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| US10052408B2 |
Compositions of carboxypolysaccharides and polyalkylene oxides cross-linked using polyhydroxyl organic anions
Ionically cross-linked compositions containing carboxypolysaccharides, polyalkylene oxides, polyhydroxyl organic anions, optionally divalent cations, and aqueous media are provided. Methods for manufacturing ionically cross-linked compositions of carboxypolysaccharides, polyalkylene oxides, polyhydroxyl organic anions, optionally divalent cations, and aqueous media are also provided. Such compositions can be used by placing then in proximity to a tissue in need of lubrication or for prevention of adhesions and adhesion reformation. |
| US10052405B2 |
Biodegradable implant and method for manufacturing same
This invention relates to a biodegradable implant including magnesium, wherein the magnesium contains, as impurities, (i) manganese (Mn); and (ii) one selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), nickel (Ni) and mixtures of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni), wherein the impurities satisfy the following condition: 0<(ii)/(i)≤5, and an amount of the impurities is 1 part by weight or less but exceeding 0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the magnesium, and to a method of manufacturing the same. |
| US10052401B2 |
Absorbent article containing a water-absorbent resin powder
To provide an absorbent article that has a high absorption speed, is unlikely to cause a liquid to remain on a skin-contacting surface, has excellent dry feeling, and is unlikely to cause excreted body fluid to return. The present invention provides an absorbent article comprising an absorber composed of at least one absorbent layer, wherein a water-absorbent resin powder meeting the following requirements (a) to (d) is disposed in an uppermost layer of the absorber: (a) a bulk density: 0.45 g/ml to 0.62 g/ml; (b) an absorption speed by a vortex method: 20 seconds to 50 seconds; (c) a liquid-passing speed under load: 10 seconds or less; and (d) a moisture absorption blocking ratio: 5% or less. |
| US10052399B2 |
Composition, support, wastewater treatment system, wastewater treating method, deodorization method, and batch wastewater treating method
Provided are a composition containing as active ingredients thereof Bacillus subtilis strain BN1001 (deposit number: NITE BP-02608 and Bacillus subtilis var. natto, a wastewater treatment system provided with a biological treatment tank that biologically treats wastewater wherein the Bacillus subtilis strain BN1001 and Bacillus subtilis var. natto are contained in the biological treatment tank, a wastewater treating method that biologically treats wastewater comprising a step for adding the Bacillus subtilis strain BN1001 and Bacillus subtilis var. natto to the wastewater, a deodorization method comprising a step for contacting the Bacillus subtilis strain BN1001 and Bacillus subtilis var. natto with a malodorous source, a support having Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus subtilis var. natto supported thereon, a wastewater treatment system wherein the support is contained in a biological treatment tank, a wastewater treating method comprising a step for adding the support to wastewater, and a batch water treating method wherein the support is contained in a biological treatment tank. |
| US10052393B2 |
Multifunctional nanomaterials for the treatment of cancer
The invention relates to a multifunctional nanomaterial comprising a nanorod comprising 1) a noble metal, wherein the nanorod exhibits surface plasmon resonance absorption in the near-infrared spectrum; 2) an up-conversion phosphor that absorbs infrared light and emits visible luminescence; and optionally 3) a biomolecule targeting moiety. The invention further relates to methods of detecting and treating cancer using the multifunctional nanomaterials of the invention. |
| US10052392B2 |
Low molecular weight polyethylene glycol drug conjugates having improved drug biological activity
Provided are polyethylene glycol drug conjugates of general formula (I), (II) or (III) and pharmaceutical compositions and a use thereof. The conjugates are formed by combining low molecular weight polyethylene glycol with 2-4 drug molecules. The conjugates can interact with receptor dimers or polymers, thereby improving the in vivo distribution of the drug, changing the oil and water distribution coefficient, enhancing the pharmacological activity, reducing the blood-brain barrier permeability of the drug, and improving the bioavailability of the drug. |
| US10052388B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivering an agent to a wound
The invention provides compositions featuring chitosan and methods for using such compositions for the local delivery of biologically active agents to an open fracture, complex wound or other site of infection. Advantageously, the degradation and drug elution profiles of the chitosan compositions can be tailored to the needs of particular patients at the point of care (e.g., in a surgical suite, clinic, physician's office, or other clinical setting). |
| US10052387B2 |
Ceramide reversal of multi-drug resistance
Based on the observation that the application of small amounts of exogenous acid sphingomyelinase to generate endogenous ceramide, or provision of exogenous long-chain natural C16-ceramide resulted in rapid translocation of vacuolar daunorubicin into the nucleus in multi-drug resistant (MDR) cells, the present invention relates to a nano-liposomal preparation that includes C16-ceramide. Exposure of MDR cells to the C16:0 ceramide-based nanoliposomes provide a mechanism to reverse MDR in chemoresistant cells and tumors, by inducing rapid translocation of chemotherapeutic agent from cytoplasmic vesicles to the nucleus. |
| US10052385B2 |
Formulations of bendamustine
Methods of treatment using bendamustine formulations designed for small volume intravenous administration are disclosed. The methods conveniently allow shorter administration time without the active ingredient coming out of solution as compared to presently available formulations. |
| US10052381B2 |
Classifiers of NF-κB pathway activation, devices, and methods of use thereof
This disclosure relates to classifiers of NF-κB pathway activation, devices, and methods of use thereof. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods comprising measuring changes in expression of genes controlled by p105 in a sample providing a detected p105 controlled gene expression pattern. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise measuring changes in expression of genes controlled by p100 in a sample providing a detected p100 controlled gene expression pattern. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise the step of comparing the detected p105 controlled gene expression patterns to a predetermined gene pattern and/or the detected p100 controlled gene expression patterns to a predetermined pattern. |
| US10052378B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising CpG oligonucleotides
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inducing immune response in a subject, comprising: (a) an antigen with a concentration ranging from 1 μg/ml to 100 μg/ml; (b) CpG oligonucleotides having a sequence of 5′-tcgacgttcgtcgttcgtcgttc-3′, with a concentration ranging from 25 μg/ml to 500 μg/ml, and (c) an aluminum adjuvant with a concentration ranging from 25 μg/ml to 500 μg/ml. Such pharmaceutical composition can induce or boost immune response against antigen in the subject. |
| US10052373B2 |
Protein and peptide-free synthetic vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3
The present invention provides a protein- and peptide-free conjugate comprising a synthetic carbohydrate and a carrier molecule, wherein the synthetic carbohydrate is a Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 capsular polysaccharide related carbohydrate and the carrier molecule is a glycosphingolipid. Said conjugate and pharmaceutical composition thereof are useful for immunization against diseases associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae, and more specifically against diseases associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3. |
| US10052372B2 |
T cell expansion
A method of treating a cancer in a subject is disclosed, comprising: (1) isolating T cells from a subject; generating or expanding a population of T cells specific for a virus by a method comprising: stimulating T cells by culture in the presence of antigen presenting cells (APCs) presenting a peptide of the virus, wherein 10 to 25% of the media in which the cells are cultured is conditioned media obtained from a stimulation culture comprising T cells and APCs presenting a peptide of the virus; and (3) administering the generated or expanded population of T cells to a subject. Also disclosed are methods for generating or expanding a population of T cells specific for a virus. |
| US10052369B2 |
Aquaporin 2 protects cattle from ticks and tick-borne parasites
A novel method of using an aquaporin protein from Rhipicephalus microplus (RmAQP2), fragments of RmAQP2, and/or the cDNA encoding RmAQP2 and/or the fragments are described. Immunogenic composition containing recombinant RmAQP2 and/or fragments of RmAQP2 are produced and administered to an ungulate which generates an immune response to RmAQP2. After feeding female ticks on the ungulate injected with RmAQP2 and/or fragments of RmAQP2, the female ticks have lower reproductive viability because of a reduced egg mass, reduced hatching percentage, and reduced survival of larvae. Thus, administering RmAQP2 and/or RmAQP2 fragments to an ungulate can reduce the incidence of R. microplus and also reduce the incidence of tick-borne pathogens in ungulates because of the lower number of R. microplus. |
| US10052366B2 |
Compositions comprising alkaline phosphatase and/or natriuretic peptide and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for the treatment of neurocutaneous syndromes, such as neurofibromatosis type I; disorders associated with overactivation of FGFR3, such as achondroplasia; bone or cartilage disorders; or vascular smooth muscle disorders; or for the elongation of bone. In some embodiments, the present invention provides polypeptides having an alkaline phosphatase peptide fused to an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin or a natriuretic peptide fused to an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin. Such polypeptides can be administered to subjects, e.g., subcutaneously, to treat a neurocutaneous syndrome, a disorder associated with overactivation of FGFR3, a bone or cartilage disorder, or a vascular smooth muscle disorder, or to elongate bone. The invention also features nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides and the use of the nucleic acid molecules for treating neurocutaneous syndromes, disorders associated with overactivation of FGFR3, bone or cartilage disorders, or vascular smooth muscle disorders, or for elongating bone. |
| US10052362B2 |
Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor, obesity, and obesity-related diseases and conditions
The disclosure relates to therapeutic methods for regulating weight gain, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing obesity, metabolic syndrome, or insulin resistance by administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more GDNF receptor agonists to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10052356B2 |
Topical medications for bruises and burns
Topical medications to treat the physical effects of bruises and burns. For bruises, the topical medication preferably includes therapeutically effective amounts of vasoconstrictor, such as phenylephrine HCL USP, an anti-inflammatory, such as Arica, and compounding agents. In one embodiment, the compounding agents are a Versabase® gel which includes water, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, allatoin, disodium EDTA, methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone. For burns, the topical medication preferably combines therapeutically effective amounts of an active anti-bacterial compound, such as silver sulfadiazine, an anesthetic, such as lidocaine, and a histamine blocker, such as diphenhydramine, with suitable compounding agents, such as Versabase® gel. Both the anti-bruise and anti-burn medications of the present invention can advantageously be formulated in solutions, lotions, creams, ointments, gels, foams or transdermal patches. |
| US10052346B2 |
Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes with 2-O and,or 3-O desulfated heparinoids
Methods are presented for treating cancers and hematopoietic stem cell disorders, comprising administering to a subject with a cancer or hematopoietic stem cell disorder who is receiving a treatment regimen, a heparin derivative capable of inhibiting, reducing, abrogating or otherwise interfering with the binding of CXCL12 to CXCR4, wherein the cancer or hematopoietic stem cell disorder is one in which interaction of CXCL12 with CXCR4 privileges the cancer or disordered HSCs against therapeutic intervention. In preferred embodiments, the heparin derivative is a substantially 2-O, 3-O-desulfated heparin derivative. |
| US10052337B2 |
Compositions of obeticholic acid and methods of use
The disclosure relates to obeticholic acid formulations with improved stability, dissolution, and/or solubility, methods of preparing the same for use and methods of treating various diseases and conditions. |
| US10052335B2 |
Neuroprotection and myelin repair using Nestorone®
Methods for treating neurodegeneration and/or myelination in patients are disclosed comprising treating the patient with a progestin compound which exerts binding to progesterone receptors and elicits progesterone-receptor-induced biological responses without interacting with the androgen receptor and without inducing androgen or glucocorticoid biological responses at a dosage sufficient to prevent or reduce neurodegeneration. The progestin compound preferably comprises 16-methylene-17α-acetoxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, and the methods include combining the progestin compound with an estrogen compound to provide both contraception and treatment for myelin repair and neurodegeneration. |
| US10052333B2 |
Methods and systems for the delivery of a therapeutic agent
The present invention provides a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutic agent and an alkoxy-polyethylene glycol, for example, methoxy-polyethylene glycol, for administration of the therapeutic agent to the mammal. The compositions can be applied to a membrane, for example, a nasal membrane during intranasal administration. The invention also provides methods of administering such compositions to a mammal. |
| US10052331B2 |
3-(3H-imidazo[4,5-C]pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-C]pyridine and therapeutic uses thereof
Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states. |
| US10052325B2 |
Heat shock protein binding compounds, compositions, and methods for making and using same
The present subject matter relates to a compound represented by the general formula (I) or (I′) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds; methods of making at least one of these compounds; methods of using at least one of these compounds for treating and/or preventing various cancers and/or proliferation disorders; methods of using at least one of these compounds for monitoring the effectiveness of an anticancer therapy against various cancers. In one embodiment, the subject matter relates to compounds that bind with a level of specificity to heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). In another embodiment, the subject matter relates to compounds that bind with a level of specificity to inhibit both heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) and heat shock cognate protein 70 (Hsc70). |
| US10052324B2 |
Aldose reductase inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for promoting healthy aging of skin, the treatment of skin disorders, the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, the treatment of renal disorders, the treatment of angiogenesis disorders, such as cancer, treatment of tissue damage, such as non-cardiac tissue damage, the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction, and the treatment of various other disorders, such as complications arising from diabetes with the compounds and compositions of the invention. Other disorders can include, but are not limited to, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, infections of the skin, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and the like. |
| US10052323B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of 7-(6-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-1-(trans)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)-3,4-dihydropyrazino [2,3-b]pyrazin-2(1H)-one, a solid form thereof and methods of their use
Provided herein are compositions of 7-(6-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-1-((trans)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)-3,4-dihydropyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazin-2(1H)-one, solid forms, isotopologues and metabolites thereof, and methods of their use for the treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition. |
| US10052319B2 |
Medicament for treating mental and behavioural disorders
The present invention relates to a medicament comprising lurasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof for treating pervasive developmental disorders and a method of the treatment thereof. |
| US10052317B2 |
Method for treating or preventing hot flushes
The invention provides a neurokinin 3 receptor (NKR3) antagonist for use in the treatment, prevention or amelioration of hot flushes in a human subject, for example a menopausal woman or a patient undergoing cancer therapy which affects secretion of sex steroids. The invention also provides a NKR3 antagonist together with a further active agent, and a composition and a kit comprising a NKR3 antagonist and a further active agent. The invention further provides a NKR3 agonist or exogenous NKB for the induction of hot flushes in a human subject. |
| US10052310B2 |
Separase inhibitors and uses thereof
In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to compositions with compounds that inhibit Separase activity. In additional embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of treating a tumor in a subject by administering one or more compositions of the present disclosure to the subject. |
| US10052307B2 |
Micellar nanocomplex
The present invention relates to micellar nanocomplexes and a method of forming the same. The micellar nanocomplex comprises a micelle and an agent encapsulated within said micelle, where the micelle comprises a polymer-flavonoid conjugate, wherein said polymer is bonded to the B ring of said flavonoid. The micellar nanocomplex may have useful applications as a drug-delivery system. |
| US10052306B2 |
Selective octahydro-cyclopenta[C] pyrrole negative modulators of NR2B
Compounds that selectively negatively modulate NMDA receptors containing an NR1/NR2B subunit, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating a disease using the compounds are disclosed. |
| US10052304B2 |
Compositions and methods for cancer therapy
The invention provides compositions and methods to treat a hyperproliferative disorder with ascorbate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, at least one chelating agent that enhances ascorbate redox cycling (EDTA) to form H2O2, and one or more anti-cancer therapies. |
| US10052297B2 |
L-serine to be used as a drug for preventing and/or treating an inflammatory response of the skin
The invention relates to the use of L-serine as a drug for preventing and/or treating an inflammatory response of the skin caused by the overexpression and/or the overactivation of PAR2 receptors. |
| US10052295B2 |
Method, composition and package for bowel cleansing
The present invention provides a highly palatable colon cleansing formulation that utilizes a low chloride electrolyte-replenishing base solution. When formulated with polyethylene glycol and a selected sugar alcohol, the formulation offers the advantages of superior palatability without undesirable concomitant side effects or a decrease in cleansing efficacy. |
| US10052290B2 |
Enteric-coated hemoglobin multiparticulate for oral delivery of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers
The present invention provides an enteric-coated hemoglobin multiparticulate comprising a core, a hemoglobin formulation coating, an inner or sub-coating, and an enteric coating. The present invention also provides a method of preparing said enteric-coated hemoglobin multiparticulate. The present invention further provides a method for treating various diseases caused by oxygen deficiency comprising administering to a subject said enteric-coated hemoglobin multiparticulate in order to orally deliver the encapsulated hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers to a specific target of said subject in a controlled release manner. |
| US10052289B2 |
Composition comprising an active agent with low aqueous solubility
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one active ingredient with low aqueous solubility, said active ingredient being present therein in a form noncovalently associated with nanoparticles formed by at least one POM polymer of formula (I), and in which said active ingredient is present in a proportion of at least 5 μmol/g of POM.It is also directed towards the use of such nanoparticles, noncovalently associated with an active ingredient, with a view to increasing the aqueous solubilization of said active ingredient. |
| US10052283B2 |
Composition for forming pluronic-based hydrogel with improved stability
Disclosed is a composition for forming an injectable hydrogel. The composition includes 1% by weight or less of a graphene-based material and 5% by weight or more of a triblock copolymer. The triblock copolymer may be a copolymer represented by Formula 1: wherein n is an integer from 8 to 540, m is an integer from 16 to 70, and R is H or a vinylcarbonyl group (CH2═CHCO—). When R in Formula 1 is a vinylcarbonyl group, the triblock copolymer may be crosslinked through the vinylcarbonyl group to form a nanogel. The composition can be prepared by a simple mixing process. In addition, the composition is substantially free from in vitro and in vivo stability problems encountered with conventional hydrogel compositions. Furthermore, the composition has high biocompatibility as well as excellent mechanical properties such as high storage modulus. |
| US10052282B2 |
Pet hydration system
A pet hydration system comprising of specific ranges of vitamins and minerals conducive to a pet's health, with such nutrients placed into a liquid beverage and ultimately dispensed via a compartmentalized beverage dispenser. The compartmentalized beverage dispenser is formed such that separate liquids are measured out and dispensed to the pet in a manner that the pet receives the optimal amount of nutrition. |
| US10052281B2 |
Local administration-type pharmaceutical for improving dysphagia
A dysphagia improving composition characterized in that a substance having an inhibitory action on an angiotensin converting enzyme, which is a degrading enzyme of substance P, is administered locally in a dosage not influencing blood pressure, and a pharmaceutical for improving dysphagia containing the composition. |
| US10052276B2 |
Fragrance treatment complex
A fragrance extending product containing a fragrance treatment complex is disclosed to extend the effective life of the fragrance carried by a fragrance-bearing product, such as perfume and cologne. The fragrance extending product is preferably a spray-on product that can be applied over the top of the fragrance-bearing product. The fragrance treatment complex resists the evaporation of the perfume oils from the fragrance-bearing product, as well as resists removal caused by abrasion and binding with water. The fragrance treatment complex formulation includes acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer; Polyquaternium 11, a quaternized copolymer; guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, a cationic polymer, and cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride, a phospholipid. Tests have shown that the effective life of a fragrance-bearing product can be more than twelve hours with the application of the fragrance treatment complex over the fragrance-bearing product previously applied to a human body. A long lasting fragrance bearing product is also disclosed using the fragrance treatment complex. |
| US10052272B2 |
Composition comprising isosorbide monooleate
The present invention relates to a composition comprising isosorbide monooleate, a first surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alkyl glycoside having a weight average of the number of C-atoms in the alkyl chain of more than 11, cocoamidopropyl betaine and mixtures thereof, a second surfactant which is an alkyl glycoside having a weight average of the number of C-atoms in the alkyl chain of less than 11 and water. Furthermore it relates to a process for making this composition and to a cosmetic formulation, comprising this composition. |
| US10052270B2 |
Peroxide-stable oral care compositions
Described herein are oral care compositions comprising (i) a peroxide whitening agent comprising a whitening complex of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone complexed with hydrogen peroxide, (ii) sodium acid pyrophosphate (Na2H2P2O7) in an amount of from 0.05 wt % to 5 wt % based on the weight of the composition, and (iii) less than 3 wt % water based on the weight of the composition. |
| US10052269B2 |
Delivery of active ingredients from plant materials to skin
Disclosed is an apparatus and methods for its use that is configured to be used to treat various skin conditions. The apparatus includes a water-permeable absorbent material and a plant material comprising a water-soluble skin-active ingredient. The plant material is enclosed within the water-permeable absorbent material, and the water-permeable absorbent material is configured to absorb water and allow the absorbed water to contact the plant material so as to release the active ingredient from the plant material. The active ingredient is then absorbed by the absorbent material, which is then topically applied to skin in need of skin treatment. |
| US10052267B2 |
Topical glycopyrrolate formulations
Individually packaged topical formulations comprising about 0.25 to about 6% w/w of glycopyrrolate for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, wherein said wipe is contained within a pouch resistant to leakage. The formulations may further comprise ethanol, a buffering agent and water. In addition, the formulations may further comprise a polymer system comprising a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic polymer. |
| US10052266B2 |
Aerogels, calcined and crystalline articles and methods of making the same
Aerogel, calcined articles, and crystalline articles comprising ZrO2. Exemplary uses of the crystalline metal oxide articles include dental articles (e.g., restoratives, replacements, inlays, onlays, veneers, full and partial crowns, bridges, implants, implant abutments, copings, anterior fillings, posterior fillings, and cavity liner, and bridge frameworks) and orthodontic appliances (e.g., brackets, buccal tubes, cleats, and buttons). |
| US10052262B2 |
Gastric jejunal tube with an enlarged jejunal lumen
The present disclosure describes a gastric jejunal tube having a gastric lumen and a jejunal lumen that run the length of the tube. The cross-sectional sizes of the lumens change from above to below the most distal gastric port. A method of making the gastric jejunal tube is also described. |
| US10052254B2 |
Apparatus and method for assisting patient walking therapy
Apparatus and method using two couplings connecting a wheelchair to a walker for safely assisting a patient regaining their ability to walk. Physical therapists use the walker to train patients on walking to build strength, endurance, and balance. The couplings provide a fixed gap between the wheelchair and walker and keeps the wheelchair close to the patient. The patient can easily sit in the wheelchair, and the presence of the wheelchair minimizes the risk of falling, allows the patient to rest when fatigued, provides a sense of security, and eliminates a need for an assistance to push the wheelchair behind the patient. |
| US10052250B2 |
Openable helmet of non-invasive ventilation of patients
A helmet (10) for non-invasive ventilation of patients comprising: a container body (20) in which there can be housed the head of a patient, provided with at least one optically transparent portion and with an open end to which a first rigid ring (21) is fixed; an elastically yieldable collar (30) which can be sealingly coupled to the neck of the patient and fixed to a second rigid ring (31) can be sealingly removably associated to said first rigid ring (21), whose distinguishing characteristic consists in comprising a bayonet-like coupling means adapted to removably couple the first and the second rigid ring with respect to each other (21,31). |
| US10052247B2 |
Wheelchair with four wheel independent suspension and modular seating
This invention provides a wheelchair with four wheel independent suspension and modular seating, allowing for customized seat selection and a variable ride. It includes a chair assembly, a chassis assembly and a suspension assembly. The chair assembly includes a seat; a seat mount; a seat angle adjuster; and a pillar. The chassis assembly includes a chassis; and a handle assembly. The suspension assembly includes a forward suspension assembly and a rear suspension assembly. In another embodiment, the wheelchair includes a chair assembly with handles, a main cross beam and a suspension spring assembly. |
| US10052246B2 |
Autonomous wheelchair
The present teachings provide for wheelchair including a control module, manual drive controls, a camera, biometric sensors, and an antenna. The control module includes an autonomous drive module configured to autonomously pilot the wheelchair. The biometric sensors are configured to measure biometric information of a user of the wheelchair. |
| US10052242B2 |
Absorbent core with absorbent material pattern
A substantially planar absorbent core (28) extending in a transversal direction (x) and a longitudinal direction (y), comprising a core wrap (16, 16′) enclosing an absorbent material (60), wherein the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers and forms a pattern of discrete absorbent material areas. The pattern comprises dot-shaped areas (751) and at least one of transversally-orientated areas (752) or longitudinally-orientated areas (754). The absorbent core may also comprise a pair of channel-forming areas (26). |
| US10052241B2 |
Detachable disposable absorbent article
A disposable absorbent article utilized for absorption and containment of urine and other body exudates may incorporate components that may be detached from the article after use to provide disposal options based upon the user's preferences and circumstances, such as flushing down a toilet or septic tank, composting, recycling, or disposing in a landfill. Sanitary grips and sanitary gap may provide sanitary placements to detach the article. Ripping features incorporated along the top liner, back liner, or outer liner enclosure may also be used to detach the article. A removable liner may be detached from the top liner or outer liner enclosure. The absorbent core may be released after the article has been detached. To reduce the risk of clogging the toilet, a membrane may be utilized to create a barrier between the absorbent core and high-absorbency material to obstruct the high-absorbency material from being released and flushed. |
| US10052237B2 |
Bonding apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for mechanically bonding substrates together. The apparatuses may include a pattern roll having three or more pattern elements protruding radially outward, wherein each pattern element includes a pattern surface. The pattern surfaces are also separated from each other by gaps having minimum widths. The pattern roll may be adjacent an anvil roll to define a nip between the pattern surfaces and the anvil roll, wherein the pattern roll is biased toward the anvil roll to define a nip pressure between pattern surfaces and the anvil roll. As substrates advance between the pattern roll and anvil roll, the substrates are compressed between the anvil roll and the pattern surfaces to form a discrete bond region between the substrates. During the bonding process, some of yielded substrate material also flows from under the pattern surfaces and into the gaps to form gap grommet regions. |
| US10052236B2 |
Re-epithelialization wound dressings and systems
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for promoting re-epithelialization as an aspect of wound healing are presented. A re-epithelialization dressing for use with reduced pressure has a moist tissue-interface layer, a manifold member, and a sealing member. The moist tissue-interface layer has a plurality of apertures. The moist tissue-interface layer is for disposing adjacent to the wound and provides a moisture balance (i.e., provides moisture when the wound is dry and receives moisture when the wound site is substantially wet). The reduced pressure, apertures, and moist tissue-interface layer help with liquid management and otherwise promote re-epithelialization. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are presented. |
| US10052233B2 |
Protective visor
The disclosure provides a protective visor applicable to multiple operation environments for dust prevention, anti-shock glasses, chemical defense and ray radiation protection. The protective visor comprises a headband, a face shield, protective goggles, a light shading screen, a light grid and a housing, which are connected to each other. The light shading screen and the light grid constitute a light refraction and transmission device for refracting and transmitting the light, which includes a light aperture processed to have a curved surface and located at the front and upper end portion of the housing. The light aperture has a serrated lattice shutter structure, and the light shading screen is disposed at the outer side of the light aperture. The protective visor can effectively prevent foreign splash, and absorb radiant heat and certain ultraviolet rays to protect an operator's face. |
| US10052231B2 |
Steerable laser probe
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an auto-fixing actuation control, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, a first flexible housing tube portion having a first stiffness, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the flexible housing tube. An actuation of the auto-fixing actuation control may gradually curve the flexible housing tube. A gradual curving of the flexible housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber. |
| US10052228B2 |
Pressure control in phacoemulsification system
A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an aspiration pressure sensor associated with an aspiration line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source. The controller controls the pressurized irrigation fluid source based on a reading from the aspiration pressure sensor and an estimated flow value modified by a compensation factor. |
| US10052224B1 |
Snore module
A snore module device that simulates patients' breathing patterns by producing pressure and flow oscillations similar to those encountered in actual patients for use with a breathing simulator generating breathing waveforms and controller/interface includes a moving platen driven by a linear motor or voice coil providing changes in the aperture of a passage of air through an air gap by moving the platen relative to the ceiling of a chamber. |
| US10052222B2 |
Finger assistive device
A finger assistive device is formed by connecting a second member to a first member so as to be rotatable in a bending direction of a finger. Further, either one of the first member and the second member is provided with a relative position changing section adapted to change a relative position of the second member to the first member in a direction different from the rotatable direction. According to this configuration, by changing the relative position of the second member to the first member in accordance with a length and a shape of the finger of the wearer, the finger assistive device can be customized (adjusted) so that the first member and the second member fit the mounting positions of the finger. As a result, it becomes possible to appropriately mount the finger assistive device to the finger and appropriately assist in bending the finger. |
| US10052218B2 |
Devices and methods for deploying implantable sleeves over blood vessels
In an aspect of some embodiments there is provided apparatuses and methods including a sleeve expander capable of covering with an implantable sleeve an exterior of a bodily vessel, along a chosen length thereof, the sleeve expander configured to maintain at least a portion of the implantable sleeve in an expanded size greater than a cross sectional dimension thereof when in apposition to the exterior. In some embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a cutting mechanism configured to cut down the implantable sleeve and/or external fixating means configured to fixate a covering section of the implantable sleeve to a corresponding covered section of the bodily vessel. |
| US10052215B2 |
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being inserted between adjacent vertebrae to facilitate the fusion process. The expandable fusion device may include first and second endplates, a translation member configured to expand an anterior side and/or posterior side of the device, a plurality of joists configured to connect the first and second endplates to the translation member, and first and second actuation members disposed internally to the device such that openings on a back side of the device can be used to expand or compress the anterior side, the posterior side, or both and such openings may also be used to introduce graft material into the device. |
| US10052211B2 |
Prosthetic disc for intervertebral insertion
A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces, upper and lower plates, and peripheral restraining structure on at least one of the upper plate, the lower plate and the core. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and an inner curved surface which slides over the curved surface of the core. The peripheral restraining structure serves to hold the core against a curved surface of at least one of the plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core. |
| US10052207B2 |
Fastener system
Fastener systems and methods for attaching two or more parts are disclosed. A fastener can include a nut component configured to extend into at least a portion of an aperture in a first part and at least a portion of an aperture in a second part. The fastener can further include a compression body configured to fit into an enlarged portion of the aperture in the second part, and a screw component having a head portion configured to engage with a top notch formed in the compression body and an elongated portion configured to engage with the nut component. A diameter of the head portion of the screw component can be less than a diameter of the top notch in the compression body such that the screw component can move in a radial direction relative to the compression body during placement of the fastener to attach two or more parts. |
| US10052205B2 |
Fixed anchor and pull mitral valve device and method
Devices for treating mitral valve regurgitation, including a distal expandable anchor, a proximal expandable anchor, and a fixed length connecting member extending from the proximal expandable anchor to the distal expandable anchor, where at least one of the proximal and distal anchors includes first and second arm segments that extend from one end of the device toward the connecting member and the other anchor when in a collapsed delivery configuration, and where the at least one of the proximal and distal anchors that comprises the first and second arm segments has an expanded configuration in which the first and second arm segments extend radially outwardly such that the first and second arm segments extend away from one another toward the connector, and meet one another at a location axially spaced from the end of the device. |
| US10052204B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods
Devices and methods for implantation at a native mitral valve having a non-circular annulus and leaflets. One embodiment of the device includes a valve support having a first region configured to be attached to a prosthetic valve with a plurality of prosthetic leaflets and a second region. The device can further include an anchoring member having a longitudinal dimension and including a first portion configured to contact tissue at the non-circular annulus, a second portion configured to be attached to the valve support, and a lateral portion between the first portion and the second portion. The second portion of the anchoring member is attached to the second region of the valve support while in a low-profile configuration in which the anchoring member and the valve support are configured to pass through vasculature of a human. The lateral portion is transverse to the longitudinal dimension. The anchoring member and the valve support are configured to move from the low-profile configuration to an expanded configuration in which the first portion of the anchoring member at least partially adapts to the non-circular annulus of the native mitral valve and the first region of the valve support is spaced inwardly from the first portion of the anchoring member relative to the longitudinal dimension of the anchoring member such that a shape of the first region of the valve support is at least partially independent of a shape of the first portion of the anchoring member. |
| US10052199B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for delivering a prosthetic mitral valve and anchoring device
Prosthetic mitral heart valves and anchors for use with such valves are provided that allow for an improved implantation procedure. In various embodiments, a helical anchoring device is formed as a coiled or twisted anchor that includes one or more turns that twist or curve around a central axis. Curved arms attached to the frame of the valve guide the helical anchoring device into position beneath the valve leaflets and around the mitral valve annulus as it exits the delivery catheter, and the expandable prosthetic mitral valve is held within the coil of the anchoring device. The anchoring device and the valve can be delivered together, simplifying the valve replacement procedure. |
| US10052196B2 |
Processor controlled intraocular lens system
The present invention relates generally to an intraocular lens system controlled with a processor, including a liquid meniscus lens and supporting electronics. Embodiments may include intraocular lens systems of various shapes and sizes, liquid meniscus lens components of various shapes and sizes, variations in supporting electronics with corresponding variations in lens function. |
| US10052195B2 |
Adaptive intraocular lens
An implantable ophthalmic device with flexible, fluid-filled membranes provide dynamically variable optical power to restore lost accommodation in individuals suffering from presbyopia or aphakia without moving parts or reducing the amount of transmitted light. Actuating the device causes the fluid-filled membrane to change curvature, which produces a corresponding change in optical power. For instance, squeezing the edge of the membrane causes the center of the membrane to bulge by an amount proportional to the squeezing force. Alternatively, heating or applying a voltage to the membrane may cause the liquid in the membrane to undergo a phase transition accompanied by a corresponding change in volume that causes the membrane to inflate so as to change the optical power of the device. |
| US10052191B2 |
Lightweight implantable prosthetic device
A reduced weight implantable prosthesis, including an outer surface shell for encapsulating the prosthesis, a gel mixture comprising a mixture of cohesive gel and micro-spheres for filling the shell, one or more inner volumes internal to the shell which do not contain the gel mixture; and wherein the gel mixture contains less than 60% by volume of micro-spheres mixed into the cohesive gel. |
| US10052189B2 |
Reinforced vascular prostheses
Vascular grafts for treating, reconstructing and replacing damaged or diseased cardiovascular vessels that are formed from decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM). The vascular grafts include structural reinforcement means, such as a strand of wound biodegradable polymeric material disposed proximate the outer surface of the graft. |
| US10052188B2 |
Biocorrodible magnesium alloy implant
One embodiment of the invention relates to an implant comprising a base body made of a biocorrodible magnesium alloy. The magnesium alloy contains a plurality of statistically distributed particles, comprising one or more of the elements Y, Zr, Mn, Sc, Fe, Ni, Co, W, Pt and noble earths with the atomic numbers 57 to 71, or the particles comprise alloys or compounds containing one or more of the elements mentioned. The mean distance of the particles from each other is smaller than the hundredfold mean particle diameter. |
| US10052186B2 |
Prosthetic implants
A prosthetic implant includes an anterior surface, configured for at least partial contact with an underside of a patient's facial soft tissue. A posterior surface is oppositely placed to the anterior surface. The posterior surface is configured for at least partial contact with a patient's facial bony tissue when the anterior surface is in at least partial contact with the patient's facial soft tissue. An implant body is defined by the anterior and posterior surfaces and extends transversely therebetween. A selected portion of the posterior surface has a texture that mechanically differs from a texture of a majority of the anterior surface. |
| US10052177B2 |
Custom orthodontic bracket placement jig and jig making method and apparatus
A placement jig for locating an orthodontic appliance on a tooth is provided with a cavity formed in a jig body and conforming to the contour of an occlusal portion a tooth crown, which cavity is coated with a releasable adhesive to hold the jig to the tooth as the appliance is bonded to the tooth. Connecting structure is fixed to the jig body. In certain embodiments, at least two jig-locating areas shaped to respectively conform to areas on the occlusal surfaces of two different teeth of a group are machined into the machinable material, and appliance receiving structures are also machined on each jig body, each for holding an orthodontic appliance in a fixed position and orientation relative to the jig body. The jig bodies for placing orthodontic appliances on the teeth of an individual patient are preferably formed of a single piece of machinable material. A method and an apparatus for forming the jig bodies are provided. |
| US10052176B2 |
Multilayer dental appliances and related methods and systems
A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi. |
| US10052171B1 |
Intraoral multifunctional dental tool
A dental tool system a shell made of silicone having a hollow interior and an opening to allow placement of the dental tool around a tooth, a tool base disposed along the hollow interior of the shell, an interchangeable tool head supported by the tool base to hold a dental instrument to operate on the tooth, a flexible mirror disposed along the circumference of the hollow interior at a first angle from the interchangeable tool head to view progression of the dental instrument operating on the tooth, a spray supported by the tool base and positioned adjacent to the interchangeable tool head, a suction supported by the tool base and positioned adjacent to the opening of the hollow interior to allow suction of fluid around the tooth, one or more camera to capture an image of the tooth, and a controller configured to move the interchangeable tool head. |
| US10052167B2 |
Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and control
Methods, apparatus, and systems for operating a surgical system. In accordance with a method, a position of a surgical instrument is measured, the surgical instrument being included in a mechanical assembly having a plurality of joints and a first number of degrees of freedom, the position of the surgical instrument being measured for each of a second number of degrees of freedom of the surgical instrument. The method further includes estimating a position of each of the joints, where estimating the position of each joint includes applying the position measurements to at least one kinematic model of the mechanical assembly, the kinematic model having a third number of degrees of freedom greater than the first number of degrees of freedom. The method further includes controlling the mechanical assembly based on the estimated position of the joints. |
| US10052165B2 |
Control of device including mechanical arms
A method of jointed device movement inside a body comprising: measuring movement of at least one input object portion; mapping the measured input object portion movement to a jointed device portion movement; and moving the device portion according to mapped measured movements. |
| US10052163B2 |
Assisting a surgeon to operate a surgical device
The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) for assisting a surgeon to operate a surgical device. The system is configured to receive real-time spatial data corresponding to a set of movable arms of a surgical device. In one embodiment, each tag may be enabled to capture the real-time spatial data by a set of sensors deployed on each tag with precise coordinate markings. Further, the system receive reference spatial data corresponding to each of the set of movable arms pertaining to the surgical device. The system is configured to compare the real-time spatial data with the reference spatial data to generate a matching score corresponding to each movable arm. The system is configured to identify one or more movable arms, from the set of movable arms with a matching score greater than a predefined threshold score and generate an alert corresponding to the one or more movable arms. |
| US10052155B2 |
Roll-pitch-roll surgical tool
A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis, and a pair of linking arms each having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is pivotally mounted on the working end of the shaft to rotate around a first pitch axis to produce rotation in first pitch. A wrist member has a proximal portion pivotally connected to the distal end of the linking arm to rotate around a second pitch axis to produce rotation in second pitch. An end effector is pivotally mounted on a distal portion of the wrist member to rotate around a wrist axis of the wrist member to produce rotation in distal roll. The wrist axis extends between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the wrist member. The elongate shaft is rotatable around the shaft axis to produce rotation in proximal roll. At about 90° pitch, the wrist axis is generally perpendicular to the shaft axis. The proximal roll around the shaft axis and the distal roll around the wrist axis do not overlap. The use of the linking arms allows the end effector to be bent back beyond 90° pitch. The ability to operate the end effector at about 90° pitch and to bend back the end effector renders the wrist mechanism more versatile and adaptable to accessing hard to reach locations, particularly with small entry points such as those involving spinal, neural, or rectal surgical sites. |
| US10052150B2 |
Device for endometrial ablation having an expandable seal for a cervical canal
Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes and for conforming to an asymmetric or symmetric shape of the patient's cervix. An expandable seal is provided for sealing the cervical canal. |
| US10052149B2 |
Arthroscopic devices and methods
An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue. |
| US10052147B2 |
Touch free operation of ablator workstation by use of depth sensors
An inventive system and method for touch free operation of an ablation workstation is presented. The system can comprise a depth sensor for detecting a movement, motion software to receive the detected movement from the depth sensor, deduce a gesture based on the detected movement, and filter the gesture to accept an applicable gesture, and client software to receive the applicable gesture at a client computer in an ablation workstation for performing a task in accordance with client logic based on the applicable gesture. The system can also comprise hardware for making the detected movement an applicable gesture. The system can also comprise voice recognition providing voice input for enabling the client to perform the task based on the voice input in conjunction with the applicable gesture. The applicable gesture can be a movement authorized using facial recognition. |
| US10052144B2 |
Bone screw and method for manufacturing the same
A bone screw and a method for manufacturing the same includes a screw thread configuration having one or more grooves cut into a leading face of the thread, a trailing face of the thread, and/or the shaft between the threads. Other implementations include the incorporation of facets into the one or more grooves. The implementation of the one or more grooves increases the surface are of the orthopedic screw and functions to increase in anchoring the bone screw within the bone once inserted therein, and thereby reduce the possibility for the screw backing out after insertion. |
| US10052140B2 |
Apparatus and method for fenestrated screw augmentation
A surgical instrument includes a cannulated body extending along an axis and having a first working end spaced along the axis from a second working end. The surgical instrument may be used with a fenestrated screw assembly, a delivery unit, and an alignment guide wire. The first working end of the surgical instrument is configured to transmit a force to a delivery unit in a direction about the axis and the second working end is configured to transmit a force to a delivery unit in a direction generally transverse to the axis. The first working end may be used to rotate the delivery unit to thereby removably attach the delivery unit to the fenestrated screw assembly. The surgical instrument may be repositioned to engage the second working end with the proximal end of the delivery unit to maintain the rotational position of the delivery unit. |
| US10052138B2 |
Method for implanting spinal implant device with fusion cage
A method of implanting a spinal implant device. The method includes removing a portion of a superior spinolaminar junction and an inferior spinolaminar junction. The method includes removing a portion of each facet joint. The method includes providing the spinal implant device including a fusion cage having a superior saddle portion, an inferior saddle portion and opposing cage ends. The method includes positioning the fusion cage between spinous processes with the superior saddle portion receiving the superior spinolaminar junction where the portion of the superior spinolaminar junction having been removed, the inferior saddle portion receiving the inferior spinolaminar junction, and opposing cage ends respectively contacting the opposing facet joints. |
| US10052136B2 |
Spring cage spinal fixation systems
Spinal fixation system connectors comprising spring cage elements. In some embodiments, an engagement member, such as a bone screw, may be configured to be coupled with and received within a connector body. A spring cage structure may also be configured to be coupled with the connector body. The spring cage structure may comprise a spring configured to be positioned in a relaxed configuration and a flexed configuration, such that the spring defines an opening having a first size in the relaxed configuration and a second, larger size in the flexed configuration to allow the opening to receive and engage a head of the engagement member within the connector body. |
| US10052133B2 |
Kirschner wire fixation structure
A Kirschner wire fixation structure, including: at least two joint elements, each having a plurality of through-hole passages extending in different directions; and at least one connection rod; wherein the plurality of through-hole passages of the at least two joint elements are for at least two Kirschner wires and the at least one connection rod to fit through respectively, the at least two Kirschner wires are for inserting into at least one bone, and the at least one connection rod is for connecting with the at least two joint elements to form a fixation structure outside the at least one bone to stabilize and hold the at least two Kirschner wires in place. |
| US10052131B2 |
Vaginal surgical apparatus
This invention relates generally to a medical device, and more specifically, to a vaginal surgical apparatus. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongated handle portion having a first end and a second end; a vaginal manipulator probe that is at least partly insertable into a vagina, the vaginal manipulator probe extending from the elongated handle portion and including an arcuate end portion that is curved away from a longitudinal axis of the vaginal manipulator probe to a tip, the arcuate end portion including a channel that has a diameter that accommodates a cervix therewithin, the tip defined by distention that increases a cross-sectional height between a bottom surface and a top surface of the vaginal manipulator probe; and a disk that is movable along at least a portion of a length of the vaginal manipulator probe. |
| US10052130B2 |
Vaginal surgical apparatus
This invention relates generally to a medical device, and more specifically, to a vaginal surgical apparatus. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to, an elongated handle portion; a vaginal manipulator probe that is at least partly insertable into a vagina, the vaginal manipulator probe extending from the elongated handle portion and including an arcuate end portion, the arcuate end portion including an aperture for accommodating a cervix; and a disk that is movable along at least a portion of a length of the vaginal manipulator probe, the disk including a locking mechanism to releasably secure the disk in position to limit vaginal insertion depth of the vaginal manipulator probe. |
| US10052127B2 |
Catheters for deploying implantable medical devices, and associated tethering assemblies and methods
An operator can release a looped portion of a tethering member, which terminates a distal section thereof, from being secured within a locking lumen of a delivery catheter shaft, and then move the distal section out of engagement with an attachment feature of an implantable medical device to untether the device from the catheter. The tethering member extends within another lumen of the shaft, which may be part of a catheter assembly that further includes a locking member extending within the locking lumen and having a distal tip located in proximity to an aperture of the shaft. To tether the device to the catheter, the operator can engage the tethering member distal section with the device attachment feature, and then pass the looped portion thereof through the aperture and into the locking lumen, where the locking member distal tip can be passed through the looped portion to secure it. |
| US10052125B2 |
Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip
Described herein are atherectomy catheters, systems and methods that include a distal tip region that may be moved laterally so that its long axis is parallel with the long axis of the main catheter body axis. Displacing the distal tip region laterally out of the main catheter body axis exposes an annular blade and opens a passageway for cut tissue to enter a storage region within the catheter. The annular blade may be internally coupled to a drive shaft that rotates the blade, and thus the exposed blade edge may have the same crossing profile (OD) as the rest of the distal end region of the catheter. Also described herein are gear-driven atherectomy devices that may use a cable drive shaft to actuate the annular blade. Both push-to-cut and pull-to-cut variations are described, as are methods for cutting tissue and systems including these atherectomy catheters. |
| US10052122B2 |
Spin-to-open atherectomy device with electric motor control
A rotational atherectomy system is disclosed, comprising: an elongated, flexible spin-to-open drive shaft having a distal end for insertion into a vasculature of a patient and having a proximal end opposite the distal end remaining outside the vasculature of the patient; a concentric or eccentric abrasive element, preferably a solid crown, attached to the drive shaft proximate the distal end of the drive shaft; an electric motor rotatably coupled to the proximal end of the drive shaft, the electric motor being capable of rotating the drive shaft in a spin-to-open direction; and control electronics for monitoring and controlling the rotation of the electric motor. When an obstruction at the distal end is detected by the applied torque and/or current reaching a predetermined maximum allowed level and with the drive shaft opened to a maximum allowed outer diameter, power to the motor is eliminated. |
| US10052119B2 |
Knee joint surgical treatment
A surgical treatment of an ACL or a PCL of a knee joint under an arthroscope, includes: contacting a treating portion of an ultrasonic device with a start region to which the ACL or the PCL of a femur adheres, and excising the femur and a remaining ligament of the ACL, or the femur and a remaining ligament of the PCL by ultrasonically vibrating the treating portion, thereby exposing a footprint of the femur; and contacting the treating portion with an end region to which the ACL or the PCL of a tibia adheres, and excising the tibia and a remaining ligament of the ACL, or the tibia and a remaining ligament of the PCL by ultrasonically vibrating the treating portion, thereby exposing a footprint of the tibia. |
| US10052114B2 |
Shoulder base plate coverage and stability
Provided herein are patient-specific surgical device that allow for a stable fitted position for use in shoulder surgery. The patient-specific surgical devices may have different functions such as a function as a guide. |
| US10052113B2 |
Medical aligning device
A device (1) for aligning a guide wire with a bone, comprising: an attachment means (2) reversibly attachable to a bone; an alignment means (31) connected to the attachment means, the alignment means being moveable so as to locate a portion of the bone for insertion of the guide wire. A method for aligning a guide wire with a bone. |
| US10052107B2 |
Systems and methods for the treatment of aneurysms
Systems and method for treating aneurysms are provided which utilize formulations that form polymer foams in situ. The formulations generally have a buoyancy greater than or less than blood, and either float to the top of the aneurysm and foam from the top down or sink to the bottom and foam from the bottom up. |
| US10052106B2 |
Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis
Devices and methods for deploying an anastomotic stent between portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are disclosed. The anastomotic stents are configured to atraumatically engage the tissue walls and to permit the flow of fluid, partially digested food, and food. The stents can be deployed using endoscopic catheter devices, laparoscopic tools, and combinations of both endoscopic tools and laparoscopic tools. Examples of anastomoses include anastomoses between the stomach and a portion of the intestines such as the jejunum. Anastomoses can also be formed between two closed ends of the intestines, such as two closed ends of the colon formed during a colon resection procedure. Anastomoses can also be formed between a fundal pouch formed during a gastric bypass procedure and the jejunum. Laparoscopic tools are disclosed to deploy a stent by selectively removing a radial restraint on a self expanding stent with the restraint removed through the laparoscopic access points. |
| US10052102B2 |
Surgical end effectors with dual cam actuated jaw closing features
A surgical instrument comprising an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. An end effector mounting assembly may be movably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly for selective articulation about an articulation axis that is transverse to the shaft axis. First and second jaws may be movably coupled to the end effector mounting assembly such that the first and second jaws are each movable relative to each other and the shaft axis about a common pivot axis between an open position and closed positions. The first and second jaws may close at different closure rates upon the simultaneous application of closure motions thereto. |
| US10052101B2 |
Tissue fastening devices and processes that promote tissue adhesion
The invention in certain aspects relates to a surgical fastener for fastening tissue segments having tissue surfaces. The fastener includes a first fastener member having a base and a piercing element connected to the base for piercing the tissue segments to be fastened, a second fastener member having an opening for receiving and retaining the piercing element of the first fastener member such that the tissue segments to be fastened are retained between the first and second fastening members, and means for promoting adhesion between the tissue surfaces. The invention also relates to related methods and devices for promoting adhesion of tissue segments and preventing fastener migration, especially in an endoscopic procedure for the treatment of GERD. |
| US10052098B2 |
Suture passing surgical instrument
A surgical instrument includes first and second members configured to receive tissue therebetween. The first member is adapted to receive suture, the second member is coupled to the first member, and a grasper coupled to the second member engages the suture received by the first member. A method of passing suture includes loading suture into a first member of a suture passing surgical instrument, stabilizing tissue between the first member and a second member of the surgical instrument, passing suture through tissue via the first member of the surgical instrument, holding the passed suture via suture grasper of the surgical instrument, and removing the first member from the tissue. Advantageously, a novel bendable or deflectable needle may be utilized, e.g., in conjunction with the surgical instrument. The bendable or deflectable needle may have one or more unique configuration with respect to a suture slot defined in a distal portion thereof. |
| US10052096B2 |
Chordal sizer
An embodiment includes a cardiovascular surgical apparatus comprising: a sleeve including a distal sleeve end, a proximal sleeve end, and a sleeve long axis extending from the distal sleeve end to the proximal sleeve end; a post including a distal post end and a proximal post end; a first projection member, coupled to the distal sleeve end, including a first projection member main body and a first projection member retention body; a second projection member coupled to the proximal sleeve end; wherein (a) the post telescopes distally from within the sleeve and away from the distal sleeve end; (b) at least one of the first and second projection members rotates at least 45 degrees with respect to another of the first and second projection members; and (c) the first projection member retention body includes a long axis generally parallel to the sleeve long axis. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US10052095B2 |
Multiple anchoring-point tension system
A method is provided that includes implanting (a) a venous first tissue anchor in a vein selected from the group of veins consisting of: a superior vena cava and an inferior vena cava, (b) an atrial second tissue anchor at an atrial site selected from the group of sites consisting of: an annulus of a tricuspid valve, and a wall of a right atrium of a heart above the annulus of the tricuspid valve, (c) a venous third tissue anchor in a coronary sinus, and (d) one or more tethers, which connect the venous first tissue anchor, the atrial second tissue anchor, and the venous third tissue anchor. A size of a tricuspid orifice is reduced by tensioning the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10052091B2 |
Knotless suture or tissue fixation using an implant having a pointed tip
A method for securing soft tissue to bone which does not require the surgeon to tie suture knots to secure the tissue to the bone. Suture is passed through the tissue at desired points. A cannulated plug or screw is pre-loaded onto the distal end of a driver provided with an eyelet implant at its distal end. Suture attached to the tissue is passed through the eyelet of the implant located at the distal end of the driver. The distal end of the driver together with the eyelet implant is inserted into the bone. Tension is applied to the suture to position the tissue at the desired location relative to the bone. The screw or plug is advanced into the pilot hole by turning the interference screw or tapping the plug until the cannulated screw or plug securely engages and locks in the eyelet implant, so that the cannulated plug or screw with the engaged eyelet implant is flush with the bone. Once the screw or plug is fully inserted and the suture is secured in the bone, the driver is removed and any loose ends of the sutures protruding from the anchor site are then clipped short. |
| US10052090B2 |
Medical cannula assembly
A medical assembly includes a cannula and a sealing cap releasably coupled to the cannula. The cap includes a body and a sealing member integrally molded with the body to form a fluid-tight seal between the cap and cannula. The cap includes a member defining an opening for passage of a medical instrument therethrough in a fluid-tight manner. The member includes a first portion surrounding the opening and being thickened to limit tearing of the first portion, and a second portion surrounding the first portion being tapered down in thickness toward the first portion to increase flexibility of the member. The assembly includes a shaft receivable in a lumen defined by an inner surface of the cannula. The shaft includes a protrusion and the inner surface further defines a protrusion receiving formation. |
| US10052087B2 |
Control module interface for MRI biopsy device
A biopsy system includes a biopsy device, a control module, a control module interface, at least one wireless data communication link, and an encoder. The biopsy device is operable to capture a tissue sample and includes a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The reusable portion includes an MR compatible motor. The disposable portion is adapted to be releasably joined with the reusable portion. The control module interface is configured to provide an interface between the control module and the reusable portion of the biopsy device. The at least one wireless data communication link includes a first data link configured to permit communication of data between the reusable portion of the biopsy device and the control module interface. The encoder is operationally coupled with the MR compatible motor. |
| US10052086B2 |
Medical device for insertion into a material to obtain a material sample and a method thereof
The invention relates to a medical device for obtaining a material sample from a material. The medical device comprises a first member comprising a receptacle for receiving the material sample; and a second member having a hollow region for accommodating at least a portion of the first member such that the at least a portion of the first member is movable within the second member. The first and second members are arranged such that when the material sample is received in the receptacle of the first member, the material sample can be obtained by moving the first member within the second member. The medical device further comprises an optical element arranged to receive electromagnetic radiation that can be used to determine information in relation to the material. The medical device has a distal end for inserting the medical device into the material. The distal end further comprises an inlet that is transmissive for at least the received electromagnetic radiation and that is spaced apart from the receptacle of the first member. The medical device is arranged such that the optical element receives the electromagnetic radiation through the inlet. |
| US10052084B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of operating the same
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a communicator including one of an antenna or a cable and configured to receive, using the one of the antenna or the cable, a signal from an ultrasound probe including a plurality of sensors, the ultrasound probe being external to the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; and a controller including an electronic circuit configured to acquire a plurality of data sets corresponding to sensing results of the plurality of sensors from the signal, and perform a predetermined operation corresponding to a combination of the plurality of data sets, the plurality of data sets including information configured to synchronize timings when the plurality of data sets is acquired by the plurality of sensors, and the predetermined operation including transmitting a control signal corresponding to the combination of the plurality of data sets to the ultrasound probe. |
| US10052082B2 |
Apparatus and method for use of RFID catheter intelligence
A method and system is provided for using backscattered data and known parameters to characterize vascular tissue. Specifically, methods and devices for identifying information about the imaging element used to gather the backscattered data are provided in order to permit an operation console having a plurality of Virtual Histology classification trees to select the appropriate VH classification tree for analyzing data gathered using that imaging element. In order to select the appropriate VH database for analyzing data from a specific imaging catheter, it is advantageous to know information regarding the function and performance of the catheter, such as the operating frequency of the catheter and whether it is a rotational or phased-array catheter. The present invention provides a device and method for storing this information on the imaging catheter and communicating the information to the operation console. In addition, information related to additional functions of the catheter may also be stored on the catheter and used to further optimize catheter performance and/or select the appropriate Virtual Histology classification tree for analyzing data from the catheter imaging element. |
| US10052077B2 |
Tomography imaging apparatus and method
A tomography imaging apparatus and a tomography imaging method are provided. The tomography imaging apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to acquire first X-ray data of an object for each of energy bands, and an image preprocessor configured to perform a beam hardening correction on the first X-ray data for each of the energy bands, to generate second X-ray data of the object. The tomography imaging apparatus further includes an image reconstructor configured to reconstruct a tomography image of the object based on the second X-ray data. |
| US10052073B2 |
System and method for providing alerts optimized for a user
Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken. |
| US10052072B2 |
Data output device and method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A data output device capable of simply performing both of recognition of an entire image at an important point in time regarding medical care and recognition of a detailed change in time series data at the point in time is provided.A data display screen includes first and second display areas. In the first display area, time-series data indicating a state transition of a patient or content related to medical care performed on the patient is displayed in a graph. First indicators can be assigned to the graph. Second indicators are displayed at corresponding positions in the second display area that temporally correspond to designated positions in the first display area to which the first indicators are assigned. A second time axis in the second display area has a time scale which is longer than that of a first time axis in the first display area. |
| US10052067B2 |
Wearable device
A wearable device is disclosed, including a microprocessor control unit, a first switch module, a Bluetooth module, and a multimedia module. The wearable device can be connected to a terminal device by using the Bluetooth module to share data, use data locally stored in the multimedia module, and monitor data corresponding to a preset event by using the microprocessor control unit. The wearable device integrates multiple functions, and connections between the modules can be switched according to an application scenario of the wearable device, to implement a quick transition between the functions, and to improve intelligence of man-machine interaction. |
| US10052063B2 |
Sensing bone fixing element
A sensing bone fixing element includes a fixing portion, a fastening portion, a capacitor structure, and a coil. The fastening portion is fixed to the fixing portion and suitable for being fastened to a bone. The fastening portion passes through the capacitor structure which has a capacitance value and includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an elastic dielectric layer. The first conductive layer leans against the fixing portion, the second conductive layer leans against the bone, and the elastic dielectric layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The coil has an inductance value, and two ends of the coil are respectively connected to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The coil receives a detection radio frequency (RF) signal and generates a responding RF signal according to variations in the capacitance value and the inductance value. |
| US10052059B2 |
Apparatus and methods for accessing the lymphatic system
Systems and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure within a patient's body that involves a thoracic duct including an ostium communicating with the patient's venous system. A distal end of a catheter is introduced through the patient's venous system into a body lumen adjacent the ostium of the thoracic duct. An expandable member on the distal end of the tubular member may be expanded adjacent the ostium, e.g., within the body lumen or the thoracic duct itself, and used to isolate the thoracic duct from the body lumen, whereupon a medical procedure may be performed via the thoracic duct. For example, lymphatic fluid may be removed from the thoracic duct through a lumen of the tubular member and/or one or more agents may be introduced into the thoracic duct through the tubular member. |
| US10052058B2 |
High-throughput operant sensory discrimination apparatus and method
Described herein are various apparatus and systems useful in sensory discrimination. Through the use of a multi-well sample plate, the high-throughput analysis apparatus and method allow for rapid sensory discrimination of a large number of samples. |
| US10052047B2 |
System and method for functional gait re-trainer for lower extremity pathology
A gait device and method for rehabilitating or developing a subject's lower extremity. The device may include a movable belt configured for the subject to ambulate thereon; a track provided above the movable belt that is generally aligned with the movable belt; and a coupler that is configured to travel along the track and attach to the distal portion of the lower extremity of the subject while the subject is ambulating on the movable belt. |
| US10052045B2 |
Method for testing oral malodor
The present invention relates to a method for testing oral malodor, in particular oral malodor from onion and garlic. Described herein are methods for testing the efficacy of an oral care composition to reduce oral malodor, the method comprising the steps of: a) cleaning at least a part of the oral cavity with an oral care composition; b) testing a first sample of exhaled breath from the cleaned oral cavity to provide a first test result representing a first amount of at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath; c) exposing the oral cavity to an oral malodor material including or capable of forming the at least one oral malodor component; and d) testing a second sample of exhaled breath from the oral cavity to provide a second test result representing a second amount of the at least one oral malodor component detected in the exhaled breath. |
| US10052038B2 |
Device and method for determining vital signs of a subject
A device for determining a vital sign of a subject comprises an interface that receives a data stream derived from detected electromagnetic radiation reflected from a region of interest including a skin area of the subject, said data stream comprising a data signal per skin pixel area of one or more skin pixels for a plurality of skin pixel areas of said region of interest, a data signal representing the detected electromagnetic radiation reflected from the respective skin pixel area over time. An analyzer analyzes spatial and/or temporal properties of the skin area. A processor determines a vital sign information signal of the subject based on the data signals of skin pixel areas within the skin area, and a post-processor determines the desired vital sign from said vital sign information signal, wherein said determined spatial and/or temporal properties are used by the processor for determining the vital sign information signal and/or by the post-processor for determining the desired vital sign. |
| US10052036B2 |
Non-interfering blood pressure measuring
Systems, methods, and devices of various embodiments enable measurement of blood pressure from an artery. The various embodiments may measure, using a non-interfering arterial measurement sensor, a first change in distension of the artery at a measurement location without interference to an arterial pressure at the measurement location during a series of pulses. A first pulse rate and estimated pulse pressures may be determined from the first change in distension. A coefficient may be determined fitting an exponentially decaying function representing an exponential decay of a portion of a diastolic phase to select ones of the estimated pulse pressures corresponding to the diastolic phase. An absolute blood pressure may be determined by applying the coefficient to a select mathematical model expressing a first relationship between the first change in distension of the artery and the pulse pressure in the artery at the measurement location. |
| US10052034B2 |
Wearable devices for sensing, displaying, and communicating data associated with a user
Embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise a wearable device for sensing, displaying, and communicating data associated with a condition of a user. In some embodiments, the wearable device can comprise a biometric sensor unit configured to sense biometric data associated with a physiological condition of the user, a display unit configured to display a visual representation of the sensed biometric data from the biometric sensor unit to the user, and a control unit operatively coupled to the biometric sensor unit and the display unit. The control unit may also comprise at least one processor configured to receive indications of the sensed biometric data and cause the display unit to display the at least one visual representation of the biometric data and a communication unit, the communication unit configured to transmit and/or receive information associated with the sensed biometric data. |
| US10052032B2 |
Stenosis therapy planning
The present invention relates to stenosis therapy planning. A first volumetric data set is received by medical imaging of at least part of an artery comprising a stenosis. At least one two-dimensional image data (of the stenosis is received. A first arterial pressure drop is determined around the stenosis. A second volumetric data set is generated by registering the at least one two-dimensional image data with the first volumetric data set. A third volumetric data set is generated by simulating a geometry modification of the stenosis in the second volumetric data set and a second arterial pressure drop is estimated around the stenosis in the third volumetric data set. |
| US10052027B2 |
System and method for automatic polyp detection using global geometric constraints and local intensity variation patterns
A system and methods for polyp detection using optical colonoscopy images are provided. In some aspects, the system includes an input configured to receive a series of optical images, and a processor configured to process the series of optical images with steps comprising of receiving an optical image from the input, constructing an edge map corresponding to the optical image, the edge map comprising a plurality of edge pixel, and generating a refined edge map by applying a classification scheme based on patterns of intensity variation to the plurality of edge pixels in the edge map. The processor may also process the series with steps of identifying polyp candidates using the refined edge map, computing probabilities that identified polyp candidates are polyps, and generating a report, using the computed probabilities, indicating detected polyps. The system also includes an output for displaying the report. |
| US10052025B2 |
Sensor, gas analyzer and method for measuring concentration of at least one respiratory gas component
A sensor for measuring a concentration of a respiratory gas component is disclosed herein. The sensor comprises at least one radiation source configured to emit radiation and at least one radiation sensing detector configured to receive radiation and provide a signal indicative of the concentration of the gas component. The sensor further comprises an electronics board configured to receive and process the signal to determine the concentration, and an energy storage device configured to supply energy to the radiation source. The electronics board is configured to choose from among at least two different modes, one being an operation mode allowing sufficient energy supply to the radiation source, and another being a rest mode allowing reduced energy supply compared to the operation mode to limit radiation for saving energy within the breathing cycle. A gas analyzer and method for measuring a concentration of a respiratory gas component are also provided. |
| US10052021B2 |
Devices and methods for collecting images by wavefront sensing and corneal topography
An electronic device includes one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs. The one or more programs include instructions for: initiating a first light source to emit first light; while the first light source emits the first light, receiving, at a first image sensor, a first image of light from the eye, transferred through the lens assembly and an array of lenses; initiating a second light source to emit second light; and, while the second light source emits the second light, receiving, at a second image sensor, a second image of light from the eye, transferred through the lens assembly. The first light emitted from the first light source is transferred toward an eye through a lens assembly. The second light emitted from the second light source is transferred toward the eye. |
| US10052020B2 |
System and method of illumination of structures within an eye
There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye. |
| US10052017B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit which acquires a second tomogram related to a first tomogram of an eye to be examined based on position information of an eye fundus of the eye to be examined according to a predetermined rule; and a display control unit which displays the first tomogram and the second tomogram on a display unit. |
| US10052014B2 |
Balloon endoscope and methods of manufacture and use thereof
A balloon endoscope including an endoscope body having a selectably pressurizable interior volume, which generally fills the interior of the endoscope body and a selectably inflatable balloon located on an outer surface of the endoscope body and defining a balloon volume which communicates with the interior volume for selectable inflation of the balloon by selectable pressurization of the interior volume. |
| US10052011B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher includes a wash tub, a basket, a frame, a stopping protrusion, and an adjustment part. The wash tub defines a space in which dishes are washed. The basket receives dishes. The frame is disposed inside the wash tub to receive the basket. The stopping protrusion is located on the basket. The adjustment part is disposed on the frame and adjusts a height of at least one side of the basket by adjusting a vertical position of the stopping protrusion. |
| US10052010B2 |
Dishwasher with sprayer
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and a spraying system having a sprayer supplying liquid to the treating chamber. The sprayer may include a liquid passage and multiple spray outlets to emit sprays to wash the dishes, a first valve body to couple at least one of the multiple spray outlets to the liquid passage, and a second valve body to control a flow of liquid. |
| US10052006B1 |
Apparatus to remove a disposable cloth from a hand operated flat mop without having to touch the cloth combined with a ball affixed to the top of the flat mop and a socket affixed to the bottom of the mop handle
A dual trigger member to release a disposable microfiber cloth or non-woven cloth from a flat mop combined with a ball and socket assembly. The flat mop with ball retaining member and dual trigger allow a user to easily change a disposable cloth without touching the cloth. Further, the ball retaining member allows a user full range of movement of the cleaning tool during use resulting in less energy exerted by the user. |
| US10052005B2 |
Scrubbing device with a protective handle
A scrubbing device with a protective handle is disclosed by this invention. The protective handle protects the fingernails, knuckles and digits of a user during use. The protective handle is flexible and malleable. The user grips the protective handle and rolls it over their fingernails, digits, upper knuckles and lower knuckles and tucks their thumb either behind or in front of the handle. The protective handle then protects the user's fingernails, knuckles and digits during use. The scrubbing device with a protective handle may have a protective pad or a protective coating. The scrubbing device with a protective handle may have an attached scouring accessory. Or, the scrubbing device with a protective handle may have a protective pad or a protective coating and an attached scouring accessory. |
| US10052003B2 |
Method for optimizing a device for vacuum cleaning with a hand-held, compact, or upright vacuum cleaner and bag filter
The invention relates to a method for optimizing a vacuum cleaning system comprising a substantially hoseless and tubeless vacuum cleaning device and a filter bag, where the substantially hoseless and tubeless vacuum cleaning device comprises a motor-fan unit having a characteristic motor-fan curve, a filter bag receptacle, a connection port for the filter bag and a cleaning head, and where the filter bag comprises filter material made of nonwoven material, comprising the step of: adapting the characteristic motor-fan curve and the size, the shape and the material of the filter bag and the size and the shape of the filter bag receptacle and the inner diameter of the connection port for the filter bag and the cleaning head to each other such that the vacuum cleaning system achieves an efficiency of at least 30%, preferably of at least 34%, particularly preferably of at least 38% when vacuuming according to the Standard on a Standard carpet type Wilton with an empty filter bag, where vacuuming according to the Standard is performed according to Standard EN 60312 and the Standard carpet type Wilton is provided according to Standard EN 60312. The Invention furthermore relates to a vacuum cleaning system having a substantially hoseless and tubeless vacuum cleaning device and a filter bag which is developed and/or manufactured using this method. |
| US10052002B2 |
Power head for vacuum systems
A power head for use with a vacuum system. The power head comprises a main body assembly, a brush assembly, and a latch system. The latch system detachably attaches the brush assembly to the main body assembly such that a main inlet portion of the main chamber is in fluid communication with a brush outlet and the battery is operatively connected to the motor. When the vacuum system is detachably attached to the main housing and the latch system detachably attaches the main housing to the brush housing, the vacuum system draws air through a brush inlet, a brush chamber, the brush outlet, the main inlet, a main chamber, and a main outlet and the battery supplies power to the motor such that the motor rotates the brush assembly relative to the brush housing. |
| US10051996B2 |
Toaster oven control knob and method of controlling a toaster oven
A toaster oven comprising a housing defining a food cavity, an opening defined in the housing, a door movably affixed to the housing, a cooking grid selectively mountable within the housing, one or more heating elements within the housing, a timer controlling activation of the heating elements, and a timer control knob engaged with the timer. The timer control knob is selectively rotatable in a second direction from the off position to a third position to activate at least one of the one or more heating elements until the timer control knob is selectively rotated in the first direction back to the off position. The timer control knob is only selectively rotatable in the second direction from the off position to the third rotational position when a main body of the timer control knob is moved longitudinally from a first longitudinal position to a second longitudinal position. |
| US10051994B2 |
Container agitator and warmer
A warming device that heats and agitates a container. The warming device has a housing having an enclosed chamber and a concentric warming chamber adapted to receive a first fluid. A concentric basket is provided that is adapted to fit within the warming chamber. The concentric basket secures the container partially submerged within the first fluid. At least one heating element is provided to heat the first fluid in the warming chamber to warm an exterior surface of the container. A motor is provided to agitate and warm a second fluid in the container by rotating the concentric basket at a predetermined rate. A control panel provides various signal instructions to the heating element and the motor. |
| US10051993B2 |
Method and device for monitoring the safe use of a cooker
A method for monitoring the safe use of a cooker uses a monitoring device in which set values for safety limits based on temperature and humidity or gas content measurements are set for sounding an alarm or cutting off the electricity or gas supply to the cooker. The temperature and humidity and/or gas content are measured above the cooker. The set safety limit values for the temperature and the humidity and/or gas content and/or their rates of change are set and the presence of the user is monitored on the basis of the use of the cooker and/or by a sensor which detects the presence of a person and/or by direct control feedback given by the user. The monitoring device is taught user-specific safety limit values automatically and intuitively on the basis of the use of the cooker, and are automatically changed or adjusted on the basis of the teaching. |
| US10051988B2 |
Mixing chamber for beverage machine
A beverage making machine may employ a mixing chamber to mix a beverage medium with a precursor liquid, such as carbonated water. The mixing chamber may have a precursor liquid inlet coupled to a precursor liquid supply, a beverage medium chamber to receive a beverage medium into the beverage medium chamber, and a dispense outlet from which beverage medium and precursor liquid are dispensed, e.g., into a user's cup. The beverage medium chamber may include a chamber inlet coupled to the precursor liquid inlet, e.g., so precursor liquid can enter the chamber when a pressure is low in the beverage medium chamber, and a chamber outlet downstream of the chamber inlet that is coupled to the dispense outlet, e.g., so that beverage medium can exit the chamber. |
| US10051986B2 |
Lid for a pressure cooking pot and pressure cooking pot having a lid
A lid for a pressure cooking pot includes a lower lid module having an edged lid fitted on a pouring edge of the pressure cooking pot, and a seal sealing the lower lid module when fitted on the pouring edge. An upper lid module includes a closure unit movable between a first position in which the upper and lower lid modules are locked to one another and a second position in which the upper module is separable from the lower module. Fixing claws are coupled to the closure unit and engages under the pouring edge of the pressure cooking pot, when the closure unit is in the first position. |
| US10051985B2 |
Shower rod
A shower rod that can be moved between a straight position and curved positions. |
| US10051980B2 |
Secure mounting system for interactive component display
A mounting system for securely mounting a component, comprising: a mounting platform having a support surface with plurality of mounting holes extending therethrough; a mounting device for securing the component to the mounting platform, the mounting device comprising: a mounting plate with a planar surface facing in a first direction and a stud extending in a second direction away from the first direction, the stud being configured to be inserted through the mounting holes; an adhesive secured to the planar surface and having an engagement surface for adhering to a surface of the component; a fastening device for releasably engaging a portion of the stud inserted through one of the mounting holes to releasably secure the mounting device to the mounting plate. |
| US10051979B2 |
Stackable can rack assembly
A stackable can rack assembly provides a plurality of modular racks that facilitate both the loading of cans and the presentation of the cans for removal by a consumer. Multiple modular racks can be configured in a variety of stacked arrangement. A plurality of shelves are disposed at a slope to create a gravity fed arrangement to enable the cans to roll forward for dispensing. A pair of side panels support the shelves. The side panels comprise a top flat bar defined by a convex hump having a flat surface, and a bottom flat bar defined by a concave hump having a flat surface. The humps couple together and the flat surface enhance stability for stacking multiple modular racks. At least one bracket affixes to the bottom flat bar to fasten the top and bottom flat bars together. A back panel provide structural integrity to the modular racks. |
| US10051976B2 |
Cutlery dispenser
A plastic cutlery dispenser having a base and a cartridge is described. The cartridge may be slideable relative to the base. In some embodiments, the base has a base dispensing mechanism and the cartridge has a cartridge dispensing mechanism configured to mate with the base dispensing mechanism. In some embodiments, when the base and cartridge dispensing mechanisms mate, the cutlery dispenser is configured to dispense cutlery located within the cartridge one piece of cutlery at a time. |
| US10051969B2 |
Bed sheet with an integrated body positioner
Implementations of a bed sheet with an integrated body positioner are provided. In some implementations, the integrated body positioner of the bed sheet may be padded and act as a pillow for the whole body. In some implementations, the bed sheet may comprise a sheet having an integrated body positioner. In some implementations, the body positioner may comprise a head portion, a torso portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion. In some implementations, the body positioner may further comprise a padded bumper positioned about the head portion. In some implementations, the integrated body positioner may not include leg portions and may further comprise an elevating foot portion. In some implementations, the elevating foot portion may be padded and configured to act as a pillow for a user's feet and/or ankles. |
| US10051968B2 |
Lighted cup holder for seating arrangements
A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder. |
| US10051956B2 |
Wall work station
A work station comprises a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a surface. An upper arm and a lower arm are mounted to the mounting bracket for pivoting motion about a first vertical axis. A track is pivoted to the upper arm and the lower arm about a second vertical axis where the track supports a vertically displaceable carriage. The carriage may support a monitor and work platform where the work platform supports a key board tray. A lift system supports the carriage for vertical movement. Work station mounting systems are also provided for movably supporting a work platform. |
| US10051954B2 |
Bi-fold furniture
A folding furnishing apparatus includes first members that support at least one flexible panel in a set-up configuration; second members that support the plurality of first members; first joints that connect the plurality of first members and that in the set-up configuration define mutually skewed axes about which the furnishing cannot be folded, thus locking the first members in extended positions; and second joints that connect the second members to the first members. The second joints in the set-up configuration define mutually parallel axes about which the second members can be folded to a mutually nested configuration. The first joints in the mutually nested configuration then define mutually parallel axes about which the first members can be folded to a collapsed configuration. |
| US10051950B2 |
Discrete handles for containers
Disclosed discrete handle articles comprise a load bearing element and a base element. The load bearing element of the discrete handle has a unity construction to distribute engagement forces along a broad area of the handle and the associated container and to prevent the handle from zippering the container. The base element of the discrete handle provides a support and can also provide sift proof surface to the load bearing element of the discrete handle. |
| US10051946B1 |
Reservoir system and method of use
A system for structurally supporting the interior of a fluid reservoir is disclosed. The reservoir can have a reinforcing brace within the reservoir. The brace can be splittable or separable, which can allow the reservoir to be inverted, for example for easier cleaning. The brace can maintain the shape of the reservoir when the reservoir is filled with liquid, preventing the reservoir from forming a cylindrical cross-section. The control of the shape of the reservoir can prevent or minimize distortion of a backpack which is carrying the reservoir. |
| US10051945B1 |
Bulletproof backpack with solar charger, concealed carry compartment, baton scabbard, and GPS module
A sling style bulletproof backpack having a bulletproof panel in a back section, a solar charging system including a photovoltaic cell secured to a flap of a front pocket of the backpack for recharging portable electronic devices, a concealed carry compartment on a backside, a baton scabbard on a shoulder strap of the backpack for carrying an expandable baton in a retracted condition, and a GPS tracking module disposed in the interior of the backpack. |
| US10051943B2 |
Antibiotic mascara vessel having door function
A mascara vessel having a door function includes: a vessel body; a packing set in the vessel body; a door hinged to the packing configured to close a passage of the packing; an elastic member provided on a hinge joint between the packing and the door, with opposite ends of the elastic member being held by the packing and the door, respectively, so that the elastic member elastically biases the door in a direction toward the packing; and a depression resisting member provided on the door to prevent the brush from being depressed by the door when the brush is pulled out of the vessel body, thus inhibiting the growth of microorganism. |
| US10051942B2 |
System and method for interchangeable cosmetic container
A container for carrying cosmetic product comprises a central container with first and second openings, the first opening configured to accept a first vial and the second opening configured to accept a second vial wherein the first opening and the second opening are substantially the same size, and wherein the first vial and the second vial are substantially the same size; and two caps, each cap having an open end and a closed end, the cap designed to accept a cap insert into the open end, wherein the cap insert comprises a rod, wherein the rod is configured to accept an applicator tip, and wherein the rod is configured to be inserted into the vial when the cap is placed over the first opening or the second opening of the central container. |
| US10051941B2 |
Deodorant dispenser
A deodorant dispenser having a tub including a sidewall and a rim. The sidewall defines an elongated slot. The dispenser also has a platform at least partially circumscribed by the sidewall. The dispenser also preferably includes a projection fixed to and extending outward from the platform through the elongated slot. The projection is moveable within the elongated slot to adjust the position of the platform with respect to the rim. |
| US10051937B1 |
Spring-loaded hair clip
The spring-loaded hair clip is a spring-loaded holding device that is adapted for use with hair. The spring-loaded hair clip is a personal grooming device that holds hair in position. A portion of the spring-loaded hair clip is coated in an elastomeric material for comfort and to prevent damage to the hair. An extension side plate extends down between one of the two jaws. A spring-loaded plunger biases the hair clip in a closed position. |
| US10051930B2 |
Length-adjustable pole and clamping apparatus therefor
A clamping apparatus (1) for a pole for axially fastening in a releasable manner an inner pipe segment (3) that can be inserted into an opening of the clamping apparatus. The clamping apparatus comprises a two-part plastic sleeve (5), which can be fastened to an outer pipe segment (2). The clamping apparatus also comprises a slotted clamp (16), which surrounds and clamps the plastic sleeve and which has a clamping lever (4), a lever arm (9) of which has an eccentric rolling region (8), by which the distance between a stop (12) and a counter surface (27) arranged on the outside of the first projection (13) can be reduced for clamping by pivoting the clamping lever (4) into the closed position. |
| US10051927B2 |
Zip slider
A zip slider has: a slider body having upper and lower elements providing two entry channels through which zip teeth pass and slider un/mating; a pull tab having a cam; a biasing spring having a locking prong and a follower surface bearing against the cam. The cam on the follower surface biases the tab into a closed position in which it lies against the upper element. When the tab is in a lifted position, the cam action on the follower surface raises the prong above the mated teeth, enabling relative motion of the teeth and body; when the tab is in the closed position, the prong bears against the teeth to prevent unwanted relative slider and teeth motion. The slider has a counter bias, acting between the upper element and the tab to apply a biasing force on the tab acting against the action of the cam and follower surface. |
| US10051924B2 |
Fastener element for attachment to a component, component assembly including the fastener element and method for the manufacture of the component assembly
A fastener element for attachment to a component, wherein the fastener element has a contact surface which contacts the component in the installed state. Furthermore, the fastener element has a mounting recess which faces the component in the dismantled state. The mounting recess is bounded by at least one sidewall and by a base section. The sidewall is, at least regionally, provided with at least one undercut which is effective in the axial direction of the fastener element. The base section is formed free of any aperture. |
| US10051922B2 |
Buckle
A buckle includes a male member including a base part and a pair of flexible arms extending from the base part, and a female member including an insertion hole formed at one end portion thereof. The pair of flexible arms is inserted in the insertion hole. The base part contacts the one end portion when the male member engages the female member. An outer face portion of each of the pair of flexible arms has a shape curving outwardly at a middle portion thereof relative to an insertion direction of the pair of flexible arms, and the pair of flexible arms is provisionally fastened to the female member when the pair of flexible arm is inserted in the insertion hole. |
| US10051918B2 |
Footwear including a textile upper
An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper attached to the sole structure. The upper is formed from a textile including interlocked strands oriented in a predetermined configuration. The strands include one or more inelastic strands operable to provide stretch and/or recovery properties to the upper. |
| US10051911B2 |
Shoe having a printed design and printing process for shoes
The invention provides a method of assembling a shoe including a printed design for providing flat material having a first designated area and a second designated area, printing a first portion of the design on the first designated area and printing a second portion of the design on the second designated area, separating the designated areas into individual panels and assembling each panel, so that the first portion of the design joins the second portion of the design when each panel is arranged side by side to form an uninterrupted and complete design. |
| US10051906B1 |
Headwear with water/perspiration handling features
A head covering, such as hats, visors, bandanas, etc., which includes a perspiration removal system. |
| US10051904B2 |
Shirt hold-down undergarment
Disclosed herein is an undergarment that includes a body and a first elongated loop attached to a front side of the body configured to receive an attachment mechanism of a shirt hold-down device. The undergarment further includes a second elongated loop attached to a back side of the body configured to receive an attachment mechanism of a shirt hold-down device. |
| US10051901B2 |
Jacket convertible to a neck pillow
Disclosed herein is a jacket which is convertible into a neck pillow, and vice versa. The jacket comprises a pouch concealed within a cavity of the collar of the jacket by a zipper. The pouch is deployed by unzipping the zipper and removing the pouch from the cavity. A portion of the pouch is connected to the inside of the cavity by any suitable retaining means such as stitching or adhesive. The pouch is in the shape of a standard neck pillow, though other designs, such as a rectangular pillow are also possible. |
| US10051892B2 |
Aerosol transferring adapter for an aerosol generating device and method for transferring aerosol within an aerosol generating device
The present invention pertains to an aerosol transferring adapter for an aerosol generating device, comprising a liquid storage component and a mouthpiece. The liquid storage component comprises a liquid reservoir for holding a liquid used to generate an aerosol, an airflow channel leading through the liquid reservoir, and a connector fitting arranged around the airflow channel. The mouthpiece comprises at least two mouthpiece compartments being fluidly separated from each other and each leading from at least one mouthpiece inlet to at least one mouthpiece outlet, and a mouthpiece fitting arranged around the mouthpiece inlet and configured to be alignably connected to the connector fitting of the liquid storage component. |
| US10051891B2 |
Capacitive sensing input device for an aerosol delivery device
A control body is coupled or coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, the control body and cartridge forming an aerosol delivery device. The control body includes a control component to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. An input device including a capacitive sensor is configured to detect a user input. And the input device or control component controls operation of at least one functional element of the control body, cartridge or aerosol delivery device in response to the user input so detected. In another aspect, a cartridge may include a input device including a capacitive sensor to detect a user input, and operation of functional element(s) may be controlled in response to thereto. |
| US10051887B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning a heating element of aerosol generating device
A method of using an aerosol-generating device is provided, including bringing a heating element of the aerosol-generating device into contact with an aerosol-forming substrate, raising a temperature of the heating element to a first temperature to heat the aerosol-forming substrate sufficiently to form an aerosol, removing the heating element from contact with the aerosol-forming substrate and heating the heating element to a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, to thermally liberate organic materials adhered to or deposited on the heating element. An aerosol-generating device is also provided, including a heating element coupled to a controller configured to heat the heating element to the first temperature and to the second temperature. |
| US10051884B2 |
Controlled release mentholated tobacco beads
Encapsulated tobacco beads and processes of making the encapsulated tobacco beads are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a process of making encapsulated tobacco beads comprises mixing tobacco particles and menthol in an aqueous solution to form a wet mass; extruding the wet mass to form extrudates; spheronizing the extrudates to form tobacco beads; drying the tobacco beads; contacting the beads with a solution comprising a cation; and introducing the contacted tobacco beads into a solution of coating material in a concentration effective to induce ionic gelation of the coating material around the beads, to form encapsulated tobacco beads having gel coatings. According to another embodiment, an encapsulated tobacco bead comprises a core comprising tobacco particles and encapsulated menthol, an inner coating layer comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or pectin, and an outer coating layer comprising an ionically-crosslinked gel. |
| US10051878B2 |
Aqueous processing of oilseed press cake
The subject invention relates in part to novel steps in canola and other oil seed processing, including milling to achieve a significant particle size reduction, extraction of higher levels of protein from the starting material, the use of presscake as a starting material, and the production of a precipitated protein concentrates containing a nutritionally significant amount of oil. The subject invention also provides optimal pH ranges for extraction and recovery steps in these novel processes. The subject processes can be applied to, and offer similar advantages to, other oilseeds and vegetable matter, such as sunflower seeds and flax seeds. The subject invention also includes novel feed compositions. |
| US10051872B2 |
Apparatus and method for automatically obtaining flesh from beheaded and gutted fish
An apparatus and method for automatically recovering flesh from beheaded and gutted fish, comprising a transport device for transporting the fish tail-first along a transport path in transport direction T, and a separating device (14) for separating the flesh from the bone structure, wherein the separating device has at least two rotatably driven and controllable circular knives arranged at a distance from each other on mutually opposing sides of the transport path in order to form a gap S. The two circular knives are designed to be pivoted about an axis I, II that differs from a horizontal orientation, wherein the axes I, II are oriented in such a way that, by pivoting the circular knives about the axes I and II, the point P of the smallest gap size between the circular knives can be positioned differently from the lowest knife point M of the two circular knives. |
| US10051871B2 |
System for transporting sausages
A system for storing products, in particular sausages, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop (22), which is fixed to the sausage-shaped body and being used for a pendulously storage of the products (20) on rod-shaped storage devices (50). The System includes at least one rod-shaped storage device (50) for storing several products (20) by their loops (22) one after another. The system also includes at least one conveyor device (30) with at least one conveyor element (40) for conveying the products (20) by means of their loops (22) to storage places on the rod-shaped storage device (50). Furthermore, the system includes at least one damping unit (70, 170) for reducing a swinging motion of the products (20) is positioned at least partially along the rod-shaped storage device (50) such that it abuts on the products (20). |
| US10051869B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving plant health
Disclosed are compositions and methods for preparing compositions that improve plant health and reduce fungal infestations. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions described herein to improve plant health by applying the compositions directly to plants, and/or applying the compositions to substrates used for plant growth. The compositions include a synergistic ratio of composting bacteria, bio-surfactant producing bacteria, bio-remediating bacteria, bovine feces, and humic acid. The compositions reduce fungal growth and fungal infestation the infected area. Methods of reducing brown patch and/or dollar spot infestations to a plant such as turf grass or crop are also described herein. |
| US10051867B2 |
Antimicrobial polymer concentrates and compounds
Migratory assisting agents are used to improve antimicrobial efficacy of antimicrobial masterbatches, the polymer compounds these antimicrobial masterbatches are let down into, and the articles made therefrom. The migratory assisting agents function by carrying the antimicrobial agents while the migratory assisting agent transfers or “migrates” to the surface of a polymer compound or article formed from the polymer compound. As a result, antimicrobial agents are brought to the surface where there is exposure to bacterial contamination. |
| US10051865B2 |
Method for spray tank cleanout
A method for spray tank cleanout. In particular, the invention further relates to a method for reducing residual sulfonylurea pesticide contamination of a spray tank from which the sulfonylurea is applied, and a composition for achieving this method. |
| US10051864B2 |
Pesticidally active heterocyclic derivatives with sulphur containing substituents
Compounds of formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se. |
| US10051861B2 |
N-arylamidine-substituted trifluoroethyl sulfide derivatives as acaricides and insecticides
The present invention relates to novel N-arylamide-substituted trifluoroethyl sulfide derivatives of the formula (I) in which X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2, R3, n have the meanings given in the description—to their use as acaricides and insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for their preparation. |
| US10051854B2 |
Unwanted plant removal system having variable optics
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods can removing unwanted plants or weeds from an area such as an agricultural plot or lawn. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional imager configured to capture plant images and locate plants; an image processor configured to distinguish between wanted and unwanted plants based upon the captured plant images; at least one laser device configured to emit a laser beam having power sufficient to damage the unwanted plants; a guidance system configured to direct at least one laser beam toward the unwanted plant; and a chassis configured to support the three-dimensional imager, the laser device, and the guidance system. The chassis is configured to be moved across the area. |
| US10051852B2 |
Fuel canister and adapter for insect repellent device
A gas-fueled portable device for the thermal dispensing of volatile materials such as insect repellents is described. The device employs a pressure regulator to establish gas flow, heat generation, and dispensing temperature at pre-determined optimal values. The automatic operation at pre-determined settings provides simple on/off operation for the user of the device. |
| US10051851B2 |
Attraction device, insect-capturing apparatus and insect-capturing method
By plates (31, 32) having different colors, an edge is formed in the vertical direction along the boundary between the plates (31, 32). Further, as materials of the plates (31, 32), a material which primarily transmits ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 370 nm and a material which primarily transmits green light having a wavelength of about 520 nm are used. This constitution makes an attraction device (10) capable of attracting insect pests more efficiently as compared to a case where a light source such as a mercury lamp which emits a large amount of light having a wavelength of 300 to 600 nm or an LED which emits a large amount of light having a relatively short wavelength is used. |
| US10051850B1 |
Apparatus and methods for electrofishing
An improved electrofishing apparatus incorporates a system for generating the power transfer for a targeted fish species, a method for monitoring the power output of the electrofishing apparatus; a system to adjust the voltage, current, and frequency settings of the pulsator in the electrofisher in response to conductivity and temperature measurements. |
| US10051849B2 |
Bait rigging system
A bait rigging system is used to mount a bait fish onto a fishing line. The system includes a tubular body and a line-securing clamp. The tubular body can be inserted into the mouth of a bait fish in order to guide the fishing line through the bait fish. The line-securing clamp is mounted into the tubular body and is used to lock the tubular body onto the fishing line. The system also includes a weight adjustment arm and a weight. The weight is connected to the weight adjustment arm and causes the bait fish sink. The weight adjustment arm is connected to the tubular body and may be rotated to compensate for different sized bait fish. An arm spike is connected to the weight adjustment arm and is used to secure the weight adjustment arm to the bait fish by piercing the mouth of the bait fish. |
| US10051844B2 |
Modular submersible aquaculture raft
A submersible raft device that is primarily used for aquaculture farming. The raft device has a raft surface, a buoyance support structure, and a submersion control system. The buoyance support structure and the submersion control system allow the raft to be submerged to a desired depth beneath the ocean surface. When used for certain kinds of aquaculture farming, such as mussel farming, submerging the raft below the surface protects the raft, as well as the mussels growing on ropes suspended from the raft, from damage in times of hazardous sea conditions. |
| US10051842B2 |
Bird feeder perch extension
A perch extension for a bird feeder having an elongated perch body that defines a mounting cavity that is adapted to fit at least partially over a perch on a bird feeder. The perch extension may optionally have a support member that is coupled to the perch body, and is further adapted to fit at least partially around the seed container of the bird feeder. The perch extension may optionally define protuberances to provide a snap-fit or press-fit engagement with the bird feeder perch. |
| US10051830B1 |
Inbred pepper line PPL1503
One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred pepper line PPL1503. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred pepper line PPL1503, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10051825B1 |
Soybean variety 01064400
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064400. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064400. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064400 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064400 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10051822B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH776341
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH776341. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH776341, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH776341 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH776341. |
| US10051816B1 |
Maize hybrid X75K312
A novel maize variety designated X75K312 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 X75K312 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75K312 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X75K312, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75K312. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75K312. |
| US10051814B1 |
Maize hybrid X03K075
A novel maize variety designated X03K075 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 X03K075 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03K075 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03K075, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03K075. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03K075. |
| US10051813B1 |
Maize hybrid X00K390
A novel maize variety designated X00K390 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 X00K390 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00K390 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00K390, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00K390. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00K390. |
| US10051811B1 |
Maize hybrid X03K064
A novel maize variety designated X03K064 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 X03K064 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03K064 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03K064, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03K064. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03K064. |
| US10051808B2 |
Soybean cultivar CL1361005
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1361005 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1361005 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1361005 in a breeding program. |
| US10051807B2 |
Soybean variety 01058772
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058772. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058772. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058772 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058772 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10051806B2 |
Soybean variety 01057079
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057079. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057079. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057079 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057079 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10051805B1 |
Inbred pepper line PPL1501
One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred pepper line PPL1501. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred pepper line PPL1501, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10051804B2 |
Pepper hybrid SVPB8193
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB8193 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB8193 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10051799B1 |
Gutter for a hydroponic growing system
The hydroponic growing system may include a gutter assembly configured to manage flow of a liquid solution to one or more components of the hydroponic growing system. Further, the hydroponic growing system may include at least one growing trough movably engaged to the gutter assembly and configured to hold one or more plants. Moreover, the hydroponic growing system may include an automation assembly movably engaged with the at least one growing trough and configured to move the at least one trough from a first position on the gutter assembly to a second position on the gutter assembly via one or more engagement devices. |
| US10051798B2 |
Various improvements to stump cutting tool discs and elements thereof
The present invention relates to grinding tools and, more particularly, to outdoor grinding tools, and also more particularly to rotating disc assemblies (including a disc, bit subassembly, and cutting bit shield/guard assembly). The rotating disc assembly can be used for grinding tree stumps, among other things. |
| US10051796B2 |
Organic greenhouse in a box
The embodied invention is a framework and expanding cover for a crop row that is designed to provide an enhanced crop growing environment. The framework design utilizes a top and bottom cover with affordable materials that are suitable for large scale production. The design also includes an irrigation, fertilizer, and CO2 injection system that provide an enhanced environment for plants to grow. The entire system is reducible to a small package to better facilitate use in a broad variety of environmental and personal situations. |
| US10051794B2 |
Cutting tool and a method for plants grafting
Grafting tools for use in agriculture, nurseries, or horticulture, that ensure the sterile cutting of the plant during grafting operations and that prevent the spreading of diseases through the blade, are described. |
| US10051788B2 |
Duckweed removal and collection device
Apparatus for removal and collection of duckweed from a body of water comprising an engine, a turbine duckweed collection assembly having a housing with a duckweed collection inlet, a duckweed discharge outlet, and a well located between collection inlet and discharge outlet, a series of spaced elements supported on a rotatable shaft and located within well with the shaft connected to the combustible engine to rotationally drive spaced elements within well to create a vortex pumping action in the body of water drawing free floating duckweed into collection inlet, through well and out from discharge outlet, a platform supporting combustible engine and turbine duckweed collection assembly in an upright condition, and a collection manifold assembly connected to discharge outlet and includes a water permeable collection bag receiving and collecting duckweed while allowing water to escape therethrough and return back to the body of water. |
| US10051785B2 |
Ignition system switch monitoring assembly
A lawn care device may include an engine to selectively power the lawn care device, a frame supporting the engine of the lawn care device, and an ignition interface having a processor therein to enable selective powering of the lawn care device based at least in part on operation of the ignition interface. The ignition interface may include a switch monitoring assembly configured to enable the processor to monitor status of a plurality of switches associated with respective components of the lawn care device. The switch monitoring assembly may be further configured to enable the processor to monitor opposing statuses (330, 332 or 324, 326) of at least one of the switches. |
| US10051783B2 |
Wheel assembly for an adjustable planter bar system
A wheel assembly for a multi-row planter comprises a wheel, a connection assembly, and a piston assembly. The connection assembly has a mounting surface adapted to engage a mounting bracket for mounting to a planter bar. The a piston assembly is adapted to permit movement of the wheel assembly between a first folded position and a second extended position. The wheel assembly is slidably coupled to the planter bar such that it may be slidably positioned at any point along the full lateral length of the planter bar. |
| US10051782B2 |
Row unit for an agricultural planting implement
A row unit for use with a planter includes a furrow creator and an apparatus for controlling the depth of furrow created. The furrow creator can be a blade and shank. A seed meter, for example, a positive pressure meter, can be included that provides precision planting of one or more particulates. The seed meter can be a single meter or can include more than one meter at each row unit, such as to provide for multi-hybrid or multi-particulate planting. The positive pressure can then be used to delivering the seed via a seed to ground device to plant the one or more particulates in the created furrow. The row unit as provided will be a more precise planting for both seed spacing and depth, as well as other planting characteristics. |
| US10051780B2 |
Exhaust webbing for an agricultural implement tank
A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement including an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, in which at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly, and the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into an inductor box positioned beneath the exhaust opening. |
| US10051772B2 |
Debris clearing device having teeth with sharpened leading edges
A debris clearing apparatus for use with an agricultural implement has a pair of rotatable discs each having a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery thereof. The teeth on the discs each have a profile comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edges are sharpened to create cutting edges to cut through crop residue and other debris. The leading cutting edge can be a straight edge with an outer edge formed at the distal tip of the tooth between the leading and trailing edges. Alternatively, the leading cutting edge can be a curved edge with a sharp outer point between the leading and trailing edges. The discs are arranged so that geometric planes containing the first and second discs intersect and the discs are toed-in toward each other relative to a direction of travel of the implement. |
| US10051771B2 |
Double disc coulter
A double disc coulter 1 has two disc coulters 2 angled to each other to form a V shape that are rotatable on hollow axle stubs 3 by means of bearing units 18. One hollow axle stub 3 is arranged with a flange face 5 facing the coulter bar 4 at an angle to the vertical plane of the rotation axis of the hollow axle stubs. At the same time, the hollow axle stub 3 determines the angular position of the plane 13 that intersects in the rotation axis 6 and in an axis 7 vertical to the flange face 8, 9 of the coulter bar 4. |
| US10058019B2 |
Bonding apparatus
A bonding apparatus includes: a backup unit including a light-transmissive transmission member having a support surface which supports at least a bonding region of a light-transmissive board from below; a pressure-bonding unit which presses an electronic component placed on the bonding region via a photo-curable adhesive agent; and a light irradiation unit which irradiates the supporting surface with light which promotes hardening of the adhesive agent. The electronic component is bonded to the board by pressing the electronic component mounted on a top surface of the adhesive agent in a state in which light from the light irradiation unit is incident upon the adhesive agent through the supporting surface. The bonding apparatus further includes a light distribution measuring unit which measures a distribution of light from the light irradiation portion in the supporting surface. |
| US10058015B2 |
Solderable two piece board level shields
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of a two-piece metallic board level shield (BLS). In an exemplary embodiment, the BLS is solderable to a printed circuit board (PCB). The BLS includes a lid or cover and a fence or frame. The lid and fence are complementary in shape. The lid may be mounted onto the fence via a locking mechanism in a first position and a compressed second position, where the locking mechanism provides resistance against internal upward forces when the BLS has been compressed into a second position. The BLS may be soldered to the PCB while in the first position, and subsequently compressed into the second position after the solder has hardened. |
| US10058014B1 |
Conductive adhesive layer for gasket assembly
An apparatus suitable for EMC shielding applications comprises a first component comprising an electrically conductive first surface, and a gasket member comprising an electrically conductive exterior surface. The exterior surface is configured to couple with an electrically conductive second surface of a second component. The apparatus further comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the gasket member. The adhesive layer comprises an arrangement of conductive fibers, the conductive fibers extending along respective long axes between the first surface and the exterior surface. |
| US10058012B2 |
Multizone variable damper for use in an air passageway
A multizone variable damper for air passageways having a plurality of damper zones, a plurality of opposed blades that are rotatable about a horizontal axis, a pair of blades of the plurality of blades being provided in each zone of the plurality of damper zones, and an actuator for each pair of blades, each actuator being configured to independently rotate each of the pairs of blades of the plurality of opposed blades so as to selectively and independently control a degree of openness of each of the pairs of blades of the plurality of opposed blades in each damper zone of the plurality of damper zones. |
| US10058011B2 |
Passive cooling systems for network cabinet
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cooling duct assembly for electronic equipment installed in a cabinet. The cooling duct assembly comprises at least one main duct in fluid communication with a front portion of the cabinet. The at least one main duct receives cold air from the front portion of the cabinet and routes the cold air toward a back portion of the cabinet. Additionally, the cooling duct assembly comprises at least one side duct in fluid communication with the at least one main duct. The at least one side duct receives the cold air from the at least one main duct and routes the cold air to at least one side air intake opening on the electronic equipment. |
| US10058010B2 |
Heat-exchanger heat sink and heat exchanger provided with the heat sink
A heat-exchanger heat sink (1; 102; 103; 104) includes a plurality of fin plates (2; 202; 203; 203a, 203b; 205), which are lined up spaced apart from one another in a plate-thickness direction; and at least one linking part (3; 3a, 3b; 304), which is disposed such that it intersects and hold the plurality of fin plates (2). The at least one linking part has a base (31), which may be rod or bar shaped, and a plurality of positioning protrusions (32), which protrude from a side surface of the base. Each of the fin plates has at least one latching groove (21, 26), into which the base is inserted such that each fin plate is located between adjacent positioning protrusions of the at least one linking part. |
| US10058006B2 |
Lever release mechanism for information handling system chassis sled
A chassis sled for carrying information handling resources may include a sled housing, a lever mechanically coupled to the sled housing and for aiding a user in engaging the chassis sled with and disengaging the chassis sled from a chassis, and a lever release mechanism mechanically coupled to the lever and the sled housing. The lever release mechanism may be configured to facilitate rotatable translation of the lever relative to the sled housing between a closed position and an open position and vice versa and in the closed position, slidably translate the lever between an unsecured position and a secured position and vice versa. |
| US10058003B1 |
Electronic device storage apparatus with an enhanced self-locking mechanism in communication with a slidable cover
An electronic device storage apparatus with an enhanced self-locking mechanism in communication with a slidable cover is provided. The apparatus includes an electronic assembly having a connector coupled to a circuit board, an enclosure disposed around the circuit board such that the connector protrudes outside the enclosure, the enclosure having a pair of collapsible brackets mounted to the enclosure and designed to pivotably adjust to an open position away from the circuit board or a closed position against the circuit board, and a protective sheath slidably mounted to a portion of the enclosure and having an end opening. The collapsible brackets in the closed position slidably adjust relative to the protective sheath to a first locking position to extend the electronic assembly's connector through the end opening of the protective sheath for an exposure or a second locking position to retract the electronic assembly's connector within the protective sheath. |
| US10058001B2 |
Hybrid thermoplastic gels and their methods of making
Methods, compositions, apparatuses, and systems are provided for a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. The methods comprise providing (a) a base polymer having at least one functional group capable of crosslinking, (b) a functionalized extender, and (c) heat, and reacting the base polymer and functionalized extender in the presence of the heat to form the hybrid thermoplastic gel. The gel composition may comprise 5-40 wt % of a base polymer, 60-95 wt % of a functionalized extender, and 0-10 wt % of a crosslinker. A closure or interconnect system may comprise a housing, a cable, and a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. A telecommunications apparatus may comprise a telecommunications component and a sealant that forms a seal with the telecommunications component. The sealant may comprise a sealant material having a first range of elongation followed by a second range of elongation. |
| US10057998B1 |
Flexible display device
A flexible display device is disclosed which includes a body having a body bearing face; a flexible display screen having a fixed section and at least one bent section, where the fixed section overlies the body bearing face, and is connected with the body, and the bent section can be bent in a first axis direction, and folded to the backside of the body bearing face; and a housing enclosing the body and the flexible display screen, which can be opened in a second axis direction relative to the body to expose the flexible display screen entirely, where the first axis and the second axis are two intersecting axes parallel to the body bearing face. |
| US10057996B2 |
Foldable portable terminal device
A foldable portable terminal device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a flexible display configured to display an image and a foldable body accommodating the flexible display on a front side thereof. The device also includes first and second guide members disposed on opposing sides of the flexible display, wherein the first and second guide members are disposed on the front side of the body and extend in a length direction of the body. A first region of the body is configured to be folded so as to face a second region of the body. The first and second guide members are configured to guide an end of the first region to move in the length direction of the body while maintaining a predetermined interval with respect to the second region. |
| US10057993B2 |
Manufacturing method of power-module substrate
A manufacturing method of power-module substrate (10), the power-module substrate (10) being obtained by joining a circuit layer (12) made of copper to one surface of a ceramic substrate (11) and joining a heat-radiation layer (13) made of aluminum to the other surface of the ceramic substrate (11), including: a circuit layer bonding step in which the circuit layer (12) is brazed on the ceramic substrate (11), a surface treatment step after the circuit layer bonding step in which a thickness of an oxide film on the other surface of the ceramic substrate (11) is made 3.2 nm or less at least at a peripheral part of an intended bonding area between the ceramic substrate (11) and the heat-radiation layer (13), and a heat-radiation layer bonding step in which the heat-radiation layer (13) is brazed on the other surface of the ceramic substrate (11) after the surface treatment step. |
| US10057988B2 |
Multilayer capacitor and board having the same
A multilayer capacitor and a board having the same includes external electrodes and internal electrodes. The external electrodes include connection portions formed on a mounting surface of a capacitor body and band portions formed on side surfaces of the capacitor body, and the internal electrodes include body portions overlapping each other and lead portions extended from the body portions to the mounting surface of the capacitor body, to thereby be connected to the connection portions of the external electrodes. The body portions are formed to be spaced apart from virtual lines connecting distal ends of the connection portions and distal ends of the band portions to each other. |
| US10057981B2 |
Stretchable circuit board and method of manufacturing the same
A stretchable circuit board has stretchability as well as flexibility of the flexible substrate and retains mechanical and electrical properties even under larger deformation such as bending, twisting, etc. The liquid metal pattern can exhibit stretchability almost the same as that of the polymer substrate due to the liquid metal being fully wetted on the substrate with metal patterns based on the wetting behavior of the liquid metal. Therefore, the stretchable circuit board can achieve both mechanical and electrical properties even under physical deformation such as bending, stretching and twisting. It is demonstrated that the stretchable circuit board can be effectively applied to wearable tactile interfaces, stretchable solar cell arrays, stretchable displays, and wearable electronic devices. |
| US10057980B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing corrosion in flat flexible cables and flexible printed circuits
According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate, a conductor, and a contact pad. The substrate has a first edge, and the conductor is formed on the substrate. The contact pad has a first end and a second end, and is formed on the substrate and connected to the conductor at the first end. The contact pad has a non-uniform configuration, the non-uniform configuration including a first width and a second width, the first width and the second width being measured with respect to a common axis, the first width being wider than a second width, the second width being a width of the contact pad at the second end, the second end being coincident with the first edge. |
| US10057975B2 |
Electronic assemblies and method for manufacturing the same
An electronic assembly and a method for manufacturing the electronic assembly are provided. The method includes: configuring a chip and a connector at a first wiring layer of a PCB, and determining a first trace between a first pin of the chip and a first pin of the connector, and a second trace between a second pin of the chip and a second pin of the connector according to a first internal resistance of the chip, a second internal resistance of the chip, a first internal resistance of the connector, and a second internal resistance of the connector. |
| US10057974B2 |
Integrated panel level liquid cooling for bus bars
An electrical contactor assembly is provided including: an electrical contactor; an electrical bus bar; a panel; at least one post protruding through the panel and in contact with the electrical bus bar, the post being constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material, wherein a first end of the at least one post is configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor; and a liquid cooled heat sink thermally connected to a second end of the at least one post through the electrical bus bar, wherein the liquid cooled heat sink in operation circulates liquid coolant through the liquid cooled heat sink to absorb heat. |
| US10057971B2 |
Apparatuses, methods and systems for active counter directed energy platform protection
The present disclosure relates to the active initiation of incident energy-dissipating material from a structure surface coating as a counter measure response for the protection of a structure surface. The active initiation is triggered at a predetermined area or areas on a targeted structure surface in response to incident directed energy sensed on a target surface. |
| US10057969B2 |
Starting device for a CDM lamp and starting method for the same
The present disclosure relates to a starting device for a CDM lamp, comprising: a full-bridge inverter, which at least provides an output as a starting power source to initiate the CDM lamp to work normally; a driving circuit for driving the full-bridge inverter; a single-chip microcomputer, which is connected to the driving circuit; an ignition determining module, one end of which is connected to the full-bridge inverter to sense whether the output of the full-bridge inverter has powered on the CDM lamp, so as to determine whether ignition of the CDM lamp succeeds and then output a result of the determining to the single-chip microcomputer via the other end. The present disclosure provides a novel starting device for a CDM lamp, which facilitates determining whether starting of the CDM lamp succeeds and also facilitates enhancement of successful rate of starting the CDM lamp subsequently. |
| US10057965B2 |
LED driver and lighting systems technologies
A driver for a lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit utilizing interface elements for supporting multiple control connectivity options, the LED driver circuit utilizing a processor having a physical layer interfaces coupled to the interface elements and configured to operatively support a plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to perform a plurality of functions, including a function of providing a bridge or gateway between network protocols of the plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to: detect available network protocols of the plurality of network protocols; select, for a physical layer interface, a mode of operation (from modes of operation including, for example: an inactive mode, a monitoring mode, a gateway mode, and a primary mode) appropriate to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility for the available network protocols; and assign one or more of the available network protocols to the physical layer interface(s). |
| US10057960B2 |
Automatic configuration of a load control device
A load control system for controlling an electrical load may include a sensor, a remote control, and a load control device. The remote control may comprise a button and may be configured to wirelessly transmit a digital message in response to an actuation of the button. The load control device may be configured to control the electrical load, be responsive to the sensor, and/or be configured to be associated with the remote control. The load control device may be responsive to the digital message transmitted by the remote control if the remote control is associated with the load control device. The load control device may be configured to automatically operate in a first mode of operation if the remote control is not associated with the load control device, and automatically operate in a second mode of operation if the remote control is associated with the load control device. |
| US10057951B2 |
Portable lighting device
A method for controlling a portable lighting device. The device has a switched-mode power supply, a light source, a high frequency switch, a controller controlling the operation of the light source and a user interface for inputting commands to the controller. A DC power source has a negative pole that is connected by only one single electric contact with the lighting device tail. The method for controlling a portable lighting device includes connecting a DC power source, an inductor, a light source, a high frequency switch and a resistor in series, measuring a voltage across the resistor, and controlling the high frequency switch dependent on the voltage measured across the resistor. |
| US10057950B2 |
Ballast for lighting means
The invention relates to a ballast (101) for lighting means, comprising an actively switched power factor correction stage (102), which is implemented in a Totem Pole boost topology, comprising a control circuit (103), which issues control signals for driving switches of the PFC stage (102), wherein the control circuit (103) is on a floating potential and galvanically isolated from a ground potential of the ballast (101). |
| US10057949B2 |
Signal transmitting device, signal receiving device, lighting system, illumination fixture, and illumination system
A signal transmitting device includes an input unit, an output unit, and a step-down circuit. The input unit is configured to receive an input voltage. The output unit is configured to output an output voltage. The step-down circuit is configured to controllably adjust the output voltage by stepping down the input voltage. The step-down circuit includes first and second capacitors, a switch circuit, an inductor, first and second diodes, and a control circuit. The switch circuit includes a series circuit of first and second switches. The control circuit is configured to control the first and second switches to change a voltage value of the output voltage in order to transmit transmission data from the output unit. |
| US10057947B2 |
Lamp unit power supply system
A power supply system for illuminating an LED lamp unit, having a normal mode of operation in which a mains input of a driver of the LED lamp unit is supplied by mains power, and an emergency mode of operation, in which the LED lamp unit is supplied by a charge storage device, is disclosed. The system includes an emergency mode converter operable to step-up the voltage from the charge storage device and to supply the mains driver input for illuminating the LED lamp unit. |
| US10057946B2 |
Adaptive cooking control for an oven
An oven includes a cooking chamber configured to receive a food product, a user interface configured to display information associated with processes employed for cooking, first and second energy sources, and a cooking controller. The first energy source provides primary heating and the second energy source provides secondary heating for the food product. The cooking controller executes instructions associated with a cooking program directing application of energy to the food product via the first or second energy sources. The cooking controller includes processing circuitry configured to monitor energy added to the food product via the first energy source in accordance with the cooking program, receive an indication of a change to a cooking parameter associated with a second energy source, and determine a modification to the cooking program by employing a modification algorithm based on the cooking parameter change. |
| US10057945B2 |
Induction heating device, induction heating equipment, induction heating method, and heat treatment method
An induction heating device and an induction heating method are provided. The entire areas to be heated of the workpiece can be uniformly heated to a predetermined high temperature, and uniform heating is possible even when the workpiece deforms in a non-uniform manner during heating. When areas to be heated are established on a workpiece so as to extend in one direction and the areas to be heated are induction-heated, the deformation amount on one edge of the areas to be heated is different from that on the other. This induction heating device includes: heating coils facing a portion of the areas to be heated when the workpiece is induction-heated; and a relative transfer means for transferring the workpiece and the heating coils along one direction in a relative manner, and the heating coils are disposed so as to correspond to the areas to be heated during the heating period. |
| US10057942B2 |
Data transfer using non-radio frequency (RF) and RF signals
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for wireless communications between devices. An example method generally includes obtaining, via a non-audible signal, identification information, and using the identification to establish a connection, via a radio access technology (RAT), with a second device for transferring data between the first device and the second device via the RAT. |
| US10057939B2 |
Managing packet-switched voice communications during silence intervals
In some embodiments, a UE is configured to, in response to detecting an absence of received packets associated with a voice call over a first time interval of a pre-determined length, initiate transmission of a first control packet to a base station. In some embodiments, the UE is further configured, based on a response to the first control packet, not to drop the packet-switched voice call at least until expiration of a second time interval of a pre-determined length after transmission of the first control packet. In some embodiments, the absence of received packets is an absence of both voice and silence packets. In some embodiments, based on absence of a response to the first control packet, the UE is configured to drop the packet-switched call. |
| US10057938B2 |
Method for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using the method
A method for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method are provided. The method comprises: determining whether a serving cell of the terminal is a suitable cell; determining whether the serving sell provides resource pool information; and, if the serving cell is a suitable cell, and the serving cell provides the resource pool information, transmitting a D2D signal within resources indicated by the resource pool information. |
| US10057925B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving random access request and transmitting and receiving random access response
A base station transmits a random access response in response to a random access request (random access preamble) of a user equipment. The random access response includes information about a time when the random access request is transmitted and sequence number information of the random access request (random access preamble). The user equipment checks whether the received random access response is the response of the random access request transmitted by the user equipment, using the information about the time when the random access request is transmitted and the sequence number information included in the received random access response. |
| US10057923B2 |
Selecting a coverage enhancement level based on signal strength measurement
Various communication systems may benefit from identification of and communication of coverage shortfall. For example, certain communication systems that employ machine type communication devices may benefit from having such shortfall communicated from the devices to a base station. For example, a method can include determining an amount of coverage shortfall of a device. The method can also include transmitting an indication of the amount of coverage shortfall. |
| US10057922B2 |
Method for controlling network access points
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling network access points in a wireless communicating system, said system comprising: one or more mobile stations, and one or more access points, each access point being arranged for operating in active mode or in inactive mode; said method comprising the steps of: transmitting, by a mobile station, a sensing signal indicating network and/or mobile station specific information associated with at least one mobile station of said system; receiving, by at least one access point or at least one control unit, said sensing signal; and controlling, by said access point or said control unit, transition from active mode to inactive mode, and vice versa, of one or more access points of said system based on said sensing signal. |
| US10057920B2 |
Proximity service channel allocation based on random access channel procedure
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a random access channel (RACH) procedure based proximity-based service channel allocation are provided. One method includes controlling receiving, by a network node, a request for proximity-based service on a random access channel, the request being for at least one resource, and determining whether the requested at least one resource is allocable within a random access contention window. When the at least one resource is allocable, the method may include preparing a transmission of allocation information on a common control channel. When the at least one resource is not allocable, the method may include preparing a response for the request on the random access response channel, and preparing a transmission of allocation information either on common control channel or dedicated control channel. |
| US10057911B2 |
Transmission and reception method of MTC device located in cell coverage expansion area
A disclosure of the present specification provides a transmission and reception method of a machine type communication (MTC) device. The transmission and reception method of the MTC device may comprise the steps of: receiving first scheduling information indicating that a bundle of first data can be transmitted or received in multiple first sub-frames; and receiving second scheduling information indicating that a bundle of second data can be transmitted or received in multiple second sub-frames. Herein, when a physical resource block (PRB) of some sub-frames of the multiple first sub-frames overlaps a PRB of some sub-frames of the multiple second sub-frames, only one of the bundle of the first data and the bundle of the second data can be transmitted and received in the overlapping sub-frame. |
| US10057910B2 |
Multiplexed unequal error protection for wireless networks
Multiplexed unequal error protection for wireless networks is disclosed. A device may determine reliability associated with a first subcarrier of a channel including the first subcarrier and at least one second subcarrier. The reliability of the first subcarrier may be determined based on the position of the first subcarrier relative to each at least one second subcarrier. High priority data may be assigned to the first subcarrier for transmission if the first subcarrier is determined to have a higher reliability than the at least one second subcarrier. For example, the channel may be an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) channel and higher reliability may be associated with a first subcarrier that is in a middle position of the plurality of subcarriers within the OFDM channel. In another example, higher reliability may be associated with a first OFDM subcarrier that is adjacent to an unused OFDM channel bandwidth. |
| US10057909B2 |
Terminal, base station, transmission method, and reception method
A reception processor receives the cell detection reference signals, each of the cell detection reference signals being transmitted from corresponding one of a plurality of cells. An RRM report generator generates measurement information indicating a measurement result of reception quality measured using the cell detection reference signal. A transmission processor transmits the measurement information. The cell detection reference signals are mapped to any one of a plurality of candidate resources, which is a part of a plurality of resources set for other reference signals in a subframe to which the cell detection reference signals are mapped. |
| US10057902B2 |
Module with duplexers and filters
A module includes: a first diplexer including a common terminal coupled to a first antenna, a first terminal, and a second terminal; a first duplexer including a common terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first diplexer and allowing transmission and a reception signals of a first band to pass therethrough; a second duplexer including a common terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first diplexer and allowing transmission and reception signals of a second band of which a frequency band is higher than a frequency band of the first band to pass therethrough; and a third duplexer including a common terminal coupled to a second antenna different from the first antenna and allowing transmission and reception signals of a third band of which a frequency band is between the frequency band of the first band and the frequency band of the second band to pass therethrough. |
| US10057890B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the present invention is a method for transmitting data to a base station (BS) by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving information on a contention-based Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) zone including a plurality of contention-based PUSCH resource blocks from the base station (BS); allocating at least one contention-based PUSCH resource block for transmission of the data based on the information on contention-based PUSCH zone; and transmitting the data to the base station (BS). |
| US10057889B2 |
Resource assignment method and device
Embodiments disclose a resource assignment method and a device. The method includes determining a first downlink subframe set, where the first downlink subframe set is associated with a first uplink subframe in both a first uplink-downlink configuration and a second uplink-downlink configuration; and determining, in the first uplink subframe, a first PUCCH resource region according to HARQ timing of the first uplink-downlink configuration, where the first PUCCH resource region is a resource region reserved for HARQ feedback information for the first downlink subframe set. A quantity and sequence numbers of elements under a first uplink-downlink configuration is used for all downlink subframes in a first downlink subframe set of later-released UE, so that a same first PUCCH resource region is assigned, so as to implement assignment of a PUCCH resource region to the later-released UE in a system compatible with two types of UEs. |
| US10057886B2 |
Integrated circuit for controlling generation, transmission and reception of resource allocation information, and data allocation based on the resource allocation information
Provided are a radio transmission apparatus and a radio transmission method whereby the increase of number of signaling bits can be suppressed and further the flexibility of frequency scheduling can be improved. A notified RBG calculating unit (203) that adds a predetermined offset value of “1” or “−1” to one of the start RBG number and the end RBG number of allocated RBG number information (b′i) output by a scheduling unit (201), thereby calculating notified RBG number information (bi). An RBG total number setting unit (204) calculates the total number of RBGs, which is to be notified, by adding “1” to the total number of allocated RBGs. A notified information generating unit (205) applies the notified RBG number information (bi) and the notified total number of RBGs (Nrb′) to a predetermined formula, thereby generating and transmitting, to terminals, notified information (r). |
| US10057884B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network
Various aspects related to various apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to protect downlink (DL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform DL communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to communicate regarding uplink (UL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to an allocation vector. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to random access. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform UL communication(s). The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects. |
| US10057873B2 |
Determining emitter locations
First information corresponding to a radio signal received at a first sensing device from a candidate location is obtained. Second information corresponding to a radio signal received at a second sensing device from the candidate location is obtained. A first relationship between the first sensing device and the candidate location and a second relationship between the second sensing device and the candidate location are determined. A first inverse and a second inverse of respectively the first and second relationships are obtained. A first estimate of the radio signal at the first sensing device is determined from the first information and the first inverse. A second estimate of the radio signal at the second sensing device is determined from the second information and the second inverse. Energy emitted from the candidate location is measured based on the first estimate and the second estimate. |
| US10057872B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing communication services using multiple subscription agreements
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, storing subscription utilization information in the memory where the subscription utilization information is indicative of a history of subscription usage by the device and where registration information associated with a group of subscription agreements is stored in the memory, receiving location information from the device processor where the location information indicates a location of the device, and selecting a target subscription agreement from among the group of subscription agreements according to the history of subscription usage and the location information. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10057870B2 |
Communication device and a method for operating a communication device
A method and device for decreasing the frequency of tracking area update (TAU) procedures triggered by cell reselections in LTE idle mode without sacrificing paging reception success rate consisting of identifying a frequency of a camped cell in LTE idle mode of a first SIM; assigning the current frequency a highest priority irrespective of the system information blocks (SIBs) broadcast by the network; and remaining on the current frequency until: a cell selection reception level value of the camped cell is less than a first predetermined threshold value or a cell selection quality value of the camped cell is less than a second predetermined threshold value. |
| US10057860B2 |
Radio link monitoring for link-budget-limited devices
A link-budget-limited wireless communication device (UE) may implement improved radio link monitoring procedures for enhancing the link-budget of the UE. The UE may monitor the radio link and may determine whether the radio link can support a lowest acceptable link quality according to a hysteresis-based comparison that uses threshold values to determine error rates associated with a physical control channel. The UE may also identify itself to the network as a link-budget-limited device, and the network may enable special link-budget enhancing features for the UE, including boosting the power of the resource elements (REs) carrying physical channel signaling/data to the UE. The UE may detect the presence of power boost and may estimate/determine the power boost level. The UE may modify the threshold values based on the power boost detection and/or results of the power boost level estimation/determination, and may use the modified threshold values for determining radio link quality during radio link monitoring. |
| US10057855B2 |
Scheduling synchronization signals in a new carrier type
Technology is discussed for supporting the incorporation of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and/or a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) within in a New Carrier Type (NCT) for a Component Carrier (CC). Guidelines for incorporating the PSS and/or the SSS in the NCT are discovered, together with potential collisions with other signals that can be avoided for various scenarios. In some examples, various guidelines and potential collisions discovered herein, for various scenarios, inform approaches to incorporating the PSS and/or the SSS based on the positioning of the PSS and/or the SSS. In other examples, other signals, such as DeModulation Reference Symbols (DMRS) are reconfigured to allow incorporation of the PSS and the SSS. |
| US10057853B2 |
Signaling over cellular networks to reduce the Wi-Fi energy consumption of mobile devices
Techniques for increasing the battery life on a mobile device by decreasing the energy consumption of the mobile device's wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) interface are described. In one embodiment, the mobile device's Wi-Fi interface is automatically disabled when the device is not engaged. When the device receives a wake up call from a server via its Cellular interface, the Wi-Fi interface is enabled if the device answers the wake up call and the Wi-Fi interface is available. Using its Wi-Fi interface, the mobile device then connects to an IP-based network via a Wi-Fi access point. |
| US10057845B2 |
Control system for information processing apparatus using portable terminal, portable terminal, and control method and control program for information processing apparatus
The present invention enables a processing to be executed by the closest information processing apparatuses selected by a portable terminal without exclusive use of the information processing apparatus by the portable terminal. The control system comprises a distance detecting unit which detects a printer at the shortest distance from a portable POS terminal based on the intensity of radio waves emitted from the plurality of printers and received by the portable POS terminal by using the BLE and a processing execution control unit which instructs the detected printer to execute the processing by using the wireless LAN. Even while the portable POS terminal transmits printing data to the printer by using the wireless LAN, the other portable POS terminals are allowed to use the BLE to receive the radio waves from the plurality of printers including the particular printer, thereby detecting the closest printer. |
| US10057842B2 |
Device and method for allocating physical cell identifier of mobile base station
A device and a method for allocating physical cell identifier (PCI) of a mobile base station. The device includes: an acquiring unit, configured to acquire a location and a movement speed of a mobile base station; a determining unit, configured to determine a valid time interval of a PCI of the mobile base station based on at least one of the location and the movement speed; an information collection unit, configured to collect, in the valid time interval, network configuration related information within a preset range of the location of the mobile base station; and a PCI determining unit, configured to determine a PCI for the mobile base station based on the network configuration related information within the preset range of the location of the mobile base station. |
| US10057841B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting neighbor cells in mobile communication system
A neighbor cell search method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) is provided for performing the cell search procedure with the utilization of a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list of PCIs used by evolved Node Bs (eNBs) for a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) which is from an eNB in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. The cell search method includes selecting a cell of a base station, receiving system information including a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list used by neighbor Closed Subscribed Group (CSG) cells of the base station, determining whether the terminal is in an any cell selection state for selecting any cell, and searching, when the terminal is in the any cell selection state, neighbor cells without application of the PCI list. The cell search method and apparatus are capable of performing the cell search procedure to appropriate eNBs, resulting in improvement of network attachment efficiency. |
| US10057839B2 |
Methods and apparatus for discovery signals for LTE advanced
A system and method for enhanced cell detection by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes a transceiver configured to receive a discovery reference signal (DRS) occasion from at least one transmission point. The DRS occasion comprising a set of consecutive DRS sub-frames. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to: in response to detecting a physical cell identity (PCID) of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS)/Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS)/Cell-Specific Reference Signal (CRS) that is the same as a reference PCID for a configured Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource, the processing circuitry attempts to detect or measure the CSI-RS using the timing obtained from the PSS/SSS/CRS; and in response to not detecting a PCID of PSS/SSS/CRS that is the same as the reference PCID for a configured CSI-RS resource (TP), the processing circuitry does not attempt to detect or measure the CSI-RS. |
| US10057838B2 |
X2 setup and routing at an X2-gateway
An access point may perform a method for X2 communication set up in a wireless communication network. The method may include discovering a neighbor node at an access point, optionally in response to detecting a new neighbor node, or an address parameter change at a neighbor node. The method may further include transmitting to an X2 gateway (X2-GW), a registration message comprising an address of the neighbor node for X2 communication. The registration message may include at least two addresses of the at least one neighbor node, the two addresses corresponding to addresses at a higher protocol layer and a lower protocol layer, for example a transport network layer (TNL) address and radio network layer (RNL) address of the at least one neighbor node. The access point may further receive an acknowledgement message from the X2-GW for the registration message. |
| US10057835B1 |
Micro cell management system and method
A micro cell management system and method are provided. The micro cell management system in one example includes a communication interface configured to exchange communications with one or more wireless micro cells and a processing system coupled to the communication interface. The processing system is configured to obtain GPS information for each wireless micro cell of a micro cell cluster, obtain backhaul information for each wireless micro cell of the micro cell cluster, select a master cell for the micro cell cluster, with the master cell comprising a wireless micro cell having one or both of an optimum GPS signal or an optimum backhaul signal, and configure the master cell to perform one or more of relaying GPS data to other wireless micro cells of the micro cell cluster or exchanging backhaul data for the micro cell cluster. |
| US10057834B2 |
Relay device and communication system
A relay device relays a signal between a first network and a second network. The relay device includes a first circuitry to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network. The relay device includes a second circuitry to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal. The relay device includes a third circuitry to decide whether relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and causes the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when a result of decision indicates that the relay is not able to be completed. |
| US10057831B2 |
Communications
A system (10) for implementing an action on or associated with a wireless communication network (26), the system comprising: a wireless communication enabled device (24) operable to communicate with the wireless communication network; and at least one sensor (50) for sensing and gathering sensor data relating to a state of the wireless communication enabled device or a state of the environment surrounding the wireless communication enabled device, wherein the wireless communication enabled device comprises an estimation means (62) for receiving the sensor data and estimating the state of the wireless communication enabled device based on the sensor data, and a decision means (64) for determining whether to implement the action based on the estimated state of the wireless communication enabled device. |
| US10057828B2 |
Communication systems and methods
Methods and apparatuses for communicating in a wireless network include a signal processor for combining a plurality of signals transmitted by respective eNBs by processing the signals as multipath instances of a single signal. Embodiments include utilizing multi-point transmissions; multiple transmission time intervals; and transmission time interval bundling/repetition. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10057826B2 |
Method of controlling a communication control entity
A method of controlling a communication control entity in a mobile communication network and a corresponding communication control entity are described. The communication control entity is a part of a pool of communication control entities. In accordance of the invention, when acting as a primary communication control entity and receiving a request for adding a new secondary communication control entity to the overall control procedure, the communication control entity of the invention is arranged to determine whether the requested new secondary communication control entity is a part of the pool or not. If it is a part of the pool, then the primary communication control entity established a direct connection to the access part. The requested communication control entity is not added to the control procedure as a relay. |
| US10057825B2 |
Mobile communication system, core network node selection method, and base station and mobile station used therefor
A mobile communication system in which a plurality of base stations and a plurality of core network nodes are distributed in a plurality of areas, wherein a source base station or a mobile station in a handover procedure of the mobile station transmits information for selecting a core network node to a target base station. |
| US10057823B2 |
Packet-switched wireless communication for link budget limited wireless devices
This disclosure relates to techniques for a link budget limited UE to improve communications performance with a cellular network. The UE may perform signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) measurements and use these measurements to adjust a received signal power value that is provided to the cellular network as a received signal power measurement. The UE may generate the received signal power value based at least in part on the SINR measurement in order to reduce the likelihood of handover when the UE has good SINR but poor received signal power. The UE may also provide preferred configuration information to the base station which enhances the performance of the UE when link budget limited. The configuration information may specify one or more parameter values designed to provide improved performance for a link budget limited device. |
| US10057822B2 |
Method and apparatus for handing over device
Disclosed in the present invention are a method and apparatus for handing over device, and belongs to the field of mobile communication. The method comprises: obtaining the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service reception information of the device; according to the MBMS service reception information, selecting a target cell supporting the MBMS service for the device; handing over the device to the target cell. The apparatus comprises: an acquiring module, for obtaining the MBMS service reception information of the device; a selection module, for selecting a target cell supporting the MBMS service for the device according to the MBMS service reception information; a handing over module, for handing over the device to the target cell. By the implementation of the technical solution that selecting a target cell supporting the MBMS service for the device according to the MBMS service reception information, and switching the device to the target cell, the present invention guarantees the continuity of the MBMS service during the handover process of the device. |
| US10057821B2 |
User equipment, method, and base station
A method for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including data radio bearer (DRB) configuration parameters for remapping a DRB that is established on a master cell group (MCG), to a split DRB; and coupling a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) that is established on the MCG to a radio link control (RLC) of the MCG and a RLC of a secondary cell group (SCG) based on the RRC connection reconfiguration message. |
| US10057814B2 |
Methods and devices for allocating resources for communications with base stations
A device may include a receiver configured to receive messages about first transmission rates provided by cooperation devices configured for device-to-device (D2D) communications in a radio communication system supporting the D2D communications; a determiner configured to determine second transmission rates for the device to suggest to the cooperation devices based on the first transmission rates; and/or a transmitter configured to transmit messages about the second transmission rates to the cooperation devices. The determiner may be further configured to change the second transmission rates until the first transmission rates converge. The determiner may be further configured to determine a final transmission rate suggested to the cooperation devices based on the converged first transmission rates. |
| US10057811B2 |
Hierarchical spectrum offload
Application data traffic transmitted and received by wireless devices in a network may be mapped to channels based on traffic type and channel metrics. The traffic type may be classified by modality such as by voice, video, application sharing, instant messaging, emergency call, or any other application modality. The channels may be associated with characteristics that include, for example, a frequency band or channel metrics. The traffic types may be prioritized relative to one another and each may be associated with a hierarchical frequency band prioritization or a channel prioritization based on other channel metrics. A list of traffic types or modalities may be mapped to a list of available channels in a network by mapping channel characteristics to modalities based on modality traffic type prioritization, frequency band prioritization or channel metric prioritization. The mapping may then be utilized to control channel assignment for devices operating in the network. |
| US10057809B2 |
System and method for establishing and maintaining a connection between devices
A system and method to establish and maintain a connection between devices, which in one example embodiment of a method, may comprise receiving a request to establish a connection between a first communication device and a second communication device. A determination is made as to whether the second communication device is reachable via a data network. Based on the determination that the second communication device is reachable over the data network, a connection between the first communication device and the second communication device is established via the data network. Based on the determination that the second communication device is not reachable over the data network, a connection between the first communication device and the second communication device is established via a telecommunications network. Additional systems and methods are described. |
| US10057808B2 |
Non-uniform parameter quantization for advanced coupling
The present disclosure provides methods, devices and computer program products for non-uniform quantization of parameters relating to parametric spatial coding of audio signals. The disclosure further relates to a method and apparatus for reconstructing an audio object in an audio decoding system taking the non-uniformly quantized parameters into account. According to the disclosure, such an approach renders it possible to reduce bit consumption without substantially reducing the quality of the reconstructed audio object. |
| US10057803B2 |
Wi-Fi adoption index
In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may contain instructions executable by a processing resource to collect Wi-Fi data points. The Wi-Fi data points may correspond to a plurality of users of an enterprise for a particular number of days. In some examples, the Wi-Fi data points may indicate a time period during each of the particular number of days when each of the plurality of users was connected to a Wi-Fi network. Instructions may further be executable to determine that a subset of the Wi-Fi data points represent outliers and remove the subset of Wi-Fi data points to create a data set. The data set may comprise non-outlier Wi-Fi data points. Instructions may further be executable to determine a Wi-Fi Adoption Index (WAI) for each of the plurality of users based on the data set. |
| US10057801B2 |
Apparatus for deciding a multimedia broadcast multicast service over single frequency network area
[Object] To make it possible to automatically decide an MBSFN area to which a cell belongs.[Solution] There is provided an apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of measurement of a reference signal transmitted by one of a target base station and one or more other base stations, the result of the measurement being supplied by the other of the target base station and the one or more other base stations, and a decision unit configured to decide an MBSFN area to which a cell of the target base station belongs based on the result of the measurement. |
| US10057799B2 |
Channel measurement method, channel measurement apparatus, user equipment, and system
The present invention provides a channel measurement method, a channel measurement apparatus, user equipment. A wireless communications system includes a channel measurement apparatus and at least two user equipments. The method includes: sending, by the channel measurement apparatus, an antenna domain training sequence to the at least two user equipments; receiving, by the channel measurement apparatus, channel response measurement sequences sent by the at least two user equipments, where the channel response measurement sequences are sequences that are obtained after the antenna domain training sequence passes through channels and that are received by the at least two user equipments; and performing, by the channel measurement apparatus, joint processing on the received channel response measurement sequences of the at least two user equipments to obtain downlink channel state information CSIT. |
| US10057796B2 |
Dual polarized antenna array
Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for implementing an antenna array with a dynamic polarization adjustment in a portable device. |
| US10057793B2 |
Data communications network for an aircraft
A data communications network for an aircraft includes a first branch for establishing a wireless data connection to a first group of end devices, a primary control unit connected to the first branch, and a backup control unit connected to the first branch. The primary control unit is configured for data transmission to and from the first group of end devices via the first branch. The backup control unit is configured for detecting an operating state of the primary control unit and for taking over data transmission to and from the first group of end devices via the first branch from the primary control unit in case of a failure of the primary control unit. |
| US10057791B2 |
Robustness of cellular network by associating a shapley value with each macrocell
A method and associated systems for improving robustness of a cellular network. A topology of the cellular network is represented as an undirected graph that represents base stations as nodes and represents communication paths between base stations as edges. Each node is associated with a “synergistic” version of a Shapley value proportional to an amount of network disturbance that would occur if that value's corresponding base station should fail. The synergistic nature of the synergistic Shapley values allows them to account for scenarios in which multiple base stations fail at the same time. A synergistic Shapley value of a particular node is derived as a function of how many of the shortest paths between nodes of the graph lengthen when the node's corresponding base station fails. Base stations and nodes associated with higher synergistic Shapley values are deemed to be “censorious” and in need of reconfiguration. |
| US10057790B2 |
Measurement system and a method
The present invention provides a measurement system (1, 21) and a method for measuring a connection quality to a wireless network (2). The measurement system comprises a plurality of test devices (4 to 7, 24 to 27), the test devices (4 to 7, 24 to 27) each comprising a communication unit (8 to 11) configured to communicate with the wireless network (2) and a measurement unit (12 to 15) configured to measure the connection quality to the wireless network (2), a calibration controller (17, 37) configured to determine in a calibration mode the connection quality of each one of the test devices (4 to 7, 24 to 27) to the wireless network (2), and to calculate for every test devices (4 to 7, 24 to 27) an individual correction factor (18, 38) based on the connection quality determined during the calibration mode, and a signal adaption unit (19, 39) configured to adapt the measured connection quality of each one of the test devices (4 to 7, 24 to 27) according to the respective individual correction factor (18, 38). |
| US10057789B2 |
Controlling use of a communications device in accordance with motion of the device
A wireless communications device is controlled in accordance with motion thereof. If the device is determined to be in motion, such as in a vehicle, use of the device is restricted. Discrimination between vehicular motion and ambulatory motion is provided. While in motion, use of the device can be allowed under specific exception conditions. Exception conditions include the device being used by a passenger of a vehicle, a 911 call, or a call to a designated number. The ability to control the device in accordance with motion thereof can be remotely activated and deactivated, thus allowing, for example, parental control of a device belong to a child. |
| US10057788B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and wireless communication method
A wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication apparatus and multiple second wireless communication apparatuses. The first wireless communication apparatus includes circuitry that detects that a wireless communication between the first wireless communication apparatus and at least one of the second wireless communication apparatuses is disconnected, requests, if the circuitry detects that the wireless communication with at least one of the second wireless communication apparatuses is disconnected, one of the second wireless communication apparatuses whose wireless communication is not disconnected to perform beam-forming training sequence directed to the second wireless communication apparatus whose wireless communication is disconnected, and determines, based on a result of the beam-forming training sequence acquired from the second wireless communication apparatus whose wireless communication is not disconnected, the second wireless communication apparatus whose wireless communication is not disconnected as a relay apparatus for the second wireless communication apparatus whose wireless communication is disconnected. |
| US10057783B2 |
Architecture for simultaneous spectrum usage by air-to-ground and terrestrial networks
A network for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells may include an in-flight aircraft including an antenna assembly, a plurality of ATG base stations, a plurality of terrestrial base stations. Each of the ATG base stations defines a corresponding radiation pattern, and the ATG base stations are spaced apart from each other to define at least partially overlapping coverage areas to communicate with the antenna assembly in an ATG communication layer defined between a first altitude and a second altitude. The terrestrial base stations are configured to communicate primarily in a ground communication layer below the first altitude. The terrestrial base stations and the ATG base stations are each configured to communicate using the same radio frequency (RF) spectrum in the ground communication layer and ATG communication layer, respectively. |
| US10057778B2 |
Radio cells
A method of providing a region of radio coverage within a wireless telecommunication network and a wireless telecommunication base station operable to provide that region of radio coverage. The base station comprises: transmission apparatus operable to provide a first region of radio coverage on a first radio frequency and a second region of radio coverage on a second radio frequency. The first region of radio coverage comprises a plurality of angularly spaced primary first radio beams and at least one secondary first radio beam. The base station is arranged to transmit the secondary first radio beam at a vertical tilt angle which differs from a tilt angle associated with the plurality of primary first radio beams. The second region of radio coverage comprises at least a primary second radio beam; that primary second radio beam is arranged to radiate from the base station between adjacent angularly spaced primary first radio beams. Aspects recognize that by providing two cells on a carrier, one vertically offset with respect to another, and horizontally offsetting a cell on a second carrier it may be possible to improve overall network performance. |
| US10057776B2 |
Containing internet of things (IOT) analytics poisoning on wireless local access networks (WLANs)
An analytics containment system store RSSI values of connected stations and corresponding time stamps. If two or more stations have RSSI values within a certain proximity within a certain time period, a first condition for identifying analytics poisoning has been satisfied. Additionally, if RSSI values for the two or more stations changes at similar rate, the stations have satisfied a second optional condition. |
| US10057775B2 |
Virtualized policy and charging system
A network system for providing one or more services to one or more end-user devices communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the network system comprising: a policy enforcement function, a first policy element, a second policy element, and a network element, wherein the network element is communicatively coupled to the policy enforcement function, the first policy element, and the second policy element, and wherein the network element is configured to communicate first policy information between the policy enforcement function and the first policy element, and communicate second policy information between the first policy enforcement function and the second policy element. |
| US10057765B2 |
Master node and operation method of the master node
An operation method of a master node, the method including transmitting, to a slave node, a first resource reservation information including packet information about a packet to be transferred between the master node and the slave node; allocating a radio resource corresponding to the first resource reservation information, for exchanging security information; transferring the packet using the allocated radio resource; and determining whether the packet was successfully transferred based on the packet information. |
| US10057761B1 |
Capability- and user-based profile downloads for networked devices
Systems and methods for providing greater granularity and updatability to network profiles. The system can include a subscription management application program interface (SMA) to receive setup information, user preferences, software, hardware, and firmware updates from a user cell phone, computer, or smart device (collectively, end-point) regarding what features the user wishes to access. The SMA can access a profile lookup table to identify a profile with the requested attributes. A subscription management module (SMM) can receive this information from the SMA and retrieved the profile requested by the SMA from a repository of profiles. The SMM can then download or activate the profile with features that match, or most closely match, the requested features onto the end-point. The system can enable providers to ship phones with no network profiles. The system can also enable profiles to be updated based on changes in user preferences, updates, or other changes. |
| US10057760B2 |
Apparatus and methods for Electronic Subscriber Identity Module (ESIM) installation notification
Methods and apparatus for provisioning electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) data by a mobile device are disclosed. Processing circuitry of the mobile device transfers encrypted eSIM data to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) of the mobile device as a series of data messages and receives corresponding response messages for each data message from the eUICC. The response messages from the eUICC are formatted with a tag field that indicates encryption and signature verification properties for the response message. Different values in the tag field indicate whether the response message is (i) encrypted and verifiably signed, (ii) verifiably signed only, or (iii) includes plain text information. Response messages without encryption are readable by the processing circuitry, and processing of the response messages, including forwarding to network elements, such as to a provisioning server are based at least in part on values in the tag field. |
| US10057759B2 |
Method for personalising a secure element
Methods and device for personalizing a secure element (e.g., a eUICC) may include or implement operations for receiving a personalization request issued by an operator to download a personalized profile in compliance with a model into the secure element, and the request may include personalization data, an identifier of the secure element and the identifier of the model. Other operations may include using the identifier of the secure element to identify a pre-personalization server suitable for pre-personalizing the secure element; obtaining a message from the pre-personalization server, the message including a pre-personalization script for the secure element based on the description of the model; generating a personalization script for the secure element by using the pre-personalization script and the personalization data; and sending the personalization script to the secure element, the secure element being suitable for executing the personalization script to install the personalized profile in the secure element. |
| US10057750B2 |
Vehicle-initiated emergency calls
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for asserting support for telematics capabilities in a vehicle emergency call system. In some aspects, a method for wireless communication in the vehicle emergency call system may include transmitting a set of telematics capabilities from a first endpoint in the vehicle emergency call system to a second endpoint in the vehicle emergency call system over a communication session signaling protocol. |
| US10057748B1 |
Technology application restructuring and deployment for home receiver integration
Embodiments of the present invention relate to, in general, for technology application restructuring and deployment for home receiver integration. The system is configured to provide a technology application on a home receiver, such as a functionally tethered smart device, to facilitate performing user activities. Typically, the system is configures the user mobile device as a remote control for allowing the user to perform technology activities using the tethered smart device technology application, via the user mobile device. In some embodiments, the system is configured to initiate presentation of a tethered smart device activity interface on a display device of the tethered smart device. In some embodiments, the system is configured to present an auxiliary mobile interface on a display of the user mobile device, wherein the auxiliary mobile interface comprises the predetermined graphical element of the tethered smart device activity interface, for completion of a technology activity. |
| US10057747B2 |
5G MB connectivity acknowledgement aggregation
Wireless devices and methods presented in the disclosure provide for block acknowledgements for multi-band transmissions. The block acknowledgements can be coupled (aggregated) for two or more flows across multiple bands by using an acknowledge aggregation methodology. The method creates a single multi-band common acknowledgment that can be sent over one band to acknowledge transmissions over two or more bands. |
| US10057742B2 |
Systems and methods for managing the routing and replication of data in the download direction in a network of moving things
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). More specifically, systems and methods for managing the routing and replication of data in the download direction in a network of moving things. |
| US10057738B2 |
Cloud-based device twinning
A network-based service is utilized to facilitate twinning of two or more communication devices associated with a subscriber account. Incoming communication is intercepted by a communication device and forwarded to a network server, which in turn transmits the incoming communication to the multiple twinned devices. In addition, identifier data associated with outgoing communication is replaced with a primary identifier (e.g., customer telephone number (CTN)) of a user's primary device or a common identifier (e.g., a mobile one number (MON)) assigned to devices associated with the user's subscriber account. Communication devices can be temporarily twinned for a defined time period, during which a common bill can be generated for the twinned devices. |
| US10057736B2 |
Active transport based notifications
Techniques for triggering an action associated with a task items are provided. A task item associated with a triggering criterion is provided. The triggering criterion requires an occurrence of any of a plurality of communication events. The plurality of communication events includes a telephone call. In some implementations, at least two of the plurality of communication events are of different communication types. In some implementations, the different types are telephone calls, emails, and text messages. The occurrence of a first communication event of the plurality of communication events is detected. It is determined the triggering criterion is satisfied. In response to the determining, a notification associated with the task item is caused to be presented to a user of the electronic device. |
| US10057734B2 |
System and method for transmitting and receiving media messages
Systems and methods for a communication platform that includes receiving a media message request; obtaining a set of web content resources associated with the media message request; rendering the set of web content resources; converting the rendered set of web content resources into a media resource; and transmitting the media resource to a destination according to the media message request. |
| US10057729B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving multiuser packet in a mobile communication system
An apparatus and method is provided for generating one packet with transmission data and transmitting the packet from an access network transceiver system (ANTS) to a plurality of access terminals (ATs) in a mobile communication system including the ATs and the ANTS which are capable of performing packet data communication with ATs located in coverage thereof. The method includes the steps of generating a medium access control (MAC) header including information on a receiving AT's address, a length and format for transmission data, generating a MAC payload, by consecutively connecting data units to be transmitted to the receiving AT, and generating a MAC trailer. The ANTS pads ‘0’ bits to the MAC header if a predetermined MAC size is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer. |
| US10057727B2 |
Indoor positioning system based on motion sensing augmented with beacons
A position tracking system includes one or more beacons and one or more sensor pairs. Each of the one or more sensor pairs is configured to be disposed on equipment that moves within a facility. Each of the one or more sensor pairs includes a motion sensor and a beacon sensor configured to receive signals from the one or more beacons. The position tracking system also include a control system, which include a processor configured to receive a first signal collected by the motion sensor, receive a second signal collected by the beacon sensor, compute a first location and/or orientation based on the first signal, and determine a second location and/or orientation based on the second signal. |
| US10057725B2 |
Sensor-based geolocation of a user device
A device may determine a set of orientations or relative displacements at a set of locations. The set of locations may include at least a first location and a second location. The device may determine a set of sensor measurements relating to one or more measurable parameters at the set of locations. The device may determine, based on the set of orientations or relative displacements at the set of locations and the set of sensor measurements relating to the one or more measurable parameters at the set of locations, a path relating to the set of locations. The device may perform an action based on determining the path. |
| US10057718B2 |
Methods and apparatus to associate geographic locations with user devices
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to associate geographic locations with user devices. An example apparatus includes a beacon handler to: extract source identifying information from a beacon transmitted from a user device to an audience measurement entity in response to the user device accessing a webpage, and extract media identifying information from the beacon; a location identifier to, in response to detecting that the source identifying information indicates that the beacon was received from a mobile network query a location service of a provider of the mobile network to retrieve a location associated with the user device; and a location mapper to store the location in association with the media identifying information to credit an impression of the media identifying information to the location. |
| US10057716B1 |
Monitoring a status of a disconnected device by a mobile device and an audio analysis system in an infrastructure
A method for monitoring an operation status of a disconnected device by a mobile device and an audio analysis system in an infrastructure. The mobile device has connectivity to the infrastructure while the disconnected device has no connectivity to the infrastructure. The mobile device invokes passive listening of the mobile device to a sound generated by the disconnected device, determines whether the sound can be detected by the mobile device, and steams audio with information of a location of the mobile device to the audio analysis system. The audio analysis system determines whether the audio is recorded from the disconnected device, compares the audio with pre-recorded sounds of the disconnected device, determines the operation status of the disconnected device, and sends a notification of the operation status of the disconnected device, in response to determining that the operation status is an event predetermined by a user of the mobile device. |
| US10057714B2 |
Systems and methods for automatically generating geofences based on property information
A system for generating a geofence may include a server that receives location data for an area of interest from a client device. In some embodiments, the system may determine at least two boundary coordinates for the area of interest based on the received location data. The system also may determine an anchor point for a geofence and/or a geofence size based on the at least two boundary coordinates. The at least two boundary coordinates may be opposite corners of the area of interest and the anchor point may be a coordinate between the at least two boundary coordinates. The system also may apply an adjustment factor to determine the size of the geofence. The adjustment factor may be determined based on the distance between the at least two boundary coordinates. Other implementations also are described. |
| US10057712B2 |
Mobile device with applications that use a common place card to display data relating to a location
Some embodiments provide a mobile computing device that includes a number of applications having a common display area to display data relating to a location. In some embodiments, the common display area is a unified display area to display different types of data. The different types of data can include information regarding the location, multimedia associated with the location, user feedbacks regarding the location, a catalog associated with the location, social network data, etc. In some embodiments, the unified common display area is also referred to as a place card because it presents data relating to a place. |
| US10057711B2 |
Mobile surveillance
In some embodiments, a technique for logging an item encountered by a mobile device comprises automatically detecting an item in an uncontrolled environment, extracting an identity associated with the item, logging an encounter, wherein the encounter includes the identity, and deleting the encounter after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, wherein the encounter is not marked as relevant. |
| US10057705B2 |
System and method for transitioning between audio system modes
Audio processing method is described to continuously process an audio signal while changing between audio modes so that the listener does not experience a discontinuous sound during the transition. The first audio signal can be combined with the second audio signal to produce a smooth, continuous output signal that changes to only having the second audio signal over a time period. A global gain can be reduced during the transition from the first audio mode to a subsequent audio mode. Differences in the parameters from the first mode to the second mode can be determined and the parameters that differ are stepped from an initial value to a subsequent value over a transition time to produce a smooth audio signal. |
| US10057704B2 |
Audio providing apparatus and audio providing method
An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number. |
| US10057702B2 |
Audio signal processing apparatus and method for modifying a stereo image of a stereo signal
The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for modifying a stereo image of a stereo signal. The apparatus includes a panning index modifier configured to apply a mapping function to at least all panning indexes of stereo signal time-frequency segments that are within a frequency bandwidth, a first panning gain determiner configured to determine modified panning gains for time-frequency signal segments of the first and second audio signal based on the modified panning indexes, and a re-panner configured to re-pan the stereo signal according to ratios between the modified panning gains and panning gains of the first and second audio signal that correspond to the modified panning gains in time and frequency. |
| US10057696B2 |
Vibration transducer and implantable hearing aid device
Provided are a vibration transducer and an implantable hearing aid device. In one embodiment, the implantable hearing aid device includes a signal processing part implantable in a subject, the signal processing part processing a signal from a microphone to output a sound signal, a sound transmission tube configured for transmitting the sound signal to a round window of the subject, and a bellows member disposed at an end side of the sound transmission tube to transmit vibration due to the sound signal to the round window. In other embodiment, the implantable hearing aid device includes a signal processing part implantable in a subject, the signal processing part processing a signal from a microphone to output an electrical signal, a vibration generation part configured for receiving the electrical signal to generate vibration, and a bellows member disposed at an end side of the vibration generation part to transmit the vibration to a round window of the subject. In some embodiments, the vibration generation part includes a magnet member or a piezoelectric vibration member to vibrate in accordance with the electrical signal. |
| US10057695B2 |
Hearing aid battery door module
A hearing aid device (100, 100a-b) comprises a shell portion (104) and a battery door module (200, 200a-b) attached to the shell portion. The battery door module comprises a battery casing (221, 221a-b) and an electronics casing (208, 208a-b). The battery casing receives a battery (202) defining a battery axis (LBAT) that extends substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (L) of the battery door module. The electronics casing encloses a voltage regulator (216), a printed circuit board assembly (214), and at least a portion of one or more charging elements (220, 220a). The battery door module also comprises at least one attachment member (204, 206, 206a-b) that allows the battery door module to attach to a shell portion of the hearing aid device. The battery door module is movable relative to the shell portion between an open position and a closed position. |
| US10057693B2 |
Method for predicting the intelligibility of noisy and/or enhanced speech and a binaural hearing system
An intrusive binaural speech intelligibility predictor system receives a target signal comprising speech in left and right essentially noise-free and noisy and/or processed versions at left and right ears of a listener. The system comprises a) first, second, third and fourth input units for providing time-frequency representations of said left and right noise-free and noisy/processed versions of the target signal, respectively; b) first and second Equalization-Cancellation stages adapted to receive and relatively time shift and amplitude adjust the left and right noise-free and noisy/processed versions, respectively, and to provide resulting noise-free and noisy/processed signals, respectively; and c) a monaural speech intelligibility predictor unit for providing final binaural speech intelligibility predictor value SI-Measure based on said resulting noise-free and noisy/processed signals. The Equalization-Cancellation stages are adapted to optimize the SI-Measure to indicate a maximum intelligibility of said noisy/processed versions of the target signal by said listener. The invention may e.g. be used in development systems for hearing aids. |
| US10057692B2 |
Hearing device comprising an improved feedback cancellation system
A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a forward path comprising an input transducer providing an electric input signal, a combination unit, a signal processing unit configured to apply a forward gain to signal of the forward path and to provide a processed electric output signal, a frequency shifting unit for de-correlating the processed electric output signal and the electric input signal, and an output transducer. The hearing device further comprises an adaptive filter for providing an estimate of an external feedback path, and located in the forward path. The feedback estimation unit provides a resulting feedback estimate signal, which is combined with the electric input signal in the combination unit to provide a resulting feedback corrected signal, and a correction unit for influencing said estimate of the feedback path by diminishing a residual bias, being a result of the frequency shift, in said resulting feedback estimate signal. |
| US10057689B2 |
Silicon speaker
The present invention provides a silicon speaker comprising an MEMS acoustoelectric chip and a PCB substrate, wherein the MEMS acoustoelectric chip comprises a corrugated diaphragm on a silicon substrate; and one side surface of the MEMS acoustoelectric chip is metalized, and the metalized side surface of the MEMS acoustoelectric chip is connected with the PCB substrate. The corrugated diaphragm is electrically conductive and interconnected with metal paths on MEMS acoustoelectric chip, which is led out to a first PCB metal path as one electrode. A second PCB metal path below the MEMS chip forms another electrode of the electrostatic actuator. The silicon speaker provided by the present invention lowers manufacturing costs of the speaker, and allows the diaphragm to generate high and repeatable/reliable sound pressure upon large displacements so as to improve the sounding effects of the speaker. |
| US10057688B2 |
Lead frame-based chip carrier used in the fabrication of MEMS transducer packages
Systems and methods for lead frame-based chip carriers for use with MEMS transducers. One embodiment provides a method for manufacturing a MEMS microphone package. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes flip chip bonding a first plurality of I/O pads on an application specific integrated circuit to a plurality of traces on a lead frame. The method further includes removing at least one of the plurality of traces such that at least one of the first plurality of I/O pads is electrically isolated from the lead frame. The method further includes bonding the lead frame to a lid and electrically connecting, via at least one wire bond, a MEMS microphone mounted to the lid to the application specific integrated circuit using a second plurality of I/O pads of the application specific integrated circuit. The method further includes bonding a substrate to the lead frame to form an air tight volume within the lid. |
| US10057679B2 |
Systems and methods of reducing acoustic noise
A wearable device for detecting a user state is disclosed. The wearable device includes one or more of an accelerometer for measuring an acceleration of a user, a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field associated with the user's change of orientation, and a gyroscope. The wearable device also includes one or more microphones for receiving audio. The wearable device may determine whether the orientation of the wearable device has changed and may designate or re-designate microphones as primary or secondary microphones. |
| US10057675B2 |
Integration of sensors into earphones
An in-ear earphone includes a body shaped to fit in the wearer's ear, a nozzle extending from the body towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear, the nozzle including an acoustic passage to conduct sound waves to the ear canal of the wearer, an ear canal sealing structure extending from the nozzle, and a sensor coupled to the nozzle. The sealing structure includes a thin sheet of material forming a hollow shape surrounding the nozzle and sensor, and the body, nozzle, sealing structure, and sensor are arranged such that when the earphone is located in the wearer's ear, the sensor faces the tragus of the ear, and the sealing structure simultaneously forms an acoustic seal to the entrance to the ear canal and provides optical coupling between the sensor and the tragus with minimal air gaps between the sensor, the sealing structure, and the tragus. |
| US10057674B1 |
Headphone system capable of adjusting equalizer gains automatically
A headphone system includes a headphone body and a signal source device. The headphone body includes a connection kit, a first earmuff module, a second earmuff module, a connection port, and a processor. The first earmuff module is connected to a first terminal of the connection kit. The first earmuff module includes at least one first pressure sensor and a first speaker. The second earmuff module is connected to a second terminal of the connection kit. The second earmuff module includes at least one second pressure sensor and a second speaker. The connection port is used for receiving an audio source signal from the signal source device. The processor receives a plurality of pressure values detected by the at least one first pressure sensor and second pressure sensor and sets at least one set of equalizer gains of the first speaker and the second speaker according to the pressure values. |
| US10057667B2 |
Extending EPON multi-point control protocol to run on Ethernet PON over coax networks
A method implemented by a middlebox comprising registering a customer premises equipment (CPE) in the middlebox, wherein the CPE is coupled to the middlebox via an electrical line, and facilitating registration of the CPE in a central office (CO) equipment coupled to the middlebox. |
| US10057663B2 |
Remote communication and powered sensing/control/identification devices
Sensing/control/identification devices of machines are provided. The devices include a shielding defining a shielded volume, a rectification and power conditioning module within the shielded volume and configured to receive electromagnetic (EM) transmissions from an EM transmitting source and convert said EM transmissions to electrical power, a communication interface module within the shielded volume and configured to receive power from the rectification and power conditioning module and at least one of receive the EM transmissions or transmit EM communications, and a control module within the shielded volume and configured to at least one of (i) receive the EM transmissions from the communication interface for processing or prepare the EM communications for transmission from the communication interface module and (ii) communicate with a remote sensor of the machine. |
| US10057659B2 |
Methods and system for presenting search results
Systems and methods are described herein for a media guidance application that facilitates presenting, to a user, media assets that match a search expression by generating for display media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that are scheduled for transmission to a plurality of users during a specific time interval. The media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that match the search expression are distinguished from media asset identifiers that correspond to media assets that do not match the search expression. Furthermore, media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that match the search expression are distinguished from each other based on an attribute of each media asset that matches the search expression. |
| US10057658B2 |
Video watermarking techniques
Improved techniques for video watermarking are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a watermarking module for execution by the processor circuit to generate disabled video content through modification of a video content item, send a common stream comprising the disabled video content, and send a private content key for the disabled video content, the private content key defining a watermark for the video content item. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10057654B2 |
Selection and alignment of video segments for adaptive streaming
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for selection and alignment of video segments for adaptive streaming. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more variant segments, the one or more variant segments including a first variant segment having a first bitrate and a second variant segment having a second bitrate for decoding and playback and generating a first packetized elementary stream (PES) collection based on the first variant segment and a second PES collection based on the second variant segment. The embodiment further operates by storing the generated first PES collection and second PES collection in a processing buffer; and determining a first out-of-tolerance splicing location and associated first out-of-tolerance offset between the first PES collection and the second PES collection based on a maximum tolerance offset. |
| US10057652B2 |
Electronic program guide with blackout features
An interactive television program guide for supporting programming blackouts is provided. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may unschedule the reminding and recording of blacked-out programs that have been scheduled by a user for reminding or recording. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may prevent a user from scheduling blacked-out programs for reminding and recording. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may prevent a user from ordering blacked-out pay-per-view programs. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may provide blackout information in information displays. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may provide replacement media for blacked-out programs. |
| US10057650B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
Disclosed herein are an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. In an aspect, when a mirroring connection request is received from a first external device, a second external device pairing-connected with the first external device is also mirrored. Accordingly, a mirroring screen for the first external device and a mirroring screen for the second external device can be displayed together. |
| US10057646B2 |
Storing same channel overlapping recordings
First media segments for a first media program are recorded. The first media program is scheduled to start at a first start time and end at a first end time, whereas a second media program is scheduled to start at a second start time and end at a second end time, the first end time being after the second start time. It is determined whether the first media program and the second media program are on a same channel. If so, one or more shared media segments, one of which is before all other shared media segments in the shared media segments and begins no later than the first time, are recorded. A first media program object is generated to represent a first recording of the first media program, and includes references to the first media segments and the shared media segments. |
| US10057644B1 |
Video asset classification
According to one implementation, a content classification system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a video asset classification software code. The hardware processor executes the video asset classification software code to receive video clips depicting video assets and each including images and annotation metadata, and to preliminarily classify the images with one or more of the video assets to produce image clusters. The hardware processor further executes the video asset classification software code to identify key features data corresponding respectively to each image cluster, to segregate the image clusters into image super-clusters based on the key feature data, and to uniquely identify each of at least some of the image super-clusters with one of the video assets. |
| US10057641B2 |
Method to upgrade content encryption
Generation of secret keys is carried out in a smartcard for use by a receiver device's main processor, or alternatively, decryption processing for selectively encrypted content is carried out in the smartcard itself in order to thwart hacking and pirating of protected video content. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. |
| US10057640B2 |
Media content migration based on user location
A system and method is disclosed for migrating media content between different devices based on user location. A display screen is configured to detect a presence of a user at the display screen. In response to the detecting the user, media content being provided for the user at a different display screen remote from the first display screen is determined. The determined media content is then provided for broadcast at the display screen starting at a content location associated with the different display screen. |
| US10057634B2 |
Method for fast channel change and corresponding device
In a video delivery environment where a channel change in an audio/video receiver starts with a burst delivery of an audio/video stream to the receiver, characteristics of the audio/video stream are determined such as audio-video drift and burst characteristics in terms of duration of excess data delivery. At least one of these characteristics determines an offset to add to an initialization of a decoder clock, so that moving images are shown as early as possible after receipt of the channel change command, to be joined by lip synchronized audio before burst end. |
| US10057629B2 |
Terminal device, video distribution device, and program
A terminal device includes a reception unit that receives from a video distribution device, a video gallery display Screen in which display images of Video data items transmitted from transmission Source devices are arranged by group, a display unit that has a display region to display a part of the video gallery display Screen; and a control unit that controls the display of the display unit wherein according to an instruction to designate a display target region in the Video gallery display Screen, the control unit changes the number of the display images of the video data items displayed in the display range in the video gallery display Screen, and according to the number of the display images displayed in the display range, the control unit changes difference among groups in a degree of identification display which is determined for each group so as to identify the group. |
| US10057628B2 |
Interactive video distribution system and video player utilizing a client server architecture
An interactive video distribution system and video player are described. A client server arrangement may be used for providing a video player and video content to a client device. The video player may display navigation images enabling navigation to specific portions of the video content by activating a corresponding navigation image. The video player may also enable the sharing of a segment of the video with other video players, enabling the video players to play the streamed segment of the video without having to play the entire video, thereby reducing network bandwidth usage. The video player may be embeddable. The server may associate searchable tags with respective video segments. |
| US10057626B2 |
Method for displaying a video and apparatus for displaying a video
Television broadcast standards are continuously improved and new standards are introduced, often with increased resolution. Many users keep their television set that cannot take advantage of the improvements. However, in a case where a higher resolution video signal is available, additional services can be provided to the users of standard resolution television sets. A method for displaying a video comprises steps of enabling a user to define (71) first view settings, applying (72) the first view settings to a first view of a first video scene, determining (73) a first camera corresponding to the first view, storing (74) the first view settings, after a scene change towards a new scene detecting (76) that the new scene corresponds to the first view, and automatically applying (78) the first view settings for displaying the new scene. |
| US10057621B2 |
Wearable device and methods for determining a level of detail provided to user
A system for providing information to a user of a wearable apparatus is provided. The system includes at least one processing device programmed to identify a person represented in at least one image captured by a wearable image sensor included in the wearable apparatus, obtain information associated with the person represented in the at least one captured image, and obtain at least one affinity measurement representing a degree of a relationship between the user and the person. The processing device is also programmed to determine, based on the at least one affinity measurement, an information level to be disclosed to the user of the wearable apparatus and provide, to the user of the wearable apparatus, the information based on the information associated with the person and on the information level. |
| US10057616B1 |
Systems and methods for accessing bookmarked content
A system includes a user receiving device that receives content broadcast from a service provider, presents the received content on a display to be viewed by a user, receives a bookmark request signal generated in response to input from the user, generates a bookmark based on the bookmark request signal, and transmits the bookmark from the user receiving device. A storage device remotely located from the user receiving device receives the bookmark from the user receiving device and stores the bookmark with a plurality of bookmarks associated with the user. The plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device are accessible by the user using a second screen device. |
| US10057614B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing adaptive multimedia service
An apparatus and a method for providing an adaptive multimedia service in a mobile communication system are provided. The method of providing a multimedia service includes collecting user-preference-aware information, device-capability-aware information, and network-aware information, generating a packet according to a correlation among the user-preference-aware information, the device-capability-aware information, and the network-aware information, and providing a multimedia service according to the generated packet. |
| US10057611B2 |
Data distribution amongst transponder carriers
A satellite broadcast system is used to transmit streams of variable bit-rate content using fixed bit-rate channels that correspond to respective satellite transponder carriers. High bandwidth content is transmitted over multiple transponder carriers in parallel with a combined bandwidth sufficient for the peak bit-rate of the high bandwidth content, whereas multiple streams of low bandwidth content can be transmitted over a single transponder carrier simultaneously by multiplexing the low bandwidth content. High bandwidth content may be multiplexed with low bandwidth content rather than assigning all high bandwidth content to be transmitted exclusively over dedicated high bandwidth transponders. |
| US10057608B2 |
Network management, monitoring, and flow control
A data analyzer engine receives feedback associated with delivery of content (such as streaming content) to multiple subscriber domains in a cable network environment. The data analyzer engine analyzes the feedback to identify attributes of current content consumption by playback devices operated in the subscriber domains. Based on the analyzed feedback, the data analyzer engine produces control information specifying data flow control rates in which the playback devices are assigned to retrieve content over a shared communication link in the cable network environment. Accordingly, data flow rates in a network environment (such as a subscriber domain) can be controlled to promote fairness and optimal use of available bandwidth amongst multiple playback devices sharing a respective communication link. |
| US10057606B2 |
Systems and methods for automated application of business rules using temporal metadata and content fingerprinting
According to various embodiments of the disclosed technology, it is possible for content owners to better control the presentation of owned multimedia assets. Implementations of embodiments of the technology of the present disclosure leverage the specificity and greater breadth of detailed information about the multimedia asset of temporal metadata to enable content owners to associate business rules with particular content elements of the multimedia asset. After being notified of a match through the traditional fingerprinting process, embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure can programmatically identify the exact content elements contained within the uploaded multimedia file, and accordingly apply the applicable rules. Content owners may create a list of business rules associated with particular temporal metadata tags of a multimedia assets so that fine-grained rule application is possible. |
| US10057603B2 |
Entropy coding supporting mode switching
A decoder for decoding a data stream into which media data is coded has a mode switch configured to activate a low-complexity mode or a high-efficiency mode depending on the data stream, an entropy decoding engine configured to retrieve each symbol of a sequence of symbols by entropy decoding using a selected one of a plurality of entropy decoding schemes, a desymbolizer configured to desymbolize the sequence of symbols to obtain a sequence of syntax elements, a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the media data based on the sequence of syntax elements, selection depending on the activated low-complexity mode or the high-efficiency mode. In another aspect, a desymbolizer is configured to perform desymbolization such that the control parameter varies in accordance with the data stream at a first rate in case of the high-efficiency mode being activated and the control parameter is constant irrespective of the data stream or changes depending on the data stream, but at a second lower rate in case of the low-complexity mode being activated. |
| US10057601B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for filtering of ringing artifacts post decoding
A technique to perform filtering of ringing artifacts is disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a decoder configured to receive a bitstream, decode the bitstream into blocks, identify conditions in the blocks associated with generation of ringing artifacts, and filter the ringing artifacts from one or more of the blocks responsive to identification of the conditions by the decoder. An example method may include detecting conditions in a bitstream that lead to ringing artifacts, configuring a filter based on the conditions, and filtering the ringing artifacts from blocks of decoded bitstream. |
| US10057599B2 |
Method for performing image processing control with aid of predetermined tile packing, associated apparatus and associated non-transitory computer readable medium
A method for performing image processing control and an associated apparatus are provided, where method may include the steps of: performing image coding on image information of at least one frame to generate encoded data of the at least one frame, wherein in the encoded data, a specific frame of the at least one frame includes a plurality of tiles, and each tile of the plurality of tiles includes a plurality of superblocks; and generating a bitstream carrying the encoded data of the at least one frame, wherein at least a partition type and a transform size of each superblock within a specific tile of the plurality of tiles are derivable from information corresponding to the specific tile within the encoded data, having no need to derive the partition type and the transform size from information corresponding to another tile of the plurality of tiles within the encoded data. |
| US10057597B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion vector based on reduced motion vector predictor candidates
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a motion vector of a current block. The method of encoding including: generating information about the motion vector based on a motion vector of a current block and a motion vector predictor of the current block by estimating the motion vector and determining a first motion vector predictor candidate from among a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates as the motion vector predictor based on a result of the estimating; and generating a virtual motion vector by using a second motion vector predictor candidate and the information about the motion vector, generating vector differences between the virtual motion vector and the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates, comparing the vector differences with the information about the motion vector, and selectively excluding the second motion vector predictor candidate according to the comparing. |
| US10057592B2 |
Video encoding and decoding
A temporal motion vector predictor is includable, together with one or more spatial motion vector predictors, in a set of motion vector predictors for a block to encode of a current frame. A method of determining the temporal motion vector predictor comprises selecting as the temporal predictor one motion vector from among motion vectors in a reference block of a reference frame different from the current frame. The reference block is a block of the reference frame collocated with the block to encode or a block of the reference frame neighboring the collocated block. The selection is based on a diversity criterion for achieving diversity among the predictors of the set.This can reduce the motion vector memory requirements with no or no significant additional coding efficiency penalty. Alternatively, even if the motion vector memory is not reduced in size, coding efficiency improvements can be achieved. |
| US10057588B2 |
Scalable video signal encoding/decoding method and device
A scalable video signal decoding method according to the present invention determines, based on the temporal identifier of a lower layer, whether a corresponding picture of the lower layer is used as an inter-layer reference picture for the current picture of an upper layer, creates a list of reference pictures for the current picture based on the determination, and performs inter-layer prediction on the current block in the current picture based on the created list of reference pictures. |
| US10057579B2 |
Method and device for encoding/decoding image
A method and a device for encoding/decoding an image are disclosed. The method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: decoding information on a quantization matrix; and restoring the quantization matrix on the basis of the information on the quantization matrix, wherein the information on the quantization matrix includes information indicating a DC value of the quantization matrix and/or information indicating differential values of quantization matrix coefficients. |
| US10057578B2 |
QP derivation and offset for adaptive color transform in video coding
A device for decoding video data is configured to determine, based on a chroma sampling format for the video data, that adaptive color transform is enabled for one or more blocks of the video data; determine a quantization parameter for the one or more blocks based on determining that the adaptive color transform is enabled; and dequantize transform coefficients based on the determined quantization parameter. A device for decoding video data is configured to determine for one or more blocks of the video data that adaptive color transform is enabled; receive in a picture parameter set, one or more offset values in response to adaptive color transform being enabled; determine a quantization parameter for a first color component of a first color space based on a first of the one or more offset values; and dequantize transform coefficients based on the quantization parameter. |
| US10057575B2 |
Adaptive transform method based on in-screen prediction and apparatus using the method
Disclosed is an adaptive transform method based on an in-screen prediction, and an apparatus using the method. A method for encoding an image can comprise a step of determining in-screen prediction mode groups, and a step of transforming by using a different transform method according to the in-screen prediction mode group. As a result, transforming can be performed by applying the different transform method according to the in-screen prediction mode group. |
| US10057573B2 |
Moving image coding device, moving image decoding device, moving image coding method and moving image decoding method
A moving image coding device includes: a evaluation unit configured to approximate a parameter of a statistic in accordance with a distance from a reference pixel located along the intra prediction direction to a pixel to be processed; a feature amount calculation unit configured to calculate, for a pixel near the pixel to be processed, a feature amount of a prediction value that is based on the intra prediction direction; and a prediction value calculation unit configured to estimate a prediction error corresponding to the distance using the parameter of the statistic approximated by the evaluation unit, reflect the prediction error in the prediction value that is based on the intra prediction direction using the feature amount calculated by the prediction value feature amount calculation unit, and generate a new prediction value. |
| US10057572B2 |
Method of decoding motion vector
An apparatus is provided for encoding an image in an advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode. The apparatus includes an inter prediction unit configured to determine motion information of a current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block using the motion information, a transform unit configured to transform the residual block to generated a transformed block, a quantization unit configured to quantize the transformed block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a quantized block, a scanning unit configured to for scan quantized coefficient components of the quantized block, and an entropy coding unit configured to perform entropy-coding on the scanned coefficient components of the quantized block. The quantization parameter is determined per a quantization unit and is encoded using a quantization parameter predictor. The quantization parameter predictor is generated by averaging two quantization parameters. |
| US10057569B2 |
Alignment of picture order count
A system for encoding and/or decoding video that include picture order counts. |
| US10057568B2 |
Parallel parsing video decoder and method
A video decoding apparatus for decoding an encoded video bitstream having a sequence of video pictures, wherein at least one video picture is encoded in a plurality of slices, wherein each slice comprises a sequence of raster scan order blocks which can be decoded independently of another slice. The video decoding apparatus comprises: an array store configured to store an array of values, with an array entry corresponding to each block position in the video picture, such that each block position has its own corresponding array entry; a plurality of parsing units each configured to perform a parsing operation on a selected sequence of raster scan order blocks in a selected slice and to write a value to a selected array entry corresponding to a first block in the selected sequence, the value indicating a location of parsed data generated by the parsing operation and required to render the selected sequence of blocks; and a rendering unit configured to render the video pictures using the parsed data with reference to the values written to the array store, wherein the plurality of parsing units are configured to perform their respective parsing operations on the plurality of slices in parallel with each other. |
| US10057563B2 |
Image pick-up apparatus, portable terminal having the same and image pick-up method using apparatus
Embodiments provide an image pick-up apparatus including an optical unit configured to output optical information acquired from a lens having a fixed focal distance, an image sensor unit configured to convert the optical information into electrical signals and including a plurality of phase difference detection pixels, an image information processing unit configured to generate interest image information by processing the electrical signals converted by the image sensor unit, a memory unit configured to store depth values matched with reference image information, a calculation unit configured to extract the depth value matched with the reference image information corresponding to the interest image information, and an image information output unit configured to output the depth value extracted by the calculation unit and, thus, depth information may be easily acquired using only one image pick-up apparatus. |
| US10057562B2 |
Generating intermediate views using optical flow
A canvas generation system generates a canvas view of a scene based on a set of original camera views depicting the scene, for example to recreate a scene in virtual reality. Canvas views can be generated based on a set of synthetic views generated from a set of original camera views. Synthetic views can be generated, for example, by shifting and blending relevant original camera views based on an optical flow across multiple original camera views. An optical flow can be generated using an iterative method which individually optimizes the optical flow vector for each pixel of a camera view and propagates changes in the optical flow to neighboring optical flow vectors. |
| US10057559B2 |
Transferring of 3D image data
A 3D source device for outputting a three-dimensional image signal, the three-dimensional image signal comprising multi-view image data, the 3D source device comprising an input for receiving image data; a generator arranged to generate the three-dimensional image signal based on the image data, the three-dimensional image signal comprising a first component comprising multiple 2D images for use in stereoscopic viewing, a second component comprising overlay data and a third component defining disparity signaling information for use in overlaying image data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images. New disparity signaling information in a further third component overrules the disparity signaling information in the third component. |
| US10057551B2 |
Wireless audio and video home theater ceiling projector system
Audio and video home theater ceiling projector system that optionally replaces any type of home theater video projector with the advantage of ten audio channels; the system simplifies in one main unit and two peripheral devices a cinema audio and video projection, it also allows the user to install, use, and distribute a complicated system of this type in a very simple way and to change the loudspeaker driver layout just by rotating the main unit installed at the electrical outlet box of the lamp, the invention is equipped with a bridged wall switch which allows controlling the main unit lights without interrupting its operation and the system receives the audio and video signal via wireless to decode all audio channels to emit sounds and effects in different directions to immerse the listener in a three-dimensional sound during a video playing. |
| US10057546B2 |
Systems and methods for automated cloud-based analytics for security and/or surveillance
Systems and methods for virtualized computing or cloud-computing network with distributed input devices and at least one remote server computer for automatically analyzing received video, audio and/or image inputs for providing social security and/or surveillance for a surveillance environment, surveillance event, and/or surveillance target. |
| US10057539B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal
A method of transmitting a broadcast signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes: compressing headers of first IP packets including first broadcast data; generating first link layer packets including the header-compressed first IP packets and second link layer packets including second IP packets containing second broadcast data; generating third link layer packets including link layer signaling information providing information necessary to process the first link layer packets and the second link layer packets; and generating one or more broadcast frames including the first link layer packets, the second link layer packets and the third link layer packets. |
| US10057538B2 |
Apparatus and methods for the selection of one or more frame interpolation techniques
Methods and apparatus for the generation of interpolated frames of video data. In one embodiment, the interpolated frames of video data are generated by obtaining two or more frames of video data; performing Lagrangian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames of video data to generate a Lagrangian interpolated image; performing Eulerian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames to generate a Eulerian interpolated image; and when the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image should be combined, computing an average interpolated image using the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image; otherwise, selecting either the Lagrangian interpolated image or the Eulerian interpolated image; and generating an interpolated frame of video data using one or more of the average interpolated image, the Lagrangian interpolated image, or the Eulerian interpolated image. |
| US10057535B2 |
Data segment service
Aspects of the disclosure relate to the delivery of media content over a network. Specifically, aspects are directed to identification and/or extraction of a selected data such as a video clip from content and providing identifying information to a user to retrieve, view, and/or share the selected video clip. Aspects described herein provide the ability to identify a starting point and stopping point of a video clip on a media gateway device and generate a URL that can be used and/or shared in order to access the selected video clip. The URL may identify a stored media clip, or may contain information from which a video clip can be recreated. |
| US10057529B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device
A device has stacked first and second substrates. The first substrate includes pixel array having pixels arranged along surface, the second substrate includes readout circuit having first AD-conversion circuit for generating first digital signals corresponding to first signals from the pixels, first parallel-serial conversion circuit for outputting first serial signal by performing parallel-serial conversion on the first digital signals, and processing circuit for processing the first serial signal. In orthogonal projection to the surface, part of the pixel array and part of the processing circuit overlap with each other. The first AD-conversion circuit is arranged between edge of the second substrate and the processing circuit. The first parallel-serial conversion circuit is arranged between the first AD-conversion circuit and the processing circuit. |
| US10057527B2 |
Analog-digital converter and method, and image sensor including the same
An analog-digital converter may include a comparator suitable for comparing an input signal to a ramp signal to repetitively output a comparison signal a number of times corresponding to an analog gain for an analog-digital conversion; a counter receiving the repetitively outputted comparison signal from the comparator, the counter being suitable for performing a counting operation based on the repetitively outputted comparison signal; and a counting limiter suitable for limiting the counted number of bits by a maximum counted bit number of the counter. |
| US10057515B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and processing method for result of image pickup
The present invention is applied to an image pickup apparatus for which, for example, a CMOS solid-state image pickup element is used. One screen image is divided into a plurality of blocks, and a motion is detected for each of the blocks to control the exposure time of the block. |
| US10057512B2 |
Method of shutterless non-uniformity correction for infrared imagers
A method of correcting an infrared image including a plurality of pixels arranged in an input image array, a first pixel in the plurality of pixels having a first pixel value and one or more neighbor pixel with one or more neighbor pixel values. The first pixel and the one or more neighbor pixels are associated with an object in the image. The method includes providing a correction array having a plurality of correction pixel values, generating a corrected image array by adding the first pixel value to a correction pixel value in the correction array, and detecting edges in the corrected image array. The method also includes masking the detected edges in the corrected image array, updating the correction array, for each correction pixel value in the correction array and providing an output image array based on the correction array and the input image array. |
| US10057508B2 |
Illumination device with integrated thermal imaging sensor
An illumination device with an integrated thermal imaging sensor and method for using the same are disclosed. The device includes a solid state illumination source, and a thermal imager comprising a multi-pixel heat sensing device. A controller is configured to control the thermal imager, and a power source is configured to supply power to the illumination source, the thermal imager, and the controller. |
| US10057507B2 |
Shifted binning in X-ray sensors
The present invention is related to an image sensor and to a method for operating such sensor. The sensor of the invention comprises a pair of butted sensor tiles, each sensor tile comprising a pixel array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of photosensitive pixels.By constructing first row groups using at least one imaginary row, a different center-to-center distance exists between the different row groups than that which is obtained in prior art devices. More in particular, the construction according to the present invention allows the center positions of the rows to lie on a regular grid thereby lowering the geometrical distortion of the resulting image. |
| US10057500B2 |
Image capturing method and monitoring apparatus with supplemental lighting modulation
An image capturing method with supplemental lighting modulation is applied to a monitoring apparatus having a lighting unit and an image detecting unit. The image capturing method includes dividing a working period of the lighting unit into at least one first sub-period and at least one second sub-period, driving the lighting unit to respectively output supplemental light with different intensity during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, driving the image detecting unit to respectively capture a set of monitoring images with a predetermined amount during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, comparing the monitoring image captured in the first sub-period with ones captured in the second sub-period, analyzing definition of the set of monitoring images, and selecting a corresponding monitoring image having the definition greater than a threshold to execute image recognition. |
| US10057499B1 |
Automatic exposure control convergence procedure by auxiliary camera
An electronic device, computer program product and method provide automatic exposure control (AEC) convergence in a dual camera system. A main camera is triggered to perform AEC convergence procedure at a first frame rate. A display presents at least one of first images from the main camera. An auxiliary camera is triggered to perform AEC convergence procedure. A determination is made whether the AEC of the auxiliary camera has converged. In response convergence by the AEC, an exposure setting of the main camera is synchronized to the exposure setting of the auxiliary camera. The display presents a next image captured by the main camera operating with the synchronized exposure settings. |
| US10057495B2 |
Display device, image display method and storage medium
In a display device including a camera section and a monitor, imaging range information indicating an imaging range for the imaging device is acquired. Subsequently, a display target area corresponding to the imaging range indicated by the imaging range information is set in an image captured by the camera section. Then, a partial image in the display target area in the image captured by the camera section is displayed on the monitor. As a result, live view display can be achieved without causing the imaging device to capture a photographic subject at a predetermined frame rate and transmit the captured image. |
| US10057493B2 |
Lens moving apparatus, camera module and mobile device including the same
Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor. |
| US10057490B2 |
Image capture apparatus and remote control thereof
A method of providing an image of an image capture apparatus, the method including executing an application for a remote device to remotely control the image capture apparatus to successively capture a sequence of video frames, receiving from the remote device a first input instructing the image capture apparatus to successively capture the sequence of video frames, successively capturing the sequence of video frames and streaming the sequence of video frames to the remote device, in response to receiving the first input, receiving from the remote device a second input instructing the image capture apparatus to capture a still image, and providing the still image, in response to receiving the second input. |
| US10057485B2 |
Imaging apparatus and methods for generating a guide display using imaging height posture information
A display apparatus (which may be included in an imaging apparatus) includes: a display unit; a guide display generation circuit which acquires an image file including image data and photographing posture data including information of an inclination and a height of an imaging apparatus performing an imaging operation when the image data was created by the imaging operation to generate a photographing posture guide display based on the photographing posture data; and a display control circuit which causes the display unit to display an image based on the image data and the photographing posture guide display. A data processing apparatus may include a signal processing circuit which creates an image file including image data and photographing posture data. |
| US10057483B2 |
Mobile terminal and method thereof
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a camera; a touchscreen; a memory; and a controller configured to receive a first user gesture indicating a readiness for capturing an image through the camera, receive a second user gesture after receiving the first user gesture for indicating the camera to capture the image, and capture the image after a predetermined time period from receiving the second user gesture. |
| US10057482B2 |
Electronic camera, image display device, and storage medium storing image display program
A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence/absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation. |
| US10057481B2 |
Image capturing device with touch screen for adjusting camera settings
Several methods for operating a built-in digital camera of a portable, handheld electronic device are described. In one embodiment, the device receives a user selection (e.g., tap, tap and hold, gesture) of a region displayed on the display screen (e.g., touch sensitive screen). A touch to focus mode may then be initiated in response to the user selection and exposure and focus parameters determined and adjusted. Then, an automatic scene detection mechanism can determine whether a scene has changed. If the scene has changed, then the touch to focus mode ends and a default automatic focus mode initiates. This mode sets a new exposure metering area and focus area prior to determining and adjusting exposure and focus parameters, respectively. |
| US10057478B2 |
Focus detecting apparatus and method of controlling the same
A focus detecting apparatus includes a receiving unit receiving designation of a position in a region of an image, a setting unit setting a first region in the image, an object detecting unit detecting a region of an object corresponding to the first region in continuously acquired images, a focus detection unit detecting a focusing state based on a signal from the image capturing unit corresponding to the detected object region, and a calculating unit calculating a predetermined index related to focusing state. If the predetermined index of a second region indicates a first state, the setting unit sets the first region based on the second region. If the predetermined index of the second region indicates a second state and the predetermined index of a third region near the second region indicates the first state, the setting unit sets the first region based on the third region. |
| US10057477B2 |
Imaging device, imaging system, communication device, imaging method, and computer readable recording medium for generating and transmitting superimposed image data
An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to generate plural pieces of image data, a storing unit, a first communication control unit configured to sequentially transmit a newest one of the plural pieces of image data and identification information for identifying the newest one of the plural pieces of image data to plural communication devices and receive the identification information received by an operated communication device and elapsed time information from the operated communication device, and an image selection unit configured to select reproduction priority candidate image data, which is obtainable and reproducible by the operated communication device, from among the plural pieces of image data stored in the storing unit based on the elapsed time information and the identification information received. |
| US10057475B2 |
High mass light pole inspection and transport system
A motorized high mast pole inspection device that is self-powered and autonomous with respect to the internal lever of a high mast pole. The inspection device provides a means for mechanically climbing a vertical, cylindrical, tubular high mast light pole. Video monitoring and recording equipment may be deployed on the device for inspecting high mast light poles. |
| US10057474B2 |
Coil unit and photographing optical device
A coil unit may include coils and a coil holding member. An outer peripheral face of the coil holding member includes two side-face pairs, each of which includes a pair of parallel side faces. Each side face includes a protruded part around which the coil is wound and an abutting face with which one end face of the coil is abutted. Two pieces of the coil wound around protruded parts of two paired side faces is formed of one conducting wire. One side faces includes a coil guide part for wiring a crossover wire which connects the coil wound around the protruded part of one side face with the coil wound around the protruded part of the paired side-face pair, the coil guide part being recessed from the abutting face, and a recessed amount of the coil guide part is not less than an outer diameter of the conducting wire. |
| US10057473B2 |
Circuit board device and image capturing module having the circuit board device
A circuit board device includes a polyhedral support frame and a circuit board unit. The circuit board unit includes two rigid boards and a flexible board connecting the two rigid boards. The two rigid boards are folded with respect to each other through the flexible board and are disposed on different sides of the support frame, respectively. |
| US10057472B2 |
Flash unit having movable light emitting unit and image pickup apparatus equipped with flash unit
An image pickup apparatus equipped with a flash unit that is capable of popping up a light emitting unit even if a display panel is directed to a photographing direction. The flash unit is provided on an upper face of a body of the image pickup apparatus and includes three parallel rotating shafts, a first support member that is rotatably connected with the light emitting unit through the first rotating shaft, and a second support member that is rotatably connected with the first support member through the second rotating shaft and is rotatably connected with the body through the third rotating shaft. The light emitting unit is movable between a light-emitting position projected and a retracted position inside the body even if the display unit is in a stand-up position that is rotated from a regular position opposite to a back face of the body by 180 degrees. |
| US10057467B2 |
Camera module for vehicle
A camera module for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) configured to have an image sensor mounted on its surface; a second PCB configured to supply a power source to the first PCB; an outer shield installed to surround the side of the first and the second PCBs and to shield the first and the second PCBs from electromagnetic interference (EMI); and a plurality of support units disposed at positions where the supports units interfere with the first and the second PCBs of the outer shield and configured to support the first and the second PCBs. |
| US10057466B2 |
Digital video camera
A digital video camera is disclosed comprising a substantially cylindrical camera body defining a longitudinal axis, and first and second user inputs arranged on a wall of the camera body, wherein one of the first and second user inputs is arranged on a side wall of the camera body in a plane that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the other of the first and second user inputs is arranged on an end wall of the camera body in a plane that is generally orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, one of the first and second user inputs being actuable to start recording and the other of the first and second user inputs being actuable to stop recording. |
| US10057460B2 |
Proving digital photograph authorship using ECG biometrics
Techniques for proving digital photograph authorship using ECG biometrics are described. Electrodes are located on the exterior of a digital camera and are electrically coupled to an ECG circuit. When a photographer holds the camera with both hands, the electrodes detect electrical voltages from the photographer's hands and the ECG circuit produces a digital ECG signal. When the photographer uses the digital camera to capture a photograph, the camera's stenographic engine uses a stenographic key to embedded the ECG signal into the raw image file, producing a watermarked image. The camera's cryptographic engine uses a cryptographic key to encrypt the watermarked image to produce an encrypted image. If a dispute arises regarding authorship of the photograph, the stenographic and cryptographic engines convert the encrypted image into the raw image file and the photographer's ECG signals, which are compared to the ECG signals of the disputed author(s). |
| US10057459B2 |
Image forming apparatus, updating method of gamma correction information, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus is provided, which is capable of implementing updating of gamma correction information with a high accuracy while avoiding a wasteful output of a patch image even in the case where environmental fluctuations occur. The image forming apparatus corrects a density tone level of image data by using gamma correction information, forms an image based on the corrected image data, and includes an updating unit configured to update the gamma correction information by using a patch image, and the updating unit updates the gamma correction information by using a patch image the output stability of which is high as first updating and further updates the gamma correction information updated by the first updating by using a patch image the sensitivity of which is high as second updating. |
| US10057458B2 |
Method and apparatus for printing in grayscale
A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for printing in grayscale are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving a source profile of a color image, converting the source profile into a device specific color space profile, converting the device specific color space profile into a grayscale device specific color space profile that only has black separation values for each output node using a destination profile that is device specific and printing the color image in a grayscale using the grayscale device specific color profile that reproduces a tone of each color of the source profile of the color image. |
| US10057457B2 |
Image processing apparatus to print image data received by facsimile communication
An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit, a conversion unit, and a storage unit. The reception unit receives image data by facsimile communication. The conversion unit converts the image data received by the reception unit into image data having a print paper size of a fixed size. The storage unit stores, in a file, the image data converted by the conversion unit. |
| US10057455B2 |
Method and system for printing-device monitoring, and printing monitoring server
The present disclosure provides a method for printing-device monitoring by a printing monitoring server connected to a network, including: receiving identification information of a non-networked printing device and identification information of a host computer sent by the host computer, the non-networked printing device being connected to the host computer and being connected to the network through the host computer; when locally-stored printing device data contains the identification information of the non-networked printing device, determining host-computer identification information corresponding to the non-networked printing device and contained in the printing device data, to be identification information of a previous host computer; and when the identification information of the previous host computer is inconsistent with the identification information of the host computer, commanding the previous host computer stored with the identification information of the non-networked printing device to delete the identification information of the non-networked printing device. |
| US10057452B2 |
Image forming system and image forming method
A server for controlling an image forming system according to an embodiment includes an interface that receives, from a user device, document data and instructions to print the document data. A storage section stores the document data. A controller determines a printing mode of the document data based on property information included in the document data. The controller selects for printing the document data, only one of a non-erasable image forming apparatus and an erasable image forming apparatus based on the determined printing mode. The controller controls a display device to display a screen for selecting an erasable printing mode designation if the printing mode is determined to be a non-erasable printing mode. |
| US10057450B2 |
Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming system
An image reading apparatus 300 comprises: the scanner device SD which reads information about a sheet P conveyed on a paper conveying route PP and information about a position, a form and a color of an image formed on the sheet P; a spectrophotometer CI which reads information about a color of an image formed on a sheet P conveyed on the paper conveying route PP; and a support base TR which incorporates the paper conveying route and a motor for conveying a sheet and can be pulled out from a main body together with the paper conveying route and the motor. The scanner device SD is not mounted on the support base TR but fixed to the main body of the image reading apparatus. The spectrophotometer CI is mounted on and fixed to the support base TR, and spaced from the paper transfer route PP by a predetermined distance. |
| US10057449B2 |
Document analysis system, image forming apparatus, and analysis server
Provided is a document analysis system including an image processing apparatus and an analysis server. The image processing apparatus is configured to extract text data from image data obtained by scanning a document, and sequentially send divided pieces of the extracted text data to the analysis server until a candidate storage location for the image data is received from the analysis server. The analysis server is configured to perform analysis based on the sent divided pieces of the text data, and return the candidate storage location to the image processing apparatus upon determination of the candidate storage location. |
| US10057440B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
An image reading apparatus has an image reading portion, a sheet feeding portion feeding the sheet to the image reading portion, a rotatably connecting portion which rotatably connects the sheet feeding portion to the image reading portion, a fixing member, a first fastening member for fastening the fixing member to a frame of the sheet feeding portion, and a second fastening member for fastening the fixing member to the rotatably connecting portion in a state where the frame is nipped between the rotatably connecting portion and the fixing member. When the fastening of the first fastening member is released and the fastening of the second fastening member is released, the fixing member is detachable from the frame and the rotatably connecting portion. |
| US10057437B2 |
Image processing apparatus, operation assistance method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with operation assistance program
A processor included in an image processing apparatus includes a display control portion configured to display any one of a plurality of operation screens in the display, a setting portion configured to control the operation panel, accept a setting value defined for the displayed operation screen, and set the setting value, an operation screen extraction portion configured to search screen information respectively associating one or more search indexes with one or more operation screens among the plurality of operation screens using a search key and extract one or more operation screens, an operation screen determination portion configured to determine one operation screen from among the one or more extracted operation screens, and a change portion configured to change the screen information based on an operation of a user accepted by the operation panel after the determined operation screen is displayed in the display. |
| US10057434B2 |
Cooperative processing system acquires an address information of the electronic devices among plurality of electronic devices by scanning first and second images to execute image processing function
A cooperative processing system includes an operation terminal and a cooperative processing device connected to each other, and is connectable to a plurality of electronic devices. The cooperative processing system causes one of electronic devices to function as an input device to cause electronic data to be input therefrom and one of the electronic devices to function as an output device to output the electronic data. The cooperative processing system includes an obtaining unit to obtain input device information to specify the input device and output device information to specify the output device, an input control unit to cause the input device to input electronic data through a first interface according to the input device information, and an output control unit to cause the output device to output the electronic data through a second interface according to the output device information in an format appropriate for the output device. |
| US10057429B2 |
Pre-paid voice calling using sponsored data roaming
A method or corresponding apparatus for placing outgoing voice calls using data while roaming. At least one example embodiment may include a mobile device communicating with a calling service through a first data connection path. According to an aspect of the example embodiment, the first data connection path may include a first visited mobile network communicatively coupled to a home mobile network communicatively coupled to the calling service. According to another aspect of the example embodiment, the mobile device may be configured to connect to the first data connection path through the visited mobile network; send connection information (e.g., destination number, the home mobile network, the first visited network, and a first access type, etc.) to the calling service; and place a call with a first calling rate through the first data connection path using the calling service, wherein the first calling rate is based on the connection information. |
| US10057426B2 |
Speaker priority for conference calls
An example method for managing a conference call includes detecting multiple concurrent audio signals. The multiple concurrent audio signals include a first audio signal from a first participant on a conference call and a second audio signal from a second participant on the conference call. The example method also includes comparing a first cumulative time period in which the first participant has spoken to a second cumulative time period in which the second participant has spoken on the conference call. The example method further includes selecting, based on the comparison, one of the first participant and the second participant as a lower ranked participant. The example method also includes providing an indication to the lower ranked participant to yield speaking in favor of another participant on the conference call. |
| US10057422B2 |
Selective mapping of callers in a call center routing system
Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including associating an outcome of an interaction between a contact and an agent with an identification of a matching strategy used for matching the contact with the agent. |
| US10057417B2 |
Recording and playing back portions of a telephone call
Approaches for recording and playing back a portion of a telephone call are provided. An approach includes establishing a subscriber of a recording and play back service. The approach includes recording, by a computing device, a portion of a conversation of the subscriber that occurs in a call between a first telephone and a second telephone. The approach additionally includes storing, by the computing device, the portion of the conversation when the call ends. The approach further includes analyzing, by the computing device, the stored portion of the conversation to detect predefined keywords. The approach also includes automatically providing the subscriber with an option to play back the stored portion of the conversation when at least one of the predefined keywords is detected during the analyzing. |
| US10057416B1 |
Identifying and processing of unreturned calls in IPBX
Apparatuses and methods concerning routing of calls in an IPBX server are disclosed. A first processing circuit is communicatively coupled to an IPBX server that routes VoIP calls for a plurality of end-users having respective VoIP-enabled devices and generates call event messages for the routed calls. The first processing circuit generates call summary metrics from the call event messages. A second processing circuit evaluates the call summary metrics to identify a set of incoming calls to the IPBX that were missed and have not been returned by the end-users. The second processing circuit cross-correlates the identified set of incoming calls with a secondary data source to determine a respective priorities for the set of incoming calls. The second processing circuit stores data indicating calls of the identified set have a higher priority. |
| US10057414B1 |
Reduction in network congestion
A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform receiving a telephony connection request, determining a purported sender telephony number from the telephony connection request, determining additional request information from the telephony connection request, accessing an information source using the purported sender telephony number to determine source information regarding the sender, comparing the source information with the additional request information, based on the comparison, and determining whether the purported sender telephony number is incorrect. |
| US10057410B2 |
Bi-directional audio generation device for speech quality assessment of telephony networks and speech codecs
A system for bi-directional quality testing of a telephony system or network using an audio generation device configured to automate Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality assessments and connect to a communication endpoint through computer telephony integration (CTI) instruction or system configuration to enable auto-answering of the communication endpoint, listen, record, and process signals and audio data, calculate Mean Opinion Scores (MOS), generate signals and audio for playback, compare files using a full reference algorithm, and store data with MOS results displayed in data naming structure. |
| US10057404B2 |
Techniques for mobile device personalization
Techniques for mobile device personalization are described. In an embodiment, user credentials for an online service are received at a mobile device kiosk. The user credentials may be authenticated and, upon authentication, user data associated with the user credentials may be transferred to a mobile device of the mobile device kiosk. The user data may be transferred between the mobile device kiosk and a wireless transmitter embedded on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile device. Further, the user data may be transferred to the mobile device without powering on the mobile device. Once the data transfer is complete, the mobile device may be provided to a user. |
| US10057400B1 |
Lock screen interface for a mobile device apparatus
In various embodiments, different mobile phone apparatuses are provided, comprising: a touchscreen including a backlight; a near field communication interface; at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the touchscreen, the near field communication interface, and the at least one non-transitory memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to initiate various capabilities and/or functionalities in connection with a lock screen displayed on the touchscreen. |
| US10057398B2 |
System and method for detecting three-way call circumvention attempts
Disclosed is a three-way call detection system and method for use with a telephone management system. Specifically, a three-way call detection system and method for detecting continuous noise indicative of an attempt to mask a three-way call attempt. The continuous noise detection system and method may be stand alone or used in conjunction with any existing three-way call detection system and method. |
| US10057397B2 |
Wireless headset and method of controlling the same
Disclosed is a wireless headset including: a main body; sub-bodies detachably attached to both lateral ends of the main body by a retractable cable; earpieces detachably attached to the sub-bodies and configured to output a sound when supportedly installed in the sub-bodies; and a controller configured to output the sound wirelessly through the earpieces when the earpieces are separated from the sub-bodies. |
| US10057396B2 |
Additional information on a caller
To provide a called one with information on the caller, a reference to a resource containing real-time or near-real-time information relating to the caller, or information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, or the real-time or near-real-time information, or the information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, is transmitted with a connection establishment request, and the information in the resource or the received information is displayed to the called one before the requested connection is established so that the called one can make a decision whether or not to answer the call. |
| US10057395B1 |
Case for a mobile electronic device
Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a case for use with a mobile electronic device. The case includes a body that is detachably secured to the mobile electronic device. An electrical bus is disposed within the body. A connector is disposed on the body. The connector is communicably coupled to the mobile electronic device. The case further includes a memory configured to store a file received from the mobile electronic device through the connector, a processor configured to generate a signal based on the file stored in the memory, and an output port. The output port is configured to transmit the signal generated by the processor to an external device, wherein the external device is communicably coupled to the output port. The connector, the memory, the processor and the output port are communicably coupled to the electrical bus. |
| US10057392B2 |
Packet processing method, device and system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a packet processing method, device and system. The method includes: receiving, by a switching device, a packet, where there is a correspondence in the switching device between a prefix and a generic flow entry, where the correspondence is created by using the prefix as an index, and a match field of the generic flow entry corresponding to the prefix includes the prefix; acquiring, by the switching device according to the prefix, a bit field that is in the packet and that is used for matching; and performing matching, by the switching device, between a value of the bit field and a data parameter of the match field of the generic flow entry corresponding to the prefix. The embodiments of the present invention can reduce a quantity of times of generic field extraction from a packet and improve processing efficiency. |
| US10057383B2 |
Sparsity estimation for data transmission
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for compressing data and for estimating sparsity of datasets to aid in compressing data. A device receives a plurality of samples of the sensor data from the sensor and determine a plurality of bits, in which each bit has a substantially equal probability of being determined as a 0 bit or of being determined as a 1 bit. The device estimates a sparsity value of the sensor data based at least in part on the sequence of bits. The device compresses the received samples of the sensor data based at least in part on the determined sparsity value to provide compressed data and transmits the compressed data via the transmitter to a receiver. Sparse data other than sensor data may also be compressed based at least in part on an estimated sparsity value. |
| US10057377B2 |
Dynamic resolution of servers in a distributed environment
The present application is directed to methods and systems that provide for identification of a server, within a distributed computing environment, through which an object can be accessed. The object is associated with metadata that identifies a server currently responsible for providing access to the object. By these methods and system, a request to access an object can be directed to an appropriate server, without first accessing a centralized dispatching node and without access to detailed mappings of access-type/object pairs to servers in a distributed computing environment. |
| US10057376B2 |
Remote desktop protocol client with virtual channel support implemented in a standards-based web browser
An RDP server may query a web client to determine one or more capabilities of the web client. The RDP server may receive a packet from the web client that indicates the one or more capabilities of the web client. The RDP server may identify one or more applications running on a remote machine to be accessed by the web client. The RDP server may provide one or more virtual channels between the RDP server and the web client. The one or more virtual channels may each be associated with an identified application running on the remote machine and a capability of the web client. The virtual channels may be provided to facilitate the generation of an interface for viewing and interacting with content of the remote machine at the web client. |
| US10057375B2 |
Distributed deployment based on rating values
A first deployment node connectable to a plurality of neighboring deployment nodes of a distributed deployment network for distributed deployment of a software application separable into a plurality of executable software modules is disclosed. The first deployment node comprises a hardware arrangement, a deployment operating system, and a deployment node interface. The deployment node interface is adapted to establish a connection between the first deployment node and the plurality of neighboring deployment nodes. The hardware arrangement is adapted to keep (for each of the neighboring deployment nodes) a node rating value associated with the neighboring deployment node and at least one group rating value associated with a group of deployment nodes comprising the neighboring deployment node. The deployment operating system is adapted to transfer a first executable software module for deployment from the first deployment node to a neighboring deployment node selected among the neighboring deployment nodes based on the node rating values and the group rating values of the neighboring deployment nodes. The deployment operating system is also adapted to perform an assessment of the deployment of the first executable software module at the selected neighboring deployment node, update the node rating value and the group rating value associated with the selected neighboring deployment node based on the assessment and transmit the updated node rating value and the updated group rating value associated with the selected neighboring deployment node to the plurality of neighboring deployment nodes. |
| US10057367B2 |
Systems and methods for data caching in a communications network
A method for managing a cache memory network is disclosed. The method comprises estimating the popularity of a piece of data content according to an extreme learning machine, and managing the cache memory network according to the estimated popularity of the piece of data content. Estimation may be performed upon a request for the piece of data content, and may be accordingly cashed into an appropriate cache memory device upon estimation of its popularity. |
| US10057366B2 |
Accurate caching in adaptive video streaming based on collision resistant hash applied to segment contents and ephemeral request and URL data
An approach for cached content identification for adaptive data streaming. A first request is received, requesting a current segment from a sequence of segments from a data file of a streaming data session. A NewVideoFlag is determined as indicating that the sequence of segments associated with the first request is not currently being cached. The first request is forwarded to a content server, and a first response message is received. A SegmentID of the received content segment is determined as not matching that of cached content segments. The NewVideoFlag is set to indicate that the segments from the streaming data session file are currently being cached. A global cVideoFileID is generated identifying the streaming session data file being cached. The content segment is cached, and cache bookkeeping is updated to associate the segment with the SegmentID and the cVideoFileID. The first response message is provided to the client device. |
| US10057358B2 |
Identifying and mapping emojis
A computer system associates one or more actions with an emoji. The computer system detects a selection of the emoji within an electronic communication by a user. In response to the detecting the selection of the emoji within the electronic communication, the computer system initiates performance of at least one action of the one or more actions based on determining that one or more contextual factors associated with the electronic communication satisfy a set of conditions associated with the at least one action. |
| US10057357B2 |
Support for hidden SSID in DMG networks
Described herein are methods and devices to provide support for a hidden SSID in an 802.11ad or directional multi-gigabit (DMG) wireless network. An access point (AP) of the DMG network may be configured to explicitly signal the hidden SSID configuration by sending probe responses that signal the hidden SSID configuration and/or signaling the hidden SSID configuration in DMG beacons transmitted by the AP. |
| US10057356B2 |
Policy managed system and method thereof
A method and a system of managing a policy managed system that includes a policy managed element. The method restricts the policy managed element so that internal configurations and actions of the policy managed element do not violate any policy rules generated external to the policy managed element. The method also prevents the policy managed element from generating policy that exit the policy managed element. The method, at a policy executive element (PEE) located remote from the policy managed element, restricts internal configurations and actions of the PEE so that the PEE does not violate any policy rules generated external to the PEE. The PEE includes a policy generation point (PGP) that the method allows to generate new policy rules that do not violate any existing policy and provides the new policy rules to the policy managed element. |
| US10057353B2 |
Redundant and selectable gateway and control elements for remote connected thermostats
A networking thermostat is described that includes a main processor and a communications processor. The main processor includes a network manager function, a master messaging function and a slave messaging function while the communications processor includes a wireless radio enabling the thermostat to communicate with other networking thermostats. The networking thermostat is able to operate in a master mode or a slave mode, where the master mode allows the networking thermostat to act as a main gateway between other networking thermostats and a remote server. When in the master mode the networking thermostat can default to a slave if communication with the remote server is lost, thereby allowing one of the other networking thermostats to become a master. |
| US10057352B2 |
Internet of everything device relay discovery and selection
Wireless communication systems and methods related to the discovery and selection of relay devices by internet of everything (IoE) devices are disclosed. For example, IoE devices with low pathloss to a base station can broadcast information during discovery frames that allow other IoE devices to discover them and select them as a relay, if appropriate. The discovery broadcast message from an IoE device can include information to allow a listening IoE device to select a suitable IoE device for relaying its data that satisfies latency parameters while minimizing the energy impact of relaying. Signaling structures are also provided to allow different IoE devices to select slots for broadcasting within the discovery frame in a distributed manner without disrupting existing periodic broadcasts. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US10057343B2 |
Implementing synchronization of state information between instances of an application as well as between different applications in an efficient, scalable manner
A method, system and computer program product for implementing synchronization of state information in an efficient, scalable manner. A shared state server receives a request from a client device to access a scope containing state information. The scope is distributed over a partition(s) via the use of a “data grid” thereby increasing scalability. The shared state server relays the request to a data grid server responsible for maintaining the data grid comprised of an in-memory cache and partitions outside of the in-memory cache. The request includes a key associated with a value corresponding to the requested state information. The data grid server obtains the value associated with the key from its data grid and sends it to the shared state server to be relayed to the requesting client device. In this manner, the state information is stored in a scalable manner thereby improving the efficiency in synchronizing state information. |
| US10057339B2 |
Resource allocation protocol for a virtualized infrastructure with reliability guarantees
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for a resource allocation protocol. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a resource allocation engine to allocate physical resources to primary and redundant virtual infrastructures, wherein, when the resource allocation engine allocates virtual infrastructures, physical resources of redundant virtual infrastructures are shared across multiple primary virtual infrastructures. |
| US10057337B2 |
Video load balancing system for a peer-to-peer server network
A live-feed video balancing system includes a peer-to-peer server network wherein each server communicates with the remaining servers of the peer-to-peer server network and each monitors corresponding performance criteria of a dedicated server of the peer-to-peer server network to define a hosting capacity for the dedicated server. The hosting capacity is communicated to the remaining servers and the servers cooperatively assess the corresponding hosting capacities from the monitoring servers to determine a potential hosting server having a first hosting capacity and the remaining servers have a range of second hosting capacities. The potential hosting server, in response to a hosting request, is placed in communication with an image capturing device that delivers the live video feed. The hosting server places the image capturing device in selective communication with the potential hosting server to deliver the live video feed to the customer terminal to define an active hosting server. |
| US10057336B2 |
Dynamic load balancing between client and server
In an example embodiment, a load balancing-capable application container at a first network endpoint comprises an analysis component, a communicator component, and a user application, the user application comprising a first portion containing one or more functions executable by either the first network endpoint or a second network endpoint and a second portion containing one or more functions executable by the first network endpoint but not the second network endpoint. The user application is executed, causing invocation of a first function in the first portion. One or more metrics are obtained from the first network endpoint and the second network endpoint. A real-time aggregate score for the first function is calculated based on the one or more metrics. It is then determined whether to execute the first function on the first network endpoint or the second network endpoint based on a comparison of the real-time aggregate score to a threshold. |
| US10057331B2 |
Automatic abstraction of flow of control in a distributed virtualization platform
A distributed component software system that includes an analysis server that: (i) receives a set of messages, where each message is sent between components of a distributed component software system (DCSS), and where each message includes an identification of a respective source component, an identification of a respective target component and respective message content; (ii) for each message of the set of received messages, resolves the respective source component; (iii) for each message of the set of received messages, resolves the respective source component; (iv) determines a sequence of the plurality of messages; and (v) generates a human-understandable abstract corresponding to the set of received messages based upon the respective message sources, the respective message targets, the respective message content and the sequence of the set of received messages. |
| US10057329B2 |
Message switch file sharing
Embodiments relate to message switch file sharing. A file is accessed by a computer processor of a client producer device to share with a plurality of client consumer devices across a network. The computer processor partitions the file into a sequence of message payloads associated with a topic. A sequence of messages is formed including the topic and the sequence of message payloads. The sequence of messages is published to a message queue associated with the topic in a message switch in the network. The message switch provides the client consumer devices with access to the sequence of message payloads based on subscriptions to the topic. Subscription information is stored on the message switch in one or more access control lists associated with the message queue. |
| US10057328B2 |
Automatic population of a network accessible content collection
A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for maintaining a network accessible content collection are described. A network accessible content collection includes content items that are posted to the content collection in response to detecting a triggering event related to user activity. Content items in the content collection are organized according to a type. The organizing of the content collection includes assigning each content item to a category. The content collection is presented in accordance with the category assigned to each content item. |
| US10057323B2 |
Distributed work processing across a network where each machine is operative as both an application server and a database server
A first cluster of machines is configured as writer cluster application servers, where each machine of the first cluster is operative as both an application server and a database server with persistent storage of the database server disabled. A second cluster of machines is configured as database cluster servers, where each machine of the second cluster is operative as both an application server and a database server with the application server disabled. A third cluster of machines is configured as read cluster application servers, where each machine of the third cluster is operative as both an application server and a database server with persistent storage of the database server disabled. At least one application is executed on the read cluster application servers. |
| US10057319B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing applications in a webpage
A method and apparatus for providing applications in a rendered output of a webpage are provided. A request for accessing web content from a user device is received. The request includes information associated with the user device. The information associated with the user device includes information regarding an operating system version of the user device, a type of browser, a type of service operator, and device manufacturer of the user device. Based on the information, one or more applications from one or more application stores are obtained. Accordingly, the one or more applications obtained from the one or more application stores are rendered along with web content on a web page. |
| US10057313B2 |
System to dynamically adjust request values at a back-end application server
According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means may receive data streams from remote third-party administrator computer servers. A back-end application computer server may receive a set of requests from a first third-party administrator computer server, each request being associated with a request value. The back-end application server may retrieve a first set of pre-determined rules and automatically apply them to the set of requests, resulting in an adjusted request value and an overall value. The back-end computer server may then automatically transmit a settlement instruction, including the overall value, to an electronic transaction system, and render a transaction activity report display via a remote computer device, associated with the first third-party administrator computer server, including information about the set of requests, the adjusted request value along with an indication of a reason for the adjustment, and the overall value. |
| US10057311B2 |
Method of transmitting system information with extended DRX cycle in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present specification proposes a method for receiving system information by a user equipment (UE) configured with an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method includes the step of receiving a paging message including an indicator indicating system information modification in a modification period within an active time of the eDRX; determining whether to receive the system information by comparing the active time with the modification period; and receiving the system information in a next modification period when it is determined to receive the system information. |
| US10057307B2 |
Distributed programmable connection method to establish peer-to-peer multimedia interactions
The present invention proposes a technique for establishing peer-to-peer multimedia interactions and data exchanges via a discovery mechanism which relies on a model of (chained) programmable switchboards which may be implemented to enable a step-by-step discovery process until the endpoint of the communication chain is actually reached. The novelty of the proposed system and distinct contrast to known systems is that each endpoint can actually program if, how and when it wants to be reached for each individual user initiating contact, and to provide the information on how to be reached to its potential users initiating contact along its own model. |
| US10057304B2 |
SIP IMS call forking to multiple associated devices
A system and method that fork incoming calls to a destination device or a device that is associated with the destination device is disclosed. The system receives a request to register multiple device for IMS services, receives an incoming call to a destination mobile device, identifies one or more associated mobile devices, and determines one or more forked devices. The system transmits a first notification to each forked device, the first notification indicating that the forked device may accept or reject the incoming call request, and the system receives an acceptance or rejection from one or more forked devices. |
| US10057302B2 |
Context-based selection of instruction sets for connecting through captive portals
Embodiments personalize a set of network access points (NAPs) acting as captive portals for each user and/or user device. A cloud service, or the user device, accesses context describing the user device. The context identifies at least one NAP, and may include accounting data. One of the NAP is selected for connection based on the context, and an instruction set associated with the selected NAP is provided for replay by the user device to connect through the NAP. In some embodiments, instructions within the instruction set are also personalized to the user and/or user device based on the context. |
| US10057300B2 |
Selective access control to mobile IP network
Systems and methods are described for managing access of a computing device to services over a mobile network where requests for managed or unmanaged services are translated to corresponding IP addresses sent to the computing device and corresponding requests sent to the translated IP addresses are permitted if the computing device has a valid data plan for using the mobile network, are denied if the computing device does not have a valid data plan and the request corresponds to the first address, and are permitted even if the computing device does not have a valid data plan if the request corresponds to the second address. |
| US10057299B2 |
Method and system for communicating between a media processor and network processor in a gateway device
A gateway device includes a media processor module comprising a gateway application module. The gateway device also includes a router module comprising a gateway abstraction module and an interface handler module. The gateway device also includes a shared interface module in communication with the router module and the media processor module. The shared interface module receives a service request signal from the gateway application module. The gateway abstraction module obtains the service request signal from the shared interface module through an interface handler module. The gateway abstraction module communicates a response signal to the media processor module through the shared interface module. The media processor module performs a function in response to the response signal. |
| US10057295B2 |
System and method for providing network and computer firewall protection with dynamic address isolation to a device
A computer performs dynamic address isolation. The computer comprises an application associated with an application address, a network interface coupled to receive incoming data packets from and transmit outgoing data packets to an external network, a network address translation engine configured to translate between the application address and a public address, and a driver for automatically forwarding the outgoing data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the application address to the public address, and for automatically forwarding the incoming data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the public address to the application address. The computer may communicate with a firewall configured to handle both network-level security and application-level security. |
| US10057294B2 |
Cloud-based security policy configuration
Systems and methods for configuring security policies based on security parameters stored in a public or private cloud infrastructure are provided. According to one embodiment, security parameters associated with a first network security device of an enterprise are shared by the first network security device with other network security devices associated with the enterprise by logging into an shared enterprise cloud account. The shared security parameters are retrieved by a second network security device by logging into the shared enterprise cloud account. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) client configuration is automatically created by the second network security device that controls a VPN connection between the first and second network security devices based at least in part on the shared security parameters. The VPN connection between the first and second network security devices is dynamically established based at least in part on the shared security parameters. |
| US10057289B2 |
Adjusting multi-factor authentication using context and pre-registration of objects
A system and method and computer program product for user authentication that uses information about a user's context or context of their personal device(s) to dynamically modify that user's authentication or login requirements to an application in a computer or mobile device. The system is configured to run methods that detect and make use of a user's context that includes: a current environment or personal context, and uses this capability to enable variable strength authentication when attempting to log in or enter another application or resource. In one embodiment, the system implements methods to dynamically adjust the authentication challenge as a differential of all accumulated user contexts (e.g., providing a shorter password or pin-code). |
| US10057288B2 |
Synchronized issuance of public X.509 digital certificates
A method includes receiving, from a certificate requestor: a request for a public key certificate and a list of a plurality of distribution addresses. The request may include a public key for the certificate requestor. The plurality of distribution addresses may belong to a plurality of third parties. The method further includes verifying an identity of the certificate requestor, and, in response to verifying the identity of the certificate requestor, retrieving a public key from the request for the public key certificate. The method may also include, in response to verifying the identity of the certificate requestor, generating the public key certificate and signing the public key certificate. The public key certificate may include the public key. The method may also include transmitting the signed public key certificate to the certificate requestor and the plurality of distribution addresses. |
| US10057283B2 |
Volumetric event forecasting tool
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for forecasting event volumes. One of the methods includes receiving activity data associated with events that occur in a computer network, transforming the received activity data into processed activity data, determining, for each of a series of distinct time periods, whether the distinct time period is associated with an anomalous level of event activity, and flagging the processed activity data with a designation of whether each of the series of distinct time periods is associated with the anomalous level of event activity. Based on the flagged activity data, prediction data is generated and provided that predicts a volume of events for a given future time period and a likelihood that the volume of events for the given future time period will be anomalous. |
| US10057282B2 |
Detecting and reacting to malicious activity in decrypted application data
Described herein are systems and methods for detecting potentially malicious activity in a network session. Embodiments may involve identifying a requested network session between a first computer device and a second computer device, wherein the requested network session includes at least one security access message having an encrypted portion, obtaining a decryption key suitable for decrypting the encrypted portion of the security access message, decrypting the encrypted portion of the security access message with the decryption key, identifying a session key within the decrypted portion of the security access message, decrypting an application message that has been transmitted between the first computer device and the second computer device in the requested network session using the session key, and determining whether the decrypted application message includes an indicia of potentially malicious activity. |
| US10057277B2 |
System and method for partial URL signing with applications to dynamic adaptive streaming
A partial URL signing scheme for controlling access to content provided in adaptive streaming such as DASH is disclosed herein. Partial URL signing and verifying algorithms act as extensions to existing URL/URI signing techniques (e.g., IETF URI Signing). Partially signed URLs are signaled in an MPD and may take the form of a prefix, a suffix, or a substring of a URL. Individual segments of the content are requested by the client using URLs constructed based on a URL segment template with partial URL signing information provided as a query parameter for verification. |
| US10057273B1 |
System and method for ensuring per tenant mutual exclusion of data and administrative entities with low latency and high scale
A request is received from a client device of a user for configuring a tenant of a multi-tenant storage system, the multi-tenant storage system storing data for different tenants. An entity identifier (ID) identifying an entity to be associated exclusively with the tenant is obtained from the request. A lookup operation is performed based on the entity in an SMT registry namespace cache stored in a memory to locate an entry that matches the entity. If no matching entry is found, the request is allowed. If a matching entry is found, a first tenant ID obtained from the request is compared with a second tenant ID stored in the matching entry. The request to configure the tenant is allowed if the first tenant ID matches the second tenant ID. The request is denied if the first tenant ID does not match the second tenant ID. |
| US10057271B2 |
Social media login and interaction management
A hardware or software firewall may be installed within a private network. The firewall may intercept a first set of login credentials entered into a login interface of a social media platform. The firewall then checks that the first set of login credentials are correct against a first set of reference login credentials stored in a firewall memory, and sends a second set of login credentials to the login interface of the social media platform. This allows business employees to access a corporate social media profile from a private network but not outside the private network. The firewall can also limit social media interactions using the firewall by limiting the other profiles that a user's profile can interact with (e.g., using a whitelist, blacklist, or reputation score), by limiting communication types (e.g., using a whitelist or blacklist), by imposing firewall policies, or some combination thereof. |
| US10057266B2 |
Integrated hosted directory
Methods, systems, and devices for enterprise-wide management of disparate devices, applications, and users are described. A cloud-based central server may maintain an integrated hosted directory, which may allow user authentication, authorization, and management of information technology (IT) resources across device types, operating systems, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) and on-premises applications. IT resources for multiple and separate customers may be managed from a single, central directory, and servers may be brought online to allow access to the directory according to system loading. |
| US10057265B2 |
Computerized vehicular apparatus for location-based service provision
Computerized apparatus useful within vehicles for causing provision of location-based services to users via a portable wireless computerized device. In one embodiment, the vehicle comprises a global positioning system (GPS) based receiver capable of providing location data to the computerized apparatus. |
| US10057263B2 |
Application management system
An application management system, especially a web application management system, for enabling different clients to access specific versions of an application, includes means for identifying at least one specific marker associated to the clients or to client requests, means for selecting a specific version of the application for a requesting client based on at least one identified marker, and means for delivering the selected specific version of the application to the requesting client. |
| US10057261B2 |
Method for configuring access for a limited user interface (UI) device
A method operable by a computing device for configuring access for a limited user interface (UI) device to a network service via a local network access point is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining from the limited UI device a device identifier via a first out-of-band channel. The device identifier is provided to the network service via a secure network link. A zero knowledge proof (ZKP) challenge is received from the network service. Configuration information is provided to the limited-UI device via a second out-of-band channel, the configuration information including information sufficient to enable the limited-UI device to connect to the local network access point. The ZKP challenge is provided to the limited-UI device via the second out-of-band channel. A secure channel key is received from the network service indicating a successful response from the limited-UI device to the ZKP challenge; and provided to the limited-UI device enabling the limited-UI device to access the network service. |
| US10057260B2 |
Electronic device identification
A method of generating an identifier for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a processor and a memory. The memory is communicatively coupled to the processor and includes a plurality of memory locations. The method includes identifying a target memory segment. The target memory segment includes a subset of the plurality of the memory locations. The method further includes accessing, by an access procedure, the target memory segment. One or more execution behavioral properties associated with the execution of the access procedure are monitored. A device identifier is generated based on the one or more execution behavioral properties. A computer-implemented method for authenticating the device identifier of an electronic device is also disclosed. Computer systems and computer program products corresponding to the invention are also disclosed. |
| US10057259B2 |
In-vehicle authentication system
An in-vehicle authentication system is disclosed. The in-vehicle authentication system includes a first authentication object apparatus; and a second authentication object apparatus configured to perform communication with the first authentication object apparatus. The first authentication object apparatus and the second authentication object apparatus are configured to perform mutual authentication via the communication such that a relationship between an authenticating side and an authenticated side is exchanged, and at least one of the first authentication object apparatus and the second authentication object apparatus transmits, to a counterpart, an authentication response in response to an authentication response demand from the counterpart and an authentication response demand from itself to the counterpart by a single transmission signal. |
| US10057253B2 |
Cloaked data system
Systems and methods of securely storing and retrieving data are disclosed. A database may include a table of data with rows and columns and encrypted at rest. The data may be desired to be accessed by users. However, each user may have different access permissions and each row or column may have different characteristics, such as encryption, data type, and/or the like. As such, access to the data may be controlled in according to the characteristics of the data, the access permissions of the user, and/or the encryption of the data. |
| US10057249B2 |
Preventing unauthorized access to secured information systems using tokenized authentication techniques
A computing platform may receive, from a client portal server, a request to authenticate a user to a user account associated with a client portal provided by the client portal server. Based on receiving the request to authenticate, the computing platform may send, to a social messaging server, an authentication token request message. Subsequently, the computing platform may receive, from the social messaging server, an authentication token. Thereafter, the computing platform may validate the authentication token received from the social messaging server. Based on validating the authentication token received from the social messaging server, the computing platform may generate a validation message directing the client portal server to provide the user with access to the user account. Subsequently, the computing platform may send, to the client portal server, the validation message directing the client portal server to provide the user with access to the user account. |
| US10057241B2 |
Toggle between accounts
Techniques are described for enabling administrators of teams that use a particular service to specify which sign-on options, of multiple possible sign-on options, are assigned to the members of the teams to which the administrators belong. For example, an administrator may assign a first sign-on option, which only allows users to use native authentication, to one set of members of the team. At the same time, the administrator may assign a second sign-on option, which only allows users to use third-party single-sign-on authentication, to another set of members of the same team. |
| US10057237B2 |
Provide insensitive summary for an encrypted document
An insensitive summary of an encrypted electronic document, such as email, is provided. The insensitive summary provides a summary of the encrypted electronic document without providing sensitive information, such as passwords. The electronic document may be an email, text (such as in a word processing file), spreadsheet and/or presentation. Natural language processing methods, such as parts of speech (POS) tagging, word clustering, regular expression evaluating, sensitive key word searching and/or other methods, may be used to identify and mask sensitive words before summarization and encryption of the electronic document. A user's efficiency in operating a computing device may be increased having an associated insensitive summary without compromising security of the encrypted electronic document. A user may direct a computing device to perform a search (or similarly categorize or use rules) to identify the encrypted electronic document by searching for contents of the associated insensitive summary. |
| US10057232B2 |
Communication between a communication device and a network device
A first network device of a first communication network obtains a challenge, generates a first PFS parameter, obtains a first verification code for the first PFS parameter, and sends the challenge, the first PFS parameter and the first verification code to a communication device, which in turn receives the challenge, the first PFS parameter and the first verification code, forwards the challenge or a derivative thereof to an identity module, receives at least one result parameter as response from the identity module, determines, based on the result parameter, whether the first PFS parameter is authentic, and if the determination is positive generates and sends the second PFS parameter to the first network device, which in turn verifies the second PFS parameter. |
| US10057221B2 |
Field replaceable unit authentication system
A field replaceable unit authentication system provides for a field replaceable unit device to be positioned in a chassis. A trusted platform module is included in the field replaceable unit device. A network operating system engine may be provided in the field replaceable unit device and coupled to the trusted platform module. The network operating system engine participates in a boot process with a booting subsystem to generate current boot metric data that is provided for storage in the trusted platform module. A platform management controller in the field replaceable unit device retrieves the current boot metric data from the trusted platform module, authenticates the trusted platform module, and compares the current boot metric data to previously stored boot metric data to determine whether to authenticate the network operating system engine. If authenticated, the network operating system engine then authenticates the platform management controller. |
| US10057218B2 |
Network address-based encryption
A system for encrypting data and transferring or storing data securely may include a computing device including an encryptor configured to generate an encryption key from a network resource and encrypt data using the encryption key to generate encrypted data, and a decryptor configured to generate a decryption key from the network resource and decrypt the encrypted data to generate the non-encrypted data. |
| US10057214B2 |
DNSSEC lightweight database access protocol gateway
A system that converts standardized lightweight database access protocol (LDAP) requests into a series of domain name system (DNS) requests to look up requested information. DNS responses are validated using DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) to ensure their validity, then converted into standardized LDAP responses. The system is either operated as a service for public use on the Internet or private use in an enterprise; or as an application running on end user machines, e.g., laptops, mobile phones, to guarantee end-to-end security by validating responses on the end user machine. The standardized, widespread nature of the LDAP allows existing applications to immediately reap the benefits of global, ubiquitous, cross-organizational, trans-national data distribution via DNS secured by DNSSEC. |
| US10057204B2 |
Multi-user media presentation system
One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to assist a user in sharing, filtering, and accessing media presentations. |
| US10057203B2 |
Managing messages using batch edits and/or actions
A method for managing messages may include detecting a need to manage a multiplicity of messages in an inbox of a user based on one of a predetermined criterion or a preset trigger or action. The method may also include analyzing a set of components of each message. The method may additionally include creating a plurality of batches of messages in response to detecting the need to manage the multiplicity of messages in the inbox of the user. Each batch may be based on the analysis of the set of components of each message. The method may further include performing a selected action on a chosen batch of messages. |
| US10057197B1 |
Messaging system for organizations
A messaging system, in one embodiment, can establish messaging accounts for a plurality of organizations (e.g. businesses) to allow customers or users of the organizations to conduct two-way messaging sessions between a customer and an organization. The messaging system can use a registration portal to allow an organization to set up a business/organization messaging account by providing account information. The account information can then be used to update one or more searchable databases that allow a customer to have multiple entry points into a messaging session with each of the registered businesses in the messaging system. For example, a search through a web browser or a map application can provide search results that contain or otherwise provide access to a selectable messaging option that is presented on a customer's device. |
| US10057190B2 |
Service access management
A method and associated system. An expiration time instant of a token for accessing a service is determined. Accessibility of the service based on the expiration time instant of the token is determined. In response to determining that the service is inaccessible, a deferred expiration time instant of the token is determined based on access information about the service. |
| US10057189B2 |
Virtual computing services deployment network
A virtual computing services deployment network provides a consistent user experience from a variety of locations via a connection fabric for accessing a virtual desktop. The connection fabric identifies a user profile defining the virtualized desktop resources required for a particular user. The connection fabric includes distributed data and processing in nodes distributed throughout a public access network accessible from a user access device. Each of the fabric nodes is operable to provide an identifier (such as an IP address) of a computing resource adapted to provide the user specific desktop. A user access device accesses a local fabric node in the connection fabric, and the fabric node determines a computing resource matching a user profile of expected computing resources. The fabric node associates the user access device with the computing resource and sends the user access device an identifier for directly accessing the computing resource. |
| US10057188B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing multicast service and method and apparatus for allocating multicast service resource in terminal-to-terminal direct communication
A method of providing a multicast service is provided by a terminal in a terminal-to-terminal direct communication. The terminal transmits a service start request message requesting a start of a multicast service to a multicast server, and receives a service start response message including a result of permitting a start request from the multicast server. The terminal receives, via a base station, resource information of a resource which a multicast coordinator allocates to the multicast service in accordance with a request of the multicast server, and transmits multicast service data based on the resource information. |
| US10057187B1 |
Dynamic resource creation to connect client resources in a distributed system
A distributed system may implement dynamic resource creation for connecting resources. Resource creation requests may be received for resources which are accessed by other resources hosted in a distributed system. An intention for the creation request is stored to perform the creation request. At a subsequent time, a request to connect another resource to the resource of the creation request is received. An infrastructure locality for the other resource may then be identified and utilized to determine a placement location for the resource. The resource may then be created at the placement location according to the stored intention. The resource may then be connected with the other resource for access. |
| US10057186B2 |
Service broker for computational offloading and improved resource utilization
Flexible utilization of capacity to provide computing services mediated by a service broker. The service broker receives a request from a first party for assistance with a service workload as well as an indication from a second party of a willingness to provide service. The service broker matches the parties with each other based at least in part on the capacity of the second party to service the service workload of the first party, manages offloading of the service workload from first party to the second party, and manages billing of a workload provider (such as the first party or the first party's customer) for the offloading engagement. |
| US10057183B2 |
Network resource management
A method of network resource management comprising, with a processor, creating a model of an application, defining a number of substitution points within the model, expressing the substitution points as abstract models with a set of sub-types, and codifying a number of policies that express which sourcing option to use for each substitution point. |
| US10057182B2 |
Method for providing development and deployment services using a cloud-based platform and devices thereof
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and platform management device for providing computer program development and deployment in a platform. A plurality of input parameters related to a development and deployment project are received. A plurality of development and deployment resources are determined based on the plurality of input parameters. The plurality of required development and deployment resources are provisioned. An execution environment is provided for utilization of the development and deployment resources. A plurality of supporting processes are provided to support the utilization of the execution environment. |
| US10057180B2 |
Systems, devices and methods of decomposing service requests into domain-specific service requests
The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable decomposing abstract service requests into resources rules, which may include receiving an abstract service request (e.g., a request specifying a functional requirement) via an exposed public interface, generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request, identifying relevant components in a telecommunications domain for enforcing the generated domain-specific resource rules, and send the domain-specific resource rules to the identified components (e.g., online charging server, policy management server, etc.) for enforcement. Generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request may include generating the rules consistent with the existing resource rules of the domain. |
| US10057179B2 |
Policy based scaling of network resources
A method of policy-based scaling of network resources comprises, with a processor, creating a dependency data set for a number of application components m a network, setting a number of scaling policies by tier based on the dependency date set, and applying the scaling policies within the network. A cloud management device for policy-based scaling of network resources comprises a processor, and a data storage device communicatively coupled to the processor, in which the processor creates a dependency data set for a number of application components on a network, and sets a number of scaling policies by tier based on the dependency data set. |
| US10057177B2 |
Service offloading in communications
A method is disclosed for service offloading in a communications system, the method comprising determining, in a network apparatus, whether a traffic flow has been properly classified by a deep packet inspection virtual machine. If the traffic flow has been properly classified by the deep packet inspection virtual machine, the method comprises instructing a software defined networking controller to stop sending further packets of said traffic flow to the deep packet inspection virtual machine. |
| US10057171B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle communication
A method and apparatus for determining congestion of vehicle communication control the vehicle communication, thereby reducing a degree of congestion. In detail, provided are an apparatus and method for controlling vehicle communication, the apparatus including: a reception unit for receiving data units transmitted by each of one or more of object terminals and one or more of pieces of congestion information of the object terminals; a congestion degree pre-determination unit for changing congestion information of a subject vehicle on the basis of the number of data units received during a predetermined period of time; a congestion determination unit for changing electric power control information on the basis of the congestion information of the subject vehicle or the congestion information of the object terminals; and an electric power control unit for controlling transmission electric power of a communication module on the basis of the electric power control information. |
| US10057168B2 |
Receive side scaling for overlay flow dispatching
A packet forwarding element that includes a hardware dispatch unit and a multi-core processor with a plurality of processing cores. The hardware dispatch unit receives packets from a plurality of networks including physical and logical networks. Packets received from the logical networks include overlay network encapsulation. The dispatch unit identifies, when a packet does not include overlay network encapsulation, a plurality of header fields of the packet that uniquely identify the particular packet flow. The dispatch unit identifies, when a packet includes overlay network encapsulation, the plurality of header fields of the packet that uniquely identify the packet flow in an inner set of header fields of the packet that are encapsulated in the overlay network encapsulation. The dispatch unit calculates a hash value of the identified plurality of the header fields and dispatches the packet to a core of the plurality of cores based on the calculated hash value. |
| US10057165B2 |
Packet forwarding method and device
Embodiments disclose a packet forwarding method and device. The method includes: obtaining, by a packet forwarding device, a feature character included in a packet to be forwarded. The feature character is obtained by parsing, according to a preset packet content parsing policy, other content included in the packet to be forwarded except a 5-tuple. The method includes determining, according to a correspondence between different feature characters and corresponding routing information, routing information corresponding to the obtained feature character, and sending, according to the determined routing information, the packet to be forwarded. |
| US10057164B2 |
Apparatus and methods to aggregate FCoE (fibre channel over ethernet) filter rules of a single interface in a single or few rules on a first-hop FCoE networking element
In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a filter module configured to receive multiple Media Access Control (MAC) addresses associated with multiple virtual ports instantiated at a first network device. Each virtual port from the multiple virtual ports can be associated with a MAC address from the multiple MAC addresses. The filter module can be configured to define a filter to be applied to a data frame sent between the first network device and a network switch, the filter being based at least in part on a MAC address prefix included in each MAC address from the plurality of MAC addresses. The MAC address prefix can include an identifier uniquely associated with a second network device at which the filter module operates. |
| US10057160B2 |
Data routing
Measures for use in routing data in a data communications network. A request to route data to a given destination in the network is received. A route to the given destination is first selected from a plurality of routes to the given destination stored in a routing table. Routing the data to the given destination using the first selected route is attempted. In response to receipt of an indication that routing the data to the given destination via the first route failed, a second, different route to the given destination is second selected from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table. The second selecting includes omitting, for the purposes of the second selection, at least one route to the given destination from the plurality of routes to the given destination stored in the routing table. |
| US10057159B2 |
Route advertisement method, system and controller
Embodiments of the present invention provide a route advertisement method, and controller, where the method is applied to a BGP-based routing network, a physical controller in the routing network is connected to multiple physical routers, and the method includes: receiving, by the physical controller, routing information reported by at least one physical router; obtaining a traffic path in which the at least one physical router is used as an egress router to transmit traffic to a destination router; generating a route for a physical router in the traffic path; and delivering the generated route to a corresponding physical router. In these embodiments, it is avoided that congestion occurs at an egress router, and a router that receives the traffic may generate a route for the router according to the traffic path so as to transmit the traffic to a next-hop router of the router without a need of recalculation. |
| US10057158B2 |
Control device discovery in networks having separate control and forwarding devices
A Software Defined Network (SDN) includes a plurality of forwarding devices and a routing control device located separate from the forwarding devices. The routing control device, establishes paths to and from the network forwarding devices. Using such paths, forwarding devices send the routing control device information reflecting the topology if the network. Embodiments disclosed herein enable automatic discovery of the topology of the network and the paths to and from the routing control device. |
| US10057152B2 |
Providing an unseen message count across devices
Embodiments are directed to providing an indication of unseen email messages to a mobile device user, to establishing an unseen email message count and to maintaining a consistent unseen email message count across multiple mobile devices. In one scenario, a computer system receives subscription data that subscribes a user to email push notifications. The subscription data includes a token ID and a timestamp. The computer system determines that a new email message has arrived at the user's inbox and accesses the user's email inbox to determine the number of unseen email messages (which includes the number of email messages that have been received at the user's inbox and have not been seen since the time listed on the timestamp). The computer system also sends a push notification with the number of unseen email messages to each of the user's subscribed mobile devices. |
| US10057151B2 |
Estimating bandwidth in a network
A method comprising: collecting respective observations of end-end bandwidth experienced on different occasions by multiple past communications occurring over different respective observed paths over a network, each path comprising a respective plurality of network components; modelling each of the respective network components with a bandwidth probability function characterized by one or more parameters; and estimating a component bandwidth or component bandwidth probability density for each of the network components based on the modelling, by determining respective values for said parameters such that a combination of the component bandwidths or bandwidth probability densities for the network components in the observed paths approximately matches, according to an optimization process, the observations of the end-to-end bandwidth experienced by the past communications over the observed paths. |
| US10057148B2 |
Data-driven estimation of network port delay
A computational method and system for estimating port delays in a network may use a data-driven estimation with quadratic programming based on available network path data that is already collected. In this manner, port delays for each individual port in the network may be estimated without having to measure each individual port using sensors. |
| US10057146B2 |
Anonymization of traffic patterns over communication networks
A computer-implemented method of obfuscating communication traffic patterns may include detecting, at a first communications device, data communication sessions with a second communications device via the computer server using a network protocol. At the first device, a first traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a first predefined time period. At the first communications device, a second traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a second predefined time period that occurs after the first predefined time period. At the first communications device, based on a randomization process, a dummy data communication pattern is generated for transmission to the second communication devices, whereby the dummy data communication pattern is appended to the second traffic pattern for obfuscating a traffic pattern change between the first and the second traffic pattern at the computer server used to establish the communication sessions. |
| US10057137B1 |
Cable discovery with visual display of a network topology
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for highlighting a port of a network device in a network. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a selection of graphical element displayed at a graphical user interface. The network device is separate from the processor. The graphical element corresponds to a port of a network device in a network. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, the port and the network device at which the port is disposed, and transmitting an instruction to the network device to cause a specific signaling component associated with the port to have a different state from other signaling components associated with other ports of the network device in order to highlight the port at the network device to a user. |
| US10057136B2 |
Method and apparatus for visualized network operation and maintenance
This application discloses a method for visualized network operation and maintenance, including receiving a request for visualized network operation and maintenance, generating a workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating a network modeling input, and performing, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and original information of network modeling, analog simulation on a network determined by the network modeling input. |
| US10057135B2 |
Unified management of computing networks
Methods and systems for managing a computing network. At least a portion of the computing network is represented as a recursive architecture of elements representing bit transport, bit transformation and bit storage actions of the network. A respective set of one or more elements are associated with at least one system implementing functions of the portion of the computing network. The recursive architecture of elements is subsequently used to manage the at least one system implementing functions of the portion of the computing network. |
| US10057132B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting connection relationships among switches in a communication network
A network control apparatus is configured to detect connection relationships among a plurality of network switches in a communication network. The network control apparatus transmits a control signal to a first network switch, where the control signal commands the first network switch to transmit a first topology detection signal from a first plurality of ports provided for the first network switch. The network control apparatus receives, from a second network switch that has received the first topology detection signal, a response signal including topology information that has been detected by the second network switch from the first topology detection signal, and, based on the topology information included in the response signal, controls selection of a target port, via which to transmit a second topology detection signal, from among a second plurality of ports provided for the second network switch. |
| US10057129B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for asymmetrical and dynamic routing
A regenerator system is provided for dynamic and asymmetric bandwidth capacity adjustment when exchanging data between a first remote network device and a second remote network device. The regenerator includes first and second couplers in communication with the first and second remote network devices, respectively, using a first communication medium that provides multiple communication channels, and at least one redirecting device operable to selectively configure at least one of the channels for either transmission of a signal from the first remote network device to the second remote network device, or transmission of the signal from the second remote network device to the first remote network device. |
| US10057117B2 |
Systems for configuring and managing classroom devices
Systems herein allow an administrator to efficiently set up user devices for use in a classroom environment. A management server can display a graphical user interface that includes selection options for defining and using carts of user devices. The carts can be selected and assigned to classes. The GUI also allows the administrator to specify which applications a class will use. Based on these selections, the management server can then manage which user devices install which applications, and allocate licenses accordingly. |
| US10057115B2 |
Device resource management based on contextual planning
Technologies for resource management include a mobile computing device configured to communicate with a resource database server. The mobile computing device determines a future context and sends a request to the server for resource information associated with a location defined by the future context. The server determines resources located at the location and sends the requested resource information to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device automatically configures itself to use the resources. The mobile computing device may automatically download and configure device drivers for the resources. The resources may include printers, displays, and network connections. The resource information may be provided by third-party resource providers. The resource database server may provide recommendations, including travel information recommendations. The mobile computing device may monitor its current context and enable the resources at the location or notify a user of the availability of the resources. |
| US10057114B2 |
Method and a device for flowing data between entities
A method for managing a configuration of a first device, the method comprising connecting the first device to a second device comprising a local server for managing network services within the second device; and controlling, by a web browser application implemented on said second device, an operation of the local server such that the configuration of the first device is manageable via the web browser application. |
| US10057112B2 |
Fault detection of service chains in a SDN/NFV network environment
An electronic device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and storing computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations including generating, at given time intervals, a plurality of topology graphs that correspond to a service chain that comprises a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs) and that is operating in a software defined network (SDN)/network function virtualization (NFV) computing environment, each of the plurality of topology graphs corresponding to a different one of the time intervals. Operations may include comparing a first one of the plurality of topology graphs that is received at a first time to a second one of the plurality of topology graphs that is received at a second time that is after the first time to determine if the service chain has a fault. |
| US10057107B2 |
Business services dashboard
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a business services dashboard. In some embodiments, a method might comprise defining relationship(s) between at least one technology service and at least one business service provided by an enterprise, and receiving data associated with real-time technical events corresponding to changed conditions in one or more technology services utilizing at least one technology asset. Each defined relationship might indicate a dependence on the one or more technology services by one or more business services. The method might further comprise identifying, based on the defined relationship(s), one or more business events that impact the one or more business services of the enterprise, as a result of the changed condition. Business user views and technical user views might be generated and sent to user devices associated with respective business and technical group users. Corresponding system and apparatus may be provided. |
| US10057104B2 |
Signal processing device, display device, signal processing method, and program
A signal processing device includes a converter and a selector. The converter converts an input video signal into the output video signal for the low-brightness display device. The selector selects one of the input video signal and the output video signal, and outputs the selected video signal to the display. The selector selects the output video signal in a case where a high-brightness flag indicating a video signal for a high-brightness display device is added to the input video signal, and the selector selects the input video signal in a case where the high-brightness flag is not added to the input video signal. |
| US10057102B1 |
Modulation system
A modulation system is configured to employ a dynamically reconfigurable M-ary modulation scheme. |
| US10057101B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding service data, a mapper for mapping the encoded service data into a plurality of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) symbols to build at least one signal frame, a frequency interleaver for frequency interleaving data in the at least one signal frame by using a different interleaving-seed which is used for every OFDM symbol pair comprised of two sequential OFDM symbols, a modulator for modulating the frequency interleaved data by an OFDM scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data. |
| US10057093B2 |
Using common mode local oscillator termination in single-ended commutating circuits for conversion gain improvement
A commutating circuit includes a single-ended mixer and a passive network. The single-ended mixer includes a differential local oscillator terminal. The passive network includes a plurality of inductors and a capacitor. The plurality of inductors can be coupled to the differential local oscillator terminal. The plurality of inductors can provide an impedance in accordance with a common mode or a differential mode. The commutating circuit can be implemented via a device, a system and/or a method. |
| US10057091B2 |
Method and system for split voltage domain receiver circuits
Methods and systems for split voltage domain receiver circuits are disclosed and may include amplifying complementary received signals in a plurality of partial voltage domains. The signals may be combined into a single differential signal in a single voltage domain. Each of the partial voltage domains may be offset by a DC voltage from the other partial voltage domains. The sum of the partial domains may be equal to a supply voltage of the integrated circuit. The complementary signals may be received from a photodiode. The amplified received signals may be amplified via stacked common source amplifiers, common emitter amplifiers, or stacked inverters. The amplified received signals may be DC coupled prior to combining. The complementary received signals may be amplified and combined via cascode amplifiers. The voltage domains may be stacked, and may be controlled via feedback loops. The photodetector may be integrated in the integrated circuit. |
| US10057090B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting data signal based on various transmission modes
A transmit driver or transmitter is provided to generate an output data signal based on different input modes, such as low speed (LS), full speed (FS), high speed (HS), and high speed interconnect (HSIC) modes of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard. The transmit driver includes a rail voltage generator for generating a rail voltage for a set of transmit driver slices based on the selected mode. The transmit driver includes a bias voltage generator for generating a bias voltage based on the selected mode for protecting transistors in the transmit driver slices from over-voltage stress. The transmit driver includes a predriver and level shifter for generating input signals for the transmit driver slices to set the output impedance of the transmit driver and the slew rate of the output data signal. The transmit driver includes an emphasis equalizer for providing controllable emphasis equalization to the output data signal. |
| US10057086B2 |
Terminal apparatus, content transmission method, and content playback system
A terminal apparatus includes: by way of a gateway apparatus configured to perform communication with an in-vehicle apparatus capable of playing back a content through a CAN bus, a first communication section configured to transmit command information for changing a mode of the in-vehicle apparatus to the in-vehicle apparatus; and a second communication section configured to transmit content data to the in-vehicle apparatus. |
| US10057084B2 |
Systems and methods of extending on premise network into the cloud
The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for extending VLANs into the cloud using VXLANs. A method for extending an on-premise network to the cloud is described. A cloud bridge connector (CBC) executing on a device in communication with an on-premise network and a cloud network receives a packet from the on-premise network. The CBC identifies, from the packet, a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier of the packet. The VLAN identifier identifies a VLAN established on the on-premise network. The CBC determines, via a mapping table, a VXLAN identifier of a VXLAN established on the cloud network to transmit the packet on the cloud network. The device modifies the packet to identify the VXLAN identifier and transmits the modified packet on the cloud network. |
| US10057077B2 |
Method and server for controlling smart devices based on predefined scenario mode
The present disclosure relates to a method and a server for controlling smart devices based on a predefined scenario mode. The method include: acquiring a status parameter collected by at least one first smart device bound to a user account; determining, according to the status parameter, whether to trigger a predefined scenario mode, the predefined scenario mode representing an operation mode for controlling actions of at least one second smart device bound to the user account according to the status parameter collected by the at least one first smart device; and sending a control instruction to the at least one second smart device, if it is determined to trigger the predefined scenario mode. |
| US10057076B2 |
System and method for device-to-device communication
A method for device-to-device (D2D) communication includes sensing D2D resources from a pool of resources for a predetermined duration to produce measurements of the D2D resources and determining statistics in accordance with the measurements of the D2D resources. The method also includes determining a first subset of the D2D resources in accordance with the statistics and transmitting, by a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE, data over the first subset of the D2D resources. |
| US10057065B2 |
System and method for securely storing and utilizing password validation data
A system and method for storing and accessing password verification data on multi-user computer systems that prevents remote attacks. Along with commonly-employed measures that limit the number of unsuccessful attempts to login or otherwise verify a password, it allows users to choose relatively simple passwords with full security. The secret component cannot be easily leaked or exfiltrated does not require periodic backup and is isolated in a way that allows it to be protected by conventional security measures such as safes, alarm systems and video surveillance from attackers who somehow gain access to the computing facility. |
| US10057064B2 |
Computational method, computational device and computer software product for montgomery domain
In Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), one performs a great number of modular multiplications. These are usually done by Montgomery Multiplication algorithm, which needs the operands to be preprocessed (namely, converted to the Montgomery Domain), which is normally done by an equivalent of a long division. We provide a method to perform this conversion by a single Montgomery multiplication on the raw data. The method is formulated for elliptic curve points represented in Jacobian coordinates but can be extended to other representations. |
| US10057053B2 |
Key agreement for wireless communication
Methods, systems, and computer programs for performing key agreement operations in a communication system are described. In some aspects, a wireless network operator receives a mobile device identifier and accesses a secret key associated with the mobile device. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A session key and a challenge value are obtained based on the output value. In some aspects, a mobile device accesses a secret key in response to receiving the challenge value from the wireless network operator. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A response value and a session key are obtained based on the output value. The response value is transmitted to the wireless network operator. |