit to drive the LED light source by RCC mode; and a compensation resistance R1 series connected in the front stage of one input of the rectification circuit. The compensation resistance R1 is disposed in the front stage of the rectification circuit, when the branch current increases, the voltage of the RCC drive circuit in the followed stage decreases, as the RCC drive circuit is similar to a resistant load, it improves the voltage-current characteristic of the circuit. |
| US09420642B2 |
Light emitting apparatus and lighting apparatus
Light emitting apparatus including: substrate; LED chips on substrate; first sealing layer sealing LED chips; second sealing layer above first sealing layer; and phosphor layer containing yellow phosphor, disposed between first sealing layer and second sealing layer, wherein phosphor layer contains the yellow phosphor in higher density than first sealing layer and second sealing layer. |
| US09420641B2 |
Microwave oven multiview silhouette volume calculation for mass estimation
A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity. |
| US09420640B2 |
Electrical heating device
An electrical heating device including a heating resistor including a contacting device connecting the heating resistor to a current source. The contacting device includes a main electrode and a plurality of branch electrodes. The main electrode distributes current from the current source to a plurality of branch electrodes. The heating resistor includes one or more fire retardant recesses. The heating device includes one or more tire propagation blocker strips extending transversely to at least one of the plurality of branch electrodes. |
| US09420639B2 |
Smart device fabrication via precision patterning
Embodiments involve smart device fabrication for semiconductor processing tools via precision patterning. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor processing tool component includes providing a substrate of the semiconductor processing tool component, patterning the substrate to form a sensor directly on the substrate, and depositing a top layer over the sensor. The sensor may include, for example, a temperature or strain sensor. The method can also include patterning the substrate to form one or more of: heaters, thermistors, and electrodes on the substrate. In one embodiment, the method involves patterning a surface of the component oriented towards a plasma region inside of the semiconductor processing tool. |
| US09420634B2 |
User equipment having virtual mobile terminals
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems related to a user equipment having virtual mobile terminals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US09420629B2 |
High bandwidth open wired network
An open network suitable for a mobile platform that contains a plurality of host and peripheral devices. Within the network, a central server communicates with at least one switch. In turn, a plurality of network devices communicate with the switch. In turn, a plurality of host devices connect to network devices. Thus, each of the plurality of peripheral devices communicates with one of the host devices. Moreover, the mobile platform may be an aircraft including a control panel to control the network. Additionally, a CoreNet and the in flight entertainment and cabin services subsystem may be in communication with the network. Additionally, the network may include a satellite transceiver/data router. In one embodiment, the peripherals use Bluetooth protocol devices to communicate with host devices on a virtual local area network within the network. The virtual network controls the security and quality of service of the network that interconnects the host, and other, devices. |
| US09420627B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices with different radio link failure timers based on user equipment speed
Systems, methods, and device for adjusting an operation time of a radio link failure timer are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to communicatively couple to an evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). The UE use different radio link failure timer parameters depending on the speed of the UE. The radio link failure timer may run for a longer time for rapidly moving UEs and run for a shorter time for slowly moving UEs. In an embodiment, the UE may scale the radio link failure timer by a scaling factor. In another embodiment, the UE may include multiple radio link failure timers for different speeds. The radio link failure timer parameters for each speed may be specified by the E-UTRAN in a one-to-one communication. The E-UTRAN may determine which parameters to use for each UE based on characteristics of the UE. |
| US09420623B2 |
Packet transmission method and apparatus of mobile terminal
A method and an apparatus for transmitting a packet used in establishing or maintaining a connection with a server are provided. The method includes determining, when a current time is a packet transmission of at least one network service application of the mobile terminal, whether at least one other network service application having an adjustable packet transmission schedule with a packet transmission after the current time exists, adjusting, when the at least one other network service application exists, the adjustable packet transmission schedule to synchronize the packet transmission occasions of the at least one network service application with the at least one other network service application, and simultaneously transmitting a packet of the network service application having the packet transmission occasion at the current time and a packet of the at least one other network service application of which packet transmission schedule is adjusted. |
| US09420620B2 |
Systems and methods for aircraft on-ground determination
Systems and methods for aircraft on-ground determination are provided. In one embodiment, an onboard motion controlled wireless avionics datalink gateway comprises: a wireless radio chipset module; and a velocity interlock coupled to an aircraft motion sensor and the wireless radio chipset module. The wireless radio chipset module is configured to establish one or more intra-aircraft radio communication links with one or more onboard avionics system, and wherein the wireless radio chipset module is configure to establish one or more external radio communication links with at least one ground-based wireless communication system. The aircraft motion sensor is configured to output to the velocity interlock an aircraft motion signal indicative of a velocity of an aircraft in which the gateway is installed. The velocity interlock enables and disables the one or more intra-aircraft radio communication links and the one or more external radio communication links based on the aircraft motion signal. |
| US09420616B2 |
Methods to enhance videotelephony to achieve local QoS
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE) are provided. The apparatus sends a request to a second UE for establishing a call connection, receives from the second UE an acknowledgment for establishing the call connection, establishes at least one first dedicated bearer between the first UE and a network for communicating media packets with the second UE, sends first dummy data to the second UE via the established at least one first dedicated bearer, receives at least one of second dummy data or a media packet from the second UE via the established at least one first dedicated bearer, and exchanges media packets with the second UE via the established at least one first dedicated bearer after receiving the at least one of the second dummy data or the media packet from the second UE. |
| US09420615B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit; and a controller configured to control the communication unit to perform one of transmission and reception of second identification information for communication through a predetermined communication path with a different apparatus, and to establish connection with the different apparatus by using the second identification information, during an audio call with the different apparatus, the audio call using first identification information for an audio call, the second identification information being associated with the first identification information. |
| US09420613B2 |
Configurable host interface using multi-radio device and architecture for WLAN offload
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A multi-radio device controls wireless communications by identifying one or more connection points between radio(s) of the multi-radio device and an operating system executing on a host device, analyzing a policy relating to the multi-radio device, and exposing, to the operating system, a subset of the connection points based on the policy. A modem manages a connection to an applications processor (AP) by virtualizing physical communication interfaces at the modem, providing a single Internet protocol (IP) interface representing the virtualized physical communication interfaces to a high level operating system (HLOS) at the AP, detecting a physical communication interface connected to the modem, and determining whether to expose the detected physical communication interface to the HLOS as a standalone virtualized physical communication interface, or hide the detected physical communication interface as part of an existing virtualized physical communication interface. |
| US09420609B2 |
Radio base station apparatus, mobile terminal apparatus, radio communication system and radio communication method
The present invention is designed to provide a radio base station apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus, a radio communication system and a radio communication method which can cope with an increased number of users. A radio base station apparatus is provided with: a signal generating section that generates a first downlink control signal and a second downlink control signal for a mobile terminal apparatus; a first multiplexing section that multiplexes the first downlink control signal on a control region up to a predetermined number of symbols from the top of a subframe; a second multiplexing section that frequency-division-multiplexes the second downlink control signal on radio resources from the next symbol in the control region to the last symbol of the subframe; and a transmission section that transmits the first downlink control signal multiplexed on the control region and the second downlink control signal multiplexed on the radio resources. |
| US09420608B2 |
Access control method and device for machine type communications in a wireless communication network environment
A Machine Type Communication (MTC) device and method of the MTC device are provided for establishing a connection with a base station in a wireless communication network environment. The method includes receiving, by the MTC device, a broadcast message from a base station over a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) broadcast control channel, wherein the broadcast message includes header information and at least one M2M-Random Access CHannel (mRACH) parameter; determining whether an mRACH message can be sent to the base station, based on the header information in the received broadcast message; sending the mRACH message to the base station using the at least one mRACH parameter to establish an uplink connection with the base station, when the mRACH message can be sent to the base station; and receiving a resource assignment message indicating a successful connection establishment with the base station, in response to the mRACH message. |
| US09420605B2 |
Method and apparatus for cell coordination in heterogeneous cellular networks
There is provided a method and apparatus for coordinating cells in a heterogeneous network. A serving cell determines scheduling parameters for scheduling a UE intermittently between a serving cell and at least one coordinating cell. The scheduling parameters define a cycle for the UE in which the UE alternates between listening to the serving cell and each of the coordinating cells. Timing offsets between the serving cell and the coordinating cells is determined by a UE and reported back to the eNB of the serving cell. |
| US09420604B2 |
Apparatus and method for downlink scheduling in a multi antenna wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for downlink scheduling in a multi antenna wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a receiver for receiving channel information of at least one mobile station that is selected as an active user by a base station, a judgment unit for judging whether it feeds back its own channel information using the channel information of the selected at least one mobile station, and a transmitter for transmitting the its own channel information to the base station according to judgment of the judgment unit. |
| US09420603B2 |
Recovery from resource mismatch in a wireless communication system
System(s) and method(s) that facilitate assignment mismatch recovery are provided. A projected level of resources required to satisfy one or more communication constraints (e.g., inter-cell and intra-cell interference) is generated. The projected resources are contrasted with scheduled resources and a determination is made as to whether a mismatch between assigned and projected resources exists. A mismatch is recovered through an adaptive response that feeds back magnitudes for the communication resources which are compatible with the communication constraints. |
| US09420601B2 |
Method and arrangements for scheduling transmission resources with variable guard intervals
Method and arrangements for scheduling transmission resources in a first node in a cell comprised within a wireless communication network. The first node is arranged to communicate over a communication channel with at least one user equipment within the cell. The communication is made by using a frame comprising uplink resources and downlink resources with a switching point between the downlink resources and the uplink resources. The method comprises the step of obtaining a parameter referring to the expected transmission quality of the communication and/or the expected coherence properties of the communication channel. The method also comprises scheduling a transmission on an uplink or downlink resource. The resource is located on a time distance from the switching point. The time distance is based on the obtained parameter. |
| US09420592B2 |
Method and apparatus of interference avoidance based on multi transmission and reception
Disclosed is a method of avoiding channel interference by a sensor node including a multi transmission and reception unit in a wireless sensor network. The method includes setting channel A in channel group A for a first wireless transmission and reception unit, and setting channel B in channel group B for a second wireless transmission and reception unit, checking interference for the channel A, detecting interference for the channel B if interference is detected in the channel A, and performing communication through a channel where interference has not been detected among the channel A and the channel B. |
| US09420583B2 |
Combined voice and data communications in a distributed hybrid allocation and reservation multiple access mobile wireless network
Systems, methods, and apparatus for communication utilizing a plurality of time slots over at least one channel are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves assigning, by at least one processor, at least one of the plurality of time slots for media data. In one or more embodiments, at least one of the plurality of time slots assigned for the media data is periodic. The method further involves assigning, by at least one processor, at least one of remaining time slots of the plurality of time slots for non-media data. In at least one embodiment, the assigning of at least one of the plurality of time slots for the media data has precedence over the assigning of the remaining time slots of the plurality of time slots for the non-media data. |
| US09420582B2 |
Configuration of random access preamble
There is provided a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for selecting at least one extended preamble. The selected extended preamble fulfills certain criteria regarding the cyclic shift-specific timing uncertainty windows and supports for high speeds and high frequencies. |
| US09420581B2 |
Terminal receiving resource block allocation and method therefor
In a wireless communication base station device, a modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Dch data after coding to generate a Dch data symbol. A modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Lch data after coding to generate an Lch data symbol. An allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol and Lch data symbol to each sub-carrier composing an OFDM symbol and outputs the allocated sub-carrier to a multiplex unit. In this case, the allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol to a plurality of resource blocks where one Dch is arranged at an interval equal to integral multiples of the number of resource blocks composing a resource block group. |
| US09420577B2 |
Method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system and a device for the same
A method of transmitting a Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH) at a base station in a wireless communication system. A set of Virtual Resource Blocks (VRBs) are assigned for the R-PDCCH to a downlink subframe. The downlink subframe is transmitted to a relay node. The set of VRBs is configured to be same, by higher layer, in a first slot and a second slot of the downlink subframe. If the set of VRBs for the R-PDCCH is assigned in the first slot of the downlink subframe, the R-PDCCH is configured to contain a downlink assignment. If the set of VRBs for the R-PDCCH is assigned in the second slot of the downlink subframe, the R-PDCCH is configured to contain an uplink grant. |
| US09420560B2 |
Systems and methods for transmitting information, alerts, and/or comments to participants based on location information
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for sharing information related to a location also referred to herein as a “spot,” such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on recipient mobile electronic devices proximately located to such location (e.g., spot). Users of the system can create spot alerts in which designated recipients can receive messages, such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on respective recipient mobile electronic devices, when located within a proximity of a defined location (e.g., spot). |
| US09420555B2 |
Managing network load using device application programs
Concepts and technologies are described herein for managing network load using device application programs. An illustrative method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a list of preferred combinations of location area codes (“LACs”), cell identifiers (“CIDs”), and times that data access by the mobile device is to be incentivized, determining a current LAC associated with a location area within which the mobile device is currently located, determining a current CID associated with a base transceiver station to which the mobile device is currently connected, determining a current time, and determining if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included as a preferred combination in the list. The method also includes providing an indication that data access by the mobile device is incentivized if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included in the list as a preferred combination. |
| US09420554B1 |
Determining correct device VoLTE status for call routing
A network node receives a registration message, where the registration message is associated with registering a user equipment (UE) with a call signaling network for sending or receiving calls. The network node receives a notification message from a call session control node in the call signaling network, where the notification message indicates whether the UE is currently provisioned to engage in calls via a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) network. The network node causes calls to or from the UE to be routed via the VoLTE network if the notification message indicates that the UE is currently provisioned to engage in calls via the VoLTE network, and causes calls to or from the UE to be routed via a legacy network, that is different than the VoLTE network, if the notification message indicates that the UE is currently not provisioned to engage in calls via the VoLTE network. |
| US09420551B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling transmission power in wireless communication system
Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling transmit power for a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs), the method including: searching for a peer UE; determining transmit power of a D2D communication signal to be transmitted to the peer UE; and transmitting the D2D communication signal to the peer UE based on the determined transmit power. |
| US09420550B2 |
Power control in orthogonal sub-channels in wireless communications
A method and apparatus for power control in a wireless communication involves establishing at least two orthogonal sub-channels within a channel for communication and controlling transmitted power in each sub-channel independently. |
| US09420546B2 |
Controlling peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) based on adaptive modulation and coding (AMC)
In an example embodiment, a transmitter of a wireless communication device may incrementally increase a level of transmit power by a predefined amount, based on a channel quality indicator, up to a limited maximum level of transmit power to control the peak transmit power and further may control the Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR). |
| US09420545B2 |
Power control method, power control system and related device
The present invention discloses a power control method, a power control system and a related device. The method includes: monitoring a downlink data sending condition of a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH), and if no downlink data is sent on the DPDCH, determining to decrease downlink transmit power of a DPCH, or if downlink data is sent on the DPDCH, determining to increase or maintain downlink transmit power of a DPCH. The present invention can reduce the downlink transmit power of the DPCH and promote experience of other users on a precondition of ensuring system performance. |
| US09420528B2 |
Global and local optimization of Wi-Fi access points
A method of managing Wi-Fi access points (APs) includes selecting between a global optimization and a local optimization of AP parameters based at least in part on one or more factors. The method includes causing a global optimization to be performed in the event that a global optimization is selected, the global optimization comprising: searching for adjustments to a first set of AP parameters that optimize an overall performance associated with a global region, the global region including a first set of APs. The method includes causing a local optimization to be performed in the event that a local optimization is selected, the local optimization comprising: searching for adjustments to a second set of AP parameters that optimize an overall performance associated with a localized region, the localized region including a second set of APs, wherein the second set of APs comprises a subset of the first set of APs. |
| US09420526B2 |
Retrieval of user equipment capabilities by application server
The present invention provides a method of establishing a call to or from a user equipment in a wireless communication system comprising a first wireless network and a second wireless network, the second wireless network having an association with the first wireless network, the wireless communication system having a serving node and an application server capable of communication with said serving node, and the method comprising: receiving a message from said serving node at the application server, said message having information regarding network capabilities of said user equipment; and determining at the application server whether to anchor said call in the first wireless network or the second wireless network dependent on said information regarding network capabilities of said user equipment. |
| US09420518B2 |
Layer-3 mesh connectivity of wireless local networks
A first wireless device of a wireless local network is operated in an un-associated data transfer mode at a layer-2 level. In the un-associated data transfer mode, communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device in the wireless local network is allowed to take place without prior authentication and association between the two wireless devices. The first wireless device participates in formulation of routing information in routing nodes of a wireless mesh network while operating in the un-associated data transfer mode. If configured as an end device, the first wireless device thereafter exchanges data packets with another wireless device in the mesh. If configured as a router, the first wireless device routes packets to corresponding wireless devices in the mesh. Operation in the un-associated data transfer mode may result in reduction in power consumption of nodes in the mesh, as well as increased data throughput. |
| US09420517B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining an optimum gateway node in a communication network
A network includes node devices each storing a table that manages paths to plural gateway devices for connecting to another network. A node device generates a hello frame for specifying a main gateway device of the node device at a predetermined timing, and transmits the hello frame to adjacent node devices. The node device, upon receiving a hello frame from an adjacent node device operating as a first hop destination of a data frame destined for the main gateway device, determines whether quality of a path to the main gateway device is lowest among paths to the plural gateway devices, based on path quality information included in the hello frame. When the quality of a path to the main gateway device is lowest, the node device changes the main gateway device to a gateway device that is registered in the table and specified by information included in the hello frame. |
| US09420516B2 |
Transmitting and receiving data based on multipath
Methods, apparatuses and systems for transmitting and receiving data based on multipath for transmitting data based on multipath include: establishing WiMAX connection-based multiple paths between a first device and a second device; transmitting data frames in a data queue in the multiple paths; obtaining the quality condition of the multiple paths; and based on the quality condition, adjusting the transmission of the data frames in the data queue in the multiple paths. According to one aspect, there is provided a method for receiving data based on multipath, which includes: establishing WiMAX connection-based multiple paths between a first device and a second device; receiving a plurality of data frames in the multiple paths; processing the received plurality of data frames based on quality condition of the multiple paths. There are further provided corresponding apparatuses and systems. |
| US09420515B2 |
Endpoint repeater functionality selection
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for improving communications among battery operated network endpoints and a central facility. A battery operated endpoint may determine its remaining battery capacity and decide whether it is able to provide message repeating services to other endpoints within the network. The endpoint may make such decision based also on its own communications reliability to a central facility either directly or via other endpoints operating as repeaters. |
| US09420514B2 |
System and method for computing cost metrics for wireless network links
A system and method adds and manages entries on a list of entries of routing information to allow the top entry to be used for routing to a destination corresponding to the list. Costs of a wireless link may be a function of the success rate experienced on that wireless link. |
| US09420513B1 |
Clustering approach to estimating a network metric for nodes
A clustering-based method of estimating a network metric between a first node and a second node includes determining source clusters of nodes and destination clusters of nodes for each node. Cluster heads are selected for each cluster. Measurements of the network metric between each node and each cluster head for the source clusters and destination clusters are performed, and the network metric for a pair of nodes is estimated based on the measurements for the pair of nodes. |
| US09420508B2 |
Communication system, base station and communication control method
A base station in a communication system including a mobile station and a plurality of base stations connected via a network calculates a traffic amount of data transmitted/received by the own base station; when a radio signal relating to a connection request to the own base station is received from the mobile station, calculates a reception quality value at the connection request; requests other base stations to transmit, to the own base station, a reception quality value of the radio signal received at the other base station and a traffic amount of the other base station; and selects a base station, which is to be a connection destination of the mobile station, based on the reception quality value and the traffic amount of the own base station and the reception quality value and the traffic amount received from each of the other base stations. |
| US09420507B2 |
Access control for macrocell to femtocell handover
Access to a femtocell can be controlled as part of handover of a mobile device from macrocell to femtocell. Macro network platform issues a handover (HO) request towards femto network platform and a single virtual femto node, which represents a plurality of femto access points (APs). Location estimate(s) for the mobile device drives selection of a target femto AP. Selection of the target AP results in acceptance of the HO request. The mobile device also can request macro-to-femto (MTF) handover. HO neighbor list(s) is generated by decoding a network-issued identifier for each femto APs in a set of femtocells, and selectively ranking each femto AP based at least on channel quality; access privileges of the mobile device to each of the identified femto APs determines selectivity. Validation of mobile device's access right(s) drives acceptance of the MTF HO request to a top ranked femto AP. |
| US09420504B2 |
Method of handling cell change and related apparatus
A method of handling cell change for a mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a cell change order message from a source cell of a first radio access technology (RAT), in response to the receiving, performing a cell change order procedure from the source cell of the a first RAT to a target cell of a second RAT, performing a RRC, an abbreviation of radio resource control, connection establishment procedure to the target cell of the second RAT, receiving system information including access barring information of the target cell of the second radio access technology from the target cell of the second radio access technology, determining access barring according to the access barring information, and determining that the cell change order procedure is failed when the RRC connection establishment procedure is failed due to the access barring. |
| US09420496B1 |
Activation sequence using permission based connection to network
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for establishing a network connection with a mobile communication device. A mobile device may comprise an activation application operable to detect network connection options. Additionally, the activation application may determine the quality of the connection options and attempt to establish a connection with the network via one or more of the connection options. The activation application may use the network connection to request and receive an activation payload, which may be used to complete the activation process. In some cases, the activation application may facilitate the input of credentials for one or more connection option. |
| US09420494B2 |
Method and system for intermediate node quality of service negotiations
Disclosed are a method and system for an intermediate node, which negotiates a Quality of Service (QoS) contract with two or more secondary nodes, to maintain a record of previous contract agreements to use as the basis for future contracts and to select the negotiation order with the secondary nodes based on a configurable rule set. The intermediate node selects the secondary node which is deemed to be (predicted as) most restrictive to begin QoS negotiations. The intermediate node dynamically creates for a specific user a new QoS profile to begin the QoS negotiations based on current system loading and historical QoS precedents. |
| US09420490B2 |
Systems and methods for seamless data stream transfer during band switch between wireless stations
One innovation includes an apparatus, for wirelessly communicating with a communication system via a first wireless channel and a second wireless channel, including a memory unit that is configured to store a first data packet and a second data packet, the first data packet and the second data packet have consecutive sequence numbers. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to retrieve the first data packet and the second data packet from the memory unit, a transceiver that is configured to transmit the first data packet to the communication system via the first channel, to receive a first acknowledgement from the communication system and to transmit the second data packet to the communication system via the second channel after the processor detects that the first acknowledgement comprises a positive acknowledgement of the first reception information. |
| US09420485B2 |
Frame structure and signaling arrangement for interference aware scheduling
Frame structures and signaling arrangements for interference aware scheduling may be applicable to a local area radio system to complement existing wide area cellular systems, like GSM/UMTS/HSPA/LTE. In certain embodiments a method is provided including preparing a frame for transmission in a wireless communication system. The method can also include incorporating an interference report into the frame. The interference report is directly associated with a corresponding resource. The method can further include transmitting the interference report within the frame in the wireless communication system. |
| US09420481B2 |
Mobile communication terminal test system and mobile communication terminal test method
Provided is a mobile communication terminal test system that transmits a test signal formed by a plurality of downlink component carriers including a primary component carrier (DL_CC1) and a secondary component carrier (DL_CC2) to a mobile communication terminal to test the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal test system includes a primary test device that transmits first communication data including first test data to the mobile communication terminal using the primary component carrier of the test signal and a secondary test device that transmits second communication data including second test data to the mobile communication terminal using the secondary component carrier of the test signal. |
| US09420479B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing of intermodulation products
Interference to a received signal is reduced in a wireless network, the interference comprising intermodulation products of at least a first signal and a second signal. Delayed interference signals comprising simulated intermodulation products are generated on the basis of the first signal and the second signal using a range of differing delay values and each of the delayed interference signals is correlated with the received signal to produce data representing a correlation for each delayed interference signal. At least one delay value is selected in dependence on a the data representative of the correlations and an interference signal comprising simulated intermodulation products generated from the first signal and the second signal using the at least one delay value is combined with the received signal. |
| US09420474B1 |
Beamforming selection for macro cells based on small cell availability
A method includes communicating data to a plurality of user equipment (UE) in a cell using a plurality of beamforms. Each of the plurality of beamforms has a main lobe and side lobes, where the main lobe is directed toward a corresponding UE of the plurality of UE. For each beamform of the plurality of beamforms, a position of the beamform is determined. Furthermore, it is determined that one or more small cells of the plurality of small cells are available to serve the corresponding UE based on determining that the one or more small cells are positioned within the main lobe of the beamform using the determined position of the beamform and one or more positions of the one or more small cells. Based on the one or more small cells being determined as available to serve the corresponding UE, beamforming is disabled to the corresponding UE from the cell, thereby preventing the side lobes of the beamform from interfering with other radio communications in the cell. |
| US09420470B2 |
Application aware communication system
A device and method is provided of administrating an application within a bearer of a mobile communication network. An example method comprises activating by means of a mobile device an application requiring access to the mobile communication network, identifying the application by means of an application identification unit, allocating an application index to the application by means of the application identification unit based on the identification of the application, and coupling the application index to an access request related to the application by means of the application identification unit, such that managing network resources based on the coupled application index is enabled. Devices, methods, network components and communication systems are provided to couple an application index in a flexible way to an application running on a mobile device in order to enable management of access requests requiring the same quality of service (QoS). |
| US09420469B2 |
Apparatus and method for identifying rogue device
An apparatus and a method for identifying a rogue device having a media access control (MAC) address counterfeited/forged when a wireless intrusion prevention system controls an access to an access point (AP) and a wireless terminal which are not applied are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit configured to collect MAC addresses, RSSI values, and RF feature values based on RF signals of wireless terminals; an RF feature database configured to store the collected MAC addresses, RSSI values, and RF feature values; and a terminal identification unit configured to identify whether a MAC of any one of the wireless terminals is forged by comparing information of the RF feature database with the RSSI value and the RF feature value of any one of the wireless terminals according to a MAC verification request of any one of the wireless terminals from the sensor unit. |
| US09420466B2 |
Method and apparatus for secure element management
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method includes receiving at a terminal a refresh message sent by a secure element, wherein said refresh message includes a request for a session reset in response to at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed. The method further includes sending by said terminal a status message to said secure element, wherein said status message notifies said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed. The method further includes sending by said terminal an application selection message to said secure element, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value. |
| US09420465B2 |
Method and apparatus for device collaboration via a hybrid network
A collaboration manager server is provided that bridges a PAN with a WAN. When the collaboration manager server receives, from the first mobile device, a request to establish a second network service, wherein the second network service provides for bridging a PAN with a WAN, the collaboration manager server determines a credential to be used by mobile devices who wish to join the second network service and, in response to determining that the first mobile device is authorized to make such a request, establishes the second network service. Further, in response to receiving, from a second mobile device, a request to join the second network service, wherein the request to join the second network service comprises the credential, the collaboration manager server joins the second mobile device to the second network service and bridges traffic between the first mobile device and the second mobile device using the second network service. |
| US09420461B2 |
Access authentication method and device for wireless local area network hotspot
Disclosed are an access authentication method and device for a WLAN hotspot. The method comprises: an access password of a WLAN hotspot is updated according to a preset update time interval; and access for a wireless workstation which is accessing to the WLAN hotspot through a soft AP is authenticated according to the updated access password. The disclosure can solve the problem in the related art that other users can use traffic without limitation once they have stolen the password which causes great damage to users who pay the bill because the access password of the WLAN hotspot can only be manually updated. |
| US09420460B2 |
WLAN authentication restriction
Controlling authentication of a device within a cellular network is provided. The authentication allows the device to access a non-cellular network via an access point and is between the device and an authenticating entity within the cellular network. Information is obtained about a state associated with the device. Based on the obtained information, it is evaluated whether to allow the device to perform authentication with the authenticating entity. This may be done at the device. |
| US09420453B2 |
Correlating and mapping mobile device locations on a mobile device
Tools and techniques related to the provision of location based services via a mobile communications device. A system might comprise a mobile communications device, a mobile communications base station, and a server computer system. The location of the device may be correlated with certain user preferences stored on the server computer system. Some techniques provide for activities to be undertaken based on the location of a device are described, including without limitation efficiently determining the location of a mobile device and mapping the location of the device, along with other features of interest, such as the locations of other devices. |
| US09420452B1 |
Wireless device application interaction via external control detection
Wireless device application interaction via external control detection comprises identifying a first position of a wireless device and identifying a first change in the wireless device's position. The method may also provide calculating a first distance vector. The method may also perform comparing the first distance vector to a first threshold distance and calculating a second distance vector based on a distance between the second position and a third position and comparing the second distance vector to a second threshold distance, and changing a current operating state of the wireless device to a different operating state if the first distance vector exceeds the first minimum distance and the second distance vector does not exceed the first maximum distance. |
| US09420447B2 |
Content disposition system and method for processing message content in a distributed environment
In one embodiment, a wireless mobile User Equipment (UE) device comprises a message generator configured to send a SIP request message via a first IP network and a processor configured to process a SIP response message received from a network node via the first IP network, the processor further configured to process instructions to provide a treatment for at least one message body content of the SIP response message based on a value of a content type indicator independent of at least one of an absence of a content disposition indicator, a content disposition indicator without a value and a content disposition indicator having a value. The treatment, applied by the UE device, may comprise one of: (i) performing an Emergency Services (ES) call effectuated via a CS network and (ii) performing a registration and an ES call effectuated via an IP network. |
| US09420436B2 |
Group managing method and push server
The present invention provides a group managing method and a PUSH Server. The method comprises: allocating a first group identifier to a group in an Application Server (AS); acquiring, according to a first identifier of a user joining the group, parameter information of the user, wherein the parameter information of the user comprises a second identifier of the user, location information of a user equipment (UE) corresponding to the user, and an identifier indicating whether the user enables reception of PUSH notification; establishing a group-based transmission bearer with a core network node; and generating group context corresponding to the first group identifier, wherein the group context comprises parameter information of the user in the group and information of the transmission bearer. Therefore, the group management efficiency is improved. |
| US09420434B2 |
Generating a warning message if a portable part associated with a wireless audio conferencing system is not charging
A wireless audio conferencing system has one base station and a number of portable parts each of which is able to establish a communication link with the base station. The base station is controlled to initiate and to terminate communication sessions with other communication devices over a communications network such as a LAN or a WAN, and the base station includes a DSP the implements a digital radio and system application functionality that monitors and stores certain operational state characteristics associated with the portable parts. The base station uses the stored operational state characteristics associated with each portable part to determine whether, at the end of a communication session, a portable part is connected to a charging tray or not, and if not, the base station operates to transmit a warning message indicating that a portable part is not being charged. |
| US09420430B2 |
Location tagging
A method and system for verifying an indoor position using Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), access points (AP), and Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS). The goal of this method is to determine if a user is in the place where he claims to be by using a mobile device. When a user wants his location to be verified he activates a scanning process on his mobile device that reads all the requested signals (WLAN, A-GPS). When the recording process is complete the information is sent to a server where it is processed and the user location is either confirmed to be true or false. |
| US09420424B2 |
System and method for measuring the crowdedness of people at a place
A method, system and apparatus for determining crowdedness at a location, using a first portable communication device having a proximity sensor, wherein the location of a first user is determined using the first portable communication device having an application installed on a memory module thereof, wherein the application is configured to connect to a location sensor embedded in the first portable communication device. The method and system further comprises sensing and identifying a second portable communication device in vicinity of the first user, followed by transmitting a media access control address (MAC address) of the identified second portable communication device to a remote fusion server. Further removing redundancies pertaining to the identified second portable communication device based on the MAC address received by the remote fusion server using a fusion algorithm to determine the crowdedness at the determined location. |
| US09420422B1 |
Mobile media communications system
A media communications system enabling mobile and desktop devices to communicate with websites relevant to a query that is shallow parsed, associated to predetermined categories, and regenerated as a conflated query array that includes extracted entities, associated categories, a location, and a geo-limit parameter. The media communications system further enables real-time messaging between the mobile and desktop devices and the websites, as well as generation of well-formed websites, media, and multimedia, with pre-rendered embedded content, and enables to concurrently and automatically demographically and geographically distributed push notifications to the websites and devices, and embeds relevancy-amplified, geotargeted media and multimedia communications, which media are selected by real-time machine-learned, high-probability consumer interest weighting and relevancy functions that are continuously updated in response to monitored consumer actions. The system further enables geographically regional and inter-regional systems management to enable automated replication and regional and demographic testing of the geotargeted and relevant communications. |
| US09420414B2 |
Method and apparatus for positioning mobile terminal
The present application relates to a wireless communications technology and discloses a method and an apparatus for positioning a mobile terminal. The method specifically comprises: according to a first request message sent by a CN for instructing positioning of a mobile terminal, an RNC sending, to a base station of the mobile terminal, a second request message for instructing acquisition of the number of identifications of sub areas associated with the mobile terminal in a cell dividing result, the cell dividing result comprising a plurality of sub areas acquired by division according to an antenna group coverage manner of the base station in a cell the mobile terminal is currently located in; the RNC receiving an identification returned by the base station, of at least one sub area associated with the mobile terminal; and the RNC sending, to an SAS, a PCAP calculation request message carrying the identification of the at least one sub area, and enabling the SAS to determine geographical location information of the mobile terminal according to the identification of at least one sub area, thereby implementing precise positioning of the mobile terminal. |
| US09420413B2 |
Push method, system and server based on location information
The present invention proposes a pushing method based on location information, comprising: recording a plurality of areas passed by a user; obtaining a resident area of the user according to the frequencies at which the user uses an electronic map in the plurality of areas, and pushing, when it is judged that the user enters a new area from the resident area, point of interest information in the new area to the user according to the point of interest information about the user in the resident area. The method in the embodiments of the present invention fully exploits the interests of a user and performs personalized customization, may better meet and inspire the needs of the user, and is widely applicable and easy to expand. The present invention also discloses a pushing system and server based on location information. |
| US09420412B2 |
Vehicle position calibration method and apparatus
A vehicle position calibration method and apparatus thereof are disclosed. The vehicle position calibration method is applicable to a vehicle having a mobile calibration positioning device and at least a vehicle having a positioning device to be calibrated. The method starts with the mobile calibration positioning device transmitting a message of positioning precision level to the positioning device to be calibrated. Then, the positioning device to be calibrated sends a calibration request to the mobile calibration positioning device according to the message of positioning precision level; then the mobile calibration positioning device detects a relative position between the mobile calibration positioning device and the positioning device to be calibrated according to the calibration request. The mobile calibration positioning device computes and transmits a calibrated position to the positioning device to be calibrated; and the positioning device to be calibrated updates the position of the positioning device to be calibrated. |
| US09420409B2 |
Near field communication device
A near field communication (NFC) device for providing a communication path between a processing unit of the device and an external device is disclosed. A mobile device is also disclosed. An NFC integrated circuit (IC) is also disclosed. In an embodiment, an NFC IC includes a mobile host processor interface for communicating with a mobile host processor, a wireless interface for communicating with at least one of a contactless card and an external radio frequency (RF) reader, and a single wire protocol (SWP) interface for communicating with a secure element. In an embodiment, the NFC IC is configured to enable communications between the secure element and the mobile host processor by providing a channel for exchange of ISO 7816 commands between the mobile host processor and the secure element, wherein the ISO 7816 commands are carried over the SWP interface and the mobile host processor interface. |
| US09420408B2 |
Tire status monitoring-transmission system and transmission device thereof
A tire status monitoring-transmission system and a transmission device thereof are disclosed. The system comprises a Bluetooth wireless transceiving host computer having a display interface and sending out a response signal after detecting an upward Bluetooth broadcasting signal; a plurality of transmission modules each including a Bluetooth wireless transceiving unit persistently emitting the upward Bluetooth broadcasting signal and receiving the response signal; a control unit electrically connected with the Bluetooth wireless transceiving unit and generating a trigger signal according to the response signal; and a sensor module electrically connected with the control unit, triggered by the trigger signal to detect a tire status, and generating detection signals to the control unit, wherein the control unit further transmits the detection signals to the Bluetooth wireless transceiving host computer through the Bluetooth wireless transceiving unit, and the Bluetooth wireless transceiving host computer presents the tire status on the display interface. |
| US09420402B2 |
Mobile telephone for internet applications
A control unit for a mobile telephone includes a Web server adapted to connect to a Web browser in the mobile telephone, wherein the Web server receives information and provides the information to the Web browser when connected to the Web browser. |
| US09420399B2 |
Generic mobile devices customization framework
A method for open mobile alliance (OMA) device management (DM) and over-the-air customization of a generic mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an activation message from the generic mobile device to register with a service provider, wherein the generic mobile device is pre-configured to support a plurality of functions. The method also comprises associating the generic mobile device with a service provider from the service providers as indicated by the activation message. The method further comprises sending one or more OMA service objects to customize the generic mobile device according to the service provider, wherein the one or more OMA service objects enable or disable each of the pre-configured functions on the generic mobile device to support one or more service features available by the service provider. |
| US09420396B2 |
System and method for determining a location for a device in a communication network
The disclosure recites a system and method of identifying location data for a server device managing communications for a wireless network. The method comprises: obtaining location data for the server device; identifying a location for the server device by analyzing at least the location data; updating data in the server device with the location; identifying a communication transmission range for the location for the server device; and configuring communications generated by the server device to conform to the communication transmission range. |
| US09420390B2 |
Estimation and suppression of harmonic loudspeaker nonlinearities
A harmonic echo power estimator estimates power of echo generated by harmonic loudspeaker nonlinearities in a user equipment having an echo path between a loudspeaker input and a microphone output. The estimator includes a frequency band mapper that maps each frequency band in a set of loudspeaker output signal frequency bands into a corresponding array of loudspeaker input signal frequency bands, where each frequency band in the set is mapped into several frequency bands in the corresponding array. A power estimator determines a power estimate of each input signal in each array of frequency bands. A power estimate combiner combines determined power estimates in each array of frequency bands into a corresponding estimate of loudspeaker input power generating harmonic loudspeaker nonlinearities. A power estimate transformer transforms the estimates of loudspeaker input power across the echo path into power estimates of the echo generated by the harmonic loudspeaker nonlinearities. |
| US09420389B2 |
Diminishing tinnitus loudness by hearing instrument treatment
A listening device for a hearing impaired person being subjected to a tinnitus at a tinnitus frequency range including a tinnitus frequency is disclosed. The device includes an input transducer for providing an electric input signal comprising audio and a controllable filter for filtering the electric input signal received from the input transducer. The filter outputs a filtered electric input signal such that signal energy of the electric input signal immediately surrounding the tinnitus frequency remain substantially unchanged and signal energy of the electric input signal at a distance to the tinnitus frequency is substantially reduced. The device further includes a processor connected downstream of the filter and processes the filtered electrical input signal and outputs a processed electric signal, and an output transducer connected downstream of the processor and converts the processed electric signal to an acoustic output signal to be presented to a hearing impaired person. |
| US09420388B2 |
Electromagnetic bone conduction hearing device
An external component for a bone conduction hearing implant is described. An external housing is fixedly attached on the skin of a hearing implant patient over an implanted bone conduction hearing transducer. An electromagnetic drive coil arrangement is fixed within the external housing for conducting electrical current to develop electromagnetic drive signals. An attachment magnet arrangement is suspended within the external housing by a flexible spring arrangement and magnetically coupled to the drive coil arrangement and to a corresponding implant magnet arrangement within the implanted bone conduction transducer. The electromagnetic drive signals magnetically interact with the attachment magnet arrangement which reacts by vibrating on the spring arrangement and magnetically interacting with the implant magnet arrangement to generate a bone conduction vibration signal by the implanted bone conduction hearing transducer for perception by the patient as sound. |
| US09420380B2 |
Acoustic transducer
An acoustic transducer has a substrate having an opening in an upper surface thereof, a vibration electrode plate disposed above the substrate, and having an outer edge thereof facing the upper surface of the substrate with a gap therebetween, a fixed electrode plate facing the vibration electrode plate, and a plurality of projections protruding on a lower surface of the outer edge of the vibration electrode plate. The vibration electrode plate covers an upper side of the opening. The plurality of projections are disposed so as to not be positioned along a straight line or a curved line parallel to an edge of the opening in at least a part of one or at least two arrays formed on the lower surface of the outer edge. |
| US09420379B2 |
Performance enhancing apparatus of balanced armature transducer
A balanced armature transducer is provided. The balanced armature transducer is formed with components housed within a frame and includes a pair of magnets separated by a gap to form a Direct Current (DC) magnetic field, and an armature having one end positioned between the separated magnets and having another end curved upward and fixed to an upper portion of the frame. |
| US09420378B1 |
Top port MEMS microphone package and method
A top port MEMS microphone package includes a substrate having a back volume expanding aperture therein. A MEMS microphone electronic component is mounted to the substrate directly above the back volume expanding aperture such that an aperture of the MEMS microphone electronic component is in fluid communication with the back volume expanding aperture. A lid having a lid cavity is mounted to the substrate. The back volume expanding aperture couples the aperture of the MEMS microphone electronic component to the lid cavity. By coupling the lid cavity to the aperture with the back volume expanding aperture, the resulting back volume is essentially the size of the entire top port MEMS microphone package. In this manner, the noise to signal ratio is minimized thus maximizing the sensitivity of the top port MEMS microphone package as well as the range of applications. |
| US09420375B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for categorical spatial analysis-synthesis on spectrum of multichannel audio signals
A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore provided according to an example embodiment of the present invention in order to perform categorical analysis and synthesis of a multichannel signal to synthesize binaural signals and extract, separate, and manipulate components within the audio scene of the multichannel signal that were captured through multichannel audio means. In the context of a method, a multichannel signal is received. The method may include computing the spectrum for the multichannel signal, determining tonality of bands within the spectrum, and generating a band structure for the spectrum. The method may also include performing spatial analysis of the bands, performing source filtering using the bands, performing synthesis on the filtered band components, and generating an output signal. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program product are also provided. |
| US09420374B2 |
Apparatus and method for focusing sound in array speaker system
Provided are apparatus and method for focusing sound so that a sound radiation pattern output from an array speaker system composed of a plurality of speakers may approach a target sound radiation pattern. The sound focusing apparatus uses a focusing filter formed in consideration of sound characteristics of the array speaker system. In addition, the sound focusing apparatus may compensate for delay and gain values of each channel generated when an input signal is replicated to a plurality of channels and output through an array speaker in the array speaker system. |
| US09420369B2 |
Processing method for earphone and user equipment
A processing method for an earphone includes receiving a sense signal sent by a proximity sensor. A distance between an earphone and an ear corresponding to the earphone is obtained according to the sense signal and compared with a first preset threshold. Within a first preset time, if the distance is greater than the first preset threshold, an audio playing program is closed or an earphone channel of the earphone is closed. |
| US09420361B2 |
Loudspeaker system
A loudspeaker system includes a housing having an upper housing unit, a lower housing unit, and a cylindrical passageway connecting the upper housing unit and the lowering housing unit such that the upper housing unit and the lower housing unit are in fluid communication. A driver mounting plate is secured within the lower housing unit and divides the housing into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. At least one of the side walls of the lower housing unit includes a side wall aperture linking the lower compartment to an external environment surrounding the housing. A driver is mounted to the driver mounting plate, the driver being positioned to fire into the lower compartment of the housing. |
| US09420360B2 |
Transport apparatus and method of transmitting monitoring control signal
A transport apparatus configured to transport a main signal received via one of a plurality of ports to any of the plurality of ports, the transport apparatus includes: a plurality of main signal processing circuits configured to extract a monitoring control signal from the main signal, the plurality of main signal processing circuits being provided to correspond to the plurality of ports, respectively; a monitoring controller configured to receive the monitoring control signal from the plurality of main signal processing circuits; and a serial interface configured to connect the plurality of main signal processing circuits with the monitoring controller on a ring-shaped bus to transfer a serial frame, wherein the serial frame has a mapping field to which the monitoring control signal is mapped. |
| US09420359B2 |
Dynamic wavelength virtualization and/or on-demand flow provisioning in optical networks
A network apparatus used in an optical network is disclosed. The network apparatus includes one or more first tunable and temperature controlled (TTC) lasers, one or more transmitters each of which is connected to one of said one or more TTC lasers, one or more second TTC lasers, one or more digital signal processing (DSP) transponders (TPNDs) each of which is connected to one of said one or more second TTC lasers, one or more receivers, and a controller to control said one or more transmitters and said one or more DSP TPNDs, wherein said one or more transmitters defragment an optical access spectrum, and said one or more DSP TPNDs exploit a newly available spectrum. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed. |
| US09420355B2 |
Real-time learning of hashtag-to-TV program relationships
Disclosed is a system, method, and computer program product for relating a metadata tag to a television program identifier and associating a hashtag with metadata associated with the television program. A mapping server receives a request that includes a metadata tag (e.g., a hashtag) for a social object, such as a comment or a post to a social network. The mapping server generates a graph to determine a set of television program identifiers likely associated with the metadata tag. Furthermore, the mapping server compresses graph data over time to reduce the time needed to perform a query to the graph. |
| US09420352B2 |
Audio system
Methods and systems for providing audio information based on gaze information are described. In an example, a computing device may be configured to receive gaze information indicative of a wearer-view associated with the computing device. Based on the gaze information, the computing device may be configured to determine content displayed in the wearer-view. Further, the computing device may be configured to determine audio information relating to the content and cause an audio stream associated with the audio information to be played at the computing device. |
| US09420351B2 |
Systems and methods for prefetching online content items for low latency display to a user
A computer-implemented method for pre-fetching online content items is provided. The method uses a first computing device including a processor in communication with an output device and a memory. The method includes displaying an online publication to a user using the output device. The method also includes identifying a break point associated with the online publication. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a pre-fetch point prior to the break point. The method also includes initiating transmission of a content item into the memory at the pre-fetch point. |
| US09420348B1 |
Using aspect-ratio transitions to output an alert indicating a functional state of a back up video-broadcast system
In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system involves: a computing device receiving a first video-stream that represents first video-content; the computing device generating a first signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of aspect-ratio transitions included within the first video-content; the computing device receiving a second video-stream that represents second video-content; the computing device generating a second signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of aspect-ratio transitions included within the second video-content; the computing device making a determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert. |
| US09420346B2 |
Enhanced reliability for satellite data delivery
A media device may be configured for receiving data from one or more satellites. The media device may include one or more processors and one or more storage devices. A first tuner of a media device may tune to a first data stream that came from a first satellite transponder. A second tuner of the media device may tune to a second data stream that came from a second satellite transponder. The first data stream and the second data stream may be derived from source data based at least in part on a data distribution scheme. The data distribution scheme may include distributing at least portions of the source data with the first data stream and the second data stream. The first data stream and/or the second data stream may be processed to store and/or output for presentation content. |
| US09420344B2 |
Method and system for user rating by utilizing program service guide
A method for implementing user scoring by utilizing a program service guide includes: a service guide server transmitting to a terminal a program service guide embedded with a scoring function; and the terminal submitting user scoring information to the service guide server. The present application further discloses a system for implementing user scoring by utilizing a program service guide. The above scheme embeds a scoring function into the program service guide, which increases the interaction between mobile TV users and operators, and enables a user to rate a channel, a program etc. by utilizing the program service guide, thus improving user experience. |
| US09420339B2 |
Method and system for determining subscriber demand for multimedia content
A method of determining demand for multimedia content in a multimedia provider network includes receiving a content demand statistics (CDS) request from a client application where the request identifies a subscriber set. Responsive to the CDS request, selected CDS data is retrieved from a CDS subsystem. The CDS data is indicative of demand for multimedia content among subscribers in the subscriber set. The retrieved CDS data is delivered to the client application. The selected data may be selected from past data, present data, and future data. The CDS request indicates a set of buddy subscribers and the messaging server retrieves CDS data associated with the buddy subscribers. A security subsystem may be accessed and to determine, prior to retrieving CDS data for a particular buddy subscriber, whether the particular buddy subscriber has authorized the requesting subscriber. |
| US09420331B2 |
Method and system for categorizing detected motion events
A computing system device with processor(s) and memory displays a video monitoring user interface on the display, the video monitoring user interface including a video feed from a camera located remotely from the client device in a first region of the video monitoring user interface and an event timeline in a second region of the video monitoring user interface, and the event timeline includes indicators corresponding to motion events previously detected by the camera. The computing system obtains an indication of a detected motion event and associates the detected motion event with a respective category. The computing system displays an indicator for the detected motion event on the event timeline with a display characteristic corresponding to the respective category. |
| US09420326B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling user equipment
Methods and systems are disclosed for a media guidance application that controls user equipment devices by automatically issuing frequently-used sequences of user commands with a remote control device. For example, the media guidance application may determine that a user typically inputs a particular series of commands when they use a user equipment device at a certain time (e.g., navigating to a March Madness application during March). The media guidance application may then identify the user when he or she picks up the remote control and automatically, without user input, cause the remote control to issue the appropriate user command sequence. The media guidance application may also determine new or augmented sequences based on additional inputs received from the user. This may allow users to more easily navigate to and use their favorite services. |
| US09420323B2 |
Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information
Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information are disclosed. An example method includes comparing presentation data representative of media output by a first set top box (STB) to reference data corresponding to a first station to determine whether the media presentation data corresponds to the reference data, the presentation data collected while the first STB was tuned to a first channel. The method further includes determining a second station that corresponds to the presentation data when the presentation data does not correspond to the reference data. The method further includes correcting a first channel map that relates the first channel to the first station by relating the first channel to the second station to create a second channel map, and correcting clickstream data that represents commands to other STBs using the second channel map. |
| US09420322B2 |
System and method for delivering compressed applications
An indication is obtained that consumer premises equipment needs to obtain at least one file from a file system. Responsive to the indication, an uncompressed framework portion of the at least one file is obtained at the consumer premises equipment from the file system. The uncompressed framework portion of the at least one file is executed on the consumer premises equipment to: (i) obtain compressed portions of the at least one file at the consumer premises equipment, from the file system; and (ii) decompress and execute the compressed portions of the at least one file on the consumer premises equipment. |
| US09420321B2 |
System and method for providing a television network customized for an end user
A hybrid audio and video system and method of providing a television network customized for an end user at an end user location are provided. A video signal feed includes visual content. An audio signal feed includes audio content. A third signal feed includes promotional content about the end user. Specific visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically selected. The visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically combined in response to the selections to create an output feed. The selected visual content, audio content, and promotional content of the output feed through the television network at the end user location. |
| US09420316B2 |
Control apparatus, reproduction control method, and recording medium
A control apparatus reproducing second moving image data of which at least one of a bit rate, a frame rate, and resolution has been converted from that of first moving image data and generating an instruction to reproduce the first moving image data to synchronously reproduce control of a plurality of pieces of moving image data having different physical characteristics. |
| US09420312B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using a prediction method adopting in-loop filtering
Disclosed is a prediction method adopting in-loop filtering. According to the present invention, a prediction method for encoding and decoding video comprises the following steps: generating a residual block of the current block through an inverse quantization and inverse transform; generating a prediction block of the current block through an intra-prediction; performing in-loop filtering on the current block in which the residual block and the prediction block are combined; and storing the current block, on which the in-loop filtering is performed, in a frame buffer for an intra-prediction of the next block to be encoded. As described above, prediction is performed using an in-loop filter during processes for encoding and decoding video, thereby improving the accuracy of prediction and reducing errors in prediction, thus improving the efficiency of video compression and reducing the amount of data to be transmitted. |
| US09420309B2 |
Generalized scalability for video coder based on video objects
A video coding system that codes video objects as scalable video object layers. Data of each video object may be segregated in to one or more layers. A base layer contains sufficient information to decode a basic representation of the video object. Enhancement layers contain supplementary data regarding the video object that, if decoded, enhance the basic representation obtained from the base layer. The present invention thus provides a coding scheme suitable for use with decoders of varying processing power. A simple decoder may decode only the base layer of the video objects to obtain the basic representation. However, more powerful decoders may decode the base layer data of video objects and additional enhancement layer data to obtain improved decoded output. The coding scheme supports enhancement of both the spatial resolution and the temporal resolution of video object. |
| US09420308B2 |
Scaled motion search section with parallel processing and method for use therewith
A scaled motion search section can be used in a video processing device that processes a video input signal that includes a plurality of pictures. The scaled motion search section includes a downscaling module that downscales the plurality of pictures to generate a plurality of downscaled pictures. A reduced-scale motion search module generates a plurality of motion vector candidates at a downscaled resolution, based on the plurality of downscaled pictures. The reduced-scale motion search module includes a column buffer that stores a column of reference data and generates the plurality of motion vector candidates based on a parallel processing of the column of reference data for a group of adjacent macroblock pairs. |
| US09420300B2 |
Video decoder and a video encoder using motion-compensated prediction
A video decoder using motion-compensated prediction has a predictor configured to predict a first subset of parameters of a plurality of motion parameters, defining the motion-compensated prediction of a predetermined region of a picture of a video, to obtain a prediction for the first subset. The video decoder further has a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the first subset of parameters from the prediction of the first subset and residual information for the first subset contained in a data stream, to obtain a reconstruction of the first subset. The predictor is further configured to predict a second subset of parameters of the plurality of motion parameters, being disjoint from the first subset, using the reconstruction of the first subset. |
| US09420294B2 |
Intra-prediction method using filtering, and apparatus using the method
Disclosed are an intra-prediction method using filtering and an apparatus using the method. An image-decoding method comprises: a step of filtering an n upper reference pixel of a block to be predicted and neighboring pixels of the n upper reference pixel so as to obtain the filtered n upper reference pixel; and a step of filtering an n left reference pixel of a block to be predicted and neighboring pixels of the n left reference pixel so as to obtain the filtered n left reference pixel. According to the present invention, intra-prediction may be efficiently performed to improve image-encoding/decoding efficiency. |
| US09420291B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing vector quantization error through patch shifting
Methods and apparatus are provided for reducing vector quantization error through patch shifting. A method generates, from an input video sequence, one of more high resolution replacement patches, the one or more high resolution replacement patches for replacing one or more low resolution patches during a reconstruction of the input video sequence. This generating step generates the one or more high resolution replacement patches using data corresponding to a patch spatial shifting process, the patch spatial shifting process for reducing jittery artifacts caused by a motion-induced vector quantization error in the one or more high resolution replacement patches, the data for at least deriving a patch size of the one or more high resolution replacement patches such that the one or more high resolution replacement patches are generated to have the patch size greater than a patch size of the one or more low resolution patches in order to be suitable for use in the patch spatial shifting process. |
| US09420288B2 |
Brightness region-based apparatuses and methods for HDR image encoding and decoding
The image encoder (549) for encoding an image of a high dynamic range scene, comprising: a pixel texture encoding unit (552), arranged to encode pixels colors of the image with an image representation (Im 1) comprising N-bit code words; an image analysis unit (550) arranged to determine and output a region differentiator grey value (gTS), which is a luma value demarcating below it lumas of all pixels of a first object in at least one block of the image, and above it lumas of all pixels of a second object in the at least one block of the image; and a formatter (554) arranged to co-encode in an output image signal (S(Im_1, MET(gTS)) the image representation (Im 1) and the region differentiator grey value (gTS), makes highly versatile use of images encoding HDR scenes possible, in particular encoding them in image formats compatible with existing MPEG video coding standards. |
| US09420279B2 |
Rate control method for multi-layered video coding, and video encoding apparatus and video signal processing apparatus using the rate control method
A rate control method for multi-layered video coding, a video encoding apparatus and a video signal processing system employing the rate control method. In the rate control method for multi-layered video coding, encoding statistical information is generated based on the result of encoding input video data on a first layer. A second rate controller generates a plurality of quantization parameters to be used when encoding is performed on a second layer, based on the encoding statistical information and/or region of interest (ROI) information. Target numbers of bits that are to be respectively assigned to regions of a second layer are determined based on the encoding statistical information and/or ROI information, and the input video data is encoded at the second layer, based on the target numbers of bits. |
| US09420274B2 |
Stereoscopic image system and related driving method for balancing brightness of left-eye and right-eye images
A stereoscopic image system includes an image-generating unit and a modulating module. According to an image signal controller, the image-generating unit is configured to provide a first image having a first brightness during a first period and a second image having a second brightness during a second period. The modulating module is configured modulate the image signal controller during the first and second periods so that the first image has a third brightness after passing through a first lens of polarized glasses and the second image has a fourth brightness after passing through a second lens of polarized glasses, wherein the difference between the third brightness and the fourth brightness is smaller than the difference between the first and second brightness. |
| US09420272B2 |
Digital contents receiver, digital contents receiving method and digital contents transmitting and receiving method
In a digital contents receiver for receiving transmitted digital contents, the digital contents include at least component information indicating an element which constitutes a program of the contents. When the component information indicates that the received digital contents are a 3D component, it is determined whether a display part corresponds to display of the 3D component. If the display part corresponds to display of the 3D component, the received digital contents are displayed in 3D. |
| US09420271B2 |
Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method
An information processing apparatus has upper and lower LCDs different in width and an inputter such as a touch panel, or the like. A computer of the information processing apparatus displays, out of information being made up of plurality of pages, information of a predetermined page on the upper and lower LCDs so as to be fit into the width of the lower LCD, and displays, when there is a previous or next page previous or next to the predetermined page, a part of the previous or next page at blank potions on both sides of the upper LCD. Then, in response to an input from the inputter, the information of the page displayed on the upper and lower LCDs is switched to the information corresponding to the previous or next page displayed at the blank potions on the upper LCD. |
| US09420268B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying 3-dimensional image
An apparatus and method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image is disclosed. On a display panel, red, green and blue subpixels are alternately arranged in a row direction and subpixels having the same color are arranged in a column direction. A 3D image filter is disposed ahead of the display panel and includes a transparent area and a non-transparent area arranged alternately. A controller determines a view image to be displayed at each subpixel of the display panel to one of two view images based on numbers allocated to the subpixels of the display panel. |
| US09420267B2 |
Display device and liquid crystal lens panel device for the same
A display device includes a display panel and a liquid crystal lens panel disposed on the display panel. The liquid crystal lens panel includes first and second substrates, first and second electrode layer and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrode layers. The first and second substrates face each other. The first electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate. The first electrode layer includes first linear electrodes and second linear electrodes that extend in a first direction. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second substrate. A predetermined common voltage is applied to the second electrode layer. The first and second linear electrodes are spaced apart from each other. Driving voltages are independently applied to the first and second linear electrodes. |
| US09420262B1 |
Gyroscopic two dimensions of freedom photography system and method
An imaging platform and camera system with an oscillating platform having two dimensions or degrees of freedom of movement having three parallel axes about a single mounting position, an accelerometer, light meters, central processing unit, software techniques and sequence of imaging methodology to create a matrix of images by converting XYZ data into a 2-D matrix. A set of images, tagged with XYZ data at a range of degrees, are placed into the matrix. Adjacent, corresponding and opposite images for specific locations and object placement are captured. Patterns are created from sets of images previously photographed from exact XYZ coordinates that correspond to the 2-D matrix pattern, creating an illusion of 3-D oscillation of the objects, including dynamic texture, color and glimmer. |
| US09420260B2 |
Methods and apparatus for 3D imaging and custom manufacturing
The invention provides machines and systems for generating faithful 3D geometric models that correspond to the shape of an imaged 3D physical object, for storing, transmitting, and transforming those 3D models, and for manufacturing 3D objects based upon those models. The invention also provides processes for such capture, transmission, storage, and transformation of the 3D models and manufacturing of objects from those models. |
| US09420258B1 |
Streaming-time 3D metadata injection
Injection of 3D metadata into a requested video is disclosed. An input video and associated metadata are received by a video hosting site. If the metadata indicates that the input video is a 3D video, the 3D video system extracts the accompanying 3D metadata and stores it in an intermediate format, which is independent of the 3D metadata format and video format of the input video. The 3D video system stores the received video in a standard 2D video format in a video database. Responsive to a video streaming request of the input video, the 3D video system determines the actual 3D metadata format based on the video format of the requested video, and injects a modified 3D metadata associated with the input video into the requested video. |
| US09420254B2 |
Patient monitor and method
A patient monitoring system can include stereoscopic cameras connected to a computer which includes a 3D position determination module operable to process stereoscopic images of a patient to identify 3D positions of a plurality of points on the surface of an imaged patient. A target model store can store a target model including data identifying 3D positions of a set of vertices of a triangulated 3D wire mesh model and connectivity indicative of connections between vertices. A matching module can identify the triangles in a target model surface stored in the target model store closest to points identified by the 3D position determination module and calculate a rigid transformation which minimizes point to plane distances between the identified points and the planes containing the triangles of the target model surface identified as being closest to those points. |
| US09420249B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating thumbnail file
A method for generation a thumbnail file is provided. The method includes: receiving a command; obtaining time information corresponding to the command and a frame to be output; adjusting the frame to be output to a predetermined resolution according to a resolution of the frame to be output to generate a thumbnail; and generating the thumbnail file according to the time information and the thumbnail. |
| US09420248B2 |
Multi-LED camera flash for color temperature matching
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for color temperature analysis and matching. For example, three or more camera flash LEDs of different output colors can be used to match any of a range of ambient color temperatures in a non-linear space on the black body curve. The scene color temperature can be analyzed in a preliminary image by determining actual sensor R/G and B/G ratios, enabling more accurate matching of foreground flash lighting to background lighting by the reference illuminant for subsequent white balance processing. The current provided to, and therefore brightness emitted from, each LED can be individually controlled based on the determined sensor response to provide a dynamic and adaptive mix of the output colors of the LEDs. |
| US09420245B2 |
Auto-focusing projection system
An auto-focusing projection system includes a projection module, an infrared monitoring module (300), an infrared source (400) provided on the projection module, and a focusing device for driving the first lens group (201) moving forward and backward. An IR light spot emitted from the infrared source falls within the monitoring scope of the infrared monitoring module, preferably inside the projected picture of the projection module or on the edge thereof, and after reflected back, it also can travel through the first lens group, and the splitting element in turn, and then be transmitted to the infrared monitoring module. Analyzing the IR light spot picture emitted from the infrared source which is collected by the infrared monitoring module, a control signal can be sent to a focusing motor to adjust the first lens group to an appropriate position, so as to realize auto-focusing. |
| US09420241B2 |
Multi-spectral imaging
A multi-spectral camera comprises a blocking element (201) having at least one hole (203) allowing light to pass through. A dispersive element (205) spreads light from the at least one hole (203) in different wavelength dependent directions and a lens (207) focuses light from the dispersive element (205) on an image plane (209). A microlens array (211) receives light from the lens (207) and an image sensor (213) receives the light from the microlens array (211) and generates a pixel value signal which comprises incident light values for the pixels of the image sensor (213). A processor then generates a multi-spectral image from the pixel value signal. The approach may allow a single instantaneous sensor measurement to provide a multi-spectral image comprising at least one spatial dimension and one spectral dimension. The multi-spectral image may be generated by post-processing of the sensor output and no physical filtering or moving parts are necessary. |
| US09420239B2 |
Apparatus for playing back recorded video images related to event, and method thereof
An apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record a video image, a generation unit configured to generate, when a first type of event in which a state of an object changes is detected from the video image, an index associating the first type and a second type of event related to the first type in the video image, and a playback unit configured to play back, when the first type is specified, a video image concerning the second type corresponding to the specified first type based on the index. |
| US09420222B2 |
Automatic image deletion
An apparatus and method including determining if a copy of an image file of an image has been transmitted from an apparatus as a backup copy of the image file; determining if the image file has predetermined metadata based upon a user handling or manipulating the image file after the image was captured by the apparatus; and automatically deleting the image from the apparatus based upon both the image file having been determined to have been transmitted from the apparatus as the backup copy of the image file, and the image file having been determined to not have the predetermined metadata based upon the user handling or manipulating the image file after the image was captured by the apparatus. |
| US09420220B2 |
Method and device for the time-sequential recording of three-dimensional images
A method and device are provided for time-sequential recording of three-dimensional images each of which has at least one first and one second partial image. The device has a sensor (13) with pixels (16) subdivided into two mutually different pixel groups. An imaging optical unit has a switchable changeover device (9) that images the partial images of the three-dimensional image time-sequentially onto the sensor (13). A control unit is connected to the sensor (13) and the changeover device (9) to control the reading of the sensor (13) and the switching states of the changeover device (9) so that the changeover device (9), during the imaging of the partial images onto the sensor (13) assumes at least one switching state in which excerpts of different partial images are fed to the different pixel groups of the sensor (13). |
| US09420215B2 |
Display apparatus
Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates minimized thickness by innovatively removing a case and some portions of a set cover, which have been regarded as indispensable structures for the display apparatus, and simultaneously facilitates good aesthetic exterior appearance of the display apparatus by a novel design. The display apparatus comprises a set cover exposed externally and formed to have a storage space; a guide frame received in the storage space; a screw coupled to the guide frame by penetrating through the set cover so as to fix the guide frame to the set cover; a display unit placed onto the guide frame; and an adhesive member for fixedly adhering the display unit to the guide frame. |
| US09420212B2 |
Display apparatus and video processing apparatus
While presenting on a display apparatus videos of high picture quality obtained from portable video processing apparatuses such as a camera and a cellular, it is possible to communicate with the Internet and/or a home network. A display apparatus includes a first radio communication unit capable of receiving video information by radio from an external video processing apparatus, a second radio communication unit capable of connecting by radio to a network, and a control unit for controlling assignment of connection by radio transmission for each of the first and second radio communication units. The control unit assigns connection of the first radio communication unit with higher priority and controls the assignment of the transmission rate such that the transmission rate between the first radio communication unit and the external video processing apparatus is more than that between the second radio communication unit and the network. |
| US09420211B2 |
Imaging system
An imaging system comprises an image sensing apparatus including a pixel array, a row selection unit, and a readout unit; and a supply unit including a plurality of A/D converting units, and a transfer unit. The supply unit supplies a power supply voltage to an A/D converting unit which, of the plurality of A/D converting units, receives signals from the pixels in the pixel array by means of the transfer unit, and does not supply a power supply voltage to an A/D converting unit which, of the plurality of A/D converting units, receives no signals from the pixels in the pixel array by means of the transfer unit, in a 1-line period. The readout unit A/D-converts the signals from the pixels in the pixel array using the A/D converting unit supplied with the power supply voltage by the supply unit, and outputs a digital image signal. |
| US09420208B2 |
Driving method for image pickup apparatus and driving method for image pickup system
A driving method for an image pickup apparatus that includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion includes performing photoelectric conversion in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions during a period between first time and second time, generating a plurality of first signals, each being a signal deriving from electric charge generated through the photoelectric conversion in the photoelectric conversion portion, which is a plurality of signals to be generated for each of the plurality of pixels, and generating a plurality of second signals by performing moving average processing on the plurality of first signals. |
| US09420206B2 |
Image-pickup apparatus and method of detecting defective pixel thereof
An image pickup apparatus which can detect, when pixels have a structure in which part of electrical construction is shared therebetween, a defective pixel by taking into account a high possibility of the other pixels sharing the part of electrical construction becoming defective pixels, thereby making it possible to obtain an excellent image. A ROM stores in advance position information on each defective pixel. A defective pixel-detecting section detects a new defective pixel on which position information is not stored by the storage unit, from the pixels forming each pixel group, by performing one of different types of defective pixel detection processing. A system controller causes the defective pixel-detecting section to execute one of the different types of detection processing, according to the number of defective pixels which are included in each pixel group and on which the position information is stored in the storage unit. |
| US09420205B2 |
Image acquisition method of object on supporting surface
A method of acquiring images of an object arranged on a supporting surface includes providing at least one optical image acquisition apparatus of the object provided with an optical axis; in a work step of the optical apparatus an acquired image is processed to correct a possible perspective distortion of the image and at least one feature of the object is extracted from the processed image. The method further includes associating a known reference plane with the object and, in a configuration step of the optical apparatus preceding the work step, obtaining a corresponding inclination between the reference plane and the optical axis; processing the acquired image in fact comprises identifying a processing mode determined as a function of the corresponding inclination and applying this preset processing mode to correct the possible perspective distortion. |
| US09420204B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a frame selection unit that selects a characteristic frame from image data representing one or a plurality of objects and including a plurality of frames, an object selection unit that selects a characteristic object from the one or the plurality of objects, a textual information generation unit that generates textual information that indicates at least one of a movement of the characteristic object and a sound from the characteristic object, and a display controller that displays an image of the characteristic frame with the textual information associated with the characteristic object. |
| US09420193B2 |
Image pickup apparatus, method of controlling image pickup apparatus, and program
An apparatus and a method are provided, which realize image pickup processing in which setting of an exposure time is performed in units of regions in an image pickup apparatus. An electronic shutter control unit that controls an exposure start time of an image pickup device by an electronic shutter operation and a mechanical shutter control unit that controls an exposure end time of the image pickup device by a mechanical shutter operation. The electronic shutter control unit calculates the exposure start time in units of image regions based on an exposure time individually set in units of image regions, and an operation time of the mechanical shutter in units of image regions, and controls the electronic shutter to operate at the calculated exposure start time in units of image regions. For example, the exposure time control in units of regions is executed by subtracting a mechanical shutter an exposure time from a mechanical shutter operation time in units of row blocks, for example, and calculating a reset time serving as an exposure start time as an electronic shutter operation time. |
| US09420187B2 |
Camera system control for correcting bore-sight offset
A camera system is provided that provides a smooth and centered zoom, even at high levels of magnification. The camera system corrects for misalignment between the optical axis of a lens and center of an image sensor. As a result of the misalignment, the center of an image will move during a zoom movement. The current camera system corrects for the misalignment as the zoom movement occurs. The correction is matched to the speed of the zoom in order to provide a fluid zoom movement. |
| US09420186B2 |
Finder optical system and image capturing apparatus
A finder optical system includes, in the order from a display device side to an eye point side, a first lens group to increase a light beam height of a light beam bundle incident from a display device side and to emit the light beam bundle to the eye point side, and a second lens group having an image formation action. |
| US09420185B2 |
Method and system for compensating for image blur by moving image sensor
A system for compensating for image blur, the system including: a movement detector which an appearance of a subject moving in a surveillance range in order to calculate a movement distance and speed determines movement characteristics of a subject on a display of a camera which obtains an image of the object; a calculator which determines moving characteristics of an image sensor based on the movement characteristics of the subject; and a moving unit which moves the image sensor for an exposure time of at least one predetermined frame based on the moving characteristics of the image sensor. |
| US09420180B2 |
Method and device for switching between double cameras
Disclosed are a method and device for switching between double cameras, which belong to the technical field of electronic equipment. The method includes displaying an application icon corresponding to different shooting modes according to a preset operation mode, and detecting a gesture of a user corresponding to the application icon, and starting up a corresponding shooting mode according to the operation of the user. Different operation modes are provided to present an application icon capable of differentiating different shooting modes to a user and corresponding camcorder mode can be directly and rapidly started according to the application icon. Accordingly, fast switching between the cameras on a terminal equipped with double cameras is realized, and the efficiency is improved. |
| US09420179B2 |
Optical device for performing image blur compensation
An optical device comprises an image blur compensation unit which compensates a blur in an image formed by an imaging optical system, the image blur compensation unit being movable in directions not parallel to an optical axis of the imaging optical system, a shake detection unit which detects shake of a device, a position detection unit which detects a position of the image blur compensation unit, the position detection unit having a detection accuracy that is variable, a driving control unit which calculates a driving target position of the image blur compensation unit based on an output from the shake detection unit and position information of the image blur compensation unit, and a control unit which controls detection accuracy of the position detection unit to set the detection accuracy of the position detection unit to a greater value in still image capture than a value in video capture. |
| US09420178B2 |
Thermal and power management
In an example, a method includes determining, by an electronic device, a user experience metric associated with content captured by at least one camera of the electronic device. The method also includes adjusting at least one operating parameter of the device to produce an operating characteristic target, wherein the adjustment is based on an estimated change to the determined user experience metric due to the adjustment. |
| US09420175B2 |
Image processing system, image processing method, and computer-readable medium
To improve the resolution of a stationary region while suppressing artifacts in a moving region, an image processing system includes a misalignment-detecting circuit that detects an amount of misalignment between a plurality of time-series images; a high-resolution combining circuit that, based on the amount of misalignment, combines the plurality of images in a high-resolution space having a higher resolution than the plurality of images to generate a high-resolution combined image; an image-converting circuit that reduces the size of the high-resolution combined image by resampling to generate a converted image; a correlation-calculating circuit that calculates the correlation between a standard image serving as a standard among the plurality of images and the converted image for each region; and an image-correcting circuit that corrects the high-resolution combined image such that the combining ratio of the standard image becomes lower as the correlation calculated by the correlation-calculating circuit becomes higher. |
| US09420166B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhanced automatic adjustment of focus, exposure and white balance in digital photography
A method, apparatus and computer program are described where signals are received from a camera unit (310) having an image sensor with a plurality of image detectors. The signals include first signals received from first pixel detectors corresponding to a first image area and second signals received from second pixel detectors corresponding to a second image area surrounding the first image area. Camera settings of a setting group are automatically controlled (340) based on the first signals. The settings group has at least one of focus control, exposure control and white balance control. Changes in the setting group are predicted based on the second signals. A change is detected in the first image area and used to adapt the automatic control (340) of the camera settings of the settings group. Control signals are output to the camera unit (310) to control (340) the camera settings of the settings group. |
| US09420163B2 |
Hybrid auto-focus mechanism
An autofocus method determines that a ranging device of a digital camera has failed in an attempt to provide a distance estimation. The ranging device provides one or more parameters indicating conditions related to the failure of the ranging device to provide the distance estimation. An autofocus sequence based on the one or more parameters is then performed. |
| US09420158B2 |
System and method for effectively implementing a lens array in an electronic device
A system for implementing and utilizing a lens array in an electronic device includes a sensor array coupled to the electronic device for capturing image data corresponding to a photographic target. The lens array includes a plurality of lenses that each has a different respective principal focal length to transmit reflected light from the photographic target to the sensor array. The sensor array captures a set of MFP images that each corresponds with a respective one of the lenses in the MFP lens array. The electronic device may further include an image processor that performs one or more digital signal processing procedures on the captured MFP images to thereby generate a rendered final image. |
| US09420156B2 |
Imaging control system, control apparatus, control method, and storage medium
A control apparatus for controlling an imaging apparatus capable of changing an imaging direction of an imaging unit in panning and tilting directions includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and an provision unit configured to provide, together with the captured image, when the imaging direction of the imaging unit coincides with a panning rotational axis for rotating the imaging direction in the panning direction, a panning direction guide for indicating that changing the imaging direction in the panning direction rotates the captured image around an intersection of an optical axis of the imaging unit and a plane containing the captured image. |
| US09420148B2 |
High-throughput single-cell imaging, sorting, and isolation
The invention provides a method and apparatus for isolating individual target cells. The apparatus includes a body structure comprising a main channel, a collection channel, and a waste channel fluidly coupled at a first fluid junction. A plurality of trapping channels intersect the collection channel, each trapping channel having a diameter at a location adjacent to the intersection of the trapping channel with the collection channel that is less than a diameter of an individual target cell. The apparatus also includes an imaging system configured to image individual target and non-target cells within the main channel, thereby producing imaging data; a processor configured to perform real-time, multivariate analyses of the imaging data; and a directing system configured to direct the individual target cells. A pressure source is in fluid communication with one or more of the collection channel, the waste channel, the first side channel, and the second side channel. |
| US09420147B1 |
Method of indexing multimedia content by creating database records the include location data
A method of indexing multimedia content by creating database records that include location data is disclosed. Devices that generate multimedia content also generate location data corresponding to the location of the device when the content is generated. The location data includes geographical coordinates such as latitude and longitude as well as orientation and tilt. Other data may be recorded such as date and time of day, and light exposure. The content and location data are communicated to a Content Index Processor (CIP) that creates a database record from the location data and determines classifications for the database record that can be used by a person that is searching for particular multimedia content. |
| US09420144B2 |
Image forming device to provide preview image for editing manuscript image, display apparatus to display and edit the preview image, and methods thereof
An image forming device includes a scanner configured to generate a manuscript image by scanning a manuscript, a storage configured to store the manuscript image, an image processor configured to generate a preview image by adjusting resolution of the manuscript image, a communication unit configured to transmit the preview image to a display apparatus, and a controller configured to, in response to an editing operation with respect to the preview image being performed in the display apparatus, receive editorial data from the display apparatus and edit the manuscript image. |
| US09420143B2 |
Method for water-marking digital books
The method for water-marking digital books with parameters includes developing, for each parameter, a new typeface on the basis of a pre-existing typeface, by creating at least one new code/glyph pair. The method includes developing a new coded text on the basis of the pre-existing coded text by replacing, in the pre-existing coded text, at least one code or group of codes from the pre-existing typeface. The method further includes allowing display of a character or a combination of characters from the digital book by the code or the group of codes from the new typeface allowing display of the graphically identical character or combination of characters on any screen. The code/group of codes from the new typeface has/have at least the code from the new code/glyph pair. The method also includes providing the new coded text and the new typeface as a water-marked digital book. |
| US09420141B2 |
Position adjustment apparatus of imaging unit, the imaging unit, and image reading apparatus including the imaging unit
A position adjustment apparatus couples an imaging unit, which includes an imaging sensor and a focusing lens unit, to a base frame and is capable of adjusting a position of the imaging unit. The image sensor reads a document image and the focusing lens unit forms the document image by using the image sensor. The position adjustment apparatus may include an adjustment frame on which the focusing lens unit and the image sensor are installed, a height fixing member for coupling the adjustment frame to the base frame so as to fix a height of the adjustment frame at a fixed support position, and first and second adjustment members for coupling the adjustment frame to the base frame so as to adjust the height of the adjustment frame at first and second adjustable support positions. An image reading apparatus may include the imaging unit and the position adjustment apparatus. |
| US09420138B2 |
Printer
A printer includes a main apparatus, a device including a drive unit operable by electric power from the main apparatus; and a connection member. The main apparatus includes a first power source and a first output port. The device includes: a first input port from which the electric power from the first power source is inputted; a protector with a first end connected to the first input port; a second output port connected to a second end of the protector and to output electric power from the protector to the outside thereof; and a second input port connected to the drive unit. The connection member includes a first connecting path to connect the first output and input ports and a second connecting path to connect the second output port to the second input port to supply the output from the second output port to the second input port. |
| US09420132B2 |
Scanner option assembly for an image forming device
A scanner option assembly for an image forming device. The scanner option assembly comprises a housing removably attachable to a bottom of the image forming device, and a scanner assembly mounted in the housing and being positionable to receive an original for scanning. When the housing is attached to the bottom of the image forming device, the scanner assembly receives power from the image forming device with the scanner assembly being in operable communication with a controller of the image forming device for receiving instructions from and providing scan data of an image of the original to the controller. The scanner assembly includes at least one of a flatbed scanner slidably extendible and retractable through an opening of the housing, and an automatic document feeder (ADF) assembly for automatically feeding one or more media sheets into an image capture area of the scanner assembly. |
| US09420128B2 |
Systems and methods for establishing mobile user proximity via active mimicry
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for ensuring proximity between a first, e.g., mobile device, such as a smart phone, and a second, e.g., immobile device, such as a multi-function device. The invention can include the second device displaying a pattern that represents a series of movements, which a user of the first device can mimic. The first device can thus prove that it and its user are in proximity to the second device. |
| US09420127B2 |
Apparatus usage management system and method
An information processor includes a reception part configured to receive user identification information identifying a user from an apparatus that causes the user to input billing destination identification information identifying a billing destination with respect to use of a function in response to reception of a request to execute the function from the user, an obtaining part configured to obtain one or more of items of the billing destination identification information from a storage part, the one or more of the items of the billing destination identification information being stored in the storage part in correlation with the user identification information received from the apparatus, and a response returning part configured to return the obtained one or more of the items of the billing destination identification information to the apparatus as available choices for selection that the user is caused to make by the apparatus. |
| US09420123B2 |
Information processing apparatus information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium for registering another apparatus
Registration is performed so as to allow an information processing apparatus to use predetermined processing of a predetermined device. The registration state of another information processing apparatus capable of using the predetermine device is confirmed by communicating with the other information processing apparatus. In accordance with a confirmation result, deregistration processing is performed to deregister another information processing apparatus already registered as an apparatus which uses the predetermined processing of the predetermined device. If the confirmation result indicates that there is another information processing apparatus already registered, registration is performed based on deregistration processing. |
| US09420122B2 |
Image processing device and image forming apparatus
An image processing device includes an acquisition unit and an image processing unit. The image processing unit makes a similarity determination for each of pages following a first page, thereby searches for a similar header image resembling a reference header image and a similar footer image resembling a reference footer image, and deletes, from image data of the pages following the first page, image data of a page where a similar footer image exists and a region other than a region where the similar footer image exists is blank. |
| US09420120B2 |
Apparatus, control method and program thereof, and external apparatus
A monitoring camera can make communication with a client apparatus through an IP network. The monitoring camera includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of an object, a compressing and encoding unit that overlays overlay information on the captured image, and a communication unit that transmits transparency information indicative of whether or not a transparency can be set for each of a first portion and a second portion of the overlay information, which is overlaid by the compressing and encoding unit, to the client apparatus via the IP network. |
| US09420116B1 |
Prioritization of emergency calls
Systems and methods to prioritize emergency calls being placed to an emergency call center are based on geographical information, context information, and/or historical information associated with the emergency calls. |
| US09420113B1 |
Systems and methods for installing IP phones
An Internet protocol (IP) phone is installed in a private branch exchange (PBX) system without a user having to manually correlate the phone's media access control (MAC) address with the phone's extension identifier. In this regard, the PBX is configured to automatically learn the phone's MAC address and correlate such address with an extension identifier entered by the user. Thus, the phone can be installed for use with the PBX system with reduced complexity and burdens for the user. |
| US09420112B2 |
Data redirection system and method using internet protocol private branch exchange
A multimedia redirection system and method using an IP PBX are provided. The PBX system allocates at least one channel for multimedia data transmission between a private IP terminal and a public IP terminal, maps between ports of the channels, and direction-transmits the multimedia data between the private IP terminal and the public IP terminal. |
| US09420103B1 |
Customer service call processing and support agent access application
Disclosed are a method and apparatus of receiving and processing customer support calls. The calls may be initiated from a mobile/wireless device via a call function or via a mobile device application. An example method of operation may provide receiving a call from the mobile device at a call processing server configured to route the call to an appropriate destination. The call processing server may perform identifying a purpose associated with the call and transmitting the call to the message redirect call processing module responsive to identifying the purpose of the call as a request for customer service support. Also, the server may also perform creating a redirect message instructing the mobile device to initiate a customer service support application that operates via a data network, and transmitting the redirect message to the mobile device. |
| US09420102B1 |
Providing compliance enforcement for manually dialed wireless numbers in a contact center
Systems and methods are disclosed for originating a call to a wireless number by a contact center while enforcing various compliance requirements. In one embodiment, a compliance server and a PBX cooperate to originate the call to the wireless number. The agent logs into the compliance server and the compliance server provides the agent with a wireless number to dial. The agent manually enters the wireless number using a phone connected to the PBX. The PBX queries the compliance server regarding establishing the wireless call. Upon authorization, the PBX establishes a first call leg to the compliance server, and a second call leg to the called party that is joined with the call leg to the agent's phone. Upon completion of the call, the agent dispositions the call to the compliance server, which then releases the first call leg. In response, the PBX then releases the second call leg. |
| US09420098B2 |
Prediction interactive vocla response
A method for responding to calls in an Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) of an organization, the method comprising receiving in an IVR a call from a customer of the organization, activating a response in the IVR based at least on former interactions with the organization, and wherein the IVR is a computerized system comprising at least one processor, and an apparatus for performing the same. |
| US09420091B2 |
System and method for high-quality call recording in a high-availability environment
System and method to improve quality of a high-availability recording of a media stream, the method including: recording the media stream by at least a first and second recorders at separate network locations, to produce first and second recordings; comparing quality metrics of the first and second recordings; and creating an archival copy of the media stream based upon a comparison of quality metrics. In some embodiments, the method may further include: segmenting the first and second recordings into a respective first and second plurality of coextensive segments; and for substantially each segment of the first plurality of segments: comparing a quality metric of said segment with a quality metric of a corresponding segment from the second plurality of segments; and creating an archival copy of a segment of the media stream based upon a comparison of quality metrics for said segment. |
| US09420088B2 |
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to output at least one display object; a wireless communication unit configured to transceive data with at least one external terminal; and a controller configured to identify, via the wireless communication unit, a first external terminal existing within a predetermined communication distance from the mobile terminal, display a first display object in a first mode on the touch screen, when the first external terminal exists within the predetermined communication distance, and display the first display object on the touchscreen in a second mode when the first external terminal is no longer within the predetermined communication distance. Further, the first mode includes altering at least some of the information output with the first display object compared with the information output with the second mode. |
| US09420082B2 |
Wireless receiver and method for controlling the same
The present invention discloses a wireless receiver capable of outputting a notification on an event occurred in a mobile terminal and remotely controlling the mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. To this end, a wireless receiver may include an earphone, a short-range communication unit configured to communicate with the mobile terminal and if the mobile terminal receives an incoming signal, a controller configured to control a first audio data including information on a caller of the incoming signal to be received from the mobile terminal and control the first audio data to be outputted via the earphone. |
| US09420079B2 |
Method and apparatus for associating images with data
A method and apparatus used in communications devices for associating images with data is described. The method includes the steps of comparing data associated with a plurality of images with data associated with a record and linking an image from the plurality of images to the record if at least a portion of the data associated with the image matches at least a portion of the data associated with the record. The apparatus includes a memory for storing images and records and data associated with the images and records, a processor coupled to the memory for comparing the data associated with the records and data associated with a plurality of images, and a display coupled to the controller for displaying the image if at least a portion of the data associated with the image matches at least a portion of the data associated with the record. |
| US09420076B2 |
Support device for at least one communications module
A support device is provided for at least one communication module. The support device includes: a holder, which holds, in a removable manner, the communication module to communicate with a communication terminal; and a fixture, which fixes, in a repositionable manner, the support device to the communication terminal. |
| US09420071B2 |
Systems and methods of header compression in a software defined network
A processor, to facilitate header compression, includes circuitry configured to receive a first packet-header sent from another processor, the first packet-header having been sent in response to the other processor receiving the first packet-header encapsulated in a frame, and the frame not matching a flow table entry in the other processor. |
| US09420065B2 |
Peer-to-peer software updates
Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing a software update. A system is configured to receive, from an update server, an update patch for a computer program installed on a memory of a first computing machine, execute the update patch on a first computing machine to update the computer program, receive a request for the updated computer program from a second computing machine, and transmit the updated computer program installed on the memory of the first computing machine to the second computing machine without transmitting the update patch. |
| US09420063B2 |
System and method for prioritizing requests to a SIM
The method and system relate to prioritizing access and shaping traffic to the SIM such that the requests to the SIM that pertain to registering the wireless mobile device on a network are given a higher priority than other requests to the SIM. The higher priority requests that relate to registering the mobile device on a network may be processed by the SIM prior to at least one other request that is not related to registering the mobile device on the network. |
| US09420062B2 |
Delivery time optimization
Techniques for optimizing a delivery time for the delivery of messages are described. According to various embodiments, members of an online social network service that are currently located in a particular geographic location (e.g., a particular time zone) are identified. Thereafter, messages (e.g., e-mails) are transmitted to the members at multiple local times (e.g., multiple times of the day). It is then determined that one or more of the messages that were transmitted at a particular local time have received a highest value for a response metric among the messages, the response metric indicating responses by the members to the messages. The particular local time is then classified as an optimum local message delivery time for the particular geographic location. |
| US09420057B2 |
Federated cache network
A system and method, called federated cache network (FCN), places and optimizes content caches located in an access or backhaul network of a network service provider or multiple system operator. A FCN comprises a trunk cache and a plurality of branch caches and leaf caches. In a mobile carrier network, the mobility management entity (MME) informs a TCP termination device that a mobile device is moving toward a new base station. The live and terminated TCP sessions associated with a mobile terminal that is moving to a new base station are copied and re-terminated at the new base station, in anticipation of a possible handoff. |
| US09420051B2 |
Rating based on relationship
People often trust ratings provided by those with whom they have an existing relationship more than they would trust ratings provided by strangers. A system that provides ratings can combine the ratings with information about a person's social network, in order to provide information that a person seeking the rating may find more reliable. The information provided to a person may, in some manner, differentiate between ratings that were provided by members of the person's social network and ratings that were provided by those outside of the persons' social network. |
| US09420047B2 |
Method and apparatus for enabling user services in communication network
A method and apparatus for enabling user services in a communication network with a plurality of terminal users. An initiating user terminal (200) executes a group discovery process with the terminals (202) to form a user group. Capabilities are exchanged with the terminals, including at least one of: functional resources, available services, equipment information, applications or data programs, and current traffic or connection characteristics When a group service request (R) is received from a user terminal (D) in the group, functions and actions required for the requested service are assigned to functional resources in the terminals based on the exchanged terminal capabilities. The requested group service can then be consumed by means of these functional resources without involving an operator controlled group management server. |
| US09420044B2 |
Leveraging system signaling service advertisements for application-layer discovery and connection management in an internet of things (IoT) environment
Internet of Things (IoT) devices and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A method may include registering a set of services configured for execution on a producer IoT device with a producer management application, and broadcasting or multicasting a system service advertisement as a first system signal via a given system signal protocol to notify one or more consumer IoT devices that one or more services of the registered set of services are available via the producer IoT device. The producer IoT device receives, in response to the system service advertisement, at least one request for a service announcement from at least one of the consumer IoT devices, and the producer IoT device unicasts, in response to the request, the at least one service announcement that announces the set of services to the at least one consumer IoT device as a second system signal via the given system signal protocol. |
| US09420043B2 |
System and method for wireless packet capture using mobile communication devices
A system and method for wireless packet capture using mobile communication devices such as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile communication devices is disclosed. Embodiments provide mobile communication device users the ability to collect wireless packet data for digital communications on COTS hardware and share the data amongst multiple devices for collection, processing, and geo-location without custom interfaces and external sensor devices. |
| US09420036B2 |
Data-intensive computer architecture
A data-intensive computer includes a processing sub-system formed by a plurality of processing servers, a database sub-system formed by a plurality of database servers configured to form a collective database, and a unifying operating system environment. The unifying operating system environment extends across the processing sub-system and the database sub-system to coordinate operation of the plurality of processing servers and the plurality of database servers to act as components in a single data-intensive computer and presents the database sub-system to an application running in the data-intensive computer as a layer in a memory hierarchy of the data-intensive computer. |
| US09420035B2 |
Transaction isolation during multi-tenant transaction requests
Described is a multi-tenant Software as a Service (SaaS) computing environment which provides at least one logical server where two or more sets of tenant data can be processed by the logical server to keep the data from commingling with each other. To prevent data commingling, every tenant transaction request is isolated, via the described system and method, from all other tenant transaction requests by dynamically creating and later destroying unique pluggable components that satisfy the transaction requests. |
| US09420029B2 |
Mobile device application rating
A system includes a ratings server that receives the list of top applications from a source external to the ratings server and selects at least a subset of the top applications based at least in part on a rank of each of the top applications in the list. The system further includes a test server that tests at least one characteristic of each of the subset of top applications selected by the ratings server and outputs a rating representing the at least one characteristic. The ratings server determines a behavior of each of the subset of top applications based on the rating and publishes the behavior of the subset of top applications for access by a user over a communication network. |
| US09420026B2 |
Distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices
Disclosed example methods to distribute communication of a data stream include, in response to a request received from a first device, assigning a number of communication ports to a stream splitting session via which communication of the data stream is to be distributed among a plurality of devices. Such example methods also include determining a type of the request from among a plurality of possible types. Such example methods further include, when the request corresponds to a first type, providing information to the first device for distribution among the plurality of devices, the information to be used to establish respective data connections via which respective portions of the data stream are to be received by the plurality of devices during the stream splitting session. |
| US09420022B2 |
Media requests to counter latency and minimize network bursts
A client media application sends a first request for a first chunk of a particular media stream. In response to the request, the client media application begins receiving data packets associated with the requested first chunk of the particular media stream. The data packets are received through a socket having a buffer. Rather than waiting until all of the data packets associated with the first chunk of the particular media stream have been read from the buffer by the client media application before sending a request for a second chunk of the particular media stream, the client media application monitors the amount of data that has been received compared to an expected amount of data, and sends the second request when it determines that the amount of data remaining to be received is less than the size of the buffer. |
| US09420021B2 |
Media device and method of enhancing use of media device
A method of enhancing the use of a media device and a media device are provided. The media device receives a broadcast media stream transmitted by a broadcast system, a service transmitted by a telecommunication system, the service being associated with a broadcast media stream and program guide information relating to a broadcast media stream. The media device is configured to detect when the service transmission comprises data corresponding to given search parameters and to record the broadcast media stream in a memory on the basis of the detection. |
| US09420020B2 |
Target content video delivery
A call manager is configured to establish an initial session between an agent and a user. A play request or a hold request from an agent device includes a video index value based on information from the user. The call manager interrupts the initial session between the agent device and the user device in response to the request and sends an invite message including the video index value to a media server. The media server accesses a video database based on the video index value for a video and establishes a communication session with the client endpoint device. The communication session includes a stream of the video from the video database. |
| US09420018B2 |
End-to-end address transfer
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of facilitating the end-to-end transfer of a URI between a plurality of SIP entities. The method comprising generating a SIP message and including the URI to be transferred in a Contact header of the message and including in the Contact header a parameter indicating to a back-to-back user agent that this URI is not to be changed or replaced. |
| US09420017B2 |
Information organization, management, and processing system and methods
A cloud-based system is disclosed including at least one local client device communicatively coupled, via an intermediate network, with a server device having an information processing, organization, and management engine, and further including distributed local and cloud databases spread across separately owned user accounts. The information processing, organization, and management engine includes one or more information processing, organization, and management blocks responsive to selections by the owner of content and other users of the system to control access to and use of content by users of the system. |
| US09420016B2 |
Predicting viewing activity of a posting to an activity stream
A method, system and/or computer program product predicts viewing activity of a new posting to an activity stream. A first computer transmits a new posting to an activity stream in a second computer, where the new posting is available to a potential viewer set. Based on identified viewer information about one or more members of the potential viewer set, a prediction is made of viewing activity of the new posting by the potential viewer set. This predicted viewing activity is based on identified viewer information about members of the potential viewer set, and describes a predicted likelihood of the potential viewer set viewing the new posting. The derived predicted viewing activity of the new posting by the potential viewer set is then presented at the first computer. |
| US09420014B2 |
Saving state of a collaborative session in an editable format
In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an input from a participant of a collaborative session among two or more devices, wherein the input is to cause a capture of at least part of data that is part of the state of the collaborative session at a point in time. The method also includes saving a state of the collaborative session at the point in time, wherein the state is saved into an editable format. The saving includes capturing the at least part of the data that is part of the collaborative session. The saving also includes storing the data in the editable format into a machine-readable medium. |
| US09420010B2 |
Voice over IP call setup progress indicator
A method and apparatus for providing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) call setup progress status comprising creating an indication associated with a call placed from a client VoIP device in a providing network, modifying the indication periodically based on call setup progress and presenting the modified indication. |
| US09420007B1 |
Access control using impersonization
A first service submits a request to a second service on behalf of a customer of a service provider. The request may have been triggered by a request of the customer to the first service. To process the request, the second service evaluates one or more policies to determine whether fulfillment of the request is allowed by policy associated with the customer. The one or more policies may state one or more conditions on one or more services that played a role in submission of the request. If determined that the policy allows fulfillment of the request, the second service fulfills the request. |
| US09420006B2 |
Method and system for managing security policies
A system and method of managing security policies in an information technologies (IT) system are provided. In an example, the method includes receiving an input indicating a high-level security policy for the IT system, the received high-level security policy relating to non-functional system attributes for the IT system and received in a format that is not machine-enforceable at an enforcement entity of the IT system. A functional model for the IT system is determined, where the functional model indicates functional system attributes of the IT system. At least one pre-configured rule template is loaded, and at least one machine-enforceable rule is generated in a manner compliant with the received high-level security policy by iteratively filling the at least one pre-configured rule template with functional system attributes indicated by the functional model. After the generating step, the at least one machine-enforceable rule can be distributed (e.g., to an enforcement entity, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), etc.). In another example, the receiving, determining, loading, generating and distributing steps can be performed at a policy node within an IT system. |
| US09420003B2 |
Dynamic communication between secure endpoints
In one implementation, a hub and spoke network is made up of hub network devices and spoke network devices. A security protocol channel is established between the hub and at least a first spoke. The hub receives a resolution request from the first spoke via the security protocol channel. The resolution request includes data indicative of a second endpoint. The hub queries a next hop client database for a WAN address of the second endpoint. The first endpoint and the second endpoint are geographically separated nodes of the same enterprise network. The hub sends a resolution reply to the first endpoint including the WAN address for the second endpoint. The hub also sends a message to the second endpoint including a WAN address of the first endpoint and a summary of the data packet received at the first endpoint. |
| US09419999B2 |
Method and device for preventing domain name system spoofing
A method for preventing Domain Name System (DNS) spoofing includes: performing uppercase/lowercase conversion for letters of a DNS question field in a DNS request packet according to a preset rule; sending the DNS request packet; receiving a DNS response packet; obtaining uppercase/lowercase distribution of the letters of the DNS question field in the DNS response packet; and forwarding the DNS response packet to a target DNS client if the uppercase/lowercase distribution of the letters of the DNS question field in the DNS response packet complies with the preset rule. Corresponding to the method, a device for preventing DNS spoofing is disclosed. The method and device reduce occupation of storage resources of the device. |
| US09419998B1 |
Filtering hidden data embedded in media files
Systems and methods for filtering unsafe content at a network security appliance are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security appliance captures network traffic and extracts a media file from the network traffic. The network security appliance then determines the presence of a hidden data item embedded in the media file in a machine-readable form. When such a hidden data item is identified, the network security appliance performs one or more actions on the media file based on a predefined security policy. |
| US09419996B2 |
Detection and prevention for malicious threats
A method of identifying one or more malicious threats in a computing device. The device comprises monitoring a plurality of events occurring on a computing device in run time, a plurality of processes executed on the computing device in run time, and a plurality of host activities of the computing device in run time, identifying a compliance of at least some of the plurality of events, the plurality of processes, and the plurality of host activities with a plurality of rules, generating a rule compliance status dataset generated according to the compliance, identifying a match between the rule compliance status dataset and at least one of a plurality of reference profiles each indicative of a computing device operation under a malicious threat activity, and detecting a malicious threat according to the match. |
| US09419995B2 |
Malware detection system and method
Methods and systems are presented for detection of malware such as worms in which a network switch entices the malware into sending scan packets by allocating one or more ports as bait addresses, sending outgoing bait packets, and identifying compromised hosts that send unexpected incoming packets to a bait address. |
| US09419994B2 |
Method for identifying potentially malicious network elements within a network using cross-domain collaborative data sharing
A method for identifying potentially malicious network elements within a network is useable in a network which includes a plurality of domains administrated by different operators P1, . . . , Pn. In the method, a functional entity receives qualifying information regarding at least one network element that has been transmitted by at least some of the operators P1, . . . , Pn. The at least one network element is qualified as being potentially malicious. The functional entity provides at least one of an alarm information and an alarm activity based on a predefined number of the operators P1, . . . , Pn having transmitted the qualifying information regarding a same potentially malicious network element to the functional entity. |
| US09419991B2 |
De-obfuscating scripted language for network intrusion detection using a regular expression signature
A device receives data, identifies a context associated with the data, and identifies a script, within the data, associated with the context. The device parses the script to identify tokens, forms nodes based on the tokens, and assembles a syntax tree using the nodes. The device renames one or more identifiers associated with the nodes and generates a normalized text, associated with the script, based on the syntax tree after renaming the one or more identifiers. The device determines whether the normalized text matches a regular expression signature and processes the data based on determining whether the normalized text matches the regular expression signature. The device processes the data by a first process when the normalized text matches the regular expression signature or by a second process, different from the first process, when the normalized text does not match the regular expression signature. |
| US09419990B2 |
Apparatus and method for characterizing the risk of a user contracting malicious software
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to identify specified network interactions initiated by a client machine. The specified network interactions are compared to normative values to produce a promiscuity score indicative of the risk of the client machine contracting malicious software. Depending upon the promiscuity score, prophylactic actions are optionally applied to the client machine. |
| US09419989B2 |
Threat detection using URL cache hits
Threat detection is improved by monitoring variations in observable events and correlating these variations to malicious activity. The disclosed techniques can be usefully employed with any attribute or other metric that can be instrumented on an endpoint and tracked over time including observable events such as changes to files, data, software configurations, operating systems, and so forth. Correlations may be based on historical data for a particular machine, or a group of machines such as similarly configured endpoints. Similar inferences of malicious activity can be based on the nature of a variation, including specific patterns of variation known to be associated with malware and any other unexpected patterns that deviate from normal behavior. Embodiments described herein use variations in, e.g., server software updates or URL cache hits on an endpoint, but the techniques are more generally applicable to any endpoint attribute that varies in a manner correlated with malicious activity. |
| US09419983B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing an adaptable security level in an electronic communication
A method of communicating in a secure communication system, comprises the steps of assembling a message at a sender, then determining a security level, and including an indication of the security level in a header of the message. The message is then sent to a recipient. |
| US09419981B2 |
Methods, media, and systems for securing communications between a first node and a second node
Methods, media, and systems for securing communications between a first node and a second node are provided. In some embodiments, methods for securing communication between a first node and a second node are provided. The methods comprising: receiving at least one model of behavior of the second node at the first node; and authorizing the first node to receive traffic from the second node based on the difference between the at least one model of behavior of the second node and at least one model of behavior of the first node. |
| US09419978B2 |
Personal video channels
Systems and methods provide personal channels from a network-capable user terminal. A first user terminal may receive a request from a second user terminal for access to a personal channel created by a user and stored on the first user terminal in association with media content. In response to the request, the first user terminal may access the media content associated with the requested personal channel and provide the media content to the first user terminal over the network. A data center accessible by both the first and second user terminals may facilitate the access to the personal channel by storing information associated with the personal channel, including terminal identifiers and metadata, and providing a searchable catalog interface to identify personal channels to view. |
| US09419976B2 |
Method and apparatus to using storage devices to implement digital rights management protection
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods to securely download digital rights managed content with a client are described. In some embodiments, a system establishes a secure root of trust for the client. In addition, the system establishes a secure tunnel between an agent of the client and a storage system of the client. Furthermore, the system securely downloads the digital rights managed content to the storage system via the secure tunnel and securely provides the digital rights managed content from the storage system to a display. |
| US09419970B2 |
Electronic access client distribution apparatus and methods
Apparatus and methods for distributing access control clients. In one exemplary embodiment, a network infrastructure is disclosed that enables delivery of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) to secure elements (e.g., electronic Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (eUICCs), etc.) The network architecture includes one or more of: (i) eSIM appliances, (ii) secure eSIM storages, (iii) eSIM managers, (iv) eUICC appliances, (v) eUICC managers, (vi) service provider consoles, (vii) account managers, (viii) Mobile Network Operator (MNO) systems, (ix) eUICCs that are local to one or more devices, and (x) depots. Moreover, each depot may include: (xi) eSIM inventory managers, (xii) system directory services, (xiii) communications managers, and/or (xiv) pending eSIM storages. Functions of the disclosed infrastructure can be flexibly partitioned and/or adapted such that individual parties can host portions of the infrastructure. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can provide redundancy, thus ensuring maximal uptime for the overall network (or the portion thereof). |
| US09419969B2 |
Method and system for granting access to a secured website
A method and system are provided for granting access to a secured website of a content provider. The method includes: detection of a user's request for accessing secured website on a first communication device, the request indicating that at least one access code for accessing secured website is stored on an authentication server; transmission of a request for a validation to a second communication device identified with indication; and after verification of the validation received from the second communication device, forwarding the request for access to the secured website to the content provider using the stored website access code corresponding to the security code. |
| US09419968B1 |
Mobile push user authentication for native client based logon
Mobile push user authentication for native client based logon is described. In one method, an authentication server receives from a user interface at a native client a password for native-client based logon to a remote server. The method determines whether a portion of the password includes a one-time password (OTP). When the password includes an OTP, the method validates the remaining portion of the password as a first authentication factor, and validates the OTP as a second authentication factor. When the password does not include an OTP, the method sends a mobile push notification to a registered device, validates the password as the first authentication factor, receives a response to the mobile push notification, and validates the response to the mobile push notification as the second authentication factor. The native-client based logon is authorized when the first authentication factor and the second authentication factor are validated. |
| US09419966B2 |
Method for producing dynamic data structures for authentication and/or password identification
A method for generating a changing authentication input or password generation and input for a user is provided for allowing access to a computing device such as a smartphone or computer or using the computing device to communicate over a network to a server. Using recognizable objects displayed in positions on a graphic display, and input strings of text or alphanumeric characters the user has identified as relating to each recognizable object, a password or authentication can be generated by combining the input strings relating recognizable objects to paired related objects. Authentication can be varied easily for each access attempt by changing the recognizable objects displayed and/or the sequence of responses. |
| US09419964B2 |
Sharing between CPE and companion device
In one embodiment, a method and system for a companion device to share an application context and authorization context with a consumer premises equipment (CPE) device is described. The method and system includes transmitting a search request by a search request transmitter using a service discovery protocol, receiving a response to the search request from the CPE device, creating an authorization context at an authorization context creating processor, the authorization context including metadata that grants access to a resource, transmitting, by an authorization context transmitter, the authorization context to an application resident on the CPE device, establishing a trusted session between the application resident on the CPE and a device application, the establishing a session by the device application including requesting a digital certificate from the CPE, receiving the digital certificate from the CPE, and validating the digital certificate, creating, at an application context data creating processor, application context data, and transmitting the application context data created to the CPE device, wherein the application context data enables the CPE device to request access to an authorized resource from a resource provider. Related methods, systems, and apparatus are also described. |
| US09419961B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing use of secure tokens
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including receiving an encrypted secure token from a secure token application function that is remote from the communication device, storing the encrypted secure token in a secure element memory of the secure element, accessing user input requesting the encrypted secure token where the secure device processor is separate from the secure element and is in communication with the secure element, generating a modified secure token by adding identification information to the encrypted secure token and by performing a second encryption of the encrypted secure token with the identification information, receiving the modified secure token from the secure element, and providing the modified secure token to a receiving device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09419958B2 |
Multi-tenancy support in a cloud based data grid
A system with a tenant aware in-memory data grid includes a data grid configured to store data in memory. A request manager is configured to receive a data grid label and a tenant identifier and to request a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier. A data grid controller is configured to receive a request for data from the data grid based on a combined data grid label and tenant identifier. A security provider is configured to authenticate and authorize the request for data. |
| US09419955B2 |
System and method for carrying trusted network provided access network information in session initiation protocol
Methods, computer code products and systems for authenticating user equipment for access to a trusted network can include receiving a user identity uniquely identifying the user equipment. A proxying entity in the trusted network can generate a network-trusted header including the user identity and forward it to a serving entity in the network. The serving entity performs verification on the received carrier header and can compare the user identity with a list of approved user IDs and if a match is found, the user equipment can be authenticated for access to the network. IBCF that performs optional hiding for the proxying entity toward the Home IMS network can extract the proxying entity-generated parameter out of the encrypted token making it readable to the serving entity if it is encrypted in the carrier header. The proxying entity can also provide verification of the utilized header when processing the registration request from the user equipment. Alternatively the serving entity can be provisioned with data related to NBA support in various proxying entities or domains where proxying entities are located so that the serving entity can decide to proceed with NBA procedure or not for registration received via certain proxying entities or visited networks. |
| US09419954B1 |
Storing and transmitting sensitive data
A system for secure key management including a secondary device comprising a programmable hardware component and an associated secure data storage, wherein the secondary device comprises a one-way communications link to receive input unilaterally from a computing device, an encryption key generator to generate and store encryption keys on the secure data storage, and an encryption key distribution module to distribute encryption keys to one or more destinations on a computer network through a communications interface component, wherein the distribution is adapted to bypass a central processor of the computing device. A method is also provided. |
| US09419953B2 |
Trusted container
A secure identifier is derived, using a secured microcontroller of a computing device, that is unique to a pairing of the computing device and a particular domain. Secure posture data corresponding to attributes of the computing device is identified in secured memory of the computing device. The secure identifier and security posture is sent in a secured container to a management device of the particular domain. The particular domain can utilize the information in the secured container to authenticate the computing device and determine a security task to be performed relating to interactions of the computing device with the particular domain. |
| US09419949B2 |
Increased communication security
A method of increasing communication security may include determining whether a first computer system is authorized to communicate with a second computer system, wherein the determining is performed at a third computer system. A message may be communicated from the third computer system for delivery to the first computer system, wherein the message includes a first data portion and a second data portion, wherein the first data portion includes a first instance of a session key, and wherein the second data portion includes a second instance of the session key. Another message, including the first data portion, may be communicated from the first computer system for delivery to the second computer system. Yet another message may be communication from the first computer system for delivery to the second computer system. Message validation associated with the yet another message may be performed using the first instance of the session key. |
| US09419947B2 |
Media storage and playback of encrypted content
A content distribution system is disclosed that supports verification of transmission. In some embodiments, a remote probe device captures content and sends the content to a decrypting device so that decryption may be performed. The decrypting device may archive the content and may subsequently send the content to the probe device or to a playback device so that the content may be displayed. Consequently, the content distribution system can verify that specified content (e.g., an advertisement) was correctly distributed according to scheduled information. |
| US09419944B2 |
Methods and systems for establishing VPN connections at a VPN management server
The present invention discloses methods for establishing Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections among a plurality of VPN gateways at a VPN management server. The VPN management server determines VPN gateways belonging to a first VPN gateway group and also determines the number of possible VPN connections for each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group. Configuration for each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group is determined based on, at least in part, a VPN connection topology and the number of VPN connection license(s). Each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group is configured according to the configuration and a plurality of VPN connections is established based on, at least in part, the configurations. |
| US09419941B2 |
Distributed computer network zone based security architecture
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for distributed zone-based security. In one embodiment, the method comprises: determining an ingress security zone associated with an ingress of a first network device based on a first key and a media access control (MAC) address of a source of a packet; determining an egress security zone of a second network device based on a MAC address of a destination for the packet and a second key; performing a policy lookup based on the ingress security zone and the egress security zone to identify a policy to apply to the packet; and applying the policy to the packet. |
| US09419939B2 |
Multiple subscriber videoconferencing system
A system, method, and device for use in videoconferencing. The method typically includes installing a videoconferencing services switch at an access point to an IP network, and registering a plurality of subscribers for videoconferencing services. Each subscriber typically has a plurality of endpoints. The method further includes receiving subscriber-specific settings to be applied to multiple videoconferencing calls from the plurality of endpoints associated with each subscriber. The method further includes storing the subscriber-specific settings at a location accessible to the switch, and configuring the switch to connect calls from the plurality of endpoints at each subscriber based on the corresponding subscriber-specific settings. |
| US09419934B2 |
Method and system for message pacing
A system for managing message volume and timing, which permits first and second messages to be spaced apart over time, with the pacing controlled in part by a characteristic of the second message. The system sends the first message to an intended recipient. The system determines a separation based on a pacing algorithm and sends the second message to the recipient according to the separation. |
| US09419930B2 |
Management of connections in a messaging environment
A method, system, and/or computer program product manages message connections in a computer infrastructure. A processor connects a client to a messaging component over a connection. Identification information of a destination message queue that the client intends to communicate to the messaging component is provided, and a reference of the destination message queue is received. Based on the received reference, a respective messaging component that has the destination message queue localized is identified. |
| US09419927B2 |
Method and system for handling unwanted email messages
A method, system, and computer program product for scanning incoming emails reduces the server resources needed, which improves server throughput and reduces costs. A method for processing incoming email messages comprised the steps of scanning incoming email messages to obtain an address of a sender of each incoming email message and to determine whether the email message is spam, for each email message that is determined to be spam, incrementing a count of email messages that are spam for a sender of the email message, determining that a count of email messages that are spam for a sender of an email message has exceeded a threshold, and thereafter, discarding all incoming email messages from the sender for which the count of email messages that are spam for a sender of an email message has exceeded a threshold without scanning the email messages to determine whether they are spam. |
| US09419925B2 |
Device and method for managing event information in wireless terminal
A device and method is provided for managing event information in a wireless terminal. The device includes a controller for controlling and sorting at least one event information based on a menu, and providing an identifier corresponding to the menu on a date-by-date basis, and a displaying unit for displaying event information on the date-by-date basis, using the identifier. The method includes the steps of sorting at least one event information by a menu, and displaying event information on a date-by-date basis, using an identifier corresponding to the menu. |
| US09419916B2 |
Network fallback using resource request expectations
Methods for network fallback using resource request expectations are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a resource request, the resource request including one or more request expectations. The method also includes sending the resource request to a hostname via a first network connection. The method also includes evaluating network activity in response to the sent resource request. The method also includes resending the resource request to the hostname via a second network connection based on the evaluated network activity and the one or more request expectations. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US09419910B2 |
Communication system, control apparatus, and communication method
A communication system includes: a forwarding node(s) in which a first packet handling operation(s) for processing incoming packets is set and which processes packets in accordance with the packet handling operation(s); a first control apparatus setting the first packet handling operation(s) in the forwarding node(s); a flow control node(s) arranged upstream of the forwarding node(s); and a second control apparatus setting a second packet handling operation(s) in the flow control node(s). The flow control node(s) intercepts forwarding of packets that do not satisfy a predetermined condition(s) to the forwarding node(s) in accordance with the second packet handling operation(s). |
| US09419909B2 |
Determining when to relearn a relationship between a network address and a port
A device may receive a packet, via a first port, that identifies a source network address. The device may determine a second port, identified in a data structure, that is associated with the source network address. The second port may be different from the first port. The device may determine an age indicator, stored in the data structure, associated with the source network address and the second port. The device may compare the age indicator to a threshold, and may selectively perform a first action or a second action based on comparing the age indicator to the threshold. The first action may include maintaining, in the data structure, a first indication of a first relationship between the source network address and the second port. The second action may include storing, in the data structure, a second indication of a second relationship between the source network address and the first port. |
| US09419907B2 |
I/O driven rate adaptation
Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination. The described system may operate at the application layer, which makes cross-platform deployment an easier task. |
| US09419904B2 |
System and method for throttling service requests using work-based tokens
A system that provides services to clients may receive and service requests, various ones of which may require different amounts of work. An admission control mechanism may manage requests based on tokens, each of which represents a fixed amount of work. The tokens may be added to a token bucket at rate that is dependent on a target work throughput rate while the number of tokens in the bucket does not exceed its maximum capacity. If at least a pre-determined minimum number of tokens is present in the bucket when a service request is received, it may be serviced. Servicing a request may include deducting an initial number of tokens from the bucket, determining that the amount of work performed in servicing the request is different than that represented by the initially deducted tokens, and deducting additional tokens from or replacing tokens in the bucket to reflect the difference. |
| US09419900B2 |
Multi-bit indicator set according to feedback based on an equilibrium length of a queue
According to one embodiment, a method for handling congestion in a network includes determining that there is congestion on a first device in a network, setting a congestion indicator in a header of a packet to indicate an amount of congestion at the first device, sending the packet to all devices that send traffic to the first device, receiving the packet having the multi-bit indicator in a header thereof at a device that sends traffic to the first device, and reducing a congestion window by a factor of between about 5% and about 50% based on a severity of the congestion indicated by the multi-bit indicator, wherein the congestion window is reduced by a greater factor when the congestion is indicated as being more severe. Other systems and methods for handling congestion in a network are described according to more embodiments. |
| US09419894B2 |
NVGRE biomodal tunnel mesh
A method implemented by a hypervisor located in a first network device (ND), the method comprising sending to and receiving from a second ND a first type of packet, wherein each packet of the first type of packet comprises media access control (MAC) layer information of a client; and sending to and receiving from a third ND a second type of packet, wherein each packet of the second type of packet contains no client MAC layer information. |
| US09419892B2 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing connectivity between edge devices via a switch fabric
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first edge device that is operatively coupled to a second edge device via a switch fabric. The first edge device and the second edge device collectively define an edge device network operating with a network-address-based protocol. The first edge device communicates with the second edge device via a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) tunnel through the switch fabric. Furthermore, the first edge device is operatively coupled to the switch fabric such that a node of the switch fabric can be modified without coordination of the edge device network. Additionally, the first edge device is operatively coupled to the second edge device to define the edge device network such that an edge device of the edge device network can be modified without coordination of the switch fabric. |
| US09419889B2 |
Method and system for discovering a path of network traffic
Methods and systems for discovering a path of network traffic that travels from a source host to a destination host are disclosed. A method involves, at the source host, generating probe packets that have the same load balancing parameters as packets of an application that generates application packets for transmission from the source host to the destination host and a path discovery signature comprised of bits from at least one of the network layer header and the transport layer header. The method also involves transmitting the probe packets from the source host to the destination host. In some embodiments, the steps of the method are performed when program instructions contained in a computer-readable storage medium are executed by one or more processors. |
| US09419887B1 |
Minimum latency routing
Systems and methods for managing computer network activity are disclosed. A data flow to be transmitted between a source node and a destination node can be identified. An initial graph representing the computer network can be determined. A shortest path between the source node and the destination node can be identified based on the graph. Bandwidth can be allocated to communication links along the shortest path between the source node and the destination node. It can be determined whether a bandwidth requirement associated with the data flow is satisfied by the allocated bandwidth. A residual graph can be determined. The steps of identifying a shortest path between the source node and the destination node based on the residual graph and allocating bandwidth to communication links along the shortest path between the source node and the destination node can be repeated. |
| US09419884B1 |
Intelligent automated testing method for restful web services
A generalized testing framework for testing a RESTful web service defines test cases that described RESTful operations on resource object and associated data in configuration files generates HTTP requests to the web service based upon a test case and receives corresponding responses, creates expected responses, and filters fields of interest from the actual and expected responses, and compares the filtered responses to determine whether they match. Expected responses are automatically created during runtime by mapping input data and RESTful API operations to a resource object based upon the test case, avoiding the necessity of predicting responses in advance. Test cases may be readily changed or adapted to different Restful web services by changing configuration files. |
| US09419881B2 |
Selectively refreshing address registration information
Facilitating communications within a processing environment. Inbound traffic and outbound traffic on one or more virtual interfaces of the processing environment are monitored for a predefined amount of time. Based on the monitoring, a determination is made as to whether for a selected component of a virtual interface of the one or more virtual interfaces an inbound frame has been received but an outbound frame has not been transmitted for the predetermined amount of time. Based on determining that the inbound frame has been received but the outbound frame has not been transmitted, a generated outbound frame is forwarded to cause address registration information for the virtual interface to be refreshed. |
| US09419879B2 |
Selectively refreshing address registration information
Facilitating communications within a processing environment. Inbound traffic and outbound traffic on one or more virtual interfaces of the processing environment are monitored for a predefined amount of time. Based on the monitoring, a determination is made as to whether for a selected component of a virtual interface of the one or more virtual interfaces an inbound frame has been received but an outbound frame has not been transmitted for the predetermined amount of time. Based on determining that the inbound frame has been received but the outbound frame has not been transmitted, a generated outbound frame is forwarded to cause address registration information for the virtual interface to be refreshed. |
| US09419878B2 |
Network controller for delay measurement in SDN and related delay measurement system and delay measurement method
A network controller for delay measurement in SDN and related delay measurement system and delay measurement method are provided. A probe packet is used to record the transmission of the probe packet between the network controller and network switches, to calculate a transport delay time between the network switches and hop delay time between the network switches, to obtain the delay of each link in the transmission path, which helps in finding out a critical hop in the SDN transmission path. Through the delay measurement mechanism according to the present disclosure, the critical hop will become a reference based on which a network manager adjusts a network framework, or a basis taken by an SDN control system to select a path. |
| US09419875B2 |
Video quality assessment method and apparatus
A video quality assessment method and a video quality assessment apparatus are provided. The method includes: acquiring parameter information of video data, where the parameter information includes a bit rate, a frame rate, and packet information; performing calculation according to the bit rate or the frame rate to obtain benchmark video quality of the video data; calculating the number of successively lost packets according to the packet information, and calculating the number of effective packet loss times; performing calculation according to the number of effective packet loss times to obtain video packet loss and distortion quality of the video data; and performing calculation according to the benchmark video quality and the video packet loss and distortion quality to obtain final video quality. Using the number of effective packet loss times can accurately assess videos more effectively and reduce algorithm complexity. |
| US09419874B2 |
Packet tracing in a software-defined networking environment
An example method to perform packet tracing in a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) environment is provided. The SDN environment comprises an SDN controller device and a plurality of forwarding devices configurable by the SDN controller device. The method may comprise the SDN controller device configuring the plurality of forwarding devices to generate trace information of packets associated with a communication flow in the SDN environment, and the SDN controller device receiving, from the plurality of forwarding devices, trace information comprising header information and payload information of packets associated with the communication flow. Based on the trace information, the SDN controller device may generate aggregated trace information that identifies forwarding devices that processed a particular packet associated with the communication flow, or packets associated with the communication flow that are processed by a particular forwarding device, or both. |
| US09419866B2 |
Method, node, and monitoring center detecting network fault
The present invention discloses a method, a node, and a monitoring center for detecting a network fault and relates to the field of network communications. The method includes: when a node receives a voice stream, receiving a source identifier, a codec type, and voice quality parameters; acquiring, according to the codec type and the voice quality parameters, a fault score corresponding to the node; and detecting, according to the fault score corresponding to the node, whether a network fault occurs on a network between the node and a source corresponding to the source identifier. The monitoring center includes: a first receiving module, a first acquiring module, and a first detecting module; and the node includes: a second acquiring module, a third acquiring module, and a second detecting module. In the present invention, a network fault that occurs on a network can be detected in time. |
| US09419865B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating configuration information for a communication system
A method and apparatus for generating configuration information for a communication system is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network policy manager can have a collection element that receives a plurality of service component definitions associated with a corresponding plurality of services of a communication system, a service bundle generation element that generates a plurality of service bundles from the plurality of service component definitions, and a policy element that determines a network configuration for each of the plurality of service bundles. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09419861B1 |
Management information base table creation and use to map unique device interface identities to common identities
A management information base (MIB) mapping controller discovers presence of an electronic device accessible through a network connected to the MIB mapping controller. A MIB table contains information mapping device interface variables for interfaces of electronic devices to common interface variables. The MIB table is accessed to determine whether the MIB table contains particular information mapping an device interface variable for an interface of the electronic device to one of the common interface variables known by the common access interface. Responsive to determining that the MIB table does not contain the particular information, new information is determined that maps the device interface variable for the interface of the electronic device to one of the common interface variables known by the common access interface. The new information is added to the MIB table. Related methods in a MIB mapping controller are disclosed. |
| US09419856B1 |
Network device configuration deployment pipeline
The following description is directed to configuring network devices. In one example, a deployed configuration for a network device can be collected. The deployed configuration can be representative of a state of the network device at the time of collection. A difference can be detected between the deployed configuration and an authoritative configuration for the network device. In response to detecting the difference, an update of the network device according to the authoritative configuration for the network device can be scheduled. |
| US09419855B2 |
Static routes for logical routers
Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller. The method receives configuration data, for a logical router managed by the network controller, that specifies at least one logical port for the logical router. The method automatically generates connected routes for the logical router based on network address ranges specified for the logical ports of the logical router. The method receives a manually input static route for the logical router. The method generates data tuples, for distribution to several managed network elements, based on the connected and static routes for the logical router in order for the several managed network elements to implement the logical router. |
| US09419853B1 |
Method and apparatus for configuring a data source name (DSN) for use during a data source access
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique to configure a data source name (DSN) for use during a data source access. A driver is selected. An identifier is provided that identifies a class, and a library or an application that implements a driver interface for accessing the data source. A connection string is forwarded with the identifier from an implementation of the driver interface to the driver. The connection string is forwarded from the driver to a driver manager managing a client. |
| US09419851B1 |
Application transaction tracking across network boundaries
A computing device is provided that automatically tags and tracks Transport Control Protocol (TCP) packets through one or more communications networks. An agent module at a sending device inserts tracking tags into the headers of TCP packets before sending the TCP packets to a remote receiving device. The receiving device also comprises an agent module that identifies and associates the tracking tags of the received TCP packets with the data carried by those TCP packets. The associations are stored in memory for later analysis by an application administrator or systems engineer. |
| US09419850B2 |
Mapping network addresses to organizations
Network addresses (e.g., IP addresses) are considered candidates for association with organizational entities (organizations or various subgroups thereof), based on some evidence of a relationship between them. The candidate addresses are scored based on one or more factors that indicate a probability that the candidate address actually belongs to the organizational entity. The candidate addresses with sufficient scores are stored as actual associations between the candidate address and the organizational entity. |
| US09419848B1 |
System for and method of providing a document sharing service in combination with remote access to document applications
A system for and methods of providing a document sharing service in combination with remote access to document editor and/or viewer applications is disclosed. A hosting service of a client-server computing system includes a network of one or more host computers, a document sharing server that further includes a document sharing service, and a document database for storing shared documents. Methods of the disclosure include a method of creating a document and saving to the document sharing service, a method of a user accessing a document available through the document sharing service, and a method of selecting a computer of the client-server computing system on which to launch the requested document editor/viewer application. Further, the client-server computing system supports three classes of client devices, wherein each of the three classes provides unique functionality with respect to the document sharing service. |
| US09419847B2 |
Notification of communication events
An apparatus, computer program product and method, the apparatus comprising: processing apparatus configured to generate a push notification relating to a communication from an originating endpoint intended for a destination endpoint, the communication to be conducted over a packet-based network; and transceiver apparatus arranged to send the push notification to the destination endpoint. The processing apparatus is configured to generate the push notification with a payload comprising an indication of a language to be used by the destination endpoint to output a user notification notifying a destination user regarding the communication. |
| US09419836B2 |
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products providing an indication of cyclic prefix length
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: inserting an indication of a cyclic prefix length into a transmission; and sending the transmission. In another exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving a transmission; and processing the received transmission to obtain an indication of a cyclic prefix length. |
| US09419830B2 |
Device, system and method of communicating a wireless communication orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing signal
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating a wireless orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing (OFDM) signal. For example, a wireless communication device may communicate a wireless communication OFDM signal including a plurality of data subcarriers carrying data, at least one pilot subcarrier carrying a reference, predefined, value, and a plurality of zero subcarriers, carrying a zero value, surrounding the pilot subcarrier and separating between the pilot subcarrier and the data subcarriers. |
| US09419829B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of direct current (DC) estimation of a wireless communication packet
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of Direct Current (DC) estimation. For example, an apparatus may include an estimator to estimate a DC component of a received wireless communication packet based on a first value, a second value and an estimated frequency offset, wherein the first value is based on a first plurality of samples including at least a plurality of samples of a first sequence of a preamble of the wireless communication packet, the second value is based on a second plurality of samples including at least a plurality of samples of a second sequence of the preamble, immediately successive to the first sequence, and the estimated frequency offset corresponds to a frequency offset between the first and second pluralities of samples. |
| US09419828B2 |
Multiwire linear equalizer for vector signaling code receiver
Continuous-time linear equalization of received signals on multiple wire channels while maintaining accurate common mode signal values. Multiwire group signaling using vector signaling codes simultaneously transmits encoded values on multiple wires, requiring multiple receive signals to be sampled simultaneously to retrieve the full transmitted code word. By misaligning transitions on multiple wires, skew introduces a transient common mode signal component that is preserved by using frequency-selective common mode feedback at the receiver to obtain accurate sampling results. |
| US09419826B2 |
Adaptive filtering method and system based on error sub-band
The present invention discloses an adaptive filtering method and system based on an error sub-band. The present invention includes performing analysis filtering processing on an error signal and an input signal to obtain an error sub-band signal and an input sub-band signal respectively; and performing calculation according to the input sub-band signal and the error sub-band signal to obtain a new adaptive filtering weight, and updating a weight in an adaptive filter. |
| US09419819B2 |
Methods and computer program products for creating preset instant message responses for instant messages received at an IPTV
Exemplary embodiments relate to methods and computer program products for the presentation and selection of preset instant messaging responses in an IPTV environment. The method comprises respectively associating each of a plurality of predetermined keywords with at least one content-specific reply message, respectively associating each of the plurality of keywords with at least one content-specific graphic icon, and respectively associating each of a plurality of graphic icons with at least one content-specific reply message. The method also comprises receiving an instant message, determining if a predetermined keyword is comprised within the received instant message, and displaying the received instant message. Yet further, the method comprises creating an instant message reply to the received instant message, and transmitting the instant message reply to the remote communication device. |
| US09419818B2 |
Viral invitations for social networks
A system and method for virally growing a social network. The social network system receives a member account sign-up message for a first social network from a first member. The social network system then posts a member sign-up notification to the first member's event wall on a second social network; wherein the first member has one or more social contacts through the second social network. For at least a second respective member in the one or more social contacts, the social network system posts a personalized invitation message as a comment to the member sign-up notification on the first member's event wall, wherein the comment is initially hidden from all members other than the second respective member of the one or more member contacts. |
| US09419817B2 |
Stitching multicast trees
Techniques for stitching multicast trees in a multiple data center environment. According to one embodiment, a technique for stitching multicast trees is provided, which includes determining, at an edge device of a data center, one or more Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) assigned to the edge device as a result of a designated forwarder election. An assigned forwarder message is sent by the edge device to one or more devices on the data center, the assigned forwarder message advertising the edge device as a designated forwarder for the VLANs assigned to the edge device. For each of the VLANs assigned to the edge device, the assigned forwarder message causes the edge device to be included in a multicast tree for the VLAN when the assigned forwarder message is received by specific ones of the devices in the data center that are associated with the VLAN. |
| US09419811B2 |
Automatic fabric multicast group selection in a dynamic fabric automation network architecture
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a pool of multicast group addresses reserved for assignment to Layer 2 (“L2”) and Layer 3 (“L3”) segment IDs of a network comprising an Internet protocol (“IP”) fabric, and assigning a first multicast group address from the pool to an L3 segment ID of a Virtual Routing and Forwarding element (“VRF”) associated with a new partition established in the network. The method further includes pushing the first multicast group address assignment to a database to provide arguments for configuration profiles, and configuring a new tenant detected on a leaf node of the network using the configuration profiles, in which the configuring comprises specifying multicast group to segment ID assignments for the tenant as specified in the configuration profiles. |
| US09419809B2 |
System and method for post resonance
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for creating resonance around posts to a collaboration session by important individuals. In an implementation, a method may include determining an importance level associated with a first user. The method may also include receiving content from the first user for publication to a collaboration session. The method may also include publishing the content from the first user to the collaboration session. The method may further include preventing publication of content from at least another user to the collaboration session for a resonance time period proximate publishing the content from the first user. |
| US09419808B2 |
System and method for post resonance
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for creating resonance around posts to a collaboration session by important individuals. In an implementation, a method may include determining an importance level associated with a first user. The method may also include receiving content from the first user for publication to a collaboration session. The method may also include publishing the content from the first user to the collaboration session. The method may further include preventing publication of content from at least another user to the collaboration session for a resonance time period proximate publishing the content from the first user. |
| US09419807B2 |
PD in PoE system having redundant PSE channel inputs
A Powered Device (PD) in a PoE system has two input channels, each being coupled to a separate Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) for increased reliability. A first PD controller is coupled to the first channel to perform hand-shaking and closes a first Power Good (PWRGD) switch when the PoE voltage is detected on the first channel. A second PD controller is coupled to the second channel to perform hand-shaking and closes a second PWRGD switch when the PoE voltage is detected on the second channel. A diode bridge couples both channels to a single regulating power supply that supplies power to a load. Auxiliary switches are controlled by the PWRGD signals so that only the first channel or the second channel is coupled to the diode bridge in the event that both channels receive the respective PoE voltages. Therefore, hot standby is provided using only one power supply. |
| US09419805B2 |
Generating a CRL using a sub-system having resources separate from a main certificate authority sub-system
A server computing system initiates a first sub-system to generate a certificate revocation list (CRL) using resources that are separate from resources of a second sub-system that performs certificate authority (CA) management functions other than generating a CRL. The first sub-system receives a command from the second sub-system to update revocation data in a cache that is coupled to the first sub-system and generates a CRL using the updated revocation data in the cache. The first sub-system provides the CRL to the second sub-system. |
| US09419804B2 |
Data authenticity assurance method, management computer, and storage medium
A data authenticity assurance method carried out by a management computer including: a first step of receiving the first data piece from the computer; a second step of selecting a plurality of second data pieces at predetermined intervals in chronological order from among the plurality of second data pieces held in the data holding part; a third step of performing an arithmetic operation for each of the hash values of the selected plurality of second data pieces; a fourth step of generating signature target data by combining the first data piece received from the computer with the hash values of the selected plurality of second data pieces; and a fifth step of generating a second data piece by assigning the digital signature to the signature target data by using the preset key, and holding the generated second data piece in chronological order sequentially in the data holding part. |
| US09419800B2 |
Secure network systems and methods
Secure network systems and methods are provided. In an aspect of the invention, a secure network system is provided that includes a computing system that comprises a client system and a specialized NIC (network interface controller) system equipped with the capability to form a secure connection with an endpoint system and encrypt and decrypt communications between the client system and the network to which it is connected. This trusted network interface (TNI), which may present itself as a physical peripheral connected to a physical client system or a virtual peripheral connected to a virtual client system, takes the place of a client system's standard NIC, and the connection that it forms with the trusted network is negotiated and enforced externally to and independent of the client system. |
| US09419799B1 |
System and method to provide secure credential
A system and method is illustrated for providing secure credential using a secure credential package stored on a client device and at least one key stored in a corporate network. In embodiments, an access connector receives credentials and a device unique identifier from the client device over a secure link, obtain the at least one key from the corporate network, apply the at least one key to the credentials and the device unique identifier to generate the secure credential package including the encrypted credential and the device unique identifier, send the secure credential package to the client device over the secure link, upon receiving the secure credential package from the client device, retrieve the at least one key via the key manager, decrypting the secure credential package using the at least one key to obtain the credentials, and validate the credentials against a user directory located in the corporate network. |
| US09419796B2 |
Method for storing and recovering data, utilization of the method in a storage cloud, storage server and computer program product
A method for storing data in which the data to be stored is divided into a plurality of source blocks, each source block subjected to steps including defining a block key for the source block based on a random function, encrypting the source block by utilizing the defined block key, selecting at least one first storage location and one second storage location from a plurality of different available storage locations, storing control data that includes information on the defined block key at the first selected storage location, and storing encrypted data that includes information on the encrypted source block at the second selected storage location. |
| US09419795B2 |
Digital device and method for performing secure communication using same
Disclosed is a method for performing secure communication using a digital device. The method includes outputting a light pattern using a radiator of a proximity sensor unit; and detecting the proximity of an object using the proximity sensor unit. Further, the method includes, when the object is in proximity within a predetermined distance range, extracting key generation information for the secure communication using the light pattern outputted from the radiator; generating a security key using the key generation information; and performing the secure communication with an external device using the generated security key. |
| US09419793B2 |
Method for generating large prime number in embedded system
A method for generating a large prime number in an embedded system, comprising: (1) setting all identifiers in an identifier group in a first storage area; generating and storing a random number with preset bit length in a third storage area; modulizing the data in the third storage area by using the data stored in the storage unit of a second storage area as a modulus; determining the serial number of the identifier to be reset in the identifier group according to the modulized value and the data in the storage unit corresponding to the modulized value; and resetting the identifier corresponding to the serial number; (2) judging whether a set identifier exists in the identifier group, if yes, then executing step (3); otherwise, returning to step (1); and (3), determining a number to be detected according to the random number and the serial number of the set identifier in the identifier group; detecting the primality of the number to be detected; if the number to be detected passes the primality detection, then outputting the number to be detected; and if the numbers to be detected corresponding to all the set identifiers in the identifier group fail to pass the primality detection, then returning to step (1). The present method has high efficiency and is suitable for an embedded system. |
| US09419788B2 |
Data transfer clock recovery for legacy systems
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for adapting a relatively high data rate second order SERDES receiver to receive relatively low data rate serial data, the receiver having a jog realignment by and having means for receiving the serial data as a plurality of repeated bits at the high data rate; framing the data as frames of repeated bits of the same value; examining the bits of the frame for the presence of bits which are not of the same value; upon detecting such a presence that is indicative of a framing error jogging the SERDES receiver for frame realignment; and supplying to an output of the SERDES receiver one of the bits of said same value from each frame at the low data rate. |
| US09419776B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt spectrum
A method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt (LE) spectrum. An aggregating cell operating in a frequency division duplex (FDD) licensed spectrum is aggregated with a LE supplementary cell operating in a time sharing mode for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) operations. The LE supplementary cell may be an FDD supplementary cell dynamically configurable between an UL only mode, a DL only mode, and a shared mode, to match requested UL and DL traffic ratios. The LE supplementary cell may be a time division duplex (TDD) supplementary cell. The TDD supplementary cell may be dynamically configurable between multiple TDD configurations. A coexistence capability for coordinating operations between the LE supplementary cell with other systems operating in the same channel is provided. Coexistence gaps are provided to measure primary/secondary user usage and permit other systems operating in the LE supplementary cell channel to access the channel. |
| US09419771B2 |
Communication system, base station apparatus, mobile terminal apparatus and communication method
The present invention is designed to detect an S-cell efficiently, in a short time, upon carrier aggregation in a HetNet. In a communication system where carrier aggregation is executed between a first carrier (CC #1) and a second carrier (CC #2), a macro base station apparatus (20A) generates a carrier detection signal that makes a mobile terminal apparatus (10) detect the second carrier (CC #2), such that carrier aggregation is executed with the first carrier (CC #1), and transmits the carrier detection signal to an RRH base station apparatus (20B) such that the carrier detection signal is transmitted from the RRH base station apparatus (20B) to the mobile terminal apparatus (10) in the second carrier (CC #2) in which the carrier detection signal can be allocated with a higher density than a reference signal of the first carrier (CC #1). The macro base station apparatus (20A) detects an S-cell based on the received quality of the carrier detection signal fed back from the mobile terminal apparatus (10). |
| US09419770B2 |
Method and apparatus for asynchronous OFDMA/SC-FDMA
Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for communication in a wireless communication system. A method comprises receiving a signal corresponding to a plurality of modulated signals, each of the plurality of modulated signals corresponding to a unique electronic device. The method comprises filtering the received signal with a plurality of filters, each of which is matched to a corresponding filter in a respective electronic device to obtain a filtered signal for the respective electronic device. The method comprises performing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) operation on the filtered signal to obtain demodulated data corresponding to the respective electronic device. |
| US09419764B2 |
Terminal device and transmission method
A terminal device capable of providing a method for determining PUCCH resources used for notification of response signals indicating error detection results for downlink line data, when ARQ is applied during communications using an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated to the uplink unit band and when downlink data allocations are instructed using an ePDCCH. In this device, a control unit (208) determines A/N resources on the basis of whether a channel used for transmitting downlink control information (DCI) is a PDCCH or an ePDCCH. |
| US09419763B2 |
Method for searching for enhanced physical downlink control channel region
The present invention relates to methods for searching an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH), and a device for supporting the methods. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for searching an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) in a wireless access system can comprise the steps of: performing a blind decoding on a control channel region and searching a legacy physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and searching the E-PDCCH on the basis of the searched legacy PDCCH. In this case, in a subframe to which the E-PDCCH is allocated, using all symbols of the subframe from a first symbol to a third symbol is always preferred for allocation of the legacy PDCCH. |
| US09419755B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing HARQ for ranging in a wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for providing selective Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) for a ranging service in a wireless communication system are provided. A HARQ method includes transmitting, to at least one Mobile Station (MS), ranging code division information, and if a ranging code is received from the MS, allocating the MS a resource considering the ranging code, and if a ranging signal is not received through the resource allocated to the MS, making a request for retransmission of the ranging signal to the MS. |
| US09419754B2 |
Terminal and resource scheduling method thereof
A terminal and a resource scheduling method for transmitting ACKnowledgements (ACKs) corresponding to the data received from a base station efficiently are provided. The method includes calculating, when a period arrives for feedback of ACKs corresponding to received segments, a fluctuation level based on variation of a segment transmission amount, determining whether the fluctuation level is greater than a scheduling threshold, and scheduling, when the fluctuation level is greater than the scheduling threshold, ACKs accumulated in the terminal. The terminal and the method are capable of reducing the probability of an occurrence of a spurious timeout, at a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sender, caused by radio channel fluctuation and scheduling delay. |
| US09419753B2 |
Support of UL ACK/NACK feedback for carrier aggregation during timing uncertainty component carrier (re-) configuration/activation/de-activation period
An apparatus and a method is described, by which a component carrier configuration, re-configuration, activation or de-activation is performed. In particular, a signaling format used for acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement messages on an uplink control channel is detected, and a codebook size of the acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement messages is decided based on the detected signaling format. |
| US09419750B2 |
NLOS wireless backhaul uplink communication
A method for uplink (UL) wireless backhaul communication at a wireless backhaul remote unit in a radio access network comprising receiving a configuration for radio frames and a transmission schedule through a downlink (DL) physical layer broadcast channel, wherein the transmission schedule comprises a transmission allocation for the remote unit, generating a UL data frame, wherein generating the UL data frame comprises performing forward error correction (FEC) encoding on a data bit stream to generate a plurality of FEC codewords, wherein performing the FEC encoding comprises performing Reed Solomon (RS) encoding on the data bit stream to generate a plurality of RS codewords, performing byte interleaving on the RS codewords, and performing Turbo encoding on the byte interleaved RS codewords to generate one or more Turbo codewords, wherein each Turbo codeword is encoded from more than one RS codeword, and transmitting the UL data frame according to the transmission allocation. |
| US09419749B2 |
Methods and apparatus employing FEC codes with permanent inactivation of symbols for encoding and decoding processes
Encoding of a plurality of encoded symbols is provided wherein an encoded symbol is generated from a combination of a first symbol generated from a first set of intermediate symbols and a second symbol generated from a second set of intermediate symbols, each set having at least one different coding parameter, wherein the intermediate symbols are generated based on the set of source symbols. A method of decoding data is also provided, wherein a set of intermediate symbols is decoded from a set of received encoded symbols, the intermediate symbols organized into a first and second sets of symbols for decoding, wherein intermediate symbols in the second set are permanently inactivated for the purpose of scheduling the decoding process to recover the intermediate symbols from the encoded symbols, wherein at least some of the source symbols are recovered from the decoded set of intermediate symbols. |
| US09419744B2 |
Polarization multiplexing optical transmitter and operation control method
A polarization multiplexing optical transmitter of the present invention includes frequency dividing means (21) that performs frequency dividing on a clock signal having a Baud rate frequency, phase modulation means (8) that performs phase modulation on a light signal in accordance with the clock signal having undergone the frequency dividing, branching means (2) that branches the phase-modulated light into two light signals, delay means (10) that delays one branched light signal relative to the other branched light signal to generate light signals having phases inverted relative to each other, and polarization multiplexing means (5) that synthesizes the generated signals lights with orthogonal polarizations to generate a polarization multiplexed signal. Hence, the polarization multiplexing optical transmitter that can further improve the signal quality can be accomplished. |
| US09419734B2 |
Enhanced radio
A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content. |
| US09419732B2 |
Systems and methods for optimized decoding of in-band on-channel (IBOC) services
Certain embodiments herein are directed to optimized decoding of in-band on-channel (IBOC) services, such as audio, traffic, and data associated with HD Radio™. Service information, such as service boundaries for one or more segments associated with IBOC services, may be identified and formatted for transmission to a receiver device. The receiver device may use the service boundaries to select or filter segments associated only with a service of interest from a bit stream of segments associated with one or more other services, according to one embodiment. |
| US09419731B2 |
Methods and systems for determining signal strength maps for wireless access points robust to measurement counts
Examples herein include methods and systems for determining signal strength maps for wireless access points robust to measurement counts. An example method comprises receiving data related to RSSI for a wireless AP for a plurality of locations of an area, and determining an intermediary signal strength map for the wireless AP based on the received data related to the RSSI for the wireless AP. The method also includes associating the intermediary signal strength map to a regularized signal strength map for the wireless AP that is based on a diffusion mapping model of signal strength. A given partition of the regularized signal strength map is linked to one partition of the intermediary signal strength map. The method also includes providing an output signal strength map for the wireless AP including values of the regularized signal strength map modified based on values of the intermediary signal strength map. |
| US09419730B2 |
Communications unit and method
The effects of interference between a communication system operating in a frequency area and another system sending out pulses affecting the frequency area can be handled by means of a communication unit (RBS1, MT1) for use in a first cellular communications system, in which at least one type of system sensitive data is transmitted at pre-determined points in time, said communications unit comprising transmitting means (14, 24) arranged to transmit said system sensitive data and processing means (11, 21) arranged to control the transmitting means to transmit the system sensitive data at new points in time different from the predetermined points in time, instead of at said predetermined points in time, to reduce the risk of interference from a second system operating in the same frequency range as the first cellular communications system. |
| US09419729B2 |
Branching unit for an optical telecommunication link
A branching unit (1) for an optical telecommunication link (100), the unit comprising a first (2), a second (3) and a third terminal (4) for termination of conductors of respective branch cables in use, a fourth terminal (5) for connection to a sea earth (6) in use, and a circuit (8) comprising a plurality of relays comprising at least a first, a second and a third relay associated to respectively the first, second and third terminal, the circuit being structured for connecting together two terminals out of the first, second and third terminal and for connecting the remaining terminal to the fourth terminal, depending on a sequence of power feeding at the first, second and third terminals, in use, wherein the circuit (8) comprises a sea earth circuit (9) terminated at one end to the fourth terminal and a bidirectional triode thyristor (13) placed along the sea earth circuit, a driving circuit (19) being provided for driving the bidirectional triode thyristor so as to trigger the bidirectional triode thyristor in a conduction state only upon complete switch-over of one relay of the group consisting in the first, second and third relay. |
| US09419728B2 |
Electric power transmission system
An electric power transmission system includes an electrical-optical conversion device and multiple photoelectric conversion devices converting electricity to light. The electrical-optical conversion device includes a high-voltage source, a laser diode unit, a light combiner, and multiple optical fibers. The laser diodes receive the high-voltage source. The light combiner includes multiple first input ends and multiple first output ends. A first optical fiber interconnects a laser diode and a first input end. An end of a third optical fiber optically connects to a first output end. Each photoelectric conversion device includes a second light splitter, further optical fibers, and a photodiode unit. The second light splitter includes a third input end and a plurality of third output ends. The third input end optically connects to another end of a third optical fiber. A fourth optical fiber optically interconnects a third output end and a photodiode. |
| US09419726B2 |
Clock recovery for optical transmission systems
A receiver for an optical communications system which corrects distortion of a received signal. A clock recovery system utilizing a feedback and feedforward system are provided. The feedback loop comprises a phase detector and a clock source, while the feedforward loop comprises the phase detector and a delay element for delaying the output of distortion correction system. The feedback loop has a significantly lower bandwidth than the feedforward path. There are also provided methods of optimizing tap weights and of acquiring initial tap weights. |
| US09419724B2 |
Coherent optical receiver and optical receiving method
A coherent optical receiver according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a coherent optical receiving part performing coherent detection by inputting and mixing local oscillation light and main signal light received through a transmission line with a signal applied at a transmitting side, outputting the signal applied to the main signal light as an electric signal, and regenerating and outputting an original signal on the basis of the electric signal; and a local oscillation optical frequency control part receiving channel information on a transmission line adjacent to the main signal light, and outputting the local oscillation light after changing a frequency of the local oscillation light depending on the presence or absence of adjacent channel signal light of other signal light in an adjacent channel. |
| US09419723B2 |
Optical receiver and method for manufacturing the same
An optical receiver for coherent optical communication, includes: a splitting element that splits a signal light into two optical axes; optical hybrids each of which is coupled with the two split optical axes; a skew adjustment element that is arranged on one of the optical axes, and adjusts a difference between optical path lengths of the two optical axes between the splitting element and the optical hybrids; a carrier; an adhesive that is filled between the skew adjustment element and the carrier; and a void that is located at an end portion of an optical axis direction of the skew adjustment element in a region where the skew adjustment element and the carrier are opposed to each other, the void being not filled up with the adhesive. |
| US09419712B2 |
Power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems
Power management for a remote antenna unit(s) (RAUs) in a distributed antenna system. Power can be managed for an RAU configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the RAU. For example, the RAU may be configured to include power-consuming RAU modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the RAU may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the RAU to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the RAU, the power-consuming RAU modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the RAU. In this instance, the power available at the RAU can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the RAU. |
| US09419709B2 |
Transmission device and method for measuring delay
A transmission device transmits a frame to a correspondent device and receives a frame from the correspondent device. The transmission device includes: a measurement unit configured to perform a delay measurement that measures a period of time from when a frame is transmitted to the correspondent device until when a corresponding frame is received from the correspondent device; and a delay decision unit configured to determine a transmission delay between the transmission device and the correspondent device based on a plurality of target measurement results obtained from a plurality of delay measurements except for at least a first delay measurement among delay measurements performed by the measurement unit. |
| US09419706B2 |
Single fiber bi-directional optical module, and transport system and method based thereon
Embodiments of the present invention include a single fiber bi-directional optical module, and a transport system and method based thereon. The single fiber bi-directional optical module includes a self-search circuit respectively connected to a transmission selection circuit and a receiving selection circuit. The self-search circuit is configured to search for channels, and instruct, the transmission selection circuit to transmit optical signals through one of at least two transmitting channels, where optical wavelengths of the at least two channels are different; and instruct the receiving selection circuit to receive optical signals through one of at least two receiving channels, where optical wavelengths of the at least two receiving channels correspond to the optical wavelengths of the at least two transmitting channels. The single fiber bi-directional optical module does not need to be used in pairs, so that device numbers and maintenance costs are reduced. |